Wonderful reverse! Wise men bearing gifts... camels! PS- I was trying to remember if it was at Cologne Cathedral where the remains of the Three...
Looks like a ship's prow to me.
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In my experience, I date them by looking at the label in the dealer's flip. ;)
I occasionally see bald eagles here in coastal GA, but all of my pictures of them (when I've managed to snap any at all) have been pretty...
Thanks for prodding me. So we've gotten back to 1723, have we? Guess I've been away too long. Interesting (if sobering) SSC-versus-Bitcoin...
I agree. This one has that look.
Looks legit. But it has questionable color, at least as seen in these photos. Looks pretty harshly cleaned to me. However, for ten bucks,...
Welcome. That sort of theme is often referred to as an "OFEC" collection (One From Each Country). Another way to pursue that is an "OFEY" (One...
These are ending soon.
Yes, I often have that affect on people. :p Jolly good that you've fixed those potentially lethal staples out. Uncrimped staples are the...
Take the Wayne Sayles book off your list. It's on the way, from Sayles himself (via Amazon).
My first coin purchase of 2018. India, Mysore. Tipu Sultan. AV Fanam. Patan Mint, AH1200 [IMG] Reign Tipu Sultan (1782-1799) Denomination AV...
I dug a 1953 "Uncle Sam Play Money" dime, once, while metal detecting. These were smaller than a real dime and made of aluminum, so it came out...
That's pretty. Ikes don't normally jazz me all that much, but I like that one.
Indonesia to Timor. Just mailed this pair off to @Nyatii yesterday, as he won them in my December giveaway. [IMG] [IMG]
Irrelevant anecdote: during the 2004 G8 summit here, there were heads of state of some of the guest nations staying in the hotel where I worked,...
Well, it does have a quadripartite incuse punch on the reverse, so it's pretty early, from the Archaic period. It might be my imagination, but I...
Just wanted to be sure you got it, and sorry I shipped it rather late (forgetting to take into account the whole out-of-country thing). Just glad...
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