"Charley Greets the Dawn": Pictorial love token on 1883 Seated Liberty dime [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host coin: 1883...
"Over the Garden Wall": Whimsical love token engraving on 1876 Seated Liberty dime [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host...
"Ten Cents for the Tinsmith": Trade-related folk art carving on 1853 Seated Liberty dime [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture...
"The Quarrelsome Dr. Prince": "Dr. Will J. Prince" engraving on 1883 Liberty nickel [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host...
"Relic of a Short Life": "JASPER DILDAY" love token on ca. 1867-1869 Shield nickel [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host...
"Spooky Moon Face": Unusual pictorial love token engraving on 1862 Seated Liberty half dime [IMG] Larger obverse photo Larger reverse photo...
"Three-Cent Chicken": Pictorial love token on 1851 silver three-cent piece [IMG] Larger obverse image Larger reverse image Host coin: 1851...
"Spiny Lighthouse Seascape": Pictorial love token on 1864 two-cent piece [IMG] Host coin: 1864 USA 2-cent piece. Obverse: original shield motif,...
"Philodemic Society": Intaglio seal matrix carved on 1838 Coronet large cent [IMG] Larger obverse image Larger reverse image Host coin: 1838...
"The Sailmaker's Badge": WW1 Royal Flying Corps identity disc made from 1916 British half crown [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse...
I had an idea for a contest that might be fun. It would, of course, involve a HUGE amount of work from me, above and beyond any prizes I'd give...
[IMG] TERMS: Free shipping to US addresses. Outside USA, I'll pay the first $2.00, you pay the rest. PayPal preferred, but not mandatory....
Austrian Netherlands: copper 2 liards (2 Oorden), Insurrection coinage, 1790 [IMG] [IMG] Obverse: 4-Line inscription within wreath, date and...
Japan (Meiji Era): gold Nibu-Kin (2 bu), ca. 1868-1869 PCGS XF45, cert.#29851551. KM(C) 21d, .223 gold and .777 silver, 11 x 19 mm, 3.0 g....
This article was originally written for a general audience rather than a specialized numismatic one. ~RWS/"LM" DIGGER'S DIARY: THE ARCADIUS...
This ca. 1300-1310 Long Cross silver penny of Edward I "Longshanks" was the first coin I found on my 2013 metal detecting trip to England. The...
Update, 11/24: this lot is SOLD. Some folks on the CU site expressed concern about the rubber bands seen in the pix below. Not to worry. They...
(Link to Photobucket album below) This was my first novice collection when I finally got serious about ancients. I decided to do an "A to Z"...
Some folks had asked for pictures of my old Holey Coin ensemble, and I couldn't find them. Thought them lost for good, but then I discovered I...
Wait, wait - Peter & Doug- before you ban me... I mean "Dirty Movie" literally, as in... digging in the dirt. This one is Rated G. And it's not...
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