People's definitions of "monster" vary. Here's one I call the Jolly Green Giant. [IMG] I call this next one "Watermelon Inversion", because...
Well, I can understand the 1g gold ones better than 1g silver ones!
Thank you for that information! I did a few cursory Google searches (in English) and failed to come up with anything. Thanks for providing both...
The 1807 I sold last year had the CAC green bean. I don't know that this 1806 has ever been to CAC. At any rate, I consider it just as...
Great type. Atlas Numismatics had a lovely prooflike example a while back, as I recall, and it was one of four or five I had bookmarked for "One...
Yes, but remember, this was a privately issued token and not a coin, so they put all kinds of stuff on them... And I do mean all kinds of stuff!...
ROFL! :hilarious: 'Zact same lyric was already in my brain! :P Speaking of sharp-dressed dudes with extremely impressive beards... [MEDIA]...
I agree with you... in most cases. There is always an exception to the rule, however, and when one has an "eclectic" collection, one has to mix...
Side note #1: I regret to say that I do not know what the Arabic inscriptions on these coins would say, were they translated. Perhaps someone...
Iran (Persia): gold toman of Fath-Ali Shah, AH 1233 (1817), Yazd mint [ATTACH] Obverse: inscription in Persian calligraphy within beaded border.*...
OK, yeah, it's a somewhat funky flan, but chalk that one up to "character". My first response was, "Oh! That reverse! Wow!"
United States: silver Draped Bust half dollar, 1806, "Pointed 6, stem through claw" variety [ATTACH] Obverse: draped bust of Liberty, right....
I'm not sure about PVC, but it wouldn't surprise me if that was the verdict, either.
I agree on the colors but would have guessed natural (if rather unappealing) toning.
Likewise. It just looks like a rather blobby "S" to me, and is likely nothing unusual, unless it is some kind of VAM variety. The specialists in...
Great Britain (Chichester, Sussex): copper Conder token ("Chichester Halfpenny"), 1794 [ATTACH] Obverse: facing bust of Queen Elizabeth I with...
I've had this one for three years (goes to show you how far behind I am on my writeups!) But I did pick up a (slightly later) full escudo with...
Spain: gold escudo of Charles IV, 1792-MF, Madrid mint [ATTACH] Obverse: CAROL • IIII • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R • ; bust of Charles IV right;...
Sharp! I wonder what that star by the sword means. I notice my coin and yours have it, while the one @Chris B posted does not. Some kind of...
Spain: gold half-escudo of Ferdinand VI, 1759-JB, Madrid mint [IMG] Obverse: FERDINAND * VI * D * G * ; bust, right, with hair behind neck....
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