I once dug one of these while detecting. Some oldtimer told me that these were where the term "plug nickel" (as in, "not worth a plug nickel")...
Sure thing, Dottie. Just send me a message with your address. I'll get you one in the mail after the holiday.
This tale reminds me of how my best buddy in college and I used to play high-stakes poker. No, not for cash, nor even for loose change. We were...
Awesome. Exactly the sort of scale comparison I was wondering about.
Great stuff! That Maundy tuppence is especially stunning. The reverse on the ZAR railroad medal is quite interesting and unusual. I'd love to...
This one might've been the dog, actually. Ladymarcovan's Pomeranian, Bosco (I just call him "Hairball") likes to beg when food is around....
Pah! Borrrinng. People find silver all the time. Fossilized snack food, though? In yer dreams!
How did you know that? Wait, don't tell me... U812?
Wait... wait... I think the visions are beginning... I see colors! There are stars! A dark, gauzy figure approaches me from the multicolored...
Didn't taste like any of the cat treats.
Ah, but how to melt it, one wonders? In its hardened, petrified state, it's not terribly "melty". It does have some jewelry potential, perhaps....
BLAMMM! POW! KABOOM! That, folks, is @mrbreeze showin' how it's done.
This morning I was plucking quarters from the change in my flower vase "piggy bank". (Yep, it's down to that again.) Then the quarters ran out...
Hmm. Suddenly it seems like I'm seeing those Kamarina owls everywhere. The gods must be giving me a hint. ;) Nice stuff! PS- I love the Teos...
Ditto! Here's the one I had in my first Roman collection. [IMG]
Yeah, that's nice. Normally would've been the one that caught my eye first. But for some reason, the Judaean just "spoke to me" this time. I...
Thank you, @Deacon Ray, for the temp image of the Nurnberg klippe. [ATTACH]
Neat. I don't normally gravitate to Judaean coins, for some reason (that's changing a bit, though). It was your Judaean here that caught my eye.
From Turkmenistan back to Iran again. When I came here just now, I already had this picture of my AH1233 (1817) gold toman on my clipboard from...
I'd love to upgrade my Carolus d'or, but probably couldn't afford to do that. I know the example I have is well worn, but I do like the...
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