Uh-oh. I think I wet myself just a wee bit when I saw the pic of that Saturninus aureus.
Nice Titus. He looks sorta like John Belushi in the coin in the OP. [IMG] [IMG]
There's still one more shot at winning a Silver Eagle over on the Collectors Universe version of this thread. (It's just a random drawing there-...
And here is the coin. [IMG]
Well, OK. Time to pick a winner. What I'll do is fire up the random number generator at random.org and let it pick numbers until it lands on...
Neat-looking Tomaska-signed Frankie. Not entirely my cuppa tea, personally, but dramatic. I do think the target-toned reverse is wild, and can...
Ah, there's a Hallmark. Great CAM on that Kennedy in the old PCI green. I have fond memories of those. I bought a 1904 $20 Lib in a PCI green...
Ineresting. My thoughts went to Indian "Bull & Horseman" coins, but I dunno. While doing a quick Googling, I brought up this page from our very...
That is an absolutely gorgeous photograph.
Update, 11/24: this lot is SOLD. Some folks on the CU site expressed concern about the rubber bands seen in the pix below. Not to worry. They...
And where do you think Charlemagne got the idea from? ;)
Whoops, sorry. Must've been skimming instead of reading again. Duh.
There are a lot of fake and fantasy California fractional gold pieces out there (many with a bear in the design- "if you see the bear, beware!")....
That's cool. I have kept every noteworthy detecting find I've made since 1992, with records on where everything was found (date, location, etc)....
You went with the one I would've chosen. Both looked pretty nice.
I never had a quinarius. Weren't there gold quinarii (?) too?
Always liked that design.
You have a whole Ancient Coin (or World Coin) forum to advise you when you do.
Would make a nice pendant for a wife or daughter or other lady in the family, I reckon. Or heck, you could wear it on a chain yourself.
Hey, good to see you over here on CoinTalk! Glad you're here!
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