An Italian commemorative medal, though apparently struck in Argentina. We can do 1911, Italy, OR Argentina next. [IMG]
I entirely agree.
The "data overload" theory makes sense. Even with the old printed catalogs, I remember when Krause launched Numismaster and started digitizing...
OK, so Germany or 1924, after all.
I don't think there's much you can do with aluminum, unfortunately, once it gets that porous/oxidized kind of surface.
Great stuff as usual. Out of this batch, I think I like the first one the most. Hmm... [ATTACH] Eh, nahhh. I can't quite place it. ;)
Chewin' gum! Oh. @LaCointessa beat me to it. Just kidding. I agree with @paddyman98 that it looks like old solder.
ROFL :P:banghead::facepalm: Agreed about NGC. That's a classic! Reminds me of this one I posted a while back. [IMG]
Well, you just made ME hungry. :hungry:
Let's do Germany or 1924, next. I can't remember if I've played this one before - probably - but if so, it's been a while. [IMG] Edit- yup, I...
Yes, the nice pictorials seem to come out in batches, usually when I'm stinkin' broke, and then it's a desert for a while again.
Me too. Getting the Second Chance Offer on it was a pleasant surprise. What's that old saying about ducks and june bugs? ;)
Actually, looking back at my PMs, I see now that it was @TypeCoin971793 and not @Paddy54 who gave me the heads-up (though I had already seen it...
@Paddy54 - It was I whom you notified about this piece, but "the train left the station" without me, so to speak, and I did not win it. Then...
Tantalizing, isn't It? You can bet I'll be squinting at that through a loupe when it arrives.
Hey, there's the Flying Cigar ... on CoinTalk! :)
Ditto. I have to agree.
PS- If anybody knows anything about locomotives of this era and has something interesting to add, I'd love to hear it. Here are two other pieces...
"All Aboard the Ghost Train": pictorial love token on 1853 Seated Liberty quarter [IMG] Larger obverse picture Larger reverse picture Host...
It has devolved a little into general discussion, but I'm OK with that, as long as we're all having fun. For purposes of the drawing, I'll only...
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