There are real "Masonic Pennies" made for lodge members. They are usually copper and 30mm, about the size of a large cent. [IMG] Obverse:...
My first Sasanian, bought at the Santa Clara Coin Show, September 6: [IMG] Sasanian Yazdegerd II (AD 438-457) Silver Dirhem Obverse: Crowned...
I visited the Santa Clara, California coin show on Friday, September 6. Santa Clara is located about 50 miles south of San Francisco. I had been...
This is from the Snopes Urban Legend website: Coins left on military tombstones denote visits from living soldiers. While visiting some...
Looks like he sold it. :)
The first coin is a one reale, originally eight to the dollar. :)
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You have our permission to clean it. :)
The emblem on the penny is the "Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine", usually known as "Shriners". [IMG] My grandfather...
Do like Indiana Jones did. Get into your refrigerator. :)
You have to get out your Captain Midnight decoder. :)
The first coin is very nice and the reverse Roma appears to be one of Britannia's predecesors. :)
This one was 100 years old when I was born: [IMG] :)
From ABC News: Theft of 840K Coins Sends NY Meter-Man to Prison A former Buffalo, N.Y., parking meter mechanic has been sentenced to 2 1/2...
I always liked this design on a recent Solomon Islands coin: [IMG] Solomon Islands 5 Cents 2005 - Ngorieru Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II...
Charge!!! :)
I have a large cent like El Cheapo's: [IMG] The same "artist"? :)
[IMG] Why is the batter wearing a German helmet? :)
Looks like one of Constantine's family or successors (Valens, Valentinian). :)
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