Ahhh, yesss... here we go. :hungry: [ATTACH] When food is around, Flash is never far away. :cat: [ATTACH]
When I had those five little Sindh coppers loose in my hand this morning after photographing them, they actually had a pleasant feel to them....
Indeed. I just got these mysterious little Amirs of Sindh (?) ancients from @Alok Verma in India, as a kind surprise gift. They're only about...
Thank you.
And there would have been another coin in the mail with that, had I not already had a too-similar design in my collection already...
I will say that Coin A, despite the slightest bit of surface roughness, is very, very tempting at that price point. I love the contrasting grey...
There is always a bacon option. It's on the Philly, here. (Or pureed in the kale smoothie, which might make that palatable, but oh, what a...
I like the way you think. But I won't get a Philly, unless I persuade ladymarcovan to bring me one when she comes home, or order one for delivery...
Coin A (on sale for $60; reduced from $75) This one will look familiar to at least three other CT members. ;) [ATTACH] Mysia, Lampsakos, 4th -...
Yes, I remember seeing that one on CU, though I can't remember whose it was. I loathe the "skull" fad in the modern carvings- that theme been...
This.
You were close enough.
Yes, that's another Oscar Roty design from the Art Nouveau era. Keep the Art Nouveau designs coming.
If it's a fake, I must admit that it might've fooled me. It's a pretty deceptive counterfeit at a glance, if counterfeit it is.
Yes, calling them "copper" is essentially the truth, though there is that little bit of other stuff in the alloy. 'Twas a minor technical point,...
What @paddyman98 said. Welcome! What part of NC? I used to live in Asheville.
Speaking of mechanical errors, @Savoyspecial once showed me a Norse medal and a Massachusetts Pine Tree shilling he'd sent off at the same time,...
That's what happens with inflation, y'know. ;)
Sold! Asking $35 for the 1837 half dime or $55 for the dime or $84 for both, postpaid to US addresses. These are priced at my cost. The latter...
It was the work of Oscar Roty, so I would imagine it is roughly contemporaneous with his iconic bronze minor coinage of 1897-1921. It's got...
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