Do you know this girl? She can be found near the Fish Shanty in WarfTown, but if you’ve been there recently, you know that very well. She can help you find your way when all seems lost. Who is she? She is Maya, Goddess of Illusion, Queen of the Eternal Dance, Guardian of the Everlasting Flame, but you might know her just as a girl named “Jenny”. You can learn more about her in her very own special Adventure Orb, Maya.
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EJ Gold behind camera with comedian, circa 1968, photo by Herb Khaury (Tiny Tim).
Today on the ICW I’ll be offering handmade silver coin jewelry at melt prices in order to get them into the hands of others. I’ve had these coins — mostly silver dimes, quarters, halves and dollars for quite a while — the last coin in this set was collected by me in 1956, so they’ve been with me for well over half a century. The better Mercury and Roosevelt Dimes come in flips — they’re $10 apiece, disregarding special values. The jewelry-grade Mercury Dimes come in handmade .925 high-grade sterling silver coin-edged bezels with extra-large bail rings, the expensive kind. The melt-price of the silver coins is about $2.50 per coin these days, well above the numismatic values of most of the coins you’ll find now. I’m asking $10, $4 below my cost to put together the coin plus the vintage-style mounting with the large double-vee bail loop. The sterling silver keychains that hold a half-dollar are available with a variety of mintages, again for about melt-price.
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This is an appeal from Adopt-A-Dime, my silver coin rescue mission. See, what’s happening is that a lot of beautiful silver dimes are being melted down because the silver value is so doggone high and it seems like it’s on an uphill run forever. There’s talk of it zooming past gold, but that’s ridiculous, unless we go back on the silver standard instead of the gold standard. I was never good at history, as they told me back in the 37th century. Anyhow, what you can do about this is to adopt a silver coin that might not be “perfect” by today’s standards, but will someday provide an important clue to our culture, what there is of it. Silver Dime Rescue Packs are available from $10 up, in increments of $10. A $100 pack gets you 10 high psychic, but otherwise quite ordinary silver Mercury dimes in danger of meltdown. I have varying grades available, from ordinary coins all the way up to AU57, not quite good enough to survive without your help. At the same time you’re saving them from meltdown, you’re also saving silver!!!
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I know that many folks who have just learned about coinology are sort of trying to wade through the maze of instruction that goes along with coin search as a Zen Practice. Problem is, there’s a lot to know, a lot to master and a lot of intricate steps with the attention, will and presence that can only be taught one at a time, mastered slowly and with integrity to purpose, and finally, to master the actual Practice of Coinology, a level of multiple attention that goes beyond the pale of ordinary thought. In addition, there’s the Magic of Magic Find; this is a constructed personal space which transcends Dimension. In order to delve into the Mysteries of Numisma, we must journey far, in a strange land.
When I return from my nightly Shamanic Sky-Walking Journey — translate that to coin search, if you prefer the grittier phraseology — I generally have a Pocketful O’ Strange. What that means is, I have some, usually only a dozen or so, very bizarre examples of the coin-maker’s art. In general, these coins have been assaulted in some way after having left the relative safety of a million-pound per square inch device that spews pennies out at a rate of 5 per second, but assaulted in such a way as to leave them breathlessly beautiful and strange…meaning seriously weird. You might not be able to see the weirdness in the photos, but they are there to be seen with, you should pardon the expression, The Naked Eye. You’ll find these results of my Shamanic Journey each night on my eBay store. They range in price based on hard-science, strict coinology standards, and whimsy. One thing is guaranteed: every single one of my “Strange” coins will make you stop & wonder.
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Go here to see the incredible buys on rare Maccabeean Pocket Charms. These were removed from my own personal collection to make them available in time for Christmas and Chanukah. See You At The Top!!! — gorby
Most of the Greek marbles you’ve ever seen are actually Roman copies. This is emphatically not a Roman copy; they copied typically the Hellenic forms. This is, as stated in the title, Archaic Period. It’s what you’d use to trigger many episodes of Past Life Recall.
OF GREAT HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE
Alexander III of Macedon, son of Philip II, student of the Greek philosopher Aristotle; in 336 B.C. his father was assassinated, and Alexander took the throne, shortly after which, he conquered the entire known world, then promptly died at Babylon while preparing to take all Arabia, apparently of calicheamicin poisoning after a night-long binge of drinking, at the tender age of 32.
I had a request here at the short-order counter for a gold Eros. Here’s the only one I happen to have in stock — Hellenic Greek 323 B.C. Solid Gold Cast & Chased EROS Figurine — What a psychometric powerhouse this tiny figurine turned out to be! Acquired from Joel Malter in 1972, this is a favorite of mine, and has resided in my studio for all those years. It is now time for YOU — Eros’ former owner in a prior life — to reclaim him and to place him on a SuperBeacon for contact with your parallel world lives as well! Totally intact, completely incredible condition; immaculate provenance.
$2500.00
I’m not just another pretty face; I have knowledge in the field of antiquities, mainly because I was there and I can remember it. Most of the antiquity dealers were also there, but they seem to have gone blank on their not-so-distant past. Here is a collection I put together as an example of a General Collection with several cultural bases.
Left compartment: Head of Medusa in Faience; Head of monkey King from Ghandara, polychromed Terra-Cotta. 2nd compartment from left; Patinated Bronze miniature urn; giant natural crystal ruby gemstone from idol. 3rd compartment from left; Cuneiform spike from 1959 auction in NYC; XVIIIth Dynasty Faience Egyptian Gaming Piece, VERY rare. 4th compartment from left; Two extremely rare Griffin inlays, probably Hellenic Greek or Scythian. 5th & 6th compartments, on right; Group of Syro-Hittite Bronze riders & horses, probably votive figurines.
These ancient relics have been with me for well over half a century. If you want me to build a collection for you, either focused or general, ask me for help, and I will try to find them for you. This collection is emphatically not for sale at any price.
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