Post #100, and it is time to announce our winners! [ATTACH] @Nas won the silver Armenian coin, put up by me, @lordmarcovan, since the random...
Generally speaking, yes. But not always. ;)
[IMG] (PCGS MS64 RB)
Wow! That's awesome. Win-win.
There's just something about that "magic moment of discovery", whether it's done in a muddy field ... or on your kitchen table ... or wherever....
I had one of those, too. Cyprus Vickies can be tough to find, especially decent ones. I'd call this NGC XF40 example just acceptable. Not...
That's a nice little Philippine coin. I like those.
Both of the coins below came out of a large bulk lot, which contains thousands more. These Portuguese copper-nickel coins from the early 1900s...
German States (Nurnberg): silver 1/8 thaler klippe of Ferdinand III, Peace of Westphalia commemorative, 1650 [IMG] (Presently raw- this is a...
Handsome lot.
Those are great examples of pareidolia!
No grandkids yet, but that's not a bad idea, when the time comes. Then again, the digging and the moment of discovery was what it's all about for...
@galba68 - on one of these sites like this, one fine day, you're going to break open a clod of earth, and something that looks like your avatar is...
WOW! I've never found an IHC while CRH. Detecting, sure, but not in a bank roll. Oldest I found in change was a slick 1909 (plain) Wheat cent....
Just scooped this up from @Valentinian, who had it listed for nine bucks. Seleucid Kings. Demetrios I Æ13 / Palm tree [ATTACH] Let's "count the...
There aren't enough hours in the day for me to post ALL of my silver coins, so I'll post my favorite. Well, one of my top favorites, anyway......
Awesome haul! Is that a Salonina up near that fibula?
"Tigurum" is apparently an archaic name for Zurich.
That's a cool fob. As one may deduce from my avatar, I used to collect "holey" coins. Did someone say "Corinthian stater"? ;) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I like the "confetti" look of the second coin in the OP!
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