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Resolved! Way off topic......where is this place?

My favorite outdoor activity is geocaching, and especially the geocaches that are hidden out in the woods that I have to hike to. The image below is a screen capture from Google Earth. I have to determine the location and put the name in a geo-cheche...

Europa C&O #428 Oldenburg-Birkenfeld 1 Silbergroschen 1848.

16 Nov 2019: Greetings to all coin and token collectors where-ever you may be.Item #428 of Central and Oest coins of Europa is 19mm dia. & .220 Silver. Perhapsmore likely to be 'Billon' than Silver? Obverse: Crowned coat of arms: Legend: GR. HZL. OLD...

Resolved! Europa C&O #427 - Ausserfelden WWI POW Camp - 50 Heller Token

9 November 2019: Greetings to all coin & token collectors, where-ever you are!Heron could not resist acquiring this nice A-U Zinc POW camp token of WWI. Itwas issued sometime between 1914 and 1918. The name alone is an unusual name.Heron believes tha...

More numismatics in the news......

Courtesy of CNN:https://us.cnn.com/style/article/rare-coin-auction-intl-hnk-scli/index.htmlhttps://us.cnn.com/style/article/us-bills-auction-scli-intl/index.htmlWhat's in your wallet?

Off Topic ---SS-208

In the news........the USS Grayback (SS-208) has been located near Okinawa. She has been on Eternal Patrol since 30 March, 1944. She was awarded 2 Navy Unit Commendations and 8 battle stars for her service in wwii. Here's the news clip: https://us.cn...

asian silver bars

any ideas about origin?? I did a spot test with nitric upon purchase and had them scanned today- they scan as .999 pure silver. That is not the question, it is more, what to call them?? Tibetan? Hmong? I have no clue except that they look like they a...

Europa C&O #426 Missina Sicily Denaro 1258-1266.

2 Nov 2019: Heron can see that the Coin & Paper Money chatting bjord is goingto sleep. Perhaps the 'deep sleep'? However, Heron continues to acquireinteresting world coins and wants to 'report' these interesting finds to fellowcoin collectors. Where-...

Euro C&O #425 - Oesterreich-Schliesen-Brieg- 3KR- 1696C-B.

26 de Octubre 2019: Greetings to all coin collectors, where-ever you might be. Heron is pleased to report another neat addition to the slowly growing group of Central & Oest coins. It is from an area of land that was owned by several countries and go...

Europa C&O #424 Bohemia Kingdom Weisspfennig 1471-1516.

20 de Octubre 2019: Greetings to all coin collectors where-ever you might be. Heron notices that the old Coin Chatting Bjord is almost muerto. However, Heron is pleased to report acquisition of a 'Weisspfennig' of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Thisis a non...

Resolved! ANA Ladder Badge

i'd been buying various ANA ladder badges for a number of years (but it's been a few years since any i didn't have appeared on ebay) and i've been threating myself to put them together into one for years... i finally did it... the dates range from 19...

Europa C&O #423 Augsburg Bistum 1/24 Thaler 1773 Silver.

14 de Octubre 2019: Greetings to all coin collectors where-ever you may be. Heron is pleased to report another coin acquired for the Central & Oest Europa group of different issuing entities. This one is a Bistum issue (Bishopric in English). A neat ...

Europa C&O #422 - Austria Olmutz Diocese 1 Kreuzer 1653.

Ocho de Octubre 2019: Greetings to all coin collectors where-ever you are!Heron can see that the old Coin Chat board is almost kaputski. However, thereis a luck factor and Heron has been very lucky in finding 'new' items lately.Number 422 is an examp...

EUROPA C&O #421 - AUSTRIA-KARLSBURG 1/4 FLORIN 1859 E.

2 Oct. 2019: Greetings to all coin collectors, where-ever you might be. Heron ispleased to report Europa Central & Oest item number 421. A lucky 'find'. Thiscoin is from Karlsburg (now in Romania). It is a 1/4 Florin. Obverse: Portrait of Franz Josef...

Europa C&O #420 - Pisa - III Quattrini - 1679 - Copper

27 de Septiembre 2019: Greetings to all coin collectors, where-ever you are.It appears that the Coin & PM chatting board is 'fading away'. However, Heronwill continue in the attempt to keep the Coin Chat board alive for awhile longer. Number 420 of t...

EURO C&O #419 - AUSTRIAN HUNGARY NAGYBANYA 3 KREUZER 1849.

22 de Septiembre 2019: Greetings to all coin collectors where-ever you are.Heron is reporting another acquisition to help keep this Coin & PM board alive.Or at least with some life! This neat 1849 COPPER coin is Austrian Hungary 3Kreuzer and very lar...