Both the Ottoman and Samanid coins are neat and have interesting histories. I also have a Samanid multiple dirham coin. [IMG] Samanid Multiple...
I believe that the one on the right is Jodhpur Feudatory Kuchaman date CE 1863. :)
One interesting note is that on the coin Sally Ride is identified as "Dr. Sally Ride". She has a doctorate in Physics but is not a medical...
I was able to watch the film recently. Here is a screen print of the coin: [IMG] Cool Hand Luke spooned coin It does appear to be a...
By coincidence I also have an Elizabeth Sixpence dated 1561 and bought it several years ago for this reason: [IMG] England Silver Sixpence 1561...
From the Washington Post, May 2, 2021 A silver English shilling found during a dig in St. Mary’s, Md., is more proof that archaeologists have...
The James Hirsch token is interesting. There are supposedly over 1600 different types of "Don't Worry Club" tokens. Here's another men's...
Gary Patterson (1939-2017) had a collection of Good Luck Swastika tokens with over than 1600 pieces and wrote a book on these tokens. His...
[IMG] Berkeley California Herbert Jones Men's Furnishings Token Brass, 31 mm, 9.19 gm Obverse: GOOD FOR 5 CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR OF HATS, SHIRTS...
American ingenuity at it's best for 100 years: [IMG] Egyptian Magic Coin, colors added by hand, manufactured in the early 1900's. :)
The Masonic Penny, Masonic Chapter Penny, Mark Penny, Masonic Coin, or Masonic Token, is a coin or medallion made and used by some Masonic lodges....
For some reason, film companies like to use Mexican Revolutionary note designs for their imitation or "prop" notes. This one such note: [IMG]...
The only United States $1000 bills I have seen have been at coin show exhibitions and in museums. They used to circulate, however, and...
The Innovation dollars are being issued for states from East to West so what "innovation" is going to be left for California? :)
Portugal 10 Escudos 1954 genuine and counterfeit: I have had these two Portugal 1954 10 escudos coins since the 1960's. One is real and one is a...
The above article also references another article by Oliver Hoover, "The Real Forgotten Coins Of North America: Islamic Gold, Silver, And Copper...
Interesting concept! Here is a Masonic Chapter "Penny": [IMG] Masonic Penny, Innsmouth, Massachusetts :)
Britain had to change the coin inscription in 1949 as the King was no longer Emperor of India. :)
Some of the problem with these type of finds is converting them to cash. :)
Tempest Storm, the famous "Exotic Dancer" or "Stripper", passed on April 20, 2021 at the age of 93. I do not have a US coin to honor her but here...
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