Yes. Sun rays around a liberty cap.
Sometimes I suppose the line between a contemporary counterfeit and a "siege" or "necessity" coin is a bit blurry, and also had quite a bit to do...
Sure, if you're buying current issues, you'll be paying high markups for proof coins sometimes. But after they're a bit older and have had time...
I have not had many Egyptian coins. Not even the ancient Ptolemaic ones. A few King Fuad (or Foad), and Farouk. Common coins. That's about...
In 2013, I swore off set structure entirely. Now I'm living "freestyle". I collect what I want, not what some predetermined album or list tells...
Digger's Diary, Coin #DD-004. We resume the narrative on the same afternoon, only a few minutes after the previous coin find. After being...
Digger's Diary, Coin #DD-003. Asheville, North Carolina, August 8, 1993 In the fall of 1992, I was just getting started with my first modern VLF...
Digger's Diary, Coin #DD-002. For DD-002, the second coin found, I was with my detecting mentor Jim Dalton. There is a juvenile detention center...
Digger's Diary, Coin #DD-001. My first "keeper" coin was found in my front yard in Swannanoa, North Carolina (affectionately called...
Digger's Diary: My Metal Detecting & Treasure Hunting Adventures by Robertson W. ("Rob") Shinnick (aka "lordmarcovan" in cyberspace) [IMG] This...
DD-011: 1947 Roosevelt dime Date Found: September 20, 1993 Place Found: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC. Approximate depth: 3-4". 7th Silver...
In the words of Fonzie from "Happy Days", "Exactamundo!"
OK, looking around, I see I'm much more "lion-heavy" at the moment than "horsey". But plenty of ponies have galloped through my collections...
Oh. THAT one again. You know what I said before. If I owned that, it would be my avatar ... in my sigline ... my desktop wallpaper ......
I like them, but there is entirely too much other stuff on my radar. Back about ten? twelve? years ago, when bullion was cheaper, I toyed with...
Hey, a little repetition is OK. There are a whole lot of horse coins out there. It will take more than one thread to contain them all! I've got...
Y'know, I've never owned a Shield-type sovereign or half-sov.
I hear unobtanium is pretty hard to find. ;) Kryptonite, too. That's like, well ... kryptonite. (LordM realizes he has wandered into the...
Little sisters... big sisters... they're all beautiful. I have a little one, as you likely know. She was good enough for Dr. Jacob Terner and...
Thanks. Looking at them now, I think I could have been just a little more patient in selecting even better-matched pieces, but these did look...
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