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that trade dollar toning is amazing. especially the reverse the blue and purple. love it.

 

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Stunning pieces, mkivtt.

 

Beautiful coins, I'm very jealous.

I just picked up three Italy 2 Lire pieces - going to keep one and sell the other two. I'm trying to decide between keeping #2, which has the best reverse toning but some wear and light hairlines on the obverse, or #3, which has the strongest luster but less attractive toning.

 

Personally, I would keep all three. Super nice!

 

1900 UK silver 1 Rupee. Gotta love the "Young Victoria" Empress portrait. This is a big-ish coin. I always think of a rupee as a small denomination. Anyone know what the buying power of 1 rupee was in 1900?


And this is a French commemorative 100 Franc coin from 1986 for the Statue of Liberty. I think it is a cool mate to my US 1986 Liberty coins. For anyone who hasn't seen these, it is a "Piedfort" coin: extra (double) thickness of the standard issue, and therefore double the silver content. It is spec'd at 4mm thick and I've shown it below next to a Philharmonic (already a fairly thick coin).


As always, any and all comments are welcome. I've picked up a few more pieces this week, but will post them with their specialty threads or sections (Canada, US).

Rob

 

Rudyard Kipling's books frequently mention buying things with annas, and there were 16 annas to a rupee.

 

1923 Ethiopia 50 Matonas

 

I am collecting this type set. I like the lion.

 

Did you get your coins yet, or are those Heritage pictures? Heritage just replied to me that I can used their pictures if they are attributed.

 

My Newps, 1 from the Heritage Long Beach auction & one from the weekly auction. Pictures are from Heritage, and I do not have the coins in hand yet.





The trade dollar looks like it may really be AU (can't tell until it is in hand), but I paid an AU price and the toning looks like it could be gorgeous. Can't wait until I get them in hand.

 

wow sweet coins. I love that Switzerland gold 1

 

Thanks.

And that is where the pattern money went. Well spent, I might add

 

Curiously just got this 1917 2 Lire.

 

Some interesting 1631 Coinage just sold.

Here the report.
http://www.coinworld.com/insights/finest-known-elephant---castle-half-crown-in-heritage-sale.html#

 

interesting..i've seen that symbol (elephant and tower) on conder tokens before, with lady godiva. didn't know the meaning...or if it means the same thing on those tokens.

 

Interesting that it came in well under the estimate.

Rob

 

Yes that not real good for seller.

 

Just another cheapie. 1930 10 kopek.

 

Haven't picked up a really large coin in a while, so, I impulse grabbed this one...



Seller's photos are better than my scan...