Man, I wish. Especially an aureus!
J is for Julian the Apostate and Justinian the Great. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I is also for Ionia. [ATTACH]
Whoa! Ubergroovy! Look at all those ships!
Yikes
The first sentence in my post there from March of 2021 has been proven wrong. “Never in this lifetime” gives way to “gee, look what I bought...
@Abramthegreat - sorry it took me so long.
Exactly. It’s not like I bought the thing to flip it.
I intend to do just that, though I’m hoping they’ll fit the pedigree on the label for a standard sized holder. I don’t want any oversized holders...
It IS rather *ahem* … anatomical. But since that’s in a Classical Roman context, it makes it PG- rather than R-rated.
Paid through the nose, I did, and got some sticker shock after the buyer's fee, but by golly I prevailed, and after wanting one for a long time, I...
Very wholesome circ. And a CC mintmarked Seated dollar, which is automatically desirable, regardless.
Does the hole go all the way through the mystery ball? If so, possibly a fishing sinker. On 19th century sites here we'd find what we called...
PS- love the quirkiness of Gobrecht's slanting fives.
AU53 to 55. Details, maybe. I'm not so sure about the color. Nice coin, though.
A for both!
Cool to find one in the wild. The only ones I’ve seen are the ones he’s sent in the mail.
At least you bought a nice coin. That’s better than overpaying for junk, right?
I decided I had too many other irons in the fire so I sold the holder and the 20c piece. Kept the Seated and Trade dollars- I'll be slabbing those.
Time for the drawing. Our lucky number was #8. [ATTACH] Post #8 was by @Abramthegreat. @Abramthegreat - I have your address from your...
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