Yep, must be so. I wonder if there was/is any formal link?
STUNNING! This acquisition may prove to have started a costly chase. Chaplain was obviously a Master. I'll be looking for a book. Thanks!
Funny listing...a smaller, lighter medal, without lanyard eye, and rim-marked Argent...but the seller says it's bronze. BTW, it got NO bids at...
Very Good! Thank you sincerely...
Fascinating! The man helped found Art Nouveau...I'm thrilled to have this piece of history. Thanks!
Thanks, Paddy...
Thank you! Interesting that mine is lighter by a little over 12gm; that's nearly 20%...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] 80mm; 166.2gm #4...I saved the best for last. The obverse is very slightly concave, and the portrait is magnificent IMO. The...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] 63.75mm; 112.2gm #3 of 4 Flea Market finds... This is in excellent condition, and appears to be silver. I'm puzzled about the...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] 50.6mm; 51.4gm #2 of 4 from the Flea Market. This shows some rim damage, as from being gripped in a vise with serrated...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] 30.76mm; 13.2gm I attended a local annual Flea Market yesterday, and bought many exonumic(?) items, mostly from one vendor....
[ATTACH][ATTACH] ~58.75mm; 114.3gm. Not a mark of provenance on it anywhere. Alloy unknown, but high silver content suspected. More as it...
DEAL! I agree, and have a great example for openers.
To hear is to obey, Sahib. Thank you. And now I've got the straight scoop! Very well done, and sincere thanks for your exhaustive efforts! That...
So: DDO would be Double Die Overstrike; Philly was the responsible mint; there are a variety of these DDO's to be aware of. Next stop:...
Thanks, Dusty; that's just the kind of help I was hoping for...Great Pic!
OK: A warm water soak, dry, then xylene. I don't have any, so it's tomorrow. Wikipedia says xylene is practically insoluble in water. We...
Scroungy 1943-S Walking Liberty Half [ATTACH][ATTACH] OK: The reverse has only the issue of red paint...apparently this was a 'bar-coin' at one...
English Penny, after cleaning. I understand what little I do about chemistry from fifty years of practical experimentation, and a wee bit of...
So: It's Chinese. Is that to say it's real, in the sense of 'not fraudulent'?
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