Made in San Francisco, California ('S' mint mark)
[IMG] What happened to it? :)
I know about two books on foreign coin struck by US mints, both published some time ago: Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of...
Still my favorite ancient coin is this Byzantine Justinian follis: [IMG] :)
Here is the Ebay listing for the coin: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270474431815 (Item 270474431815) A very rare...
"Here are minted the copper and nickel, gold and silver coins for the Pacific coast, the adjoining western states, and the Philippines" Gold...
I visited Rhodesia in 1971 but was not into coins then, otherwise I would have looked around for some old coins from the British colonial era. :)
A long-time mostly metal detecting forum is at TreasureNet: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php :)
I found a Mexican 2 peso coin on the street early this year. [IMG] It was about the size of a US nickel 5¢ coin. :)
I bought two 1964 Rhodesia proof sets from that country by mail order: [IMG] [IMG] :)
Spain? Franco?
One of my coin interests is ancient coins, particularly Roman, Parthian, and Byzantine. :)
There is a use for the silver coin: http://www.cointalk.com/t75728 :)
Thank all of you for your help in identifying the coin in the 1950 film "King Solomon's Mines" I thought it might be the silver dollar sized...
US Military Challenge Coins - recent item? I was in the US Army for a long time (1969-1997) and never heard of "challenge coins" until...
Please help ID coin/medal in 1950 film "King Solomon's Mines" I watched today the DVD of the 1950 film "King Solomon's Mines" which starred...
If anyone steals it, you can prove that it was yours. :)
Festival of Britain Crown 1951 I recently read the history book Austerity Britain 1945-1951 by by David Kynaston, published in 2008. It was...
I have sent items by USPS Certified Mail First Class and that has a tracking number. Costs around $2.80 to use Certified, and, of course, only...
My grandmother used pill bottles to store coins in. She must have either washed or wiped them before putting the coins in. The old easy-open...
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