Island of Lundy: bronze 1-puffin coin (token) issued by Martin Coles Harman, 1929 [IMG] (PCGS MS65 RD; population 5 with none higher as of...
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Since your animals on that last all appear to be birds, let's go with non-eagle birds a while. United States: copper "Hard Times" token, C.D....
That gunslingin' cowboy fish made me smile. :)
Yes, if I remember correctly, the NGC Registry used to allow both NGC and PCGS coins, though from their corporate viewpoint I can see why they'd...
Yes, the seemingly odd 12-1/2 cents and 6-1/4 cents denominations are holdovers from the old Spanish Milled Dollars of the colonial era, upon...
PS- @Bedford's "GDJMSP likes this" sig line blurb also made me do a double-take for a moment... and then chuckle. :P
I think that the "don't post thread if one already exists" rule had a shorter timespan in mind. After more than a decade has passed, I think it's...
French Colonies: copper sou of Louis XV, 1767, with post-revolutionary 1793 "RF" counterstamp [IMG] [IMG] Obverse: crossed batons flanked by...
This is precisely why I don't quibble over the fee CoinStar machines charge.
Now get an album and do the set! ;)
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I don't have a siliqua. How about a silly-Q, instead? [IMG]
I think there's an NGC version, too.
If you send those to PCGS, be sure to get the TrueView images. Those are worth it.
Nah, no big value. Maybe a buck or two, if you find somebody who's interested enough. Cool find, though.
Looks like a scratch on the '49 nickel, but if that's a circulation find, it's a fun one. Not terribly valuable, of course, but finding the old...
I agree with the "struck through grease" assessment. Not really worth any premium, probably, but fun.
I tend to agree with you on the "bling" factor. Since they're affordable and attractive, why not mess with 'em? Go for it, I say.
Animals, huh? Here's a 1913 Type 2 Buffalo nickel being found in Brunswick, Georgia's Hanover Square, during one of my long-ago detector outings....
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