Thank you @Collecting Nut ,@mrweaseluv and @Spark1951 that is very helpful and insightful. I will take your advice.
I am considering having these two Morgan dollars graded. They are both 1889. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Coin A [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Coin B I have read...
Yes @BRandM , this is often the case , my pet dislike is coloured coins and I agree with @TheGame 's comments about some of their marketing...
It certainly knocks a Krugerrand or Britannia into second place @lordmarcovan , what a spectacular coin and a great familial association.
Pretty close on the spelling @Spark1951 It's Capercaillie. 45 years ago I was Deer stalking in the Highlands of Scotland and the local postman hit...
The Royal Mint manufactured 19.6 million of them and they gave one to every schoolchild. I remember the exact moment they announced Churchill died...
Yes they are @Hiddendragon
I'm not sure what is happening as I am copying and pasting but when I try to save from a web page I cannot convert to JPEG. I will photograph the...
Not sure @lordmarcovan, it's probably me. I don't see them either so I will try reloading and editing.
I received an advertisement from the Royal Mint today featuring this years commemorative coins. As usual the choice is UNC, Proof , Gold and...
SS Longships launched 1917 lost 1939. This is a coin I found on Ebay last year ( last month actually ). It was recovered from the SS LONGSHIPS...
This is another amazing coin @lordmarcovan and another coin and shipwreck I had never heard of. This topic appears to cover every period and every...
I’ve done that in the past and I believe it is possibly compulsive behaviour! The beauty of being a generalist is we love everything and it is...
That is one fabulous coin @panzerman! Congratulations and thank you for sharing. Something else for my bucket list!
The Wreck of the SS Elingamite. This set of shipwreck coins arrived today from Australia and there was a bonus as the seller had not listed the...
There are appears to be a large and very active interest in Liner memorabilia @lordmarcovan and yes you could collect a goodly number of postcards...
Pen holder? It looks to small to be a napkin holder.
I thought I might have achieved this with the exception of one. @Bing was my inspiration to collect these. I missed out on a XVIIII a couple of...
The Shipwreck Corner was originally conceived to show and discuss shipwreck coins such as Cobs but then drifted into any numismatic item, Exonumia...
This is a great coin @lordmarcovan but you should have posted it in Shipwreck Corner! ;) I'm hoping you bought it as a commemorative years ago...
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