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A few coin-related stories about some old coins and some new coins.
 
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Volcano Lava Coin Vesuvius 1944
 
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1. The World War II Hesse Crown Jewels Robbery
  Germany Prussia gold 1888 10 Marks
2. The French Key - A 1940's Numismatic Mystery Film and Novel
  Coin Collectors, Rare Coins, Gold Hoarding, 1822 Half Eagle
3. John F. Kennedy "Good Luck" Gold Coin
  Clare Boothe Luce's gift to World War II Navy Officer
4. Mark Twain's Turkish Penny and the Gold Napoleon
  Mark Twain tries to retrieve a gold coin mistakenly given to a beggar
5. Louis XI, the Spider King of France (1461-1483)
  The king who kept wild turkeys as pets
6. Volcano Lava Coin Vesuvius 1944
  Italian coin embedded in piece of volcanic lava
7. Berkeley California Masonic Penny
  Royal Arch Masons Grand Chapter Convention, San Francisco, April 18, 1906
8. Monroe Doctrine 1923 half dollar
  Hollywood motion picture studio scandals and President Monroe's Doctrine
9. Forever Amber and King Charles II
  "My tail's for sale. Half-a-crown will lay me down!"
10. Radio Program "The Romance of Helen Trent" Egyptian Medallion
  An Egyptian Magic Coin and the 1946 motion picture "Duel in the Sun"
11. British India Altered One Anna Coin
  Somebody made a small profit
12. Bulgaria 10 Leva Coin with Madara Horseman
  King Khan Krum kills lion
13. South Africa Mint 1964 Coin Price List
  Proof sets and uncirculated coins from the Pretoria Mint
14. Central Bank of Ireland 1966 Coin Order
  Ireland (Éire) 1966 10-shilling Easter Rising Patrick Pearse
15. Byzantine Constantinople Copper Coin Mint
  The Castle of the Seven Towers at Yedikule in Istanbul
16. Roman Antoninus Pius Sestertius Dacia
  An unusual Roman coin not in standard Roman coin catalogs
17. The Sacred Black Stone of Elagabal
  Roman coin celebrates the ancient Syrian religion
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