‘Twas a blast. My finds were the least impressive of anyone’s in our group, but it was the adventure of a lifetime for me. Which isn’t to say...
Oh, the spectacles! I remember seeing that somewhere. That’s spectacle-ular!
I don't have any practical advice, but I will say I have experienced similar spottiness/streakiness with .500 silver coins sometimes. I don't...
Ex-Boston Museum of Fine Arts, ex-@AncientJoe , ex-@lordmarcovan . Now in the @Aethelred collection, maybe for life. I miss it. :( That one's...
All of my CNG #118 wins: All of the stuff I bid on in CNG #118: Zip, zilch, nada. :( @kazuma78- Josh, that's a...
So yeah, @Jinxe - what you've got there is an altered coin. Sorry for getting your hopes up earlier, when I had my head in the clouds. But at...
I'm an idiot. *smacks forehead* @Jinxe 's coin: [IMG] Real 1937-D 3-leg: Image source: PCGS Coinfacts. [ATTACH] Normal Type 2 reverse:...
Nice job. (Edited out some of my erroneous ramblings here. See subsequent posts.)
(Edited out some of my erroneous ramblings here. See subsequent posts.)
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] (Also had sestertii of Pupienus and Gordian III, but have no pix of those.) Alas, only the...
Claudius. [ATTACH] Next: another As from the 1st century BC or AD (Claudius or otherwise).
Never mind. (Edited out some of my erroneous ramblings here. See subsequent posts.)
Wow. Never seen that type before. I note the similarity to my Rexall piece above, though you've got a smaller four-leafed clover and no wishbone.
Well, that one at least is an obvious fake (which I'm sure was the point).
That one's a beauty!
I know little to nothing about Confederate currency, but a long-stroke 9 (or 7) is not so unusual in old pen-and-ink handwriting.
Thank you, Sal. Didn't the real ones still have a ghost of the missing leg visible? I forget. (Edited out some of my erroneous ramblings here....
(I took the liberty of switching your photos from thumbnails to full sized. You can do this yourself when you post. Look for the "Full Image"...
Ditto. Likewise! :)
I found one (also a silver Roosie) in a $3 pick bin at a show a little more than decade ago, which seemed like a pretty good price to me. They're...
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