@Dave M- I've always liked those little 1848 centimes. Quite the pivotal year. And attractive coins. I was happy when I found a nice mid-grade...
France: copper specimen striking of a 10-centime pattern (essai), 1848 [IMG] PCGS SP65 RB, cert.#33997478. Pop. 1 in all grades at PCGS. [IMG]
Sorry to be a broken record, and to keep yanking us back to the same theme. It's just that the only twentieth century material I have imaged...
I will defer to @Fred Weinberg on this one. I'm not an error/variety guy, but that definitely looks interesting.
Maybe, or maybe just the wrong pictures, since we were discussing two old non-US coins, and your next set of pictures, instead of showing the...
These are really neat.
Ahura Mazda?
I guess there will be no engraved invitation to join the Illuminati in my mailbox, as the phrase "Peus auction" was meaningless to me (thereby...
On what planet? Or did you mean $645 in Zimbabwe dollars? Don't get me wrong; those are pretty coins, but super common. PS- ROFL- I should also...
PS @Stork - Cathy- that's awesome! I have never, ever found a Merc dime in change. As you can see from my previous post, I've found several in...
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ROFL I hadn't seen this little creative writing endeavor. The "Summer Job Advise" (sic) thread was my first encounter with this author's work.
@messydesk and @C-B-D beat me to it. Glad I'm not the only spelling pedant in the room. LOL PS- useful advice here that might come in handy for...
Oh, and your getting it in Bermuda itself means little. The fakes are marketed specifically to tourists, just as they are in Greece and Italy and...
Any shop that would SCRATCH a coin to test it has no idea what they are doing!!! :eek::nailbiting::hungover::banghead::wideyed:o_O Cleaning is...
Not error coins, but nice old pieces! I believe the first is from Gelderland in the Netherlands. I totally love that second one with the ship,...
I would've liked to have gotten in on the ground floor of this. Too late now, I suppose, but since the ancient portion of my small collection is...
What they said. Nice stuff!
Looks great. A teeny bit of hazy toning, but no big deal. I agree with @spirityoda. Leave it as-is. Buy a new holder for it. Again- nice...
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