What you have there is a propelling pencil made by the famed company of SAMPSON MORDAN & CO, which were a thing in London until 1941...when a...
Yeah, looks like a 15 or 17 jewel pin-set European pocketwatch, with a silver case from the late 1800s or early 1900s (say 1880-1910). The case...
After careful looking under a VERY powerful magnifying glass (60x or something ridiculous that I bought at some two-dollar shop in Peking)... I...
OK. I'll see what I can do.
Sorry Dave I'm not sure what it is you're saying. You mean, to use ammonia to remove some of the black grime on the front of the coin? For what...
So: 1497-1864. 90% fineness. Minted in Lima, Peru. My coin is 26.30g. I attributed this to how worn it is around the edges. The shop I bought...
OK. The one I have is from Peru I think, so that'd be 91% :) So Dave do you know anything about the dates? I'm fairly convinced now, based on...
I don't think, that's what I was told.
I'm STILL trying to find dates here. When did Pieces of Eight, Spanish Dollars or 8 Reale coins start being made, and when did they stop? So...
The dates I'm getting are 1497 - 1869, as being the length of time, from the creation of the dollar, to its obsolescence. Is this correct? Also,...
In return for supplying better photos, maybe someone here can answer a question for me. When did the minting of Pieces of Eight START and END? I...
Here's better photos: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
European manufacture (language of engraving, and the pin-set movement), late 1880s/early 1890s (date on engraving), and possessing a solid silver...
They differ in terms of size and slightly in styling, that much I remember. Specifics, not so much. There are several excellent fountain pen...
[ATTACH] Been after one of these for a while. Fully examined by two numismatists for authenticity. It better be authentic for the price I...
This is exactly what I'm talking about!! You can search for AGES, and never find them, and then suddenly - there they are! I had the same...
In some pieces, hallmarks were deliberately 'hidden' so as to not interrupt the 'look' of the piece. Try under the base, inside the lid, under the...
...and you'd have them standing outside, all-year-round, rain and shine? Seems rather impractical.
In a house this old, they would've been made by the local blacksmith as a special commissioned piece. They might have started out as spit-jacks...
I see a Lion Passant, a Leopard's head, and what looks like a date-letter, but no maker's mark.
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