That one has “zero appeal”. No, wait, that didn’t sound right. I mean it’s appealing for all those zeros on it. :)
Interesting! Did you know that Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson did a song about Brunel on his 2014 Homo Erraticus solo album? (I’m a big...
I can see how being a pioneer could be exciting. But I would imagine it’s also a lot of hard work.
I have a Churchill book in my Audible library (it was free). I might start it before too long. But the author of that one was Leonard Wibberly....
WOW. I knew it was gonna be a toner, but wow! Come to think of it, I remember seeing that one now.
I love findagrave.com. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been something of an old cemetery nerd. Some people have found that weird, but I don’t care.
Let’s see yours! :)
Nah, it says “gilt” right on there.
What got you interested in picker tokens?
What are these, 1920s vintage? The font looks 1910s-1920s to me.
I’ll throw in an entry post for @-jeffB, whose postings on the General Discussion forum I enjoy. I can’t recall ever seeing him over here on the...
Do you go through old city directories and stuff to research these issuers?
I’ll have to look for that on Audible- see if it’s an audiobook too. Edit: nope, don’t see it, but I did already have his The Storm of War (about...
I tend to agree, but others might not.
Yep. “Step right this way, comrade…”
PCGS population in MS65 is 36 pieces, with 51 in higher grades. So nice though it is, it’s not especially rare in this grade. It’s one of the...
The rule of thumb I go by (and I don’t know how official it is, but I think it’s at least quasi-official in some quarters) is this: the obverse is...
Australia: 1927 (m) silver florin of George V, Canberra Parliament House commemorative, Melbourne mint PCGS MS64. Cert. #37260254....
Greenland: 1926 (h) HCN GJ copper-nickel 25-øre, Copenhagen mint PCGS MS65. Cert. #80862731. Numista-6960, Krause-Mishler-5. Diameter: 25 mm....
Russia (Soviet Union): 1924- ПЛ silver rouble, Leningrad mint PCGS MS62. Cert. #84747425. Numista-7401, Krause-Mishler (Yeoman)-90.1. .900...
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