I needed to get a <$10 "Secret Santa" gift for our company party on Wednesday. This is one of those "blind gift exchange" things where everybody...
As of early 2010, when I dusted this story off and reposted it on the Internet, this remains my oldest coin found so far. (UPDATE: not anymore!...
December, 2016: more recycled oldie content. Plus you get a thrilling wildlife encounter or two. DIGS O’ THE DAY (2010-03-14): BACK TO BLACK...
December 2016: More salvaged oldie content from Collectors Universe. But this one's a fossil hunt rather than a detector outing, so you get some...
December, 2016: yep, here's another moldy oldie. Not really one of my better ones, either. But hey, since it still had working pictures over on...
December, 2016: you've probably noticed I'm reposting as many of my old Collectors Universe dig stories as I can salvage, so here goes yet...
December, 2016: another dusting off and reposting of a Collectors Universe oldie. I'm trying to salvage as many of my old dig stories as I can,...
December, 2016: yep, here is yet another Collectors Universe oldie, in my overblown, rather bloated style. It was a fun outing, though. Hope...
December, 2016: here's yet another oldie, salvaged from Collectors Universe, where most of my old dig stories lie with dead pictures. I think I...
December, 2016: here's another Collectors Universe oldie, from the days of my extremely longwinded dig stories. I'm trying to salvage as many as...
December 2016 note: this is a repost of one of my oldies from Collectors Universe, from a period in which I wrote LONG, elaborate dig stories....
Belgium (Brabant): gold florin (Carolus d’or) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545 [IMG] Obverse: KAROLVS.D.G.ROM.IMP.E.HISPAN.REX,...
"Swiss Frog": Pictorial love token carving on 1885-B Swiss 20-rappen coin [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host coin: 1885-B...
"Weird Wellington & The Penguin Lady": Bizarre carving on 1811-13 Canadian "Wellington" halfpenny [IMG] Larger picture Larger reverse image...
Pill-Poppin' Sam": 1773 love token on British King George III halfpenny [IMG] Host coin: British KM-601 halfpenny of George III (ca. 1770-1773)....
"Died on the Train": Mourning token inscribed "L. Frank Gray/July 1st 1878" on 1858 Seated Liberty half dollar [IMG] Larger obverse picture...
"Grand Pretensions": "W.H. Vanderbilt" carved on 1826 Capped Bust half dollar [IMG] Larger obverse scan Larger reverse scan Host coin: 1826 USA...
"The Helmsman": Modern (ca. 2016) hobo carving on 1900 Barber dime, by artist David HJ He [IMG] Larger obverse picture #1 Larger obverse picture...
"The Greene Swan": Pictorial love token on 1892 Barber dime [IMG] Host coin: 1892 USA Barber dime. Obverse: original Barber Liberty head design,...
"Jennie by the Seaside": Pictorial love token on 1890 Seated Liberty dime [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host coin: 1890...
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