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Re: Post a coin w/ the oldest date in your collection to memoralize “closed” threads
The coin in my collection with the earliest date (although it isn't the earliest 1652-dated thing I own, I like this one best): I have some Lydian and Ionian electrum, but the dates we use would… (View Post)4 -
Re: Were Hard Times Tokens made for collectors in addition to intended usage?
John Broome was the son of Samuel Broome, who was James Jarvis's father-in-law and backer in the Company for Coining Coppers. The CCC was the entity that got the Fugio contract. While Jarvis was… (View Post)4 -
Re: Half Disme on Pawn Stars
I talked to Walter just before they taped this, IIRC - he just did the show for kicks. (View Post)2 -
Re: Victory at Yorktown, October 19, 1781
It's interesting to note that although the British surrendered at Yorktown, skirmishes still occurred in North America through January of 1783! In fact, the U.S. Government didn't learn tha… (View Post)5 -
Re: While I was away...........
Welcome back! (View Post)2
