I was moving a little off track with the last couple of posts so here is a coin I picked up on my recent trip to Florida. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I...
I have a large ink bottle and ink pot recovered from the SS Republic. The large bottle is a little chipped but the makers name is intact. [ATTACH]...
Here is my little piece of shipwreck Chinese porcelain @lordmarcovan . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] From what I learnt the pot you posted was made in the...
It never ceases to amaze me how many things are out there and how many wrecks there are with recovered coins and artefacts. Following on from...
I wouldn't call myself a connoisseur @lordmarcovan , aficionado maybe, Junkie probably. I do have a piece of Chinese shipwreck porcelain, two ink...
Nice coin and great display @lordmarcovan. If anyone said to me 5 years ago I would have bought a holed coin I would have called them crazy! Since...
The Hollandia is a shipwreck which has a nice spread of readily available salvaged coins. Here is one I picked up last year together with the...
Criminals are usually stupid. I know a criminal forensic scientist and he once told me how a burglar had been arrested and accused of several...
Good points!
I'm posting this for some end of week light relief. I trawl through Ebay in spare moments mainly because I have a sense of humour. Over the past...
If the counterstamp is nice and even and in a oval or rectangle it could be a merchant or private bank to guarantee the quality of Silver as there...
Just for fun, I composed a list of 20 Shipwreck coins I own or are on my radar as acquisitions. There are another 20 to consider including...
I believe you hit the nail on the head @robinjojo , salinity and of course in some areas such as Europe, strong tides. These two coins came from...
Nice!!
What great coins @Pete.pete , personally I would not do that if you are not keeping them because there is a cachet in someone else "improving"...
This was one of my gifts but feel free to substitute. I always send my Avatar coin to my giftees.
This is one of the two personal gifted coins and I sent it to match your gold coin but great it goes to your sister and I hope she likes it....
I think the logic behind my comment is that if it is an ultra rare date so has numismatic value it could be faked with real gold to make a premium...
It hasn’t the value to go into a safety deposit box @lordmarcovan Reason I enclosed it is that he will be the next King and outstanding compared...
Best idea is to test it , use water displacement. Fakers don’t fake with real gold. You will know in 5 minutes. Looks good to me.
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