I remember reading that there was a "price list" found in Pompey which stated that a denarius would buy a girl for one night.
Christopher Plummer played Commodus in the 1964 film "The Fall of the Roman Empire", which is probably the best of the 1950's-1960's Roman...
I bought this Pillar Dollar because it was 200 years old when I was born. [IMG]
He takes Bidpay which has gone out of business. I wonder what the Chinese printing on the slab means in English?
Looks like this item has been pulled off of Ebay prematurely by the seller. For details of these coins see my article: Article I found the...
The Cheney shooting did not inspire this listing as the seller listed the coin before around January 22 and it didn't sell. By the way, the...
My favorite Ebay item description "LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE FLIPED IT IN THE AIR AND SHOT A SHOTGUN AT IT STILL IN EXECELENT CONDITION"...
The US presidents used to be great men. Now we have "knaves, thieves, and actors".
Arizona State Quarter design From The Arizona Republic: Article: Article 1 Another article: Article 2
This sounds like an urban legend. Can anyone cite an actual incident (news story) where kidnappers used a trail of coins to grab a kid?
Maybe it is a "war" dollar and has seen action.
It appears to have done some hard service in China judging by the condition and the chopmark.
My father saved a lot of these in the 1930's and I have them in a tea jar. Some are metal, some are plastic. Pretty interesting.
Charles III and George III had a competition going.
I noticed that this joker will not ship to APO/FPO (US military) boxes. So I guess he isn't interested in military customers.
Why do these jokers always put "God Bless" in their auctions?
King Khan Krum Kills Kitty (Bulgaria) Bulgaria 10 Leva 1930 [IMG] This Bulgaria 1930 10 Leva coin shows "The Madara Horseman", "Krum" in...
The 1949 San Francisco 1898 Mexico Peso China restrike Article now on Internet I revised my article and put it on my web site at: Link to...
Ebay It is easy to find both 1898 originals and restrikes on Ebay. Just look for "peso 1898". Some sellers mention the restrike status, others...
Does this mean we won't have an Elvis coin for another year?
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