As Cobs go that is a great coin @Eric the Red. I'd take it out of the bezel if it was mine, clear reverse and Assayer. 50 years ago I bought my...
That's an interesting story @Eric the Red and a great coin. What I love about these coins is that they all have stories which didn't end when they...
That's a great image @Kentucky . The Lincoln cent certainly puts the coins into perspective.
Very good point @PaddyB as I only gave it a cursory glance as I thought the OP had identified it. I am curious to know the weight and diameter.
Hi @mopydick at this grade nothing to get excited about $10 on a good day as it is so worn. Therein, other than the fantastic sentimental value...
Thank you @LakeEffect I like your dog emoji. He reminds me of Nipper. [IMG]
To put the Baron's 5000 astounding cures into context, as recorded on this coin, as he adopted his persona in June 1836, assuming the coin was...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] After researching “Professor” Thomas Holloway I discovered John William Smith a.k.a “Baron Spolosco”. He was not successful as...
It was in the Joker's pocket when he fell in the VAT. [IMG]
This one is a couple of years older! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Julius Caesar Denarius. 47-46 BC, mint in Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / CAESAR,...
FanOf the prize, @Dafydd says: "The main item is a June, 1862 fractional script (Shin-plaster) from The Bank of the State of South Carolina for 25...
I'm still around!
Of course , not that I am cynical or distrustful by nature, but Great Collections are selling a collectible and not the value. The value is...
That is an attractive coin @alurid. There is quite a debate around Hygeia and Salus as you will appreciate, the Numista view is probably the...
This hobby can lead you down many rabbit holes! I’ll share my latest. This is a One Penny Copper Token minted by Moore of Birmingham for...
Cutting edge humour.
It's the ultimate in the Emperors New Clothes. If you can't hold it you don't own it! Until Russia invaded Ukraine, one of my daughters worked in...
Wow @Sting 60 that certainly is a looker!! I used to buy some of these at Gunshows like Tulsa and Baltimore and when I tried to grade them I was...
These are a couple of books I bought last month in the LAC auction, they are great people to deal with. [IMG] Platt, J.J. Platt, A.K. The English...
[IMG] A little obscure but I live in Wales and collect English Civil War coins which is the main theme of this book.
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