And I have just bought one of these, finally. The choice, as it happened, came down to neither Coin 1 nor Coin 2 from the original post. The...
There is the matter of that very faint hairline that runs out in front of Liberty's nose on the OP coin, but my money says that gets a pass and is...
Congrats on a nifty token and writeup and another deserved "Featured" thread, WB2! You're a natural storyteller.
I agree. Should be a solid 40, with maybe a shot at 45 on a good day. I wouldn't try crossing it in the ICG plastic, though. Not unless you put...
I sell primarily World coins, so unsurprisingly, I have in the past sold a lot of stuff overseas. But I often go months without listing anything,...
If it is any consolation, your Charles II farthing is better than the one I had in my old British monarch type set back in the early 1990s.
Hey, Cointessa. That's probably not coincidental. Though he looks more soldierly than saintly in the coin portrayals of him slaying the dragon,...
I think that one might've come out looking the best of the three. PS- as to Tolstoy and his expression, he looks very stern and unamused, as any...
Indeed. I totally agree (despite my frivolous and absurd meme post earlier).
The animation on that Soviet rouble really makes the rays beneath the globe "pop".
Which certainly piques one's curio- ... solitae? [ATTACH]
These (and the more bizarre biga/quadriga-towing critter combinations) were first brought to my attention by @TIF. Fun stuff! The ones posted...
African, or European? [MEDIA]
Nice big bronze from an interesting reign. I like the models in that image you used, too, and that bit of broken temple frieze on the ground...
Awesome, as usual.
When I went to the Wikipedia page on stationary steam engines, it was the Corliss that looked the most similar to me, but I discounted that since...
That much is highly probable.
While certainly not conclusive, that's more plausible than anything else I've come up with so far.
$56.49 after shipping. The seller had $11.00 Priority shipping as the default, but gave me a rebate when I opted for First Class.
Looks like it could still rip a finger off! I'll bet it's been sitting down there all this time ... hungry ... waiting ...
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