These are really neat.
Ahura Mazda?
I guess there will be no engraved invitation to join the Illuminati in my mailbox, as the phrase "Peus auction" was meaningless to me (thereby...
On what planet? Or did you mean $645 in Zimbabwe dollars? Don't get me wrong; those are pretty coins, but super common. PS- ROFL- I should also...
PS @Stork - Cathy- that's awesome! I have never, ever found a Merc dime in change. As you can see from my previous post, I've found several in...
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ROFL I hadn't seen this little creative writing endeavor. The "Summer Job Advise" (sic) thread was my first encounter with this author's work.
@messydesk and @C-B-D beat me to it. Glad I'm not the only spelling pedant in the room. LOL PS- useful advice here that might come in handy for...
#307 blows mine outta the water!
Oh, and your getting it in Bermuda itself means little. The fakes are marketed specifically to tourists, just as they are in Greece and Italy and...
Any shop that would SCRATCH a coin to test it has no idea what they are doing!!! :eek::nailbiting::hungover::banghead::wideyed:o_O Cleaning is...
Not error coins, but nice old pieces! I believe the first is from Gelderland in the Netherlands. I totally love that second one with the ship,...
I would've liked to have gotten in on the ground floor of this. Too late now, I suppose, but since the ancient portion of my small collection is...
What they said. Nice stuff!
Looks great. A teeny bit of hazy toning, but no big deal. I agree with @spirityoda. Leave it as-is. Buy a new holder for it. Again- nice...
Here it is on this little Eudoxia AE I once owned in my first Roman collection. I recognized the circular thing as a wreath, but the little blob...
Neat! I had no idea this was an ancient motif, though I suppose I shouldn't be surprised to learn that. Here is a nice, big medieval coin I had...
If you'll forgive my straying slightly from the topic at hand, what do you suppose caused those near-circular arcs of concentric striations on a...
It does appear to be die struck, and perhaps the initials indicate some fraternal organization? Dunno. I agree with @Oldhoopster about the blank...
That's a replica, but it's a more convincing replica than many I've seen. As @Muzyck mentioned, the real ones are quite rare and expensive. They...
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