Well, now that's interesting. My best guess is to completely agree with @-jeffB's assessment. The incuse, backward lettering is the result of a...
I did wonder if it was a button, which was the main reason I wanted to see the reverse. Now I wonder if it's gold or just gilt, but either way,...
I believe @cpm9ball was hatin' on the coin, not the member. While the editorial use of the "crappy" adjective in his commentary was unnecessary,...
I can remember feeling this when I walked the bourse floor of some big national shows. While I did not have any one specific coin in mind, I did...
Man, the mere sight of that early Dahlonega half-eagle makes my heart beat faster. What a stunning coin!
Thanks for the updates, y'all. I have been on hiatus (and will continue to be, for a little while), so the shipping info in Post #2 has not been...
Howdy. Neat piece. It's from the Netherlands, since that's the knight on their gold ducat coinage, but I don't recognize this smaller piece...
"In 1878, the building was destroyed by fire but the massive foundation remained intact. Today North Georgia College's Price Memorial Hall sits on...
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Here's the old thread about my daughter's first car.
Bingo. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hint: there was an old thread about the time I bought her first used car, last year. That ties in to the numismatic connection as well.
Yes, this topic has a relation to US coins. We'll get there. One of the handsome Victorian buildings on campus has a stone foundation with a...
I look forward to giving this report the full read it deserves when I am not on a poor mobile connection.
Thank you sir, for the update.
POTD, right there. :hilarious:
Curiosity forces me to ask what that is in your avatar?
No, I was responding to the nonsensical "sovereigns are not coins" message you said you got.
I remember that one!
I once bought a Wheat cent bulk lot that had a lot of cleaned pieces like that in it. But there were dirty coins, too. One was an otherwise nice...
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