If it is gold you have a nice coin from Turkey (Ottoman Empire). If it is brass, it could be an imitation coin that was part of a belly...
Why do you think the government spent so much money on moon flights? The gold was shipped to the moon in the early 1970's. :)
Remember that California girl Abby Sunderland who tried to sail around the world whose boat "Wild Eyes" broke up in the Indian Ocean? She was...
I saw this silver dollar sized coin at a coin show in June for sale for $20 and I had to have it. Nothing special, but a nice simple design....
I posted my set of coins from Eddie at: http://www.cointalk.com/t123508 :)
The copper in it is worth around 6-1/2 US cents. [IMG] This one weighs 9.30 grams, the copper is worth around 6-1/2 cents US. Price of...
What about England's Charles I? :)
The Military Order of Malta came from the Knights of St. John. The Knights of St. John was one of the two Crusader military orders, the...
"Metal Detecting a Graveyard" Sounds like the beginning of a horror movie. :)
This is just a long running theft recovery case. Recently a man in California got his Ford Mustang back, it had been stolen in the 1960's. The...
Sorry, but it is well known that a mint employee walked off with the coins. That is theft or embezzlement. Doesn't matter what office they were...
Some GSA Carson City dollars came with notes which did not have serial numbers: [IMG] [IMG] :)
They end up in somebody's coin collection like this US half dime from 1838. [IMG] :)
I managed to lose a GSA Carson City silver dollar sometime in the 1980's. I still have the box and certificate (signed by Richard Nixon!) but...
I have had this medal since the 1970's. Does anyone have any information about it? It is about the size of a US silver dollar (38mm) and may...
A woman I know showed me some coins her father had saved. Included were two rolls of circulated common-date wheat pennies. I suggested that she...
These coins from Tunisia are similar to French "good for" coins from the period. [IMG] Tunisia 50 Centimes 1921 [IMG] Tunisia 1 Franc 1945...
Among the items found in the Unabomber's infamous Montana cabin was a one ounce silver bullion coin or "round". Since Theodore Kacynski was not...
I use BRIANRXM.COM for my website as I have things other than coins on it. :)
It is a token from the 1980's era videogame arcade Aladdin's Castle. :)
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