The US Government has won similar cases involving "moon rocks". :)
There was a lot of publicity about that warehouse storing bags of dollar coins. I wonder if some crooks are planning the "heist of the...
It is too bad that Izzie Swift isn't around to get them into circulation. :)
I have had this medal for many years, it belonged to my father before me. [IMG] Samuel J. Bridge Medal GIFT OF SAMUEL J. BRIDGE /...
Aladdin's Castle video game arcade token. The company operated during the 1970's and 1980's. It now operates under a different name. :)
The coin on the left is a fantasy 1 Dinar coin supposedly issued for Yemen. The date is AH 1352 (AD 1933). Made at the Vienna Mint in 1965 by...
I bought one of the GSA Carson City silver dollars in 1974. Sometime it disappeared during a move in the early 1980's. I have the box and...
The finders are keeping the reverses secret for some reason. Why the cover-up? :)
I am even more sure that the group was a numismatic collection. Has anyone seen an image of the coin reverses? :)
Here's my Julian Bull: [IMG] Julian II AE - Bull Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG...
They look like different varieties. Somebody's coin collection, perhaps? :)
[IMG] France 1 Sol 1791 - Louis XVI [IMG] France 1 Decime LAn7-A (1798) :)
The most interesting thing that I read about that show is that one of the cast members lost 100 lbs (weight, not British money). :)
I believe that the first AD dated coin was made in 1234 at Roskilde, Denmark. The date was in Roman numbers, MCCXXXIIII Many ancient Roman...
It is a crude imitation of a Venice Ducat Coin, possibly from India. Here is a real one: [IMG] More imitations here:...
My edition of Krause has the Finnish coin's bird as a capercaille. Finnish Turkey? :)
It might be a "Celtic Cross" or "Celtic Knot" token of some kind. Better pictures would help, along with the inscription text. :)
There have been similar cases involving NASA "moon rocks" and the US government has won all of them. The US government is currently suing one...
Can anyone read the inscription on this coin? [IMG] Portugal Ceitil Alphonso V 1438-1481 (Alfonso V) Very thin copper coin 20mm, 1.70gm A...
The Langbord-Swift case again. :)
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