Well, now that's interesting. I haven't the faintest idea, unfortunately.
But a SUPER cool change find, nonetheless.
Likewise. The Commonwealth and Billie3 shillings as well. The Shah Jahan rupee is lovely. That's an understatement, considering one of them was...
Sixth (and hopefully final) round of vein surgery on my legs. Went fine. I’ve had worse root canals at the dentist. Walked out under my own...
Item #1 on my birthday agenda: get this over with. :facepalm: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] At least there was a nice painting on the wall to focus on....
One gets used to it.
Thanks, y’all. The Robotic Peter T. Davis also sent birthday wishes as usual, but @cpm9ball seems to have become a competent human Birthday...
Yup. And the strainer basket thing at the top where they pour the coins in, too.
What about with the counterstamps?
I love that “treasure hoard” group shot! (Oops- made a dangerous typo in the word “shot”. Good thing I caught it, or I’d have had to put on my...
I once saw a fake 1856 Flying Eagle cent- a replica which had been deliberately damaged to conceal and mostly remove the COPY stamp on the...
The coin above, once again: [IMG] [IMG] The real deal, courtesy of CoinFacts: [IMG] The first: Beijing, early-21st century. The second:...
Yes. The numerals in the date look a bit "off", among other things. At first glance, it was hard for me to determine if this was a fake, or just...
HB2U, Weaselbritches! :P
Good heavens, I spent nearly half an hour working on Post #3 above, typing a reply and finding pictures, all to explain the difference. Did you...
It might or might not get a pass on the cleaning. I'd say the scrape is likely to get you a "details" grade. It is still a decent looking coin...
You're. Monkeying.
Yes. Says so right there on the COA, in fact. Edit: Aha. You caught yourself. And I overlooked your update with the correction, so we're all...
@Rick mcquaid - that's still a fun find, considering it cost only face value, in change. As-is, it's really only worth that: face value. But...
This. Old adhesive residue. I was initially going to say old glue, but the linear nature of that band does indeed indicate old cellophane tape,...
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