Ha! Not only does it not look like an AU58, it doesn't look like a 3-cent silver! How weird. I never noticed they had the wrong reverse image...
Oh, it's a lovely statue. But it's a relatively modern, romanticized portrayal rather an an accurate ancient one, so it's got little to do with...
It is Sunday, March 1st. Today our type is the Washington Quarter, Silver (1932-1964). Here’s a relatively cheap but very flashy one I had....
Lipstick is pretty indestructible stuff. I remember when I was detecting, I dug lipsticks from the 1940s and ‘50s. You could open them up and...
Wait, I said to give my chance to the next person who posted, but the next person to post was @masterswimmer, posting an entry for me! Doesn’t...
Indeed, but they were ten-ounce Kooks!
PS- the Queen Anne love token is great.
Ah, yes. Engraved, not counterstamped. And almost certainly untraceable, as such. Oh well. It’s still a cool piece, and a solid pickup for...
Yeah, sorry, an entrant in Giveaway #143 on Collectors Universe just hit the right random number and nabbed that Omaha Bank Hoard nickel you’ve...
Love it!
Funny how Gordian I and II are so rare, while Gordian III is one of the most common silver Roman coins available. So common, in fact, that some...
That anchor counterstamp bears further research. Could be something good. On the other hand, it could just be an unpublished, random...
Ahh, but that’s a late 19th/early 20th century depiction of her, not a contemporary one from ancient times.
I like that TWA with the vintage plane on it! But give my chance in the contest to the next person who posts an entry.
That was cheap, for such nice work!
Silver.
@dwhiz- how much did it cost to commission a custom hobo nickel, if you don't mind my asking?
I'm sure you're right.
After a kind stranger tracked down my mother and sent her this (Mom gave it to me), I knew I had to include my grandfather's WW2 deployment medal...
I was gonna say 65 BN, maybe RB, but in reading the other replies, it looks like I'm pretty liberal and kinda high compared to the rest. Oh well....
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