Because Alcock and Brown didn't have their kids kidnapped resulting in massive tabloid exposure, even to Samoa.
Looks to me like a brass token, possibly from a store or bar (pub). The British made lots of them during the early 1800's with King George's...
Looks to me like a magician's token with the cabalistic symbols.
Kinda sounds like some kid lost his coin collection.
I bought two of these coin sets in 1982 at the old San Francisco Mint which was a museum then.
Fortunately for us, the ancient world banking system was "bury it". So people keep finding lots of old coins and that makes some of them "cheap".
I have a 1964 Rhodesia proof set and that country was only recognized by South Africa then. Nice coins, anyway!
Supposedly the maximum Ebay listing fee for anything starting over $500 is $4.80.
The Ebay listing fee would be pretty high for a "joke".
My father had a job during the 1930's which required him to drive around the US west. He had a collection of these sales tax tokens from various...
"I am not a professional" You are a professional (From "The Falcon and the Snowman")
That Swiss - Jewish gold coin story is untrue. It is an "urban legend" or myth and has been debunked many times.
Elagabalus was one of the greatest of Roman emperors. He came originally from Syria. He brought the worship of the Syrian Sun God to Rome. The...
Elagabalus!
SGS deducted points for "run over by car" damage.
This sounds like one of those 1940's movies where the guy wakes up and can't remember where he has been for the past three years but finds odd...
These stories are true sometimes. The religious right associated Bush Jr. administration covered up depression-era nude statues in the Dept. of...
I sold two of these coins on Ebay in January and February 2004 for US $41 and $46.
It was answered on another board. 1803 Mexico 1 reale.
Is the coin a metal detector find under a paint store?
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