Love tokens are fascinating when you can nail down the provenance (which you often can, when there's a full name on them). I've uncovered all...
"Died on the Train": 1878 mourning token engraved on 1858 Seated Liberty half [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host coin:...
I assume this is a threepence, since it's about 19 mm. Weight is 1.18 g. Is that an eglantine mintmark? How would you attribute this piece?...
Handsome coin. I like the dark, contrasting toning.
You answered your own question with that last sentence.
Bummer.
Plenty of coins of that era were well struck. :) Switzerland (Zurich): silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden of 36 schillings), 1739 [IMG]...
The correct weight should be 27.0674 g. I suppose the discrepancy of your coin being slightly underweight could be explained by the corrosion,...
It looks OK to me on the authenticity front (though I do not profess any specialist expertise). It is of course heavily corroded, and almost...
Looks like an iron nail to me?
2x2 Mylar holders should be good for a few decades, usually. I've bought lots from old collections that were in 50-year-old holders and the coins...
Hard to say from the lighting in those pics, but it just looks like gold toning.
I voted "12" in the poll. Three times. I don't think that coin will straight-grade due to the scratches and possible old cleaning, as mentioned,...
Looks at least MS64 to me. Nice clean fields and cheek. Could go 65 on a good day, perhaps. FWIW, it does not look like a Chinese counterfeit...
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....
Here's my 1547 denar I missed the chance to post. This one features the Zombie Virgin Mary and Skeletal Baby Jesus. [IMG] I don't have 1546 -...
Fixed it for you. *
Could be very interesting, especially if it has air holes in the sides. Open it carefully. [IMG]
Odd Fellows fraternal token engraved on 1857 quarter. [IMG] [IMG]
It's the lettering that screamed "fake!" to me immediately when I saw it.
Separate names with a comma.
