Yep. Nice Singapore coin, but invalid play, as there is no straight-line sea route between Great Britain and Singapore. So we’re still on Great...
At least you scored some goodies. At today’s crazy silver prices, that ‘44 is not nothin’, and it’s actually pretty high grade for one found in...
France France: ca. 1380-1422 gold Ecu d'or of Charles VI, from the Lucerne Abbey Treasure (100 Years' War) [IMG]
I’ll throw in an entry for @dano’s Boy Scout here. He may of course post his own as well.
V8 juice is some good stuff. I couldn’t care less about regular tomato juice, but I’ve loved V8 since I was a kid. I used to love V8 engines,...
Italy Roman Empire: ca. 80 AD gold aureus of Titus, struck for the opening of the Colosseum [IMG]
Cool! Yep, that's an example of what I was talking about. Neat that that one actually names what collection it came out of.
I wish I had pics of my old Red UNC example. It must have come out of a really old-school collection, because it had one of those tiny India ink...
Wow, I didn't know they were so elite. I've never had that sort of quantity, and have never been a die variety guy, but I once had an R-8...
Germany German States (Frankfurt): 1495 goldgulden of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor [IMG]
They're great fun to dig, no matter the condition. In my detecting days, I found three half-reales, one 1-real (made into a love token), and a...
Might as well revisit that memory, starting here. :) [IMG] [IMG] Mine: [IMG] Mine: [IMG] Your 1-1/2-pound Brontosaurus steak! [IMG]
Lithuania. Lithuania: 1550 silver half-grosz of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, Vilnius mint [IMG]
Nice!
@Randy Abercrombie - I reckon it's about time we start discussing our FUN 2026 plans. Text me sometime.
You guys have all the right nerd gear! I'd be jealous, but I reckon I've got the "coin nerd gear" thing covered with my hat. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I can see why the machine rejected that!
The KGB put it into circulation here. ;)
^ Hey! I was about to post my coin, and you beat me to it! :p Happy to have something to contribute. :) Mexico (Spanish Colonial): 1736-Mo-MF...
Nice conservation job. At the rate you find stuff, you're going to dig an aureus one of these days...
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