A personal note: My grandmother was an avid coin and stamp collector. :)
Made in San Francisco, California ('S' mint mark)
[IMG] What happened to it? :)
I know about two books on foreign coin struck by US mints, both published some time ago: Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of...
Still my favorite ancient coin is this Byzantine Justinian follis: [IMG] :)
Here is the Ebay listing for the coin: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270474431815 (Item 270474431815) A very rare...
"Here are minted the copper and nickel, gold and silver coins for the Pacific coast, the adjoining western states, and the Philippines" Gold...
I visited Rhodesia in 1971 but was not into coins then, otherwise I would have looked around for some old coins from the British colonial era. :)
A long-time mostly metal detecting forum is at TreasureNet: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php :)
I found a Mexican 2 peso coin on the street early this year. [IMG] It was about the size of a US nickel 5¢ coin. :)
I bought two 1964 Rhodesia proof sets from that country by mail order: [IMG] [IMG] :)
Spain? Franco?
One of my coin interests is ancient coins, particularly Roman, Parthian, and Byzantine. :)
There is a use for the silver coin: http://www.cointalk.com/t75728 :)
Thank all of you for your help in identifying the coin in the 1950 film "King Solomon's Mines" I thought it might be the silver dollar sized...
US Military Challenge Coins - recent item? I was in the US Army for a long time (1969-1997) and never heard of "challenge coins" until...
Please help ID coin/medal in 1950 film "King Solomon's Mines" I watched today the DVD of the 1950 film "King Solomon's Mines" which starred...
If anyone steals it, you can prove that it was yours. :)
Festival of Britain Crown 1951 I recently read the history book Austerity Britain 1945-1951 by by David Kynaston, published in 2008. It was...
I have sent items by USPS Certified Mail First Class and that has a tracking number. Costs around $2.80 to use Certified, and, of course, only...
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