It was so intriguing and unusual, I scooped it up. The host coin is a No Motto Seated Liberty half dollar from the New Orleans mint, so pre-1861....
There is one of these up on eBay right now. I would've had not the slightest idea what it was, had it not been for reading this thread a few...
Wow. Think it would straight grade? Is that a little pin scratch in front of Vickie's nose? Regardless, it looks like choice AU+ details to me,...
They're both awesome. It's been nearly 15+ years since I had a Brit Trade dollar, and I've never owned an 8-escudo piece (since I can't afford...
Awesome. Great frosty cameo (DCAM?) contrast. What's the PCGS grade? Did they give it a SPxx grade, or PRxx? That floating hangar in the...
WOW on the c/s Stone Mountain- as if the silver stash itself weren't already "wow" enough!
That converter looks interesting!
Of all America's Liberties, the Draped Busts are my favorite. Those are some lovely coppers. All of the high grade DB cents I've handled...
I found the coin when I put all the stuff back in my SDB, and lo and behold, like I had thought, there was an old chickenscratched, scribbly 2x2...
I'm assuming this compliment was directed @Stork, for I do not yet have a website.
I will keep my commentary short and to the point: WOW!
Drat! Dashed dreams again! :wacky: Ah, well. I suspected that "cherrypick" was too good to be true the moment I saw it. :)
I found the page that shows the Otho coin/jeton that was found on La Salle's 1686 La Belle shipwreck. Here it is. Obviously they've used a...
What about if it was already "ruined" 100, 200, or more years ago? I can see how some folks cringe with modern work, but as to the older stuff,...
Obviously you haven't seen a recent photo of me, and are judging me from my 13-year-old avatar picture. ;)
Look what @RonSanderson is doing for me. I sent him the 1806 British gilt proof halfpenny, the 1847 Liberian proof cent, and the 1848 French...
Ain't that a rush, seeing a decent sized piece of silver come out of the ground like that? This was the first piece of silver I found with a...
Oho! So the "12" is not in Roman numerals! I was wondering where everyone was seeing a 12, though considering the state of the "2" in the "12"...
They are very obviously cast, with mushy, crude details. One does have to look closely at the photos.
An archaeological intrusion of an 18th to 19th century jeton on La Salle's 17th century wreck offshore strains my credulity just a tiny bit, but I...
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