It looks like a crude religious medal of some kind. :)
Now you know what to buy him for next Christmas. :)
This isn't an ancient coin but... [IMG] Portugal gold 6400 Reis "Half Joe" 1738-R (Rio de Janiero) It probably is not in good enough shape for a...
There are lots of films and television shows which feature coins. I have put some on my website (below) under "Coins in Movies". From 1934...
A token with a pelican sounds interesting. Can we get a picture? :)
I don't collect medals but I have a few. I have this one temporarily: [IMG] My mother lives in an assisted-living facility nearby. She is in...
If your father gave it to you, don't sell it. :)
Nepal paisa coin from the 1920's. Nepal one paisa date VS 1981 (AD 1924). :)
Attention Indiana Jones! [IMG] Masonic Penny, Missouri, Grand Chapter RAM, Ark of the Covenant Obverse: Triangle enclosing the Biblical...
Then there were the Canadian spy quarters: Espionage warnings from the (US) Defense Department caused an international sensation a few years ago...
Australia has so many real strange creatures, why make some up? :)
I thought that Goldfinger tried to steal it but James Bond and Pussy Galore stopped him. :)
I have had this one since the 1960's: [IMG] Civil War Token THE FLAG OF OUR UNION / 1863 IF ANYBODY ATTEMPTS TO TEAR IT DOWN / SHOOT HIM ON THE...
Ancient coins are rarely slabbed. :)
Appears to be some kind of token, not a coin. May have something to do with King William III of England. :)
Maybe we can get a General Westmoreland medal to go with it. :)
This is a 50% silver coin after it has circulated a few years: [IMG] South Africa 2 Shillings 1957 A 40% silver coin would look worse. :)
It is too bad that this guy isn't around any more: [IMG] :)
I got several of these when I was a kid in the 1960's. [IMG] They were quite common then. I still have them. :)
Once again it is that time of year. Happy Sol Invictus! :)
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