I agree. What @Mainebill said, exactly. It's cool looking. Worth a shot at PCGS. However, @Seattlite86 does have a valid point. It might or...
Sweet! Love those little Teos griffins! I might have to grab another one day. This is the one I had a few years ago. [IMG]
Exactly. This is what leapt out at me as well. I think it's a cast counterfeit.
PS- welcome, BTW. Is the "1965" in your username your birthyear? If so, we're the same age. I'm a '65 model myself. :)
If it's thicker than a modern cent, that would confirm it's an 1860, made of copper-nickel (as the earlier Flying Eagle cents were) rather than...
That's a terrific thaler, too.
Hey, that's not necessary. Does @Silversoul82 post like a troll much of the time? Maybe. Are a lot of the coins he posts crap?...
Love that off-center George I 3d. I think I'm on the sidelines until 1711 or so. I'll have to recheck my old pictures of the "holey" collection....
Hey, do you use the Dansco albums for that? I thought they were long out of print (and may be), but I notice Wizard Coin Supply has 'em, and for...
Your photo of it is far better than mine was! :)
I think @Ed Snible nailed it! Nice work. But what are the little "spiny" protrusions on top? One wonders. I had to look that word up. uraei...
I agree. The No Stars dimes and half dimes did have a nice clean, uncluttered look to the design.
You should talk to Michael Swoveland at wnccoins.com, who posts as @Aethelred here. I recently acquired several pounds of bulk world coins from...
Assuming I've linked up the correct varieties, here are the NGC (Krause) listings. Denmark 2 Skilling KM# 358 1677(l) German States...
Wonderful reverse! Wise men bearing gifts... camels! PS- I was trying to remember if it was at Cologne Cathedral where the remains of the Three...
Looks like a ship's prow to me.
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In my experience, I date them by looking at the label in the dealer's flip. ;)
I occasionally see bald eagles here in coastal GA, but all of my pictures of them (when I've managed to snap any at all) have been pretty...
Thanks for prodding me. So we've gotten back to 1723, have we? Guess I've been away too long. Interesting (if sobering) SSC-versus-Bitcoin...
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