I swear that the coins of Thasos (and some other places) were commemorative coins used as advertising tokens. Back in the day when you received a...
Yes in deed. The Obol spec is 0.65 grams and the Hemiobol is specified at 0.32 in my Sear book. Obviously you ran into some of the same...
Thanks. I thought that the two modern coins were pretty cool too.:D
[ATTACH] It is simply an incuse punch. The blank was placed on the obverse die & then struck with a simple punch. The punch in this case...
I'm in the larger CT secret Santa mix and did not recognize the name given to me. After quickly researching previous posts & it was discovered...
The third coin is an ancient: [ATTACH][ATTACH] THRACE, Thasos AR Obol 435 - 411 B.C. 0.50 grams, 8 mm Obv: Two dolphins swimming opposite...
Allen Berman had purchased a large collection of fish coins & I selected these three. This first coin is from Cuba and depicts a gar fish. It is...
Your two coins are fantastic. I have never seen the Italy coin with such details. From the photos I would grade the Italy coin MS66 and the...
A dealer had purchased a large collection of fish coins & I selected these three. This first coin included a Harlan Berk label. [ATTACH][ATTACH]...
Ho Ho Ho. I have apparently received my secret Santa gift before any of you folks. :happy: I am the very happy recipient of my secret Santa...
Classic Apollo landing image! I too have one of those medals. I remember when the first astronaut fell on the moon. It was not as funny as the...
Wagon Haiku Palindrome? Noöb, fit "Tet" TIF, boon Up wagon no gawp U Damm it - I’m mad Edited to add "Tet"
A good friend surprised me with an early Christmas present! We were discussing how much I liked this little bronze owl coin when he said “Merry...
Hello Profit Man, Is your new piece inside of a TPG holder?
This is a way-cool & informative thread. I've got this little coin (which is modern compared to JA's much older owl): [ATTACH][ATTACH] I really...
Thanks for the info Bing! I got this one at the NYINC show January 2014. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Tebo Coins in Boulder Halenbeck has a shop in Colorado Springs The ANA headquarters is in Colorado Springs Check the Internet for coin shows that...
Please post your avatar so we can see it better.
This is my new (6 month old) hound. Winter coat: [ATTACH] Here she is all dolled-up: [ATTACH] Ancientnoob should post his animal!
Like many US coin collectors I began my collecting life sorting through coins & filling the holes that Whitman provided. My dad then bought me a...
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