It's just a hunk of bullion, but as hunks of bullion go, it's quite attractive, and more appealing to me than oh, say, an American Silver Eagle...
I'm guessing it might have something to do with the "puppy dog eyes" in that avatar picture. ;)
Austria: silver Maria Theresia thaler, "1780" (modern Austrian mint restrike, ca. 1853-present) [IMG] Obverse: bust of Maria Theresia right....
France: brass jeton of Louis XIV, ca. 1643-1715; sun & clouds [IMG] Obverse: cuirassed bust of Louis XIV right. Reverse: • NEC • OBSCVRANT • NEC...
Yep. A recognized seller, then, I gather? Or maybe the tipoff was his use of a Mercury dime for scale? These are the seller's images. I bought...
I was going to bring this up. If the rolls mentioned in the OP are "sealed", how would you be able to see the end coins, unless these are...
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Handsome!
Funky and cool.
Good point. It's a different rationale, I suppose. Good luck.
It might help if we knew what you were talking about, and you weren't replying to a nearly seven-year-old discussion that was last replied to over...
I was gonna say 64 (the luster dazzled me) but will revise my guess to 63. Nice, regardless.
Ditto. Especially when there's weird stuff showing on the ends. Like BU Indians and Flying Eagle cents.
Nice stuff. The clay/pottery marble with painted flowers is probably pretty early, like 1800s. Mind you, I don't know much about them, but I...
If they're not culls, yeah. Might be worth a go. If you trust the guy, that helps, but how's he gonna know what he's selling you? I generally...
That's a neat sample slab. I've seen '64 dimes in OGH samples before. Not a half.
Good choice, I think. https://www.pcgs.com/cert/81000162 [IMG]
Nowhere to go from the Vatican except back to Italy, I reckon. I'll play this medieval Venetian grosso and then the next person can play from the...
Enviro damage, as mentioned. You'll no doubt find it doesn't stick to a magnet like a steel cent would. It doesn't even look like a steel cent...
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