What other kinds of artifacts turn up incidentally on these 11th century sites? Metal arrowheads? Strap ends and buckles? Pilgrim badges?
The British are coming! The British are coming! Hop in your truck and flee, ASAP! :P
Good question. I’m not sure. However, given that this piece and others from the 1850s were large cent sized, and many are in circulated...
I was gonna say F15. Nice one, 'Swimmer. Good n' crusty. Has some really handsome CircCam contrast. I like it- a lot! :) It is also a...
Hey, it's a 183-year-old coin that just happened to have worked hard for a living. Neither one of us will look that great when we're that age,...
I see it, but whether I'm looking at an O mintmark or my eyes are deceiving me, I don't know. Don't have quite enough experience with O-mint...
VG8, or maybe VG10, as @dwhiz indicated. I'm not sure if that little pit in left field would've been enough to warrant a "details" grade or not....
United States (St. Louis, MO): 1850 copper merchant token, Fitzgibbon Daguerreotype Gallery NGC MS64 BN. Cert. #4750640-004. This token is...
Boycotted dealers? A few. Boycotted a whole show? Nope. Not that I go to that many shows anyway. I might do a January FUN show in Orlando...
Fine details?
I saw a 1792 half disme in person at the 2025 FUN show, and mentioned that old legend about George and Martha's silverware in my show report, but...
Cnut was one I never had when I was doing a one-per-monarch British collection from 1066 on up. Of course since Cnut was earlier than 1066, he...
Sounds like a win to me. Psst! If you ever tire of that one... ;)
I’ve added a Bust half to the giveaway store. :) I knew it needed a Capped Bust coin or two, but figured I’d pick up a half dime or dime at some...
Love how the camera captured a lady in mid-hair flip pose. One could imagine instead that she was stressed, and clutching her hands to her head....
Wow, that’s not exactly a small space, either! Nice grab, Randy. i’m envious, since I am presently lacking a Braided Hair large cent type coin...
I am not, given that Spanish Colonial silver was legal tender in the US until 1857, circulated widely, and NYC was the most populous city in the...
I’ve seen photos of the cut farthings, but can’t recall whether not I’ve actually seen or owned one. Once upon a time I bought a cheap lot of cut...
Giveaway Lot #260918-01 United States: 1835 silver Capped Bust half dollar [ATTACH] Numista-10637. Here's an early half dollar in somewhat...
Neat. That's pretty prominent.
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