Continuing our Caribbean tour, we stop off at... [ATTACH] ...Jamaica! [ATTACH] BRITISH JAMAICA Time of Victoria, 1837-1901 CU Penny (30.1mm,...
Same! I had read that story awhile back, but only recently made the effort to hunt one up and buy it. Not that they're terribly rare or hard to find.
From one Caribbean island nation to another. [ATTACH] REPUBLIC OF HAITI AR Gourde (37.6mm, 25.00g, 6h) Dated 1887. Paris mint, France Obverse:...
Just came across this thread. Looks like a fun game! Would any other members be interested in a revival? I quote the OP rules: @Pickin and...
Nicer than my AU-58 specimen! Although I do like the toning on mine. ;) [ATTACH] PHILIPPINES Insular Government, 1899-1935 AR 1 Peso (38mm,...
Haha! Yes! I just happened to come across that a couple weeks ago. Hilarious. :D
Great coin and writeup! Now is the perfect time to share my own Hieron II coin, just finished uploading to my online gallery. [ATTACH] SICILY,...
Actually the scallops made it just a tiny bit easier, since depending on orientation they could offer a very slight two-point surface contact...
Cool coin! When we lived in the Bahamas, one morning (while waiting for breakfast) I tried seeing how many of these dimes I could balance on top...
Nice! I've had a couple JC elephant denarii go through my hands before. Currently the only JC coin I own is this denarius: [ATTACH] JULIUS...
Cool! There is a 1 billion mark coin of the same design, but they sell for $$$. Here's my small, nearly weightless scrap of aluminum,...
I don't know if it holds true for modern coins, but I know for ancient coins, the obverse is defined as the anvil die, and the reverse the die...
No I didn't, that's really cool! Andrew Roberts' book is terrific. I read it not long ago, and it played a major role in developing my interest in...
Thanks! Yes it's also made me more aware of what a CNG coin might actually look like in hand versus their photo. I recently was bidding on a...
Yeah I agree. I'm not sure what happened to the rim but I've seen other francs that have the same sort of flattening.
Thanks! That would be right in line with what CNG thought.
Incidentally, I had toyed with the idea of sending this coin to a TPG. I don't think I will, but I would be curious to hear what you all think it...
Simply gorgeous. A video can show so much that a photo can't. By the way, thanks for featuring my post! My first and it's quite an honor! :)
Now that is so cool! What a great, and historic, find. That is odd that the design is on the back of the button, though!
Do it! And then show us what you got. ;)
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