[IMG] Roman Empire - Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) - Aureus Gold, 19.5 mm 7.26 gm Obverse: Laureate head right - ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II...
I have wanted a Great Britain Maundy coin set since I was a kid and finally got this one from 1941. Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday...
One of these Robert E. Lee medals was featured in the 1958 television program "Yancy Derringer - The Loot from Richmond". It was used to portray a...
The two large coins at the top are Egypt 20 Para dated 1277 (AD 1861) The top left silver coin has no reverse picture. The top right silver coin...
The two big copper coins are from Egypt, 10 para coins dated 1277 (1861) year 10. The others are from Turkey. :)
How do you know that they "walked in"? They could have been dropped from a balloon. :)
Marilyn Monroe, the greatest American movie actress, was born on June 1, 1926 which means that 2026 will be the centennial of her birth. We...
Looks like Afghanistan, Ghaznavid dynasty, Mahmud of Ghazni, AD 997-1030, silver dirhem :)
I'm Henry the Eighth, I am, Henry the Eighth I am, I am! [IMG] England Henry VIII (1509-1547) Groat Silver, 24 mm, 3.05 gm I got married to the...
[IMG] United States Steel Corporation Medal - 30 Years Service Size: 32 mm, 21.65 gm, Sterling silver Obverse: United States Steel Corporation E....
A woman I know was cleaning out an old house and gave me some coins and tokens that she found. The tokens were mostly Las Vegas casino dollar...
Those long intricate legends on English coins caused the American colonies to revolt. :)
I received this Thailand 5 Baht coin from a Trader Joe's store in 2019. It is about the size of a quarter. [IMG] Thailand 5 Baht 2015 (BE 2558)...
[IMG] Syracuse Sicily Tetras - Octopus Bronze, 15.4 mm, 3.84 gm Struck: BC 425-420 Syracuse mint Obverse: Head of Arethusa right with dolphins,...
Thank you for a very interesting article on the Hungary 5 Pengo coins. I have had these four Hungary 5 Pengo coins since the 1960's. I never...
Theodore Roosevelt's 1914 trip to Brazil and a numismatic gold coin mystery In 1912 former United States president Theodore Roosevelt lost his...
Looks like Mughal emperor Jahangir rupee Kandahar mint. A similar coin here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/51402809@N05/34026621833 :)
Here's one that was for sale in India: Victoria Queen, (Ireland), White Metal 4.59g, Coronation Token, (1837), Obv: Portrait of Queen Victoria...
This story gets more interesting. Peter Weller, the star of "Screamers", has a Ph.D. degree from UCLA in Italian Art History. He is a collector...
I received this email this morning: You don't know the amount of joy and relief that you gave me today! Do you know the feeling when you cannot...
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