Nice find! I wonder if some of those coins made it to America? :)
[IMG] Elagabalus Denarius Syrian Priest Silver, 21 mm, 3.76 gm, Catalog: RIC 46 Struck: AD 221 Rome The star with the elongated tail is believed...
A rehearsal for an upcoming episode of "Pawn Stars"? :)
[IMG] Hungary 20 Korona 1897 Gold, 21 mm, 6.75 gm Obverse: Emperor Franz Joseph I. standing FERENCZ.JÓZSEF I.K.A.CS ÉS M.H.S.D.O.AP.KIR 1897...
Interesting post! I suppose that the coins and aluminum tokens were part of an ornament. I recently achieved one of my numismatic goals. I had...
[IMG] United States Gold $5 1900 This coin is unlikely to get a high grade from a grading company but I like it anyway. :)
This non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) coin was issued in 1996: [IMG] Afghanistan 50 Afghanis 1996 Copper-nickel, 38.0 mm, 26.0 gm Obverse:...
My grandmother lived in Chicago in the 1940's and 1950's and was a collector of low-denomination US coins. She had several coin albums including...
[IMG] Harry Healy Trading Post token, Good For $1.00 Aluminum, 38 mm, 4.20 gm Obverse: HARRY HEALY Reverse: GOOD FOR $1.00 IN TRADE This...
This coin arrived today, by coincidence, the king whose activities sent the Pilgrims to Holland and then to America. [IMG] Britain James I...
It's been a while for France's "Spider King" Louis XI (AD 1461-1483), the king who kept wild turkeys as pets, but here are a couple of silver...
Is it this one? 2 Million Dollar Coin Collection Stolen by Trusted Friend...
What about the stone money of the island of Yap? :)
From the Associated Press: A book checked out a half-century ago has been anonymously returned to a library in northeastern Pennsylvania,...
[IMG] Austria 20 Kreuzer 1848 Silver, 26.0 mm, 6.65 gm, 0.583 fine, Vienna Mint Catalog: Krause World Coins 1801-1900 number KM 2208, minted from...
[IMG] A love token story which ended badly: Katherine was a young girl who was "quite a catch". She had a suitor named Herbert who she had...
[IMG] Masonic Knights Templar - Denver Colorado Convention 1970 Bronze, 32 mm, 11.24 gm Obverse: Mount of the Holy Cross MT. OF THE HOLY CROSS...
[IMG] Golddiggers of 1933 Costume design by Charles Barber :)
Perhaps Great Britain could issue coins commemorating Royal Impeachments. Edward II, Charles I, … :)
My Victoria Crowns and a Double Florin: [IMG] Britain Crown 1888 Silver, 38 mm, 28.13 gm [IMG] Britain Crown 1890 Silver, 38 mm, 27.98 gm [IMG]...
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