Ulysses S. Grant and $50 slugs Here is a numismatic tidbit which did not make it into the series: From The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant...
It is interesting to me that Theodore Roosevelt wears glasses on his medals. :)
I just had to post this little darling again: [IMG] Antoninus Pius Aureus - Standing with Globe Obverse: Laureate head right - ANTONINVS AVG...
There was a British film made in the 1950's called "A Kid for Two Farthings". (A kid was a baby goat) :)
"Death Valley Days" was a western-themed program which ran for years on television and had some numismatic episodes, including "Raid on the San...
Countries all over the world stopped gold coin production by the early 1930's. :)
Great Britain used to mint fractions of farthings for British colonies to emulate local denominations. A farthing was 1/4 of a British penny or...
This collector of challenge/handout coins has a custom made display case for them: [IMG] Gentleman at desk with custom-made coin display of...
Submitted for your approval "Jake the Alligator Man": [IMG] Jake the Alligator Man at Marsh's Free Museum Token Brass, 28 mm, 7.45 gm Obverse:...
What is a "DDR"? :)
Indian Native State Hyderabad. Silver rupee or fraction, AH 1292 (AD 1875) :)
Great article on a most unusual numismatic subject. :)
I should have expanded on my post about the Crusader States imitations. [IMG] Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem gold Bezant copied from Fatimid dinar...
I have several Byzantine bronze coins and became curious as to the location of the Constantinople mint that made them, especially this one of...
I received this coin in change from a California post office. [IMG] Bahamas 5 cents 2004 Not Monticello but a pineapple. :)
The Crusader states sometimes made copies of Islamic coins. :)
We have Lions and Tigers. We need Bears. [IMG] United States commemorative half dollar San Francisco Bay Bridge 1936-S :)
[IMG] Mexico, Eight Escudos 1862, Durango Mint, Hand on Book style Gold, 37 mm, 26.95 gm Spanish Eight Escudo coins were called "Doubloons" and...
[IMG] South Africa 50 Cents 1964 Silver, 39 mm, 28.14 gm Eendrag Maak Mag / Unity is Strength :)
I was able to purchase some of these on Ebay before the company embargo on all Cuban coins: [IMG] Cuba 1 Centavo 1953 Jose Marti Centenary...
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