Not actually a blimp, they were called "barrage balloons". they were tethered to the ground by long metal cables that were meant to shear off the...
Thanks, I have several old dragon coins from china I might want to try this out on! They look so bad now I certainly cant hurt them any further.
What is xylon?
looks like a coronation medal from Queen Elizabeth II, What is it made from?, looks pretty rough.
The Bahamas made a 5 Dollar Silver coin in the late 1960s, 1.2 ounce ASW at 92.5 % purity. A very large coin :). (Sorry I have no pics)
Let's be serious here, a drill will destroy the material being removed, So it will not be available to be reinserted into the hole. A punch press...
Several come to mind, The Susan B Anthony Dollar, The "Gold" Sacajawea Dollar and the 20 Cent piece. None of these ever saw any kind of wide...
I have some US coins, But I find World coins so much more interesting and artistic. I don't have any particular focus, I just buy any coin that I...
$3 US is a very good price if it is XF, A great price if it rates a AU! BTW, Mintage on this coin is 3.6 million. Minted in Rome. My older copy...
Nice coin!, kinda hard to tell an exact grade, pics are too small and I have never before seen one of these. But from what I can see I will guess...
Has anybody ever found a good method of removing old solder from silver coins? Currently I am looking at an 1841 10 Krajczar Hungary) that I got...
I rarely see any mention of doubled dies on foreign coins or on coins this old. But I bought this coin earlier today and was wondering. What type...
It should also be lighter in color, from 1859 to 1864 the cent was made from a nickle bronze alloy, they were thicker than cents made after 1864.
It is actually Syria, 1 Pound 1974, nickle composition, no mintage listed in krauss. Oops, 1968 is right, 10 million mintage, Bigh beat me too it.
http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/ Probably your best bet would be emailing someone at the above Bahamian bank with your request, I am sure they...
They are Thai, the first is 10 satang, the second looks like 5 satang. They are tin and minted in 1942 for the 5, and 44-45 for the 10. I am not...
With that level of corrosion, its basically worth bullion value, It contains .1874 ounces of silver (.500). They had a mintage of 91 million so...
http://www.rondomons.nl/index.php?page=coins&pid=278 You could buy one here for $230!
Here is an image I found of a good example, there is a difference in the nose, and notice how the nose goes straight all the way up to the...
Looks like maybe an repaired hole at 11:00 position?
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