Here's mine: [IMG] Gordian III AR Antoninianus - Hercules Radiate draped bust right IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Hercules standing right...
I recall the Johnson Smith Co. selling Indian Head pennies and "100 year old coins" in the 1960's. :)
The "Johnson Smith" company is still around? I remember them when I was a kid in the 1950's. They had a catalog where they would sell things...
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I have seen these "Kennedy looks at Lincoln" pennies since the 1960's. I want to see one with Richard Nixon. Now that would be something. :)
I guess that the point of the article is that the Omaha TV reporter didn't know it was a fake.
Looks like the Unabomber's cabin.
I am responsible. I pull a pre-1981 cent out of circulation about every three days. :)
It's a small copper coin from one of Constantine's relatives. Hard to identify further due to the dark image. :)
Here's what one looks like, from the US Mint website: [IMG] :)
My favorite Mexican coin is the 1898 peso which was re-struck by the Mexico City and San Francisco mints in 1949 for Nationalist China. Here...
I saw the same ad in a March Newsweek. Seriously, the ad raises a lot of questions: What is the name of the "Spanish warship"? How did a...
He might be added to the Presidential Dollar Coins sometime, but it would be 2016 or later. Presidential Dollar Coin Release Schedule (ends...
Clembo's Cuahtemoc 5 pesos is the first one I have seen that was circulated. :)
Dave Serber, the guy who ran Wildwinds, died recently, and his obituaries mentioned the site.
Using HTML to set up one's website is a good way to learn about HTML.
I set up my website a couple of years ago. I wrote my own HTML, I only use a few HTML features, such as <IMG>, <A>, and simple CSS style...
Where is Massapequa?
I suspect that a lot of these were brought back to England and the US by WW2 soldiers. I have several from that period along with 1/2 and 1/4...
"When confronted by detectives the suspect attempted to explain away his possession of the stolen coins". That would be interesting to hear! :)
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