[IMG] Thanks for thinking of us (the community, that is). As a Supporter, you'll get the green banner under your avatar. Only the cool kids get...
Up to you. You'll not likely be getting any other Elizabethan silver for 30 bucks, without issues. If you're OK with the knowledge that these...
Aha. So not all of his toned quarter-eagles wear war bonnets, then. ;)
That 1906 quarter-eagle makes my heart beat a little faster. (Not to mention the impressive array of @jwitten's tribe above...)
I had never heard about the boiled egg angle until this thread, but it makes sense. Interesting.
And even if you don't want to or can't spend that much, there are more appealing "budget" examples.
Gorgeous. I love toned gold. Haven't had any with really colorful toning, but I do like contrasting darker gold or orangey toning. I knew...
*jawdrop*
Wow. Nicely done. I like the heptagonal shape and the flying fish.
I don't like olive oil, except on roasted potatoes. I prefer mineral oil or Vaseline for removing surface contaminants on copper without...
I would indeed recommend holding out for better examples without so much damage. "Honest wear" is one thing- and there is nothing wrong with...
Wow! A proper Bigfoot/Sasquatch-ey Wildman, for sure! Those other details like the skull and the lantern are wonderful.
Nice Vickie half-sov. Very nice. I hereby dub that nickel "Peekaboo Jeff", for the way he's peeking out from the bottom of the flan like that.
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3,575 for this one. (*Im including only post-colonial US, non-exonumia, from my present, not past collection.) [IMG]
Thank you. I concur. French manufacture in this case, not Nuremburg.
Those are both lovely. I really like white lusterbomb Walkers like that. It looks really crisply struck, too. I want to get a 1938 or '44 with...
"Cabinet of Curiosities" also happens to be the name of an excellent podcast. :) (PS- their sister podcast "Noble Blood" is also excellent. And...
Fixed it for you. :)
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