Little known fact: a few of the Roman emperors and usurpers were descended from giraffes.
Yep. Been there, done that sorta thing.
Tonight after midnight it shall be, then. Very early Monday AM Eastern US time. Unless I unexpectedly zonk out. As an overnight worker for the...
I suppose that’s precisely what happened to me. In my white-hot enthusiasm for the new pursuit in 2007-08, I snatched up as many different rulers...
@Randy Abercrombie - you call it. Drawing tonight, when we transition into the wee hours of Monday morning, or tomorrow night, when Monday night...
When I was a middle school kid circa 1980, they put in a Space Invaders video game machine at the convenience store a block from my house. I got...
T H or HT, looks like. No- wait- it's H, T, and W, I think. You pick the order. Nice one.
I'd call that a textbook example of a woodie.
No, a button would have the mount in the center. And a four-reales coin would have been rather large for a button anyway. A pinback mount, on...
@katieivie - welcome to CoinTalk. For others to help you, you will of course need to upload photos. Here's a thread on how to do that. Also,...
I briefly thought about doing the Round 3 drawing now, since I'm here and have the time for it, but on second thought, since the round opened...
@Abramthegreat - your Round 2 winnings are in the mailbox to go out on Monday the 9th. Sorry for the delay- I was temporarily unable to access...
Good heavens, how much time do you have? It could take me days, and an entire thread, to recount my past "seller's remorse" coins. In 48 years,...
Over six pounds, huh? That's still a box o' bricks. Coincidence, though. The 6+ pound package I shipped out for Secret Santa was not to you....
The mintmark, which is between “REX” and “4 R” on the reverse, is rather blobby and worn, but it appears to be the monogram of Potosí. Which...
Wow! And I thought the package I sent out (6 pounds, 9.7 ounces) was heavy! Somebody must've sent you some bricks! LOL :p Probably cost your...
My outgoing package shipped yesterday morning (12/7), and @Kasia has the tracking information. Expected delivery on Wednesday the 11th.
Ha! Awesome. He told me he was gonna send you that, and asked for your address. So I was the guilty party- *ahem* - accomplice there. ;) I...
I always wanted one of the Allectus coins with the galley reverse. In my novice (2007-08) Roman collection, I managed to amass 100+ different...
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