I wonder how many people are going to confuse Pyeongchang with Pyongyang. :)
Minya Konka is the highest mountain in Szechuan, China and was first climbed by four Americans in 1932. They wrote a book about their adventures...
I don't believe that the good Captain posts here. :)
I still ask my question: Has anyone here actually been to the Cook Islands? :)
Don't cry for me Argentina? [IMG] United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata (Argentina) 8 Reales 1813 :)
[IMG] Ecuador silver One Sucre 1934 - Philadelphia Mint :)
I doubt if those "coins" were struck in the Cook Islands. By the way, has anyone here actually been to the Cook Islands? :)
[IMG] Tibet 5 Shokang 1947-1949 :)
You get extra points for foreign coins, silver coins, and Chuck E. Cheese tokens. :)
Remember the 2010 Boy Scout Commemorative Silver Dollar coin which had a girl on it and the controversy over that? Today's news story from the...
The OP's coin looks OK to me, it probably spent some time under the sea (shipwreck). I assume that the OP's coin is an Ebay sale as he mentions...
[IMG] City of Besançon silver Carolus 1542 Silver, 19mm, 1.44gm Obverse: Crowned bust of Charles V facing left / CAROLVS V IMPERATOR Reverse: Arms...
I had to look up what a "bawbee" was. It was a Scottish six pence worth one half English penny. I learn something new every day. :)
AH 1341 was the last Moslem year to appear on Turkish coins. Beginning in 1926 the Republic of Turkey began putting Western Christian AD years on...
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Read the 1949 book Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. It explains why Buffalo Nickels are important to human survival after a worldwide disaster. :)
I bought this coin for $50 in 1964 when I was in high school from a Coin World dealer. [IMG] United States $20 1927 :)
I bought the 2018 "Mega Red" Redbook and looked through it. It isn't a book that one "reads" like a novel but there are some interesting things...
I am so picky. The "Granite Lady" is a nickname for the second San Francisco Mint which operated from 1874 to 1937. The coin in the...
I believe that the Williams Brothers "Bonus Check" token is British and the value is 20 shillings. Article:...
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