An early version of a cup-shaped coin? :)
The Papal States soldo counterstamp refers to the 10th century "anti-pope" Boniface VII. It's a neat item. :)
My father was born in January 1911 in San Francisco. This coin is as close as I can get to the year: [IMG] United States $20 1910-S :)
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Another reason for buying a particular coin. Walt Disney had a Spanish Potosi eight reales "cob" dated 1685. Now, thanks to Sedwick Coins of...
Zinc cents weigh around 2.5 grams and copper cents weigh around 3.1 grams. :)
It appears that they have returned after seven years. :)
(My pictures from the previous post seem to have disappeared) :)
Bhutan 1/2 rupee. :)
One note about GIF files, they are limited to 256 colors. :)
Beautiful old-fashioned handwriting on the last two envelopes with the Canada Victoria cents. :)
There were two Fays, Anna Eva Fay and her daughter-in-law Eva Fay, and they both issued tokens. Here's an article with a photograph of Anna Eva...
This is the more common "The Fays" token: [IMG] The Fays Mascot Egyptian Symbols Token Bronze, 32mm,, 6.23gm, irregular shape Obverse: Egyptian...
I like owls! The minimalist design resembles this classic coin: [IMG] Greece Athens Classical Owl Tetradrachm Struck around BC 430 :)
Interesting coin, token, or replica. It looks like this coin: Ludovico Maria Sforza Duke 1494-1499 Doppio Ducato Gold More information and a...
It could be a religious medal of St. Kunigunde of Luxemburg. There's a statue of her in Bamberg, Germany. This picture of the Bamberg statue...
These little German coins do get around. Inscriptions look like: MAX HE DG ARCH COL and SRI PR ELE VTR B DVX Bavaria and the Electorate of...
I wonder how many people saw this token and assumed that the figure was the Devil. I looked at the token with a magnifier before I posted and the...
This one has seen some service: [IMG] Elgin National Watch Father Time Token White metal, 30mm, 9.44gm Obverse: Father Time carrying timepiece...
I would buy a ticket to see "Little Egypt" perform. I understand it was quite a show. :)
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