Someone else posted one of these Charles V gold coins recently....
The seller turns up on the television show "Pawn Stars" sometimes. :)
I looked at this thread and, to my surprise, saw an old friend. The Egyptian Magic Coin! I have seen versions of this item for years on Internet...
For display and posting I have photographs on my personal hobby website, but they are backed up on DVDs and copies are in bank boxes. I did have...
[IMG] Britain Guinea "Spade" type 1794 George III had this on the reverse of his guinea, the predecessor to the sovereign: Crowned arms of...
Nice coin! I like the obverse design especially, King Charles presenting a choice of his religion or the sword. :)
Lots of commemorative items were produced to honor the Apollo moon landings, do we need another? [IMG] Medallic Arts Apollo 11 Medal Copper,...
There already is a small dollar coin with the moon landing design and has been since 1979. [IMG] Susie goes to the moon People just don't want...
Why do they have to be convex or have some other odd shape? :)
Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland also made large copper pennies during that period. Millions of them, each three times the weight of an...
Britain made large copper pennies during World War II. :)
I have a few Masonic Chapter Pennies from lodges in the area where I live, near San Francisco. These two are the most interesting of them: [IMG]...
Nice old gold coin! I read The Three Musketeers recently and saw that pistoles were mentioned a lot in the book and I believe that a pistole was...
Good luck! :)
The Father Flanagan Omaha Boys Town gets a clad half-dollar, a silver dollar, and a five-dollar gold piece and the Lions Club International gets a...
Mark Twain seems to be doing better than the National Park Service. I did my bit for Mark Twain, bought all four products, proof and...
Joe Wilcox led a 12-man climb of Alaska's Mount McKinley in July of 1967. Seven of the climbers died on the climb. This is the worst loss of...
Maximinus or "Big Max" was the Emperor of Rome from AD 235 to AD 238. He was supposedly over eight feet tall and was a former wrestler. His reign...
The Monroe Doctrine Commemorative 1923 Half Dollar: [IMG] United States Half Dollar 1923-S - Monroe Doctrine Commemorative Specs: Silver, 30mm,...
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