What's the price of copper these days? Has it gone up like precious metals?
That's an average of about one silver coin every few days. :wideyed: Great finds!
From Greece, we set sail east and arrive on the coasts of... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ISRAEL Cupro-nickel 100 Prutah (28.47mm, 11.26g, 12h) Dated 5709...
Both lovely pieces. I especially like those Landis ones - the silver has a surprisingly strong sense of depth to it. I have just one Landis piece,...
Super cool medal! I hadn't known about that incident till just now reading your 2023 CT post about it. Very interesting!
Forgot to add the PCGS photo. Here it is, for what it's worth. [ATTACH]
Splendid piece!
Look at that! We all seem to be buying ship medals. ;) Love the detail and design of that one!
Beautiful medal! That obverse design is quite haunting. I'll have to read up on that ship, never heard of it before.
Thanks everyone! Thanks! It certainly took courage to attempt. And though he was killed for his troubles, his efforts inspired others, and...
Hello everyone! For my last thread of 2025, I have an interesting historical medal to show. I bought this sort of on impulse - it was a cool and...
Excellent article! I love these deep dives into what, on the surface, seems to be an ordinary and unremarkable coin. Now I want to get one for my...
This looks excellent @Denis Richard . I will be giving it a closer examination later this evening when I have a bit more time.
Time to go abroad! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] FIRST FRENCH EMPIRE, Napoleon I Bonaparte (1804-1815) AR 1/2 Franc (18.15mm, 2.51g, 6h) Dated AN 13...
From Cuba to... [ATTACH] ...the good old US of A! [ATTACH] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CU "Draped Bust" Large Cent, stemless wreath variety...
Acquiring a coin from the Kenneth W. Harl collection was a dream of mine...and it took many tries. I was outbid on probably two dozen coins over...
Here's a nicely toned little gem. [ATTACH] REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA AR 10 Centavos (20.5mm, 3.33g, 6h) Dated 1945. Guatemala City mint Obverse:...
Flashy! I know some prefer blast white silver, but I like some good toning.
Love that coin @lordmarcovan - a 1927 Australian florin is on my world coin target list. I think it's an attractive and well executed design....
Thanks! Even with my own research into the subject, I hadn't put it together that Hieron II lived and reigned that long...that's quite an...
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