I actually got to spend some of these coins in 1986. [IMG] Egypt 5 Piasters 1984 :)
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah... [IMG] The Beatles 1964 US Tour Medal, brass, 30mm :)
I just received an email from a man whose grandfather received a Bridge Medal in 1896. :)
I was asked once if I took "Papal payments". :)
This is a pretty interesting film. The focus is on French medieval coins. :)
I also have a few Justinian coins, including this follis from Nicomedia, year 14: [IMG] Justinian AE Follis Nicomedia Obverse: Justinian...
These tokens are common but this one is in nice shape and has a nice design. This one has both bridges, the Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge....
My mom was born in 1919. But not in India. :)
It is an Iranian (Persian) wedding token: Here are some of these tokens: http://users.pullman.com/fjstevens/tokens/arrastokens/IranTokens.html...
Congratulations on your first gold Byzantine! :)
The "S.A" is the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army women workers wore caps and collars like the one drawn on the coin. The coin date 1888 may...
The 2005 film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" features a United States Peace silver dollar. The Wonka Candy Factory runs a contest where five...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was remade by Tim Burton in 2005 as "Charlie and the Chocolate...
The Arabic inscription says "I own a 1933 double eagle and you don't". :)
These items are usually manufactured by private companies as promotions, and are not worth much. I remember the local gas stations giving them...
I bought the coin after I returned to the United States. The only coins of any kind that I saw for sale in Istanbul were bullion coins and recent...
How to store ancient gold coins: Remember that most genuine ancient coins have been underground for hundreds of years. I bought this little...
The film was shot and set in Germany. :)
"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" is a 1971 film about Charlie, a boy who wins a trip to a magical candy factory [IMG] Charlie is looking...
Septimius Severus, born April 11, AD 145, at Leptis Magna, North Africa (now Libya). Emperor of Rome AD 193-211. [IMG] Septimius Severus...
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