Pirates, Indians, and Hippies! Some time ago I read a newspaper article about a new California state park, Olompali State Historical Park,...
Ship captain nailed it to the ship's mast. :)
Interesting coin. The coin name "barbuda" or "bearded" might be a slang term for the armor covering on the king's face. :)
I guess that one can assemble a list of coins (real and NCLT) which have Sir Francis Drake's ship the Golden Hind on them. :)
I got my wish, a wild turkey on an official circulating United States coin: [IMG] United States Kisatchie National Forest America the Beautiful...
Collecting Mexican Silver Pesos by Fred C. Dobbs Illustrated [IMG] "Say, Mister. Will you stake a fellow American to a meal?" [IMG] Success! :)
Buy the coin and get the story. [IMG] Portugal Peca 6400 Reis 1750-R (Rio de Janeiro mint) Size: 32mm Weight: 14.30gm (approx) Gold: 0.4215oz...
I won this coin at a coin club raffle in 1964 when I was 16: [IMG] United States five dollars 1846 The first gold coin that I ever owned. :)
It is presumed that the originals (Apollo 11 pictures) were lost or destroyed. :)
Christa McAuliffe has a school named after her in Texas, the Christa McAuliffe Middle School, where they bust kids for attempting to spend...
Christa McAuliffe already has a school in Texas named after her, the "Christa McAuliffe Middle School" where they don't accept two-dollar bills...
Don't pay them any money. Probably have to reload the operating system or have a computer shop do it. :)
Rabbits and bunnies are cute. :)
[IMG] Portugal Brazil 12,800 Reis 1732-M (Minas Gerais) Obverse: King João (John) V laureate head right, IOANNES V DG PORT ET ALG REX Reverse:...
Re: russelle's item: Many similar items to the octagonal "slugs" have been made over the years. A number were made for the 1948-1949 California...
The fake coins probably come from the usual source. I do like the "Indian Head" silver dollar (second picture, lower right). It shows some...
The Carthage Stater has a beautiful horse! :)
The number looks like "999" which might mean the silver fineness. :)
Walter Breen (in his Encyclopedia) said that the coin in the 1947 film "The Brasher Doubloon" was a fake. [IMG] The Brasher Doubloon (1947) coin...
This is an extremely rare 1964-O Vietnam War Nickel. :)
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