Lots of crosses on this Crusader coin from Cyprus (which I gave away as a Christmas gift to my oldest numismatic friend). [ATTACH]
From there, ‘tis but a short landward hop south to Chile. [ATTACH]
UNC details, cleaned. That means it would’ve been a $450+ coin without the cleaning. As-is? I think it’s a safe bet to extrapolate at least 50%...
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@Dafydd - sometime if I can find them, I might scan and share my tiny collection of “doomed ships” postcards: original postcards of ships that had...
Not a coin from a shipwreck, but a coin about a shipwreck. Bermuda has in fact an entire series of shipwreck-themed coins, since their history...
I only made it to First Class and was just a badge away from the next rank (what was that, Star?) but I turned 18 and thus “aged out” of the...
I do think there are a lot of overdates and repunched stuff on Peruvian coins of a certain age.
Those look fantastic! Thanks for the update. :)
That British Trade dollar is worth considerably more than bullion value! It catalogs $300 in AU50 and $450 in MS60! So even cleaned, your piece...
Ooh! I know who your Santa is! One item there gave it away! ;)
Excellent. Here’s an extra entry post for you. [ATTACH] I was in Scouts but never got that merit badge.
Here’s an extra chance for you.
This one is ridiculously tiny. But that’s part of what makes it interesting and fun. These had to be terribly impractical in their own time. Were...
Last seen December 12th. Back again soon, hopefully. Cats sleep a lot. Maybe he’s just taking a nap. :cat:
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No. Bracelet. Button would have the hole in the middle. That hole arrangement is classic bracelet lineup. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Very nice! Neat slab label, too.
Still looks plenty nice, and you’re no doubt looking very good on that investment now!
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