Oh- and forget about eye of newt. You have to use the crushed shells of scarab beetles.
More fun than the weekly office supply inventory for the front desk of a hotel, too. :P
You aren't chanting the correct incantations. Make sure you use mistletoe in the conjuring, too. The mistletoe must be harvested by the light of...
Another point of note: I was too lazy and/or distracted at the time of my post to do that (I really should be working), so kudos to @Seattlite86...
Wow! That portrait! Those glassy surfaces! Beautiful, indeed. Here's one from my first collection of Roman coins. Judging from this and many...
Isle of Man. New theme (a super easy one): Elizabeth II. [IMG]
Daaang! Jealousy...
Let's head NW-ish across the Pacific, to give me an excuse to show off one of my newps. [IMG] [IMG]
Calling @Stork... come in, Stork...
Spoken like a true Englishman. You boys across the pond scoff at old dug coppers and call 'em "greenies", and are even bored by Roman bronzes...
Rough surfaces. They do look a little strange, but it's just the result of heavy circulation, as @Legomaster1 indicated. I think we're just...
Methinks Meow is trolling by asking if that is pretty toning, though the Panzer tank camouflage comparison was worth a chuckle. Edited to add...
Nice one! Love that old 17th century German States stuff. I see PCGS prongs. What's the grade? Looks AU at least, if not MS. I had a...
Eh, bummer. Still a nice looking coin, though. The pix in the OP are much more appealing than the post-slab shot.
I found a Roman bronze of the emperor Arcadius here in Georgia.
This. It's one of the Matron Head/Coronet cents. 1820s vintage, I'd say, from the shape of the head. Despite the corrosion, it's a cool find....
[IMG] Edited to add: I didn't know they struck 1-maravedi pieces in that era.
South Africa 1952 5-shillings, Cape Town commemorative [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
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Oh, that one's a beauty! Well captured, too.
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