Nice pickups!
That sixpence - what a find!! And I must say, that thimble is quite charming.
Recently picked this one up. I highly recommend anyone interested to check out the Wikipedia article on the Great Exhibition. Must have been a...
:wideyed: Must have been breathtaking to view that in hand! I'll bet the price on that was north of $100k.
That's a beauty!
That seems pretty conclusive. Strange how the story got changed so early on.
That's really interesting! Thanks for the explanation. I'll have to dig into that some more.
Interesting piece!
I was pleased to add this to my collection recently - a South Africa Republic 1896 silver 2 1/2 shillings. It's a very attractive coin in the...
Fantastic coins @Muzyck ! I really like the Hawaii dollar and the Bermuda penny.
Nicely struck Gallienus base tetradrachm of Roman Egypt, from the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak collection, ex Schulman 6/17/1958, pedigree to the Col....
That 1793 penny is spectacular! I don't think I've ever seen a proof of this type. Heritage just recently auctioned off some MS examples but they...
Big chunk of silver [ATTACH] COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS AR '10 Dollars' non-circulation commemorative coin (50.00mm, 49.70g, 12h) Dated 1973....
Super cool find! Wow!
Here is the coin: [ATTACH] BRITISH INDIA Time of Victoria (1837-1901) AR Rupee (30.5mm, 11.66g, 12h) Dated 1862. Calcutta mint Obverse: VICTORIA...
I took pictures of the coin last night. I'll try to post them this evening if I have time.
Thanks for the input everyone! I'm glad it's not a manipulated surface. The striations are not really visible to the unaided eye and even under...
Thanks! Very nice coins. I do like the 1 pfennig, it's not as attention grabbing, of course, but still a nice clean design.
I think you did better than I would have!
Beautiful find!
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