Congratulations on another meticulously-crafted and well-deserved Featured thread, @Curtisimo. I have not yet given this one the attention it...
Brabant. Next person may still play from Belgium. Belgium (Brabant): gold florin (Carolus d’or) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545 [IMG]
No. Did you get it from me? LOL
From Holland to Gelderland keeps us still within the modern Netherlands. Netherlands (Gelderland): "St. John" type goldgulden (florin) of Arnold...
Oh, that one has THE LOOK! I would hang on tight to it, too! If you won't give me that for a second Saturnalia gift ;), then you could at least...
That's me in 1999. My avatar is from 2004. Despite the avatar, I've worn a 'stache more often than not. Here I am in October of 2016, with...
Thanks. I have wondered about that.
This. In fact, I've kept all of my metal detecting coin finds from the last 25 years. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well, hey, lookie there. Indeed I did reply ... three and a half years ago. You can see how crystal clear my powers of recollection are....
Neat toning. I wouldn't have guessed it for an AR at first, had I not already known better. I like the cross and miniature crosses. Didn't I...
Oh, here a couple more from my very first incarnation of the Eclectic Box in July of 2013 (I've come a long way in four and a half years!) Again,...
Most of these cost me less than 30-50 bucks. The first Seleucid a bit more. The last one in a slab cost me about 16 bucks raw, so the silly slab...
Here's my answer, which is going to sound like a cheap, flippant non-answer, but I really mean it. In this sort of material, collect what you...
OK, here's what I got. Thank you kindly, @Ancient Aussie. I gave up on any pretense of good pix. My good camera setup is put away and has...
WOW!!! @Deacon Ray went over the top! (In a good way, as usual.)
Here is what I've shown so far of my prize from @Ancient Aussie. Before the unveiling: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] During the unveiling. I got...
Yikes! Easy for you to say! Wow. :jawdrop:
Modern coins deserve respect, too. It's all good. :) Hmm... let's see ... Bohemia is largely the modern Czech Republic, I believe. And the...
Thank you, thank you for the backstory there. That's a big help.
Cellphone pix taken in daylight might look better anyway. G'night. I'll go look at some other threads, get a midnight snack, and then get back...
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