My feeling is that this isn't a coin that you own, but one you would like to buy. Viking coins are typically not cheap (they can cost hundreds to...
Presuming it's real, it's an Alfred the Great silver penny, minted by the moneyer Ceneferth somewhere between 885 - 895 AD. It apparently should...
Ah, this probably explains the gold toned Canadian nickel I found in a horde of coins earlier this year. I pulled it out because it looked so...
I purchased a coin on Ebay recently. When it arrived it had a big fingerprint SPLOTCH across the obverse. The auction photo didn't show it thanks...
Thanks for sharing! I apparently have ancestry in Wales, but I have yet to make an appearance there. After eyeing your picture of the view from...
I'm really surprised that no one mentioned colorized state quarters... :rolleyes: Of course, the way some things seem to be going.. who knows?
I haven't seen a wheat in circulation (i.e., received one in change) for probably a decade. I also don't use cash very much anymore either, which...
Whoa, that is a jaw-dropper. Quite the amazing set of coins you have there. I highly doubt I'll ever come even close to accumulating something so...
Wow. I am completely overwhelmed by the response! Thank you everyone for such great information and advice. I have a lot to sift through. I'll...
My first ancient. Hello, Probus. It was in a pile of Romans at a local coin shop and I liked that I could read the text and at least see some...
I think number 1 is the clear winner.
Though I could not agree more that one should never, or at least rarely, buy coins as an investment, no one wants to buy something and watch it...
I have dabbled in medieval hammered coins and also own a few shabby Roman coins. Recently, ancients have started to pull me in inexorably. I can't...
There were gold pound, and half pound, coins minted in the time of Elizabeth I (late 16th century). They are immensely beautiful things and...
At coin shows I sometimes see booths with jars overflowing with steel cents labeled "steel cents - 25 cents each." People hoarded this issue at...
Actually, it's the other way around: Kennedy did have a secretary named Lincoln (Evelyn Lincoln), bit Lincoln didn't have a secretary named...
It's a dangerous world out there. You came to the right place.
Augh! There is a show within driving distance!! Crew!! Lash me to the mast!!! Protect me from the harpies!!!!!
Very awesome! I love the depiction of the King's armored head! ...and who says Latin is a dead language? :D
One last thought, I swear this is the last one :rolleyes:, the airplane is probably just a play on the parlor's name, since the 747 is also known...
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