So they DID dunk 'em straight into the Nutella? And did make other emperors?
A month shy of my 11th birthday. Thanksgiving Day of 1976.
It takes a while to develop a good sense for cleaned coins, sometimes, and detecting artificial or secondary toning. I still can't say I'm...
"Grand Pretensions": "W.H. Vanderbilt" carved on 1826 Capped Bust half dollar [IMG] Larger obverse scan Larger reverse scan Host coin: 1826 USA...
I think that's a halfpenny. The first copper pennies were those big honkin' 1797 Cartwheels like the one @PaddyB posted. That looks pretty nice,...
Love those counterstamped cartwheels! I've seen some really neat engraved ones, too. Never managed to get one. Here's another love token....
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Ditto
Continue with "worn-out or damaged coins" theme, if you like, or switch to "cats and/or dogs", if you prefer.
"Over the Garden Wall": Whimsical love token engraving on 1876 Seated Liberty dime [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host...
Uighuristan! Wow. Gesundheit! ;)
ca. 1300-1310 Long Cross silver penny of Edward I "Longshanks". Has a flan chip and some surface issues. But the price was right- this was...
Sounds good to me. I'll take mine with cheesesteak, please. [IMG]
Some time later, I dug a 1914 Canadian large cent here on St. Simons Island, Georgia, which was tantalizingly mounted in one of those aluminum...
Here's the same page with yours highlighted. It bears the "S" mintmark of San Francisco (see the S below the dot to the left of the date?) The...
A surprising detector find, considering I dug it in Asheville, North Carolina. Tragically, I nicked the reverse with my dig knife when recovering...
Ugly coin for an ugly time ... but historically interesting and a pretty cool piece.
It was scrubbed a bit too hard, but the hairlines just show up more on the obverse, is all. The reverse is actually not too bad looking, with...
I agree with XF details/cleaned. It has issues, as mentioned, and I don't think it would really be worth the expense of grading, but despite the...
That one is trippy!
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