The club above the knucklebone on this cast uncia gives it an interesting 3 line design on obverse and reverse. It weighs 19.6 grams.

Carlos III 8-Real 1772-V Potosi mint at the NYINC. The dealer's English was limited. I asked the price (it is under my finger) and if he would take a check. He said yes, but started waiving his hands when I opened my checkbook. A bilingual guy behind me said he meant the price was for cash.

looks like a duck to me

have a nice trip, relax & think of round things

not those yellow things again, uuugh.. PS - miss you at NYINC.

Some don't know how to relate. I petted an elephant today, but I suspect it wont go home with me.

some cast Olbian Medusas are more artistic

coin show finds: The Kleopatra VII, 51 - 30 BC, Ptolemaic Kingdom is graded About Good, Scarce. I call it a good find.
The denarii with a high relief of Pompey the Great was struck by his son Sextus Pompey. It is a busy coin on the reverse, but most of the letters can be read or guessed.

Bacon blue cheese burger with fried okra and sweet potatoes.

that is my guess

Theft from museums and collector groups is too common. I collect coins and the big guys in that field have had problems, some leading to jail time for perps.

oops, shoulda read this before clicking and seeing Christmas lights blinking from my computer's threat detectors.

congrats, you are the top drawer

3 smacks would do a lot of folks good

the last shot on my phone is usually a pocket shot

or maybe the International Criminal Court in the Hague

Wow, the ANS is moving from NYC to Toledo, Ohio. They have excellent cast bronze and scale weight collections. Shown below is a 1 As, 1.5 Uncia & 4 Scruple weight issued during Trajan's reign. @profyarrow.bsky.social @andrewahala.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...

Looks interesting. yalebooks description says: Hardcover - 9780300272734 - Published: Tuesday, 6 Jan 2026.
Is that future past tense?

my friend thinks it is time for a snack, not dog treats

Autumn Houston, 3 more grass cuts before 2026.

It will be a cold day in the courtroom that attempts to bring ice to justice.

did you just cross the Rubicon or a line in the sand?

I do that at home with hard back sudoku books.

free

I bought it the next day for + $200, but still a bargain.

Nice coins. At a coin show I saw a coin called a RR drachm where the quadriga pointed the wrong way. I looked online and decided it was a Brutium Punic 3/8th Shekel, 216 – 211 BC. When I pointed out the misattribution, he raised the price. The coin did not look gold in fluorescent light.

We have a positive change in my neighbor hood. Political flags were replaced with college flags. Both are still up today. I bet the orange horn guy is nursing gator bites.