And then for later, there's the second sub-box, with presumably all the Chinese coins in it. That's the size of a child's shoebox. [ATTACH]...
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Been a while since the last update. I've been busy. I'm gonna kinda breeze through the rest of the Romans/Ancients in the top box, OK? It's...
Quinarius of Octavian/Augustus, ASIA RECEPTA, recently found in the Box o' Mystery. (Which reminds me- it's high time I grabbed another handful...
This is sound advice, as there a few pieces in my collection I don't have that data for. One is then forced to put silly, vague notations like...
Exactly. Well said.
Your poll is somewhat skewed. ;) "Nice"? Well, it is not especially high grade. Just a well-worn common coin. But inexpensive common coins...
That's lovely. @Stork probably already has an MS68 example, though, knowing her. ;)
1687 German States (Hildesheim) 24 mariengroschen (2/3 thaler), old jewelry hole (A nice big silver coin from my old "Holey Coin Vest"...
What's the wacky and wonderful lion-like critter? We have one of those in our yard. (A Rose of Sharon tree, that is, not a Korean coin. Haha.)
I will agree with @Kentucky since I don't really know, but I do think that sealed mint cellophane would give them a little more credibility, even...
@Stork- those clay coins are cool! I like the early 20th century German porcelain coins, too. Nonmetallic coins can be interesting, and maybe I...
Neato! Despite being of Scots-Irish ancestry, I have yet to own a Scottish coin. I've come close a few times, but they've always just slipped...
Thistle for Scotland, Tudor rose for England, and shamrock for Ireland.
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Cool find!
Hibiscus, it looks like. Edit- no, not quite. Bet it's an orchid. Isn't there a Hong Kong orchid? Update: yep! That's it!
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