I spotted the "War of the Worlds" connection also, it's one of my favorite films. :)
I have this one which I may have received in Copenhagen in 1971: [IMG] Copenhagen Little Mermaid statue and ship KOBENHAVNS SPORVEJE / KS /...
An unusual story featuring coins: From ABC News: [IMG] Bry Marie is an artist who paints works of art on pennies. [IMG] See how she turns...
I got one of these items recently for a couple of dollars from the usual place: [IMG] Egyptian Oval Coin Bronze, 22 mm x 31 mm, 5.76 gm Both...
I got one of these items recently for a couple of dollars from the usual place: [IMG] Egyptian Oval Coin Bronze, 22 mm x 31 mm, 5.76 gm Obverse:...
Morgan silver dollars are supposed to weigh around 26.73 gm. My grandmother lived near Reno and pulled these worn specimens out of circulation in...
Thank you kaparthy for the recommendation of the Richard Stark book The Rare Coin Score which I just finished reading. The book was pretty good,...
Ah, the frustration of running graded slabbed coins through a coin change machine. :)
I have read few crime storys of any kind that match the true King Farouk 1933 double eagle story, possibly Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel The...
If the king wears glasses then the coin is from Thailand. :)
All three Ebay listings are gone. :)
It looks like a copper version of a German States silver coin of Jever or Emden of 28 stuber. The reverse shield doesn't exactly match the shield...
The 1961 film "The Children's Hour" is about two women who run a small school for girls and a very nasty little girl. In one scene, a maid...
My favorite Masonic Penny is this one as I lived in Berkeley at one time: [IMG] Masonic Penny Berkeley California RAM Chapter 92 Bronze, 31mm,...
I received a real mail letter today asking me to participate in a US Mint survey run by a company called NAXION. Has anyone here received a...
The original poster's 1825 8 maravedis coin has an unusual obverse mintmark 'J' for Jubia, Spain. The Jubia mint operated from 1811 to 1869 and...
He took it with him. :)
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