My first Athens Classical Owl Tetradrachm! [IMG] Greek Attic Athens Classical Owl Tetradrachm Obverse: Head of Athena right with beaded...
I first saw this television show back in the 1970's and I was a collector then. I have seen it several times since then, and it has always...
I managed to acquire these six Nigeria coins when I was kid in the mid-1960's: [IMG] Nigeria Half Penny 1959 [IMG] Nigeria Penny 1959...
I found the short story. It is "The Bottle Imp" by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1891. The man and his wife finally sell the bottle in...
I bought this one in 2007 for $16. [IMG] Antoninus Pius Sestertius Dacia Obverse: Laureate head right / ANTONINVS AVG PIUS Reverse: Dacia...
I remember a short story I read a long time ago about a man who bought some kind of devil's rabbit foot which gave him magical powers. He had...
I received an advertisement for them in the mail from the US Mint yesterday. I am not really interested in it and don't plan to purchase any. I...
I am shocked! :)
I didn't check if Millard Fillmore was gone when I bought some of his dollars. Oh, my... :)
[IMG] Portugal 6400 Reis "Half Joe" 1738, Rio de Janiero mint These coins circulated in the American Thirteen Colonies and are mentioned in...
I started this thread in 2006, so here is another one: [IMG] Hadrian Roman Provincial Bronze Obol Cobra Alexandria Obverse: Laureate head...
[IMG] Solomon Islands 5 Cents 2005 - Ngorieru Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II Reverse: Ngorieru, chief of the island sea spirits These sea spirits...
They are interesting to collect and research. :)
Remember the Battle of Ourique! It produced a real nice coin. [IMG] Portugal 10 Escudos 1928 - Battle of Ourique 1139 30mm 12.44gm :)
I have had this one since the 1960's: [IMG] France Silver Denier Ferri III of Lorraine (1251-1303) 20mm 3.16gm I think that I paid $1 for it...
I always liked the design on the last Canada $1. Wide open spaces. :)
Turkey 2-1/2 Lira, 1967. Not worth very much, maybe US $1 or $2 if in nice shape. :)
The filmmakers might have used larger than real size replicas for cinematic purposes. I will check it out when the film comes out on DVD for my...
After visiting Istanbul and Justinian's great church, the Hagia Sophia, I had to get a gold coin of Justinian. [IMG] Justinian - AU Solidus...
It produced a real nice coin. [IMG] Portugal 10 Escudos 1928 - Battle of Ourique 1139 30mm 12.44gm The Battle of Ourique occured on July...
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