I too am old enough to remember the days of sight-unseen, un-illustrated mail order lists, but am not so nostalgic about them. Well, maybe one...
These days I am a "magpie" collector, which is to say I collect whatever catches my fancy, be it ancient, medieval, world, or US coins, and even...
Yes, I believe there are some for whom no coins are known, and certainly others for whom only one or two coins are known, and a few who are known...
Thanks to @Trish, who gave me their contact info in a private message. I just left a voicemail on what is hopefully Nancy's number.
Thanks to yosclimber on Collectors Universe, who found the obituary of Vivian Pearman Lewis, Howard and Vesta's daughter. So that gives us...
An elephant! Awesome!!! Big bronze, too! I was browsing Baktrians last night (I'm also light on them- have never owned one), and I noticed...
Then nothing says you can't enjoy that one. It's certainly got plenty of eye appeal, despite the minor technical flaws. Sometimes one can be...
According to the findagrave listing for their son-in-law, James Stanley Lewis, Jr (who had married their daughter Vivian), there seems to be a...
I did do a (very quick) look around for relatives. McCurry is a pretty big name in Hartwell. There is a McCurry Road and a McCurry house that's...
It isn't a bad coin at all- just not a good slab candidate if one collects that way.
Huh. As if I do? I'm with you there. There's a reason I collect mostly World Coins. (*There are several reasons, but budget is one)
There is no 16th century Krause, but the books do have mm size gauges (which are not as precise as that caliper). Anyway, I no longer own hard...
Got this from @dwhiz. One of 90 pieces struck. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks. I'll still likely list it, but WITH the provenance. I've been able to profit pretty well by adding this kind of information. Edit: OK,...
Actually, squinting at the difficult-to-read lines on my brass caliper shown in the photo, that might actually be saying 18 mm after all. I need...
Yes, I'm familiar with the Victorian 3d and groats. Didn't realize they were only 1 mm different, though. Never measured them. I suppose that...
I was thinking halfgroat at first, until I measured it. What's the typical diameter of an Elizabethan groat? Surely bigger than 19 mm? There's...
Most of these (including the one I linked to above, towards the end of the story) were carved on French 1-franc pieces, which were the size of a...
True, the norm for an 18th century one sees on a smaller budget (believe me, I know all about that, too) is much more heavily worn.
Thanks! I had a hunch one of you fine folk across the pond would step in. :)
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