Keep the ships theme steamin' along. United States: bronze Civil War token, "Our Little Monitor" type, 1863 [IMG] [IMG]
I'm not so sure about that, but I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, either. I did wonder about that.
Sometimes gimmicky stuff can be fun. I suppose that's the whole point. Those "ghost ship" medals are ten times more attractive and classier than...
I agree. The Portuguese made some lovely coins, ship-themed or otherwise, which are appealing in any grade.
Those are cool. A little bit Millennial-generation-gimmicky, sure, but cool and attractive nonetheless. I like 'em! Are they silver rounds?...
Iran (Persia): gold toman of Fath Ali Shah, AH 1233 (1817), Yazd mint [IMG] (En route to PCGS for grading as of 11/03/2017; this is a temporary...
Across to Greece. Ancient Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, Athena and quadripartite punch, ca. 478-387 BC [IMG] (NGC VF; Strike 5/5,...
Pow! There ya go! :)
Type the #wxyz (the text you want to make into a link, in other words). Highlight it. Use the "link" button in the toolbar (the one that looks...
PS- it would be fun to see the progression of this thread plotted out on a world map, with all the zigzag lines crisscrossing the globe as we...
I had a rare (British) Sierra Leone silver dollar from the 1790s on my old "Holey Coin Vest". (Maybe you know the type, with the crouching lion...
Wow. Love that octagonal type. Was unfamiliar with this one. Nor had I heard of the "Leone" denomination. Neat.
WB2 is good at that. This thread deserved its "Featured" status, and it is refreshing to see a non-ancient item get spotlighted. Just for the...
Those were exactly my thoughts on the matter. But Coin B was not worth $100-ish more to me just for the extra grade point and the little bit of...
It seems the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a tiny sliver of South Atlantic coastline, so you could sail in a straight line across the Gulf...
I don't usually remember all the thousands of bulk coins that pass through my hands, but I do remember that one, as it was the first one of that...
Yep. @DBDc80 - That one is a beauty, too!
LOL! Maybe I'll go back to the plastic PCGS/NGC boxes and do two 20s. Not sure I'm ready to grow to 50 pieces yet!
Those are so cool. I noticed you had "avatarized" it. Mine should be on its way to NGC soon, since PCGS inexplicably would not grade it. (It is...
I have long wondered what your avatar was from. Thanks for posting that.
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