Very curious. If the lettering was tooled away, it was done very subtly. And for what purpose? I have no clue one way or the other, but it's...
Very nice. I want one of these big silver Dutch historical types someday.
@frankjg- since you brought the moderators into this, perhaps you will share with us (the moderators, I mean) the evidence you have that this...
Didn't those Conders have a lettered Aha. Never mind. Trimmed down. Makes sense. Cool coin.
The same. :) [IMG]
I honestly am having difficulty in determining any difference between the two photos.
Hey, it's worth at least five bucks, right? :P
OK, so from Iran we can go SE across the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea to India. My most recent newp for the Eclectic Box. PCGS AU58,...
Well, be sure to go enter on the giveaway thread, if you haven't already. :) (And remember there are eleven other prizes from eleven other donors!)
Big day in our household today. That last picture in the sequence was just taken. C'mon, you'd rather see this than some picture of me, right?...
Turkey, gold zeri mahbub of Sultan Selim III, AH 1203, regnal year 4 (ca. 1793-1794 AD)[IMG]
French jetons can be stunning, and that piece with the lion is no exception! Here are two silver ones I've had; the first one now a "bygone", and...
I think that kraft paper envelope might have exactly that effect over time. I wonder about that, anyway. Maybe it'll give the silver some nice...
This cool medal from Ukraine could be yours for free if you win Prize #1 in this month's giveaway. Prize #1 is a "pick your own" option,...
Nothing happened to the hat. It is in the closet still, as photographed today. The Great Recession happened to the coins on it, however. You...
Yes. The road less traveled.
Still have the formerly famous (but now-empty) Holey Coin Hat, though. It sits in its box on the closet shelf... patiently awaiting a new...
Oh, you shoulda seen it in hand... :greedy:
Your mental picture is accurate, just 15 years outta date. ;) 2004: [IMG] [IMG] [ATTACH]
I used to own this beastie back in '02-'03-ish. It is one of my many "seller's remorse" coins, and in fact one of the top five US coins I have...
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