I went 9 myself. Nice to see that it has gotten four "10" votes as of this post, however.
That one was ex-@lordmarcovan before that, and ex-@Aethelred before that. ;)
I wouldn't call it a monster, but this recent Jeffie pickup is certainly nice. And it was cheap. [ATTACH]
I dunno why, but for some reason I like the "fat head" Louis XVI portraits. Same with Henry VIII of England. Especially with Henry VIII of...
I haven't owned an ecu in decades. Was pretty tempted by this one recently but couldn't quite bring myself to pull the trigger. It remains in...
The adjustment marks are a bit extreme but everything else looks good, and yep- that's definitely got nice CircCam contrast. You might wanna swab...
A lot of people have had that same thought, which is undoubtedly why there is a strongish demand for these (at least the vintage ones).
Did someone say "dark"? [ATTACH]
In some of the trashy ones you find today on sites like Etsy, maybe, but in the 1950s and early '60s, these were made with silver coins like...
Y'all DO know you are responding to an eleven-year-old "zombie" thread, right? @Crystalmcgee13 must've dug really deep in the Coin Talk couch...
This French pattern from my "bygones" was definitely a monster. [IMG]
People's definitions of "monster" vary. Here's one I call the Jolly Green Giant. [IMG] I call this next one "Watermelon Inversion", because...
Well, I can understand the 1g gold ones better than 1g silver ones!
Thank you for that information! I did a few cursory Google searches (in English) and failed to come up with anything. Thanks for providing both...
The 1807 I sold last year had the CAC green bean. I don't know that this 1806 has ever been to CAC. At any rate, I consider it just as...
Great type. Atlas Numismatics had a lovely prooflike example a while back, as I recall, and it was one of four or five I had bookmarked for "One...
Yes, but remember, this was a privately issued token and not a coin, so they put all kinds of stuff on them... And I do mean all kinds of stuff!...
ROFL! :hilarious: 'Zact same lyric was already in my brain! :P Speaking of sharp-dressed dudes with extremely impressive beards... [MEDIA]...
I agree with you... in most cases. There is always an exception to the rule, however, and when one has an "eclectic" collection, one has to mix...
Side note #1: I regret to say that I do not know what the Arabic inscriptions on these coins would say, were they translated. Perhaps someone...
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