The National Football League (NFL) team the Washington Redskins is dropping it's team name and it's logo which was copied from the United States...
King George was still "IND IMP" or Emperor of India in 1948. :)
What about the Roman gold coins and Mexican gold coins found in Israel Switt's safe deposit box at the same time the double eagles were found? :)
It does look like the Shah Shuja coin. :)
[IMG] "Say, Mister. Will you stake a fellow American to a meal?" :)
I had a copy of Douglass Wallop's novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant but I gave it to someone. The book is about a Washington Senators...
Washington Turkeys :)
James Ramsey Ullman wrote a novel in 1945 called The White Tower. The book was made into a film in 1950 with Glenn Ford, Lloyd Bridges, and Alida...
I had a hard time matching one of the letters on the Cyrillic (Russian) side of the coin (the side with the Maltese Cross). The Cyrillic middle...
I didn't know anyone else was interested in these: [IMG] Germany 2 Kopecks 1916 - Military Coinage Eastern front Iron, 24 mm, 5.88 gm [IMG]...
My Louix XVI Ecu: [IMG] France Ecu 1784-A Paris Silver, 41.0 mm x 42.0 mm, 29.10 gm Obverse: Louis XVI facing left LUD XVI DG FR ET NAV REX...
Bramsen's Napoleonic Medals The full title of this catalog is: Ludvig Ernst Bramsen Médaillier Napoléon le Grand ou Description des Médailles,...
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My Elizabeth sixpence is not in as good shape as lordmarcovan's: [IMG] England Silver Sixpence 1561 Elizabeth I Obverse: Crowned bust of...
According to Numista, 1760-1771 was .917, 1772-1785 was .901, and 1786-1788 and later was .875. :)
If they had Arabic writing on them... :)
A related note: Chuck E. Cheese filed for bankruptcy today....
San Francisco news article: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pandemic-takes-a-bite-Chuck-E-Cheese-files-for-15365657.php Chuck E. Cheese is a...
Great article and beautiful coins. :)
An excellent book on the subject of Islamic coins is Richard Plant's book Arabic Coins and How To Read Them (Spink and Son Ltd, 1980). I bought a...
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