This French pattern came a bit before Christmas, but I'm counting it as my sole numismatic Christmas present, and I was pretty pleasantly...
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Nice stuff all around, but man, I found myself hypnotized by those faces in the poster!
Nice coin. I'd say VF20-ish.
I agree. I reckon that evidence is about as good as one could hope for or expect. And it's solid enough as far as I'm concerned.
Seein's how it's your very first post here and Christmas and all, let's tempt the Fates a little more and give you an extra chance in the drawing....
Me, at work at my hotel night auditor job on Christmas Eve 2020, along with my cardboard coworker. (Guess who’s who.) [ATTACH] We get along...
Hey, you could’ve made me swallow it. I’ve heard weirder coin doctoring techniques. ;)
#17 is a cent, all right. But... from your birth year, huh? Wow, how’s it feel to be 168 years old? Somehow I thought you were a teensy bit...
These have pretty designs. I believe I had one when I was a kid.
Wow, what a neat medal- but especially the provenance, if proven. I'd say that photo, while perhaps not 100% conclusive, is very strong evidence...
Oh, is this a thing? Interesting.
Received this via private message, from @Oldhoopster, regarding his Day 2 prize. I suggested it wasn't really me he should thank, to which he...
Looks like it's time for the drawings, eh? Let me catch up on a few little things around here and I'll get to that shortly...
Ain't how it works, Cheech. You need to make a choice and say what you like about it. That's pretty much the one and only rule here, this time....
Very cool. Bet those are pricey, huh.
That’s a beautiful example!
@Mat, you remember my first (and let’s hope only) experience with bronze disease, in what I ruefully refer to as “The Curse of the Two Caligulas”....
It’s just worn, but is wholesome enough for a low-grade example. Doesn’t seem to have any major problems. That’s what is often referred to as...
Tsk. Young’uns. ;) I’ll hit the “double-nickel” (55) on 12/28.
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