I walked by the local Coinstar machine this morning and saw a bright penny and a dime. I picked them up, the penny was a recent zinc coin and the...
"Hot Millions" is a 1968 British crime caper comedy. Marcus Pendleton (Peter Ustinov) is released from prison, passes himself off as a computer...
How did the seller ship the coin? Air mail, surface mail, registered? :)
I have bought several items on Ebay which were mailed from Australia to California. They took an average of two weeks to arrive. :)
My father was not a coin collector but he saved these sales tax tokens in the 1930's and put them in small containers. [IMG] Containers and US...
Why do so many of these coins have Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on them? Do the manufacturers consider her to be a "dinosaur"? :)
My East India Company 20 Cash took another ship and made it to India: [IMG] East India Company, Madras Presidency 20 Cash, Soho, 1808 Copper, 30...
"Say, Mister. Will you stake a fellow American to a meal?" [IMG] Success! [IMG] One like it: [IMG] Mexico peso 1924 Silver, 34 mm, 16.68 gm :)
Thank you! :)
This penny was not a Coinstar find but came from a supermarket change dispenser: [IMG] US Cent 1919-S (Weight 3.00 gm) It lost some weight...
These items were supposedly handed out in the 1920's by museums with Egyptian-themed exhibits. [IMG] Egyptian Oval Coin Bronze, 22 mm x 31 mm,...
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Congress has not approved any commemorative coins for 2025! :)
We have two threads on this same topic. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/no-us-commemorative-coins-for-2023.401721...
Cheap: [IMG] Germany Hamburg 4 Schillings 1728 Silver, 23.0 mm, 2.68 gm Obverse: HAMBURGER CURRENT 1728 / IIII SCHILL Reverse: CAROLUS VI D.G....
It looks like an Indian Islamic temple token and there are many varieties of them. Here is a similar one to yours:...
I went to the supermarket today and walked by the Coinstar machine. There was a gray dime in the reject bin and I picked it up. It was a 1944...
I have a gray Honda Civic. Honda and Toyota make many gray cars. A few stickers help to identify my car. :)
I found this Sears Statue of Liberty token in a Coinstar machine on Sept. 23, 2022: It was issued by the Sears Company (Sears, Roebuck and...
After being inspired by this thread I went out and got a copy of "The Count of Monte Cristo" (the 1846 English translation). I finally finished...
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