You didn't know that Albert Einstein and Moe Howard were related? :)
This tiny gold coin is possibly the smallest modern machine-struck coin ever made. [IMG] Guatemala 4 Reales 1860 Obverse: Rafael Carrera facing...
Coin commemorating Portugal's Discovery of India in 1498: [IMG] Portugal 1000 Reis 1898 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of India Silver, 37mm,...
The story made the Washington Post on August 2, 2016: ‘A high-stakes dispute over ten pieces of gold’: Court reclaims priceless Double Eagle...
There was a successful recovery of a stolen 1913 Liberty Nickel. It was made in Hawaii by Det. Steve McGarrett of "Hawaii Five-O". :)
Transit token with landmark which no longer exists: [IMG] Transit Token New Hampshire Public Works Profile of "The Old Man of the Mountain" or...
King Farouk is laughing today because he got away with it. [IMG] Egypt Silver Hexagonal Two Piastres 1944 - King Farouk :)
Today, the US Court of Appeals Third Circuit decided in favor of the US Government in the long-running Langbord-Switt 1933 Double Eagle case. The...
I found this item in a California coin dealer's "junk box" in 2014: [IMG] Obverse: Two knights fighting / QUADRICENTENNIAL OF THE GREAT SIEGE OF...
I live in California and today I walked by the market CoinStar machine and saw a shiny coin. [IMG] Cuba 10 Centavos 2013 As we all know, Ebay...
ZOTZ Coin: [IMG] "Zotz" (1962) film promotional plastic coin The film is a comedy about a college professor who receives an ancient coin which...
[IMG] United States Dollar 2013 - Sacagawea - Treaty with the Delawares 1778 Wild Turkey, Wolf, Turtle :)
A US president signing a bill eliminating the penny/cent would be admitting that inflation is real. :)
Interesting. Be careful what you say here. :)
I have had a hobby website since 2007. I used to keep some ancient coins on it but dropped them a year ago. :)
What effect did chatrooms have on the Langbord/Switt double eagle case? I believe that the case is still before the Federal Court of Appeals. :)
I became interested in the 1953 Universal-International color film "City Beneath the Sea" after I saw the title in an article about the John J....
Ranger Betty received her replacement medal on Sunday. This article has a photograph of her holding the medal, identified as a medal this time:...
We also have "Reagan Pennies" made of zinc. :)
The dark spot at the top is a surface stain of some kind. I couldn't find any attachment marks. :)
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