Now if someone gave the "Anglo Saxon gold cross" referenced above to the Salvation Army, well, that would be a news story. :)
The note has the date March 16, 1936. Edward VIII was the king of England then. :)
I feel like this little fellow about Spanish dollars. [IMG] Spain 5 Pesetas "Duro" 1888 - Alfonso XIII Silver, 38 mm, 24.73 gm :)
Are there Coinstar machines in England? :)
Queen Mary I of England (AD 1553-1558) [IMG] England Mary I Groat Silver, 25 mm, 2.02 gm Obverse: Crowned bust of Mary facing left MARIA...
Doctor, are you being nosy? :)
Zeno Gwalior:...
Nice coin! :)
Afghanistan, Abdur Rahman, 1 Qiran, Herat mint, AH 1297 (AD 1880) Here is one very much like it:...
[IMG] Portugal 5 Escudos 1943 Silver, 25.0 mm, 7.0 gm Portugal managed to stay neutral and out of the active war. :)
A good day at the Coinstar machine: About US $4 in quarters and US $1 in dimes. Keepers: Canada 25 cents 1988, China Peoples Republic steel 1...
I found this coin in a CoinStar-type machine reject bin in 2015: [IMG] The coin was probably altered with a file to pass as a dime in a vending...
Not That Joe but Johannes V, King of Portugal and Brazil. He was known as João or in English, John, and in Latin, Johannes. He lived from AD 1689...
I received about ten of these in change from a hotel in Cairo in 1987: [IMG] Egypt 5 Piastres 1984 I liked the design - simple yet effective. :)
Elizabeth I was also known as the "Virgin Queen". As a queen she was a success. [IMG] England Silver Sixpence 1561 Elizabeth I :)
A coin from France's "Spider King" Louis XI (AD 1461-1483): [IMG] France Louis XI Ecu d'Or Gold, 27 mm, 3.34 gm, Perpignan Mint Obverse: Shield...
One learns something every day about early American numismatics. I did not know that the United States changed the size of the five dollar gold...
An Edward VIII fantasy crown for Southern Rhodesia: [IMG] Southern Rhodesia Fantasy Crown 1937 - Edward VIII Silver, 38mm, 23.98gm :)
My grandparents lived in Chicago in the 1950's and my grandfather was a salesman for a French company. In 1956 his company sent him and...
Recently I came across a small article about a 1946 detective film entitled "The French Key" which starts with a man finding a dead man's body in...
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