6, 7, 8 for me. I liked 2 and 10 as well. What are the PCGS grades on the US coins? I like the 1853-O half dime. Neat patina on the Heraclea...
Yes, it cetainly looks like an Islamic gold dinar from the medieval period. I took the liberty of moving this to the Ancients forum, where it is...
... The bits of glass are from a broken jar that had once contained all of the buttons. Our homeowner does not know it (and neither can we...
Guess I'm straying from the main story again, aren't I? Back to work...
It's also kind of ironic that I found a SC State Seal button here in Brunswick, GA, when I have yet to find a GA State Seal. Twice I've had...
Yes! It can happen, under certain "sweet spot" conditions here, in well drained sandy soil. But only sometimes. MY first (and presently only)...
My local dig buddy Billy R is one lucky schmuck! Of course he has the mad skills, too. Detecting and relic hunting ain't as easy as some folks...
My local relic buddies here are all about the CW military relics first and foremost, though since they're bushwhackers who find the...
I think most of the regular issue CSA belt plates were plain brass - I've seen dug examples that tend to be rather dark. But I'm sure there were...
... Reaching into the muck and narrowly avoiding a cut finger from a piece of submerged broken glass he doesn't see, the homeowner picks up the...
@Milesofwho - you're actually a bit closer to the truth than you probably expected to be. Now remember, after 128 years buried in the ground,...
Impressive coin counts, y'all! Good work! I used to use my grubby dug clads for vending or ciggie money, back in the day (a pack of Cavaliers...
Intermission. You may now guess at the identity of the object he is about to pick up, if you want to. (You almost certainly won't be right.)...
... The homeowner's eye returns to the bottom of the strongbox. In the fluorescent lighting of the garage, he sees something gleaming there....
A King Farouk pedigree would be cool. What's the coin? Sure, those are both fairly well known pedigrees.
All right, let's see if we can't wrap this absurd pink elephant of a story up. Breakfast and shower, maybe, first.
You do tend to make understatements. :rolleyes:;)
Yes, but it is difficult to say how much without seeing a picture. And even then, the answer will be rather vague. Probably the best indicator...
Dunno. Guess I'll have to make that up as I go along, too. ;)
I've owned one Eliasberg coin, but it was raw, not slabbed. You might be surprised to learn where I kept it. John Quincy Adams on an ancient...
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