Very handsome! My only 24-mariengroschen at present is a "Wildman", from Brunswick-Lüneberg-Calenberg-Hannover. Also a lightly toned NGC AU55....
They both look OK to me on the authenticity front, though take that with the proverbial grain of salt, as I am no expert on either series. Both...
LordM Giveaway #114 (pick your prize) Contest status: CLOSED Drawing: (@Hiddendragon won) Shipped: August 14, 2024 Winner's receipt...
Welcome to July, everyone. It is time for the drawing! Our lucky number was... 8. [ATTACH] Post #8 was by... @PlanoSteve ! Coingratulations,...
I'm not even sure the writer is a human. These days, I've been seeing AI-generated posts on places like Quora, which sound pretty convincing, but...
The whole saga was really fun. In some ways kind of like my old metal detecting outings. Except it was the secrets of the coin rather than the...
I took some time and wrote this up as an article for The Numismatist, but as far as I know, they never ran the submission. :(
I had some internet research assistance from other kind folks who also got caught up in the story as it evolved and the facts started to emerge....
That didn’t sound quite right. :hilarious:;)
Well, it’s a bit better fake than some of the cruder alterations done on 1944-D cents, at any rate.
I originally posted the story of this piece in 2018. But since the original narrative was posted live, as the facts were being discovered, it’s a...
That “washer” is a WW2 zinc coin from German-occupied Belgium. We’ll have the drawing in less than 24 hours, sometime in the wee hours of Monday...
Weird how the Wheatie left that little crossbar across the green circle. I’ve had pocket spills in close proximity that produced green circles...
Dremel! NOOOO! I hope you were kidding. :nailbiting: I’d try the hot peroxide trick. Heat household first aid hydrogen peroxide solution in...
Thanks! I’m glad you did. Twelve silvers in a day, huh? That totally smokes my standing record of five. (Which happened as a result of me...
Can’t see your picture, but it’s easy enough to answer the question: it’s gold-plated. This was often done for novelty purposes. The coin has...
(Note to self- look for one of the old Irish sixpence pieces with the wolfhound on ‘em… there might or might not be one in my bulk stash boxes…)...
I have now added all the new additions (previously mentioned) to the Giveaway Gallery page, just in time for the end of the month. So there will...
Regardless of the DNC, that 1883 dollar has lovely toning. I’m much more a fan of subtle pastels like that, as opposed to the heavier, wilder...
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