Well, now, I sure blew it on serializing this one, didn't I? Left y'all hangin' for way too long. Drifted off from the forums for two and a half...
I stuck to the "Box of 20" concept for three years - and did not regret it - but finally relented and have let my (still-small) collection creep...
The pix aren't optimal, of course, but it looks like a nice original example.
When I saw the phrase "White Whale" in the title, and saw that @AncientJoe was the author, I knew we were in for something truly amazing....
Actually, that's likely worth about the same as a piece of coin jewelry as it would be if it were an intact, average circulated 1893 Indian cent....
Howdy, y'all. Greetings, and welcome to September. As some of you have noticed, I have been on a longish hiatus and away from the forums and...
Denmark. [IMG] [IMG]
I like hoboliciousness. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Yes, I would concur with plating blisters.
Close, but no cigar. There were Jefferson nickels struck in 1938. Both Buffalo and Jefferson types were struck that year. Nice finds indeed, if...
BTW, @dwhiz- that 1928 Peacebuck I got from you is nice. Nicer in hand than the pix. Thanks.
I still haven't seen one, though to be fair, I haven't been looking really hard, either.
Well, the 1833 token commemorated the resettlement of free African Americans to Liberia, but it had a monetary function. Note that it has the...
I hope those thieves 1) didn't get much, and 2) got caught. Beautiful mountain pictures. Thanks. As to the vintage Lucite "boot" with pennies...
Yes, that is a San Francisco mintmark.
Metal detecting older sites is a fun way of finding older local tokens. I've managed to dig up quite a few interesting ones from my hometown(s)...
Guatemala, going incognito. [IMG] [IMG]
Cool! It does indeed look like a strikethrough.
Well worth it, I say.
It indeed Faroe Islands, as shown in my link. (I looked it up.)
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