Belly dancer costume "coin". Very thin, brass, imitation Arabic writing. :)
Rudyard Kipling's books frequently mention buying things with annas, and there were 16 annas to a rupee. :)
I have a few from "Big Max", here is one: [IMG] Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG Reverse: Salus seated...
I'm glad that your coin finally arrived! I had an odd experience recently with a $30 coin shipped from Australia to California. It spent 10 days...
Maybe the US can re-open the Carson City mint! :)
The Great Oz has everything under control! :)
Start hiring people to stand in line. :)
I wonder if the white stuff is baking soda residue. People used to use baking soda to clean coins. :)
The regnal year looks like 33, added to the ascension date AH 1293 (regnal year 1) is AH 1325 or AD 1907. :)
This one is from Australia: [IMG] Can anyone identify the figure with the long ears to the left of the seated Pharoah? :)
Nice medal! I worked near Moffett Field for many years. The nearby Air Force "Blue Cube" satellite control building has also been demolished. :)
I joined the "Copper Clad Crank Club": [IMG] Copper Clad Crank Club Good Luck Coin Obverse: Knight in armor standing on swastika COPPER-CLAD...
Here's my traditional Sphinx coin: [IMG] Antoninus Pius Provincial Egypt Bronze Drachm - Sphinx Obverse: Laureate head left, "AYT K T AIL ADP...
No doubt we will soon be treated to a NCLT "coin" from the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS). :)
This US Philippines 1903 Peso got the treatment: [IMG] :)
Does the US Mint ship to Paraguay? :)
Great article! There will always be an England :)
Sylvia Jukes Morris' second part of her Luce biography, Price of Fame, came out in June 2014. Eroni Kumana, still living in the Solomon Islands,...
No doubt many here have read Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novel Treasure Island at some time or another. In the book, when the group of...
The Kennedy Half Dollar has been in the news recently due to the sale of 2014 50th anniversary commemorative coins made by the US mint. The...
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