Find provenance is ALWAYS cool, and every bit as interesting as a famous collector pedigree would be- maybe even more so. That's a really cool...
That's OK. I logged on to Collectors Universe this morning (for the first time in a month or two), and my new Amazon Fire tablet autocorrected my...
Hong Kong or 1901... [IMG]
In fact, I'll play from my own 1901 and shift us to Canada. So Canada or 1901, to the next player. [IMG] [IMG]
Great Britain or 1901, to the next player. [IMG]
"Spanish mint" was certainly my guess. What a "bullheaded" portrait! Claudius looks like quite a bruiser in the OP coin! Was probably much more...
PS- actually, it does look sort of like most of the hairlines there are on the plastic, eh? All the better, if that's the case.
Not as purty as some posted here, but hey, the price was right... :) Here's the rest of the story about that day's outing. The first picture...
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Neat. Nicer than the one I had, too. Mine was sans-lituus. [IMG]
Fun piece from the "Bermuda Triangle" series. Since your proof is slightly impaired with minor hazing and hairlines (both commonly seen on these...
Maybe I watch too many true crime shows, but when I saw the title to this thread, I though "GSR" = gun shot residue. LOL
@ValiantKnight - yes, that's almost certainly a sale date on your coin, there, and I'd wager 99% odds that the "Berman" pedigree refers to Allen...
I've had several I bought in the $25-40 range. Here's one of them. I think I paid $30-something for it. Like @Bing said, I just couldn't pass...
Gordian III antoninianii are often difficult to pass up, since they're so affordable and pack so much "bang for the buck", considering they're...
1868, 1869, or Japan to the next player. [IMG]
There is a page about them here.
The star graffito, while unfortunately detrimental to the coin's value, is interesting. I find myself tempted to imagine someone of Royalist...
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