That painting struck me as well. He looks just like some people I know. I can easily imagine him wearing a sports jersey and driving a pickup...
I voted 10 as well, for all the same reasons. It is obviously not a high grade coin but it really appeals to me all the same. And since it's a...
I believe you are correct.
I do that all the freakin' time.
England: silver crown of Charles II, 1679, TRICESIMO PRIMO edge, mint error [ATTACH] Obverse: Third bust of Charles II right. Reverse: Crowned...
I already corrected his spelling. Don't beat him to death over it. Somebody already murdered his coin, after all. ;)
Oh, well the JAPAN stamp kinda settles that, doesn't it? LOL. I didn't see that. I agree with you that weird quasi-numismatic stuff is fun,...
I think it's quite handsome, and a 166-year-old pedigree chain is impressive. Is the Feuardent of 1872 the author of the reference(s) on French...
Still cool, but that one isn't made from a real coin. Or at least I don't think so. Doesn't quite look right.
Zeno (emperor of the East, A.D. 476-491). AV Solidus. Thessalonica, A.D. 476 or later. Pedigreed to the famous Louis E. Eliasberg Collection....
These are cool. Kinda in a similar category with box thalers, I suppose.
This coin was the subject of an earlier thread in late 2016, but couldn't be retooled to add the poll, so I created this new thread with my...
German States (Teutonic Order): silver 1/4-thaler of Grand Master Maximilian of Austria, ca. 1615 [ATTACH] Obverse: continuous legend: MAXIMIL:...
I don't think it's awful. Are these like Canadian large cent sized, or more like British (and Straits, etc) large pennies/cents?
That's indeed a pretty crisp portrait of Georgie5. Where's the other side?
German States (Saxony): silver thaler, "3 Brothers" type, 1596-HB, Dresden mint [ATTACH] Obverse: Half-length facing figures of three brothers in...
Iron can be rough, but it's usually not as bad as zinc, at least.
I'll say! Those don't come cheap.
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