Figured as much. Just didn't know those were so small. Or that they had umbrella guns in 19th century Thailand. ;)
Lions, huh? Good theme, but a tad overdone. I liked the "scales of justice" idea. Here's what we'll do. First, I'll post this Utrecht duit to...
That has not aged well.
Izzat the ricin pellet that killed Georgi Markov? Ahh, yes. Matured cheese. I wondered why I keep smelling like this. Good to know....
You can do it for me. I'm a teetotaler. Just took a shot of Nyquil before bed, though, which probably counts.
THAT would have to involve a full-scale excavation of the entire landfill! (If I didn't jump off a bridge, first.) I heard about a dealer...
@Mat - if you have a good enough memory, you'll also remember I lost a Caligula Æ one time, and when found, it had succumbed to terminal bronze...
Been there, done that, though in my case it was in the car and with a then- $110-ish 1875-S USA 20-cent piece. When I found it, it was indeed...
I know a Marc Breitsprecher flip when I see one! :)
:eek::nailbiting: "Jewellery". "Hoovering". I know what side of the pond you're from! ;)
ROFL :hilarious: Excellent!
Sadly, I have half a dozen stories like this ... some with happy endings, but others full of tears and gnashing of teeth, which remain unsolved...
So then, this morning, I'm putting up some stuff on eBay, so I get out my little red swapstock box ... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] *whew!* Better late...
So, remember this Constantine I campgate that was the subject of a recent thread, when I was playing around with animated GIFs? [IMG] (Seasick...
FDR got nailed by a vampire on that lower one! ;)
:hilarious::banghead: [IMG] [IMG]
Yeah, someone or something ground the date off, somehow (after it left the mint, so not an error).
Time for 1621? Here's a Polish ort I had on my old Holey Coin Vest. [IMG]
If one considers 1600 the "cutoff date" for the Renaissance, this one is stretching the envelope and is perhaps a tiny bit late, but I love it and...
Here are some "bygones" ... *snif* Medieval Croatia (Ragusa): silver grosso portraying St. Blasius and Christ, ca. 1372-1438 [IMG] Italy...
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