I bid on this mostly because I liked the reverse and didn't have one featuring Hilaritas. What made it cooler, is the fact that it was attributed...
The IVNs and I are working our way through a hoard of of LRBs that were sent to us by @tenbobbit . They had the great idea of sorting them out by...
As many of you know, I am doing my best to raise a new generation of coin collectors - specifically with a focus on ancient coins and history....
I posted yesterday about my trip to the Whitman show in Baltimore and posted a quick picture of the stuff I bought. I was pretty happy with my...
Today was my last day in uniform in the Navy after almost 20 years. Tomorrow, I start terminal leave until my official retirement date of 30...
While skimming ebay auctions the other day, I came across a coin that had just been listed as "Ancient Roman Empire Silvered Bronze 276 AD". I...
In my quest to obtain all the different denominations of Byzantine coinage I came across this fun little 6 nummi struck during the reign of...
I purchased this on Saturday and it arrived today. Pretty fast turn around for the US Mint. I gotta say, I'm glad I pulled the trigger. I retire...
I won two coins last week and was really excited to get both of them since they are both types I didn't have yet. Imagine my dismay when I opened...
So pretty much everyone here knows that Mrs Frog and I had our 4th baby about a month ago. You all kept me happily distracted and destressed as...
I won this for super cheap last week. It was unidentified but I "think" I may have figured it out. What is the groups' thoughts? [ATTACH]...
Today's over-priced flowers, cheap-tasting chocolates, and non-existent dinner reservations are brought to you by Claudius II Gothicus. On this...
Today, a coin came in the mail that I admittedly know very little about. I tossed a low bid on it because it was interesting and I wanted to see...
Good Evening All,. Most, or at least a lot, of you know that the Mrs. and I have recently added a new tadpole to the pond 2 weeks ago. He was 3...
Today, my probable last purchase in awhile arrived in my mail box. My favorite animal is the noble, spotted, towering giraffe. Besides some random...
Mrs. Frog had her doctor appointment this morning and the doctor said that it was time for baby to come. We are finishing our last meal at home as...
A few weeks ago, I was spending my evening looking at coins as I am known to do. I came across an interesting provincial coin of Maximianus Thrax....
Heh...get it...because probably died from suffocating on poisonous fumes seeping from the newly painted bedchamber walls by a brazier... Ok, I'll...
Both of these were bought at the very tail end of 2021 but since they arrived yesterday I plan on counting them towards 2022 coins. Neither are...
A while back, @Theodosius sent a box of goodies to the Frog family and we have been slowly and steadily working our way through the contents and...
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