Io Saturnalia, one and all! It's time to reveal my loot. [ATTACH] My Secret Saturn, it turns out, is a fellow Georgian, though he's up in the...
Thank you. I'll try to go find that 70-graded coin and watchlist it. I like some of these itty-bitty Mongolian goldies (the trilobites are cool,...
Thank you, @Kasia. You've proven quite the brainiac here, as befits your avatar. :cat:
Look at the tiny details of the tapestry hanging behind the emperor. There's some kind of design there. A crowned eagle, perhaps? [ATTACH]
I've always got several hundred if not a few thousand bulk World coins lying around. Now, all you folks who think you have a big hoard need to...
I just pulled the trigger on Item B - the 1730 Nuremberg jeton. After shipping and PayPal fees, the total bill was $70.21. Which means that...
And the Augsburg Confession happened in that year, so there's the explanation for the "A C" in the open book that @dadams pointed out. And I...
Oh! A psalm on the reverse! How wonderful. Thank you!
Thanks. Off to read about that. Coins (and jetons and medals, etc.) are such wonderful little history teachers, aren't they?
I don't think the jeton (or any of these) would go stale enough to become "meh" material later. Maybe the modern gold piece, but I could always...
Can anyone help translate the inscriptions on the Nuremberg jeton? I suspect Google translation might not be much help, since that's early 18th...
Thank you. That one seems to be building momentum in the poll.
I recognize that handwriting on the flip and know who your Secret Saturn is! :) (Coincidentally, he happens to be my giftee.)
Thanks. Good advice. Cool old scale in that photo. The weights look interesting. One thing, though- my Eclectic Box collection is eclectic,...
It's valid criticism. I see your points, though my stance is less negative on it. Well, OK, when you get right down to it, I wouldn't buy it...
Wise counsel, and definitely a point to remember. We don't all have big budgets. 'Tis the spirit of the thing. :)
What to buy with a $50-75-ish budget? I was all tapped out, coin splurge money spent, a few Christmas gifts left to buy, when suddenly this...
I actually like that. Love? Maybe not. But I think it's a decent modern design.
Oh, I love that equestrian reverse! Quite the undersized pony he's galloping on, though, isn't It? ;)
Yup.
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