Earlier this year on a New Jersey beach, this fox mom paused for a moment at sunrise.2yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/newjersey
Hat for scale. As seen in Stack's & Bauer Rare Coins (NYC) yesterday: 72-pound block of siver in the waiting room!1yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/coins
Stumbled upon a concert while walking through a tunnel in New York's Central Park.4yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/AccidentalRenaissance
Last time we got to hang out with my mom before COVID became a thing, late February, 2020.3yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/AccidentalRenaissance
Told this might be the place for this photo: Bought this beautiful trilobite for my wife for Christmas Got it from a reputable dealer. I'm a photog, so really wanted to shoot it. And no, my wife never actually asked for a trilobite, but a guy just knows these things.2yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/FossilPorn
When the butcher on 39th Street made really nice Indian Heads. I have a small handful of old tokens, courtesy of grandma, all from the same period. This token stands out for the better pressing and engraving quality, although the date's curlicue almost looks like 18636.2yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/coins
My mom taking my older sister for a stroll in Central Park, NYC, 1955. I wasn't even invented yet.4yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
I always wanted a large cent that didn't look like a dark brown circle, and smoothed of any details. So I got this. I'm not a copper guy, but I appreciate an AU coin that was passed around 200 years ago.2yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/coins
Two tails to tell, 80 years apart: 1836 and 1916 (P), from my grandmother. Love these coins.4yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/coins
Lamination error I found on a '57 wheat ear nearly 50 years ago. Still a-peeling.4yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/coins
Exonumia: Swords and Anchor. Love this Civil War token, supporting the Army and Navy. Simple and pretty. From my grandmother.2yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/coins
Looking at my grandmother's coins when I was a kid (a million years ago), I thought she was in a wheelchair.2yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/coins
Bannerman Island Arsenal, 2013, photographed with an infrared-converted camera.2yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/hudsonvalley
Illusion, courtesy of lighting: On a large screen, this date looks to be incuse. On a small screen, it looks like a conventional strike. Do you see what I see? Note: This illusion may not work on a phone's screen.2yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/coins
Wetlands along the path to the Walkway over the Hudson. Here, on the Highland (western) side, just off the perfectly groomed walking/biking trail, there's a staircase that leads you down to exactly this spot. Pretty cool.2yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/hudsonvalley
Friday Fish: Success to the Fisheries. Civil War token of the strangest sort, its design featuring a headless, gutted fish. Success! Reverse side features a plow, declaring Speed the Plow. So, in all, a basic cheer for land and sea.4yr ⋅ calmcast ⋅ r/coins
