I was in the Tendring District of Essex.
What I wouldn’t give to be out there with you… *sigh* Digging in the UK was my top “bucket list” item. My trip of a lifetime, you might say....
@Spark1951 - your coin has shipped this morning, September 2nd.
I have never had Mauritius.
Amazing for a circulation find! I once had a 1901 British type set. Here is the florin from that. It was NGC MS65 and attractively toned. But...
English (and Scots-Irish) hammered fragments are certainly collectible. Thank you for that site picture. Seeing that tilled soil really made my...
[IMG] Numista-24198, KM-6. PCGS cert. #49106726. This gold “Shield” type sovereign was struck at the Sydney mint in 1877 and was part of the...
^Ditto to what Doug said. I personally find hoard pedigrees appealing. I don't pay a huge premium for it, but I do factor it in to my bidding....
I'm with Sal. Four dogs for security. Father-in-law does have guns. He lives with us. But he's nearly 88 years old and... umm... shaky. The...
Yes, poorly mixed alloy. Like you, I do not find that example in the OP to be particularly attractive, but "woodies" do have a devoted following...
I want the silver kind, but the paper kind is cool, too.
Did you ever do anything with that mystery copper from a recent hunt? I'm still burning to ID that one. You could almost see some lettering in...
Yes, nice earthen patina.
Cool finds. I like that 500-pesos, and the bird on the 200-pesos is neat.
It is time for our drawing. The lucky number was... 2! [ATTACH] And Post #2 was by... @Spark1951 ! Coingratulations, @Spark1951 ! Unless you...
I offer coins, fossils, and artifacts. Not mail-order brides. o_O
Keep trying, and one day the random number generator may smile upon thee!
Indeed. It got bit. Twice, in fact.
So just the cent, nickel, dime and quarter left to go, huh?
Gonna be tough to find 'em all with the plus AND the star, for sure. Two is admirable as it is. That Morgan... whoa!
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