Some time later, I dug a 1914 Canadian large cent here on St. Simons Island, Georgia, which was tantalizingly mounted in one of those aluminum...
Here's the same page with yours highlighted. It bears the "S" mintmark of San Francisco (see the S below the dot to the left of the date?) The...
A surprising detector find, considering I dug it in Asheville, North Carolina. Tragically, I nicked the reverse with my dig knife when recovering...
Ugly coin for an ugly time ... but historically interesting and a pretty cool piece.
It was scrubbed a bit too hard, but the hairlines just show up more on the obverse, is all. The reverse is actually not too bad looking, with...
I agree with XF details/cleaned. It has issues, as mentioned, and I don't think it would really be worth the expense of grading, but despite the...
That one is trippy!
Just looks like a discolored coin to me?
Come to think of it, @Deacon Ray kindly created a "virtual" version for me as a surprise, a couple of years ago. :) (* Coins not to scale, and...
Oh, these are all wonderful - and I daresay many are poster- or desktop-wallpaper-worthy! I'm at a bit of a disadvantage, for obvious reasons ......
I guess Kufic is more of an archaic style of script than a language? Anyway... Turkey (Seljuks of Rûm): silver dirham of Kaykhusraw II; lion &...
Could that just be because these are (inexplicably) black-and-white photos?
Moved to Ancient Coins forum, as requested/suggested.
Brazil: copper 20-reis, 1820/9 (note the crazily prominent overdate) [IMG]
I don't see any letters there. Just some random staining that kind of looks like letters. I suspect this is a case of pareidolia. Even if those...
Keep the worn-out and interestingly-damaged stuff comin'.
Nice Hemipristis serra shark tooth fossil. I found a couple of those on my last outing. The ones we find here have darker coloration.
I think I recall seeing that photo before, but ... WOW.
"Weird Wellington & The Penguin Lady": Bizarre folk art carving on ca. 1811-1813 Canadian token [IMG] [IMG] Host coin: Undated (ca. 1811-1813)...
I have never seen a modern bimetallic coin so worn! That's pretty cool looking.
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