Here's another Russian 5-kopeck "whopper copper" from 1780. [IMG] And a neat love token, though in this case the 1780 date was hand-engraved and...
Speaking of big cats and their kin, I just had a slightly miniaturized lioness (well, closer to a tigress, I suppose) try to nudge the phone out...
Nice to see the CoinTalk version of this classic CU topic come roaring to life in a new habitat! These are just my present lion coins. Needless...
Thanks. I wondered what the "DT" stood for, since it was obviously a maker's mark. I agree- for a silver bullion round, this is not bad looking...
That right there is the mark of an ideal gift or purchase. If I feel the need to pocket-carry it for a day or two before it goes into the safe...
Keep on squigglin' ... or - if you prefer - let's revisit "sunfaces". Turkey (Seljuq Sultanate of Rum): silver "Lion & Sun" dirham of Kaykhusraw...
PS- @Aethelred - here is a blast from the past. Enjoy. :)
Nice! And LOL @Dougmeister - that "Steve n' Kermit" clip brings back memories. :D
I don't consider that Marcus A. to be "scruffy" at all. I rather like the greyish toning on it. Ditto to @Valentinian's comment about your...
Pizza, yes. Beer, no. I've been a lifelong teetotaler for all of my 50+ years. @Aethelred is not, but is pretty moderate. Actually, I've never...
Hmph. You buy the stinkin' thing back and get 31 replies so far in your post about it. I got a grand total of ONE reply to MY thread about it....
Always fun to see these.
What a delight it must be to dig ancient coins like that.
I've bought my Saturnalia gift coin, and received my partner's name. It is a member I had not previously heard of, so this should be fun.
Thanks. I hope I can keep going. My knees are getting bad and I am in really poor physical shape for detecting nowadays. I'm lucky if I get out...
What they said. It's a silver round, not a coin. Worth the spot price of an ounce of silver. (Edit- oops- the Kitco price widget I initially...
Welcome! I once had the pleasure of making it over to your side of the pond for some detecting. That was something that had been on my "bucket...
Continuing the "not struck in a collar/not perfectly round" theme, here is my latest addition to the Eclectic Box collection. Iran (Persia): gold...
I see no reason to doubt that wire money kopeck.
I also have a 1781 Spanish Mexico half-real in my detector finds album. I dug it from an old colonial-era sand roadbed, though Civil War buttons...
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