Hmm. I can tell I really had everybody on the edges of their seats with that one, huh. ;) Guess I need to work on my suspense-building skills,...
From Menorca/Minorca you seemingly can't travel to the city of Rome in a straight line without intervening landfalls, but you can hit northern...
France: copper specimen striking of a 10-centime pattern (essai), 1848 [IMG] (PCGS SP65 RB; population 1- the only example certified by PCGS as of...
Since that last opened up the chance to sail back across the Atlantic in a straight line, let's head ENE to... Spain: gold half-escudo of...
@TIF is High Priestess. That position requires arcane knowledge. Grand Dame is in the attitude. The poise, n'est çe pas?
Fun lookin' pile. :)
Belize (British Honduras) [IMG]
For the record, I fault neither the dealer for making such a lowball offer, nor @H8_modern for finding that offer insulting. Each had their own...
Guyana (British Guiana & West Indies) [IMG]
Ah, yes, but you are the "Grand Dame" of CoinTalk. The Cointessa, no less. Age and wisdom have their perks as well as their quirks. ;) If...
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65 was my vote. I did go FS, but that was a shot in the dark as I'm not really used to determining that attribute.
That's one slick V-nick, for sure. But they got that way. Did a lot of time in commerce. The reverses always wore away first. I agree that...
The strike on that Hungarian denar is amazing. Like the young Plautilla portrait, too.
Let's swap a "c" for an "r" and head SSE, and Iceland becomes Ireland. [IMG]
That is really supercool, and it does actually have a unique beauty to it, in a spare, minimalistic way. The "levitation effect" is quite striking.
Indeed! Never ceases to amaze me how you pull these bargains off. I'd be proud to get any ancient silver for twenty bucks or less. Yes,...
But what if wombat foreskins are perishable? :nailbiting:
Oh. Sorry. No, I clicked through relatively briefly and more looked at pictures than read much. I'll have to go back and do that.
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