The California gold discovery occurred in 1848 and as the centennial approached, many companies began striking medals to commemorate the event. A...
The Confederacy was pretty primitive when it came to machinery. Most of the machinery, including equipment to make tokens, was in the North....
Booby trap devices are dangerous and illegal because of possible injury to firefighters and children. :)
A distant relative of mine was a doctor in Los Angeles in the 1970's. One night office was burglarized - by the Nixon / Watergate gang. He "dined...
I usually wait until a few minutes before the end to bid on something. :)
The old flag would be hard to identify at a distance as Canadian. Imagine the fun at the Olympics. But it does look good on coins (with some...
In the civilwarindex.com PDF document, his name is listed as Orrin Mallett, and he was 39 when he enlisted. Thank you for your service, Oran. :)
Has anyone looked up Oran to see if he survived the war and what became of him? The 186th was only organized in February 1865 and spent most of...
I have two of the California Gold Discovery Centennial medals, they are quite interesting from a historical standpoint. [IMG] California Gold...
I believe that collector coins are exempt from customs duty taxes. I recently bought a Canadian coin from a Canadian dealer and wasn't charged....
It's not a buffalo, it's a bison. :)
Roman emperor Julian II (AD 361-363), one of his "VOT X" coins. Roman Imperial Coins (RIC) 106, Heraclea mint. :)
Did Picasso design these? :)
I wonder where they are being minted. :)
An unusual happy royal marriage. They had their fiftieth anniversary on September 18, 2014....
That will go nicely with this: [IMG] :)
The coin identifies King George as "IND IMP" or Emperor of India in 1948. :)
My friend has this coin in a piece of lava: [IMG] Rock showing coin The coin is a bronze Italy 5 Centesimi 1919, about 20mm diameter, apparently...
My mother was a US Navy pay officer at Treasure Island in San Francisco in 1944 and 1945. This little French note was with her papers, but she...
I have had this one since the 1960's when I rescued it from a coin dealer's junk box. [IMG] Mexico Bronze 20 Centavos 1920 It is not in as nice...
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