Just won this one. PS- it’s pretty remarkable how much this one resembles the 1859-O @atcarroll posted, four posts up, ain’t it? [ATTACH]...
Love the grey look.
Technically, a US-Philippine peso is not a “foreign” coin. Not entirely, anyway. Interestingly, “they are, but they aren’t”. They’re a...
It is dark. But glossy-dark, not dull-dark. I like the look, personally. But yeah, it ain’t for everybody.
That one sure did its job, didn’t it?
I concur with VF details but it’s right in the cusp of XF.
How about one ancient, one medieval, and one modern? (Yes, a US coin from 1844 counts as "modern" in the grand scheme of things, when you're...
PS- those European rolls are clever!
Wow! Silver!
United States: copper Draped Bust half cent, 1804, "Spiked Chin" variety [ATTACH] Obverse: Draped Bust of Liberty right. Reverse: Denomination...
The assortment certainly looked like something a veteran of the North Africa campaigns in WW2 might have brought home as souvenirs. Keep ‘em...
Mighty nice looking Panamanians from @Paddy54 and @Bradley Trotter.
Thanks. That’s what sold me on it. It’s ten grade points lower (NGC EF40) than the last one I owned (a PCGS AU50 from the 1760s). But I do not...
I’ve given away a tiny gold coin or three, but never one worth $550. ;)
That’s how I remember him, of course, in older age. Note how he towers over the other soldiers in that old news clipping. He was very tall. PS-...
@Mac McDonald - it is mailed. Here’s the 22-1/2 cents you will receive. One very spooky (but just readable) 1800 Draped Bust half cent....
The inscribed deployment medal belonged to my maternal grandfather. It is a purely sentimental inclusion in the collection, since as an...
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Thanks for responding, Weaselman. Enjoy. :) PS- it was a hard set to photograph, wasn’t it.
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