Are those grips gutta-percha, or some kind of wood? That medal is stunning.
This is sobering stuff, but worthy of reflection (even if that is a little bit depressing).
Alas, I wish. *shrug* :( Gimme a year or two? ;)
So I guess the bigger horses started to be bred more often in the Late Middle Ages when you had heavily armored knights in full plate armor, then?...
Well now, that's interesting. Thanks. In a similar vein, I remember hearing in an ancient history podcast that the lions shown in ancient Near...
Freshly graded and just back from PCGS today. 10K mintage. Pop. 2. As of this message, the entire PCGS population consists of only this MS65 and...
Gave you a like. Didn't have five bucks, so you'll have to buy your own coffee and Bismarcks. (I thought you made that last part up at first....
Roman Republican bronze. (Whew, it isn't often that I have something I can play here, since the themes are pretty specialized! Thanks for a more...
Ditto on all counts to lamination.
Cool! LOL @ the Etsy comment.
I think what @eric6794 was trying to say here is that the VDB initials were originally on the reverse of the Lincoln cent (in 1909). They were...
@tommyc03 - before I lock this thread down- got your book?
I put a "closed" notice in the title but have left the thread open to replies to give @spirityoda a chance to respond when the prize is received.
If you want, we can run some more random numbers from the entries in this thread, and go with the first one picked that meets your criteria. Or I...
LOL I've gotten worse "help" from autocorrect. I battle it constantly. Was all set to finally just turn it off recently, but then I realized it...
"Access denied" on both those links, but thanks. Never forget what?
This is an extra entry post for @Nonnus, so if the random number generator lands on 155 (this is Post #155), then @Nonnus will win a prize, same...
That's "billon", not "bullion", in this particular case. You've got the sun god Sol there, with two bound captives. Welcome.
65 BN at least, I would venture to guess. Neat "woody". I like it that it's a woody with a touch of color, and the woodgrain striations are...
No, it's damaged. But it's interesting looking damage.
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