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  1. kSigSteve
    kSigSteve

    Finally finished my 1864 CSA denomination set

    I have been working on this set as a side for the last 4 years or so. This morning I finally picked up the final note which finished the set for me. It was the $500 note which has been the only empty sleeve the last 2 years.

    It’s a denomination set of the last run of CSA notes from 1864.


    $500 T64 (~154k printed)
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    This $500 Confederate note has a pink web overprint and features a picture of General T.J. “Stonewall” Jackson in the lower right corner. Along the left side of the note is a picture of the Confederate flag and seal. This note was printed with pink and black ink. There is no design on the back.

    $100 T65 (~964k printed)
    033D9823-548E-491A-AC77-7A308A2E647D.jpeg

    This $100 Confederate note has a pink overprint and a picture of Lucy H. Pickens in the center. In the lower right corner is a picture of George W. Randolph. Along the left side of the note are two soldiers holding rifles. This note was printed with pink and black ink on plain paper. There...
    kSigSteve Sep 26, 2019 Read More Replies: 15
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  2. seth77
    seth77

    A copper minted by Guy de Lusignan as King of Jerusalem. But where?

    Guy de Lusignan is generally ill-regarded historically, some of which is deserved, some just a result of things beyond his own control. But what is true and acknowledged by all is that under his rule the Kingdom of Jerusalem lost the Holy City and most of its knightly elite. On the other hand, Guy was the center of a coalition that started the siege of Acre, a fight that would soon rally the most powerful kings in Europe -- Philippe II Auguste and Richard Coeur de Lion -- to join the Third Crusade. He was hated by the German interests but rather liked in the Angevin quarters, being an old vassal of Henry II Plantagenet and, from 1191, of Richard I.

    His coinage is well known, from de Saulcy to Schlumberger, Metcalf and Malloy, but one aspect that I think is still unclear is where was the copper coinage bearing his name actually minted. Malloy assigns this coinage to the Latin Kingdom, but he is not sure whether it is pre-Hattin or minted by a military mint during the siege of Acre...
    seth77 Sep 25, 2019 Read More Replies: 21
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  3. FitzNigel
    FitzNigel

    Medieval - Some Thoughts on the Normans and their Coins

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    Norman lands are in pink. Original image was found
    here.

    I've been on a bit of a binge buying Norman coins of late. I will partially blame @Magnus Maximus for this, but I have always had an interest in the Normans (My doctorate was mostly a study of the Norman's in Europe, but also the Angevin kings of England). As I've been buying more Norman coins, I've been thinking about their adaptability and opportunistic nature which is illustrated in their coins. The Normans have their origins among the many Viking invaders of the 9th century, but were given territory in Northern France by the Carolingian King Charles the Simple. In this land, now called Normandy, these Norse-men would adopt the Christian religion and Frankish culture, but hold on to this sense of having a...
    FitzNigel Jun 4, 2017 Read More Replies: 71
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  4. kazuma78
    kazuma78

    Numismatic Heirlooms- A tribute to my great grandfather (Cool Pictures)

    My great grandfather, Leroy Zachman, was the first coin collector in my family that I know of, and so I must get my numismatic genes from him. He was born in 1884 and started working for a bank in Marion, Ohio in 1909. At the time he started working there, it was the called "The City National Bank of Marion Ohio", which had a national charter number of 5650. When starting at the bank, they must have had the most recent issue of national currency around, as I have the Serial #1 note from Charter #5650 with his signature on it. An interesting note on his signature, it is more crisp, careful and clearly defined on this note, than issues in later years- maybe due to his wanting to be neat- a good impression in his first year there.
    MArion National Serial 1.jpg MArion Ohio National back.jpg


    Around the same time he began working there, he also started saving coins which had been freshly minted. I believe this is when he first began in numismatics. He saved several rolls of freshly...
    kazuma78 Sep 24, 2019 Read More Replies: 63
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  5. Ocatarinetabellatchitchix
    Ocatarinetabellatchitchix

    The LUGDUNUM mint challenge

    Oh Lyon, la belle cité !
    Maybe you’ll call me a chauvinist. Lugdunum (Lyon), this is true, is the hometown of my ancestors.But it’s also a place with a rich history in the ancient Roman world. So let’s overview some interesting details about this famous polis and mostly about his monetary workshop.
    The city
    Lugdunum and its region are at the crossroads of Western Europe, joining the North Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Europe to the Atlantic Ocean. Many centuries ago, it was built for his strategic location. Today it is still the third biggest city in France. Lugdunum is composed of two Gallic words : Lug was the Celtic god of the order and the right, and dunos (fortress or hill), the whole thus designating the “fortress of Lug”. In Roman times, the city was called Caput Gallilae, “capital of Gaul”. It was founded in 43 BC and reached a population of up to 200000 inhabitants at the summum of its glory....
    Ocatarinetabellatchitchix Sep 24, 2019 Read More Replies: 119
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  6. Al Kowsky
    Al Kowsky

    Parthian Silver Drachm of Phraates III

    About 4 years ago I bought the slabbed Parthian silver drachm at auction, pictured below, when the market for Parthian coins was rather soft. At that point I had sold all my Parthian coins except for one and wasn't looking for any more until I saw this coin. The bizarre looking crown with a bulls horn on the side and 8 small stags attached, that the king was wearing, intrigued me o_O. I thought to myself who would wear such a crazy looking thing :rolleyes:. Phraates was murdered by his two sons, Orodes II and Mithridates III. Maybe they wanted that crown he was wearing :hilarious:.

    Phraates III, obv..jpg Phraates III, rev..jpg

    Lately the market for Parthian coins has gotten a lot stronger :). After browsing through a recent CNG and Heritage auction I was surprised at many of the prices realized. Pictured below is a rare Phraates III drachm from CNG that sold for $1,800.00. The coin had previously sold at Peus 338, lot 133, April 27, 1994, and was described as...
    Al Kowsky Sep 24, 2019 Read More Replies: 14
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  7. C-B-D
    C-B-D

    GTG: 1922-D Lincoln Wheat Cent - there's gonna be a fight

    Guess the grade:
    IMG_0566-side.JPG
    C-B-D Sep 21, 2019 Read More Replies: 166
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  8. stldanceartist
    stldanceartist

    NGC World Coin Submission

    Hey everyone!

    So, I recently sent off a batch of world coins to NGC for encapsulation. I'd gotten the notification that my NGC membership had been renewed and that my $150 account credit would expire next year. My first thought was "Oh, crap!" - because I'd been planning to wait until this moment to combine my account credit from LAST year, and I was pretty sure I'd screwed up and lost that credit.

    I called NGC the next morning, and (long story short) they were extremely kind to give me a one-week extension (another reason I love sending business to NGC; they are almost always friendly, helpful, and understanding.) Now, I was supposed to leave for the weekend for a wedding with my girlfriend, meaning if I waited until I got back to send the coins off I might miss that window. The coins had to be sent that day.

    Very quickly, and a bit recklessly, I combed through my boxes of "keepers" and made quick decisions on which coins to send in. As you will see...​
    stldanceartist Sep 20, 2019 Read More Replies: 31
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  9. Jack D. Young
    Jack D. Young

    Interesting 1798 S-176 large cent with undertype

    OK, had the opportunity to add this one to my collection; description in the past Goldberg auction as follows (image courtesy PCGS):
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    “1798 S-176 R4 Style II Hair, Small 8. PCGS graded VG-8. Struck over a Token. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and attractive showing only a few trivial contact marks. A tiny pinprick over the 9 and a shallow pit in the field over the hair ribbon are good identifying marks. MDS, Breen state V late. Swelling is starting to weaken ES in STATES. What makes this cent so special is that it was struck over an as yet unidentified token, most likely one of the British "Conder" or merchant tokens of the late 18th Century. Clear undertype from the token is visible at RTY and in the opposing area at CA to the denominator. On the reverse you can make out two letters, H and E, and the numeral 8 shows under the second A in AMERICA. Perhaps an expert in the token series could attribute the token, but we are...
    Jack D. Young Sep 21, 2019 Read More Replies: 27
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  10. Jochen1
    Jochen1

    A founder myth of Lanuvium

    Dear friends of ancient mythology!

    Here is another myth that can be chronologically classified after the myth of the white sow of Lavinium. It takes place in the time when the Trojans were still looking for land in Latium.

    The Coin:
    Roman Republic, L. Papius Celsus, gens Papia
    AR - Denarius, 18mm, 3.66g
    Rome, 45 B.C.
    Obv.: Head of Juno Sospita r., on the head goatskin and horns
    Rev: She-wolf standing r. with log in mouth, that she wants to throw into the fire burning before her. Next to it an eagle, who with open wings is fanning the flames.
    above CELSVS.III VIR
    in ex. L.PAPIVS
    Ref.: Crawford 472/1; Sydenham 964; Papia 2
    VF, attractive toning
    papius_Cr472.1.jpg

    Mythology:

    Aeneas had made a treaty with the Latin people, which was affirmed by oaths. The natives gave the Trojans as much land as they wanted, i.e. about 40 stadiums in each direction. For this the Trojans had to assist the natives in the present war, and both peoples should help each other...
    Jochen1 Sep 22, 2019 Read More Replies: 2
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