That is almost certainly where the little knob handle for the seal would have been mounted, long ago.
"Spooky Moon Face": Unusual pictorial love token engraving on 1862 Seated Liberty half dime [IMG] Larger obverse photo Larger reverse photo...
(Forgive me for dominating the thread and board this evening- I am transferring some of my old exonumia threads from Collectors Universe over to...
"Three-Cent Chicken": Pictorial love token on 1851 silver three-cent piece [IMG] Larger obverse image Larger reverse image Host coin: 1851...
"Spiny Lighthouse Seascape": Pictorial love token on 1864 two-cent piece [IMG] Host coin: 1864 USA 2-cent piece. Obverse: original shield motif,...
"Philodemic Society": Intaglio seal matrix carved on 1838 Coronet large cent [IMG] Larger obverse image Larger reverse image Host coin: 1838...
If I had any, I'd give 'em to you.
"The Sailmaker's Badge": WW1 Royal Flying Corps identity disc made from 1916 British half crown [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse...
I should have been out taking a walk today... with my detector. They just cleared the woods off a promising new site. But no, here I sit, in...
Yay! BUY IT! Make THAT into a ring and you'll have my respect for the finished product. Really. Sorry, AofD- just had to have a little fun at...
Thanks, y'all. @Mad Stax- now that we're friends, maybe you can answer a burning question I've had since I first "met" you... What the HECK is...
Well, there's the desired and much-anticipated mod's nod. :) OK, then. I'll shoot some more dug coin pix after the camera battery charges, then...
And you have not "preserved" a coin if you have cut it into a rectangular shape to mount it into a ring, no matter how "cool" it may look that...
For the record, I do NOT hate your rings. I think the Caligula one you did was exceptionally well done and you have real talent as a jewelry...
Yes- are you thinking of divesting yourself of them, or merely wondering about future longterm storage and/or display?
So there we have it. This is essentially a look at how this contest will play out. It should take months if not a year or more, because I have...
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