Indeed. Worthy of this resurrection, as it did not get its due before.
I'd love to swing a metal detector there, for obvious reasons. Those early-1600s "Hogge Money" coins are worth some big bucks, even though...
There ya go! I'll PM the address for you to send the check to. ;)
Speaking of Texas and books, @dadams is a Texan, bibliophile, and ancient coin collector. I believe his roots go deeper in the book community...
Apparently the hogs on the island were the salvation of shipwrecked and starving sailors, which is how they ended up being featured on coins.
That little piggy has famous ancestors. [IMG]
Like...? Be it ever so quirky (and NGC's version even moreso), I can't think of any other one-stop location with such wide priceguide coverage as...
Good point. "Don't mess with the emperor. He is putting things in order".
Another really handsome one, @zumbly! Nice color, centering, etc. I quite like it.
Lizzie just went VF35 at PCGS, though the TrueView images are not yet showing on the cert page as of this post. Exactly as expected. A...
Frog. Yep, sorry. Modern coin. Continue as you were, with any ancient amphibian. Too tall an order for me! [IMG]
Neat old coin. Welcome to the Crummy-Camera-Photos Club.
Took a hit there, is all.
Here's a Titus capricorn from my first collection. [IMG]
No, you're right, Vespasian did do "grumpy" quite well. But not always. :) He's almost smiling here. Sort of a "Mona Lisa smile", I guess. [IMG]
Kind of hard to believe, but yes, even though legitimately ancient, they are quite common, as enormous hoards are found. Some in the tons....
Yes, I see woodgrain striations on the obverse. Neat find.
The only one I've had was this somewhat rough (bent) example on a 1900 Barber dime, which I salvaged from a junk lot. [IMG]
Nice ones. Cool that it's a 1909 Indian cent for the host coin on the first one, and that one has a slightly different portrait than I'm used to...
Love how the date on that '61-D cent in the OP is situated on the o/c strike, and how Lincoln's doing that peekaboo thing.
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