Seated, you say? We've got a giveaway for that... ;) Wasn't there already a Seated Saturday post recently? I seem to recall posting all my...
If you're wondering what @Elizabeth Shamblin looks like without coins on her eyes, here she is on the right, in our sibling photo taken last...
No doubt you've heard about the old custom of people placing coins over a dead person's eyes, right? That custom goes way back to the ancient...
It is time for Round 4! :) [ATTACH] CTF Giveaway 2, Round 4 Donor: @Elizabeth Shamblin (my sister) Availability: international To enter: 1)...
It is now time for the Round 3 drawing! :) [ATTACH] Our lucky number was... 86! [ATTACH] And Post #86 was by... @Sting 60 !...
Thanks for the updates, y'all. Round 3 drawing shall be forthcoming soon.
Great piece of history there!
Yeah, I've always thought those were neat. Like the D.B. Cooper dollars.
Always liked that Hadrian type, too.
You might be right (in fact, I think you are), but I blame the Caligula Curse of BD on my humid, sulfur- and sea air-infused local environment,...
I made the same mistake at first glance.
Always wanted one of that type. And one of the ones that shows a galley and the Pharos/lighthouse.
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I bought this AU example of the 1797 2d at the FUN show in January. Swapped a 10-ounce silver bar for it. It's off at NGC right now. I...
Likewise. I was torn between 63 and 64, but was gonna guess 64 to give it the benefit of the doubt.
Ah. Thank you. One wonders if anyone's used "cans" as a synonym for "buttocks" since, what, the 1940s? :rolleyes: I dunno. I've never really...
Yep. Decimal systems are where it's at, Baby! Just think- the Brits kept their old, quirky, nondecimal pounds-shillings-pence system until 1970!
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[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Here are two copper cash coins (a 10-cash and a 20-cash), both salvaged in 1985 from the shipwreck of the Admiral Gardner,...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] This 1877-S Australian gold sovereign was struck at the Sydney mint in 1877 and was part of the cargo of the British Royal...
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