In the early 1960's I took a US dime and placed it between pieces of leather and started hammering. The dime grew from it's normal 18 mm size to...
Another one: [IMG] Germany Hamburg 4 Schillings 1728 Silver, 23 mm, 2.68 gm HAMBURGER CURRENT 1728 / IIII SCHILL The Hamburger Current...
[IMG] France Indochina Piastre 1931 Silver, 35 mm, 20.03 gm, 0.900 fine I had to purchase this coin in order to get an order total over $1500. :)
[IMG] Portugal 4 centavos 1919 :)
There are coins in the 1938 film "Boys Town", if anyone is interested. :)
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I managed to get one of these a few years ago; it is not in as nice shape as the OP's coin but here it is: [IMG] Peru Libra 1898 Gold, 22 mm,...
American ingenuity at it's best for 100 years: [IMG] Egyptian Magic Coin, manufactured in the early 1900's, colors added by hand. :)
A professional: [IMG] :)
I believe that it is some kind of "magic coin" or "good luck coin" token. :)
A cable channel ran the 1961 "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television program episode titled "Services Rendered" which features a $1000 bill as part...
Another silent comedian, Harold Lloyd, had a Barber dime in one of his films: [IMG] Safety Last (1923) dimes Harold Lloyd also included Mercury...
I just watched the Stan Laurel film and added it to my "Coins in Movies" website. :)
A dance costume imitation coin. :)
In 2010 I received this coin from a Safeway Store change machine: [IMG] United States Cent 1912 The coin was 98 years old at the time. :)
A Portuguese Moidore: [IMG] Portugal 4000 Reis "Moidore" 1704 Gold, 29 mm, 10.71 gm, minted in Lisbon Moidores were favorite coins of pirates...
There were several parodies of the "Lincoln and Kennedy" story with differences between the men. :)
In 2018 I found an old book in a laundry room entitled My Life as an Explorer by Sven Hedin which was published in 1925. Sven Hedin was a wealthy...
One assumes that the previous owners of the coin never handled it, including King Farouk. :)
Two coins from Constantinople: [IMG] Justinian AE Follis Bronze, 30 mm, 17.98 gm, Struck: AD 527-538, Sear 158 Obverse: Justinian facing right, D...
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