My mother's birthyear. This and the coin above are from a circ Walker half album I collected a few years back. I've dug a 1944 while detecting,...
I promise I'll post more World coins when I can, as we go back in time. It's just that my 20th century collections (and obviously my detector...
That's cool. They did a good job of removing the swastika from the dies. I've never had one of those, or seen one in hand.
Good point. We Americans are often insular and too forgetful of how things are in other parts of the world. There are certainly far more...
Yes, it's a maravedis denomination, almost certainly 17th century (i.e., 1600s), but I don't know how many maravedis, or have an exact attribution...
Prong-lover! Prong-lover! Admit it! You're a secret agent for NGC! Spreading prong-paganda! "Prongs are harmless little things", you whisper...
Lovely coin. Too bad about the nasty, white NGC prongs gnawing away at it like fangs, leaving shadows and blocking the view ... Oh, sorry. Did...
I just realized something. I don't really have a favorite gold coin, presently. I like all the ones I own for different reasons. The two in my...
I'm with ya on the big city thing. I stay away whenever I can avoid one. Hotlanta is definitely no exception. For economic reasons it can be...
I still have temptations to do some structured sets. Structure can at least give you a feeling that you're progressing towards some goal. Funny...
Yes. Sun rays around a liberty cap.
Sometimes I suppose the line between a contemporary counterfeit and a "siege" or "necessity" coin is a bit blurry, and also had quite a bit to do...
Sure, if you're buying current issues, you'll be paying high markups for proof coins sometimes. But after they're a bit older and have had time...
I have not had many Egyptian coins. Not even the ancient Ptolemaic ones. A few King Fuad (or Foad), and Farouk. Common coins. That's about...
In 2013, I swore off set structure entirely. Now I'm living "freestyle". I collect what I want, not what some predetermined album or list tells...
Digger's Diary, Coin #DD-004. We resume the narrative on the same afternoon, only a few minutes after the previous coin find. After being...
Digger's Diary, Coin #DD-003. Asheville, North Carolina, August 8, 1993 In the fall of 1992, I was just getting started with my first modern VLF...
Digger's Diary, Coin #DD-002. For DD-002, the second coin found, I was with my detecting mentor Jim Dalton. There is a juvenile detention center...
Digger's Diary, Coin #DD-001. My first "keeper" coin was found in my front yard in Swannanoa, North Carolina (affectionately called...
Digger's Diary: My Metal Detecting & Treasure Hunting Adventures by Robertson W. ("Rob") Shinnick (aka "lordmarcovan" in cyberspace) [IMG] This...
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