Summary of changes, November 4, 2017: Here's the new addition. Until I have a chance to give it a proper writeup, here is the thread I posted...
[IMG] Switzerland (Zurich): silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden/36 schillings), 1739 [IMG] (PCGS AU58; population 1- the only example...
[IMG] England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Aethelred II, struck ca. 997-1003 AD [IMG] (PCGS MS63; population 2 with 2 higher as of 11/04/2017)...
[IMG] Ancient Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, Athena and quadripartite punch, ca. 478-387 BC [IMG] (NGC VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5)...
[IMG] November 4, 2017: One coin has come in since last time (a Persian gold toman), and none went out, which means the Eclectic Box now stands...
Keep 'em coming. Gotta love dem old Dutch coins!
There's a sweet CircCam! :woot:
1789 Great Britain "spade" type half-guinea. [IMG] From my old "Holey Coin Vest" collection (off the "Holey Gold Hat"): [IMG] Holed or...
I never understood the appeal of Zombucks, personally, but to each his own.
If you'll forgive my veering away from your copper topic and onto the side topic of apiaries for a moment, this neat old building is up the road...
Nice grey toning. I like it.
This. Nice haul!
Great!
There were lots and lots of medals and tokens struck for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. That's a neat one. Haven't seen that design before.
WOW. What a set! Yep. Sad but true. I steer clear of Chinese coins unless they're something like inexpensive cash coins I can get for two or...
With your 1873 birthyear, I certainly hope you saved one of these. ;) Oh, wait, there IS only one. Was it you who preserved it for posterity? Cool.
Eh, even if copper ain't as valuable as you thought it was, you're still having fun with the rounds, so why not. I wouldn't call 'em a good...
I see he has a Shield nickel in there, too, between the Barber quarter and half. One With Rays. So an 1866 or 1867. Always nice to have a With...
Wow, you're exactly 100 years older than my wife! :oldman::p
Yes, I thought "dryer coin", too, but since the edge and rims weren't so dramatically flattened and rolled up, I wasn't sure. That would...
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