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Re: 37.5 mm foreign silver coin that circulated in 1840s America?
While I have no knowledge of what coin might be involved, I can suggest a likely possibility for the maker. Everard Benjamin (http:///www.americansilversmiths.org/makers/silversmiths/15109.htm) was t… (View Post)6 -
Re: A pleasant little surprise for these gray days
Just a touch less from corner wear (View Post)1 -
Re: A pleasant little surprise for these gray days
If it was, he would have needed to be very careful where he put it -- it is very tiny. The pic shows it on the tip of my index finger. That said, it may have been in a now gone locket or watch fob. (View Post)1 -
Re: A pleasant little surprise for these gray days
No. The Letter G stands for "Geometry", which is the mathematical science upon which Architecture and Masonry were founded. It is a primary symbol in Masonic iconography. (View Post)1 -
Re: A pleasant little surprise for these gray days
A half dime was my guess and I don't know beans about coins. Assuming it was squared off at the rim when it was cut (given the remaining dentils), I used a circle template and it measured a tight 9/1… (View Post)1
