I am indeed. Here's the new story! :) *
(Edit: I originally titled this story "A Christmas Wedding", because that's when Vesta McCurry and her soldier sweetheart were married. But read...
Love tokens are fascinating when you can nail down the provenance (which you often can, when there's a full name on them). I've uncovered all...
"Died on the Train": 1878 mourning token engraved on 1858 Seated Liberty half [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host coin:...
I assume this is a threepence, since it's about 19 mm. Weight is 1.18 g. Is that an eglantine mintmark? How would you attribute this piece?...
Handsome coin. I like the dark, contrasting toning.
You answered your own question with that last sentence.
Bummer.
Plenty of coins of that era were well struck. :) Switzerland (Zurich): silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden of 36 schillings), 1739 [IMG]...
The correct weight should be 27.0674 g. I suppose the discrepancy of your coin being slightly underweight could be explained by the corrosion,...
It looks OK to me on the authenticity front (though I do not profess any specialist expertise). It is of course heavily corroded, and almost...
Looks like an iron nail to me?
2x2 Mylar holders should be good for a few decades, usually. I've bought lots from old collections that were in 50-year-old holders and the coins...
Hard to say from the lighting in those pics, but it just looks like gold toning.
I voted "12" in the poll. Three times. I don't think that coin will straight-grade due to the scratches and possible old cleaning, as mentioned,...
Looks at least MS64 to me. Nice clean fields and cheek. Could go 65 on a good day, perhaps. FWIW, it does not look like a Chinese counterfeit...
Zeno (emperor of the East, A.D. 476-491). AV Solidus. Thessalonica, A.D. 476 or later. Pedigreed to the famous Louis E. Eliasberg Collection....
Here's my 1547 denar I missed the chance to post. This one features the Zombie Virgin Mary and Skeletal Baby Jesus. [IMG] I don't have 1546 -...
Fixed it for you. *
Could be very interesting, especially if it has air holes in the sides. Open it carefully. [IMG]
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