Poll: vote for the next potential LordM "Eclectic Box" newp (and likely last purchase of 2017)

Oh, I totally get what you mean about having an "OC heart". Took me a long time to "declutter", as you call it (hadn't heard of that book). It took a major purge in 2013 and a sea change in my collecting philosophy to transition to this "set" which follows no predetermined set structure.

Really, ALL of these spoke to me for one reason or another, but I'll need to give another glimpse at my various watchlists again. There's much more on my radar. @Numismat pointing out that I lack anything from South America was a "whoa" realization. (Wish I hadn't sold that Peruvian cob now.) I have to fix that!

And I need a dated QE1 6d, whether the one above ends up being "it" or not. (You made an excellent point about perhaps holding out a bit longer for an even nicer one, though this one is, as mentioned, very tempting.)

I need something from India, too.

And a Conder token (Atlas has some nice ones).

And a Caballito peso ...

And ...

The list goes on endlessly. LOL

 

I'm going to PM you a link to where the QE1 sixpence is for sale. Like you, I think it's a great grab at the price, but I'm going to hold out for a better example, when funds permit. So have at it, if you like. LMK if you buy it. I think you should. I was, as mentioned, quite tempted, because I'm a sucker for that sort of grey toning and I think the portrait is decent on that one, despite the moderate wear.

(PS- if understand correctly that you have a bride who might be willing to put a sixpence in her shoe, as per the proverb, I'd go with an Elizabeth the Second coin, or perhaps a Victorian silver one. I'd be scared to have even a dainty bride step on a 400-year-old hammered coin, for fear of breaking it!)

Maybe I'll find a 1565-dated coin. I'm a '65 model from a different century, so getting something from 400 years before my birthyear would be fun, particularly if I can nail one with the right look. (In other words, like this one, with the grey toning and a good portrait, but higher grade, and dated 1565.)

Still considering the Pomerania-Stettin griffin and the o/c error coin, but I've also been talking behind the scenes with a fellow CT member about one of his coins, which I might make a move on instead. I'll post pics of that here if he approves.

 

I did buy this tonight.

Price was right.

Looks like I won't get hired as a product photographer, but I do have some qualifications as a Philly Sammich Taster, so there's that.

(And this one was tastier than it looks in the photos. *burp*)

Mmm... nice greasy yumminess! LOL

 

OK, I have done some hard thinking and I have made up my mind.

Will it be Coin A, Coin B, or Coin C?

• I've decided to pass on Coin A (the English sixpence). I like it, but will hold out for a bit higher grade example (even though that's certain to cost more). I have PM-ed a link to @Curtisimo, in case he wishes to buy it. If he does, I will certainly approve, as I was strongly tempted on that one.
• I'm keeping Coin B (the Pomerania-Stettin doppelschilling) in my watchlist and may move on it at another time. I've had it bookmarked for nearly a year anyway, so it might not be going anywhere anytime soon. If I come up with another hundred bucks, I might still grab it later.
• Ditto for Coin C (the off-center German pfennig). It too has been on my radar a long time and I might still make a move on it in the future. Or not. We'll see.

Nay rather I have decided to pursue the as-yet-unposted and undescribed Coin D. This belongs to another CoinTalk member and was posted in a recent thread of his. The more I have looked at it and discussed it with him, the more enthusiastic about it I have become.

For now, I'll let you guess at which other member's thread this mysterious Coin D was posted in. When I hear back from him and we seem to have reached an agreement, I will post it here, with his permission. For now I will mention that it is about as expensive as all three of the poll coins combined, but he's offering me a good price and might also take some barter as part of the deal, so since I sold some love tokens recently I should be able to make this one happen.

Stay tuned for the revelation of my latest newp, when that happens. Probably soon.

Spoiler

 

I did. I passed on the Lizzie. But perhaps @Curtisimo will go there.

I'm passing on the Griffin and the other coin, too, but perhaps only temporarily. Those remain in my future "maybe" pile, with the little toned griffin being a pretty strong "maybe" at that.

No, I went with an unmentioned fourth coin we can now call Coin D, which I have not posted yet. I wanted to drum up a tiny bit of suspense, first.

Anybody wanna see it?

I'll probably post it in the wee hours of the morning, in my downtime at work.

In the meantime, I did post a tiny spoiler button in my previous reply above.

 

Hmm. I can tell I really had everybody on the edges of their seats with that one, huh.

Guess I need to work on my suspense-building skills, or perhaps take clickbait lessons from @Curtisimo. LOL

 

Here is Coin D. My last major purchase for 2017.

It is coming from @H8_modern, who discussed it here.



It is costing me in the neighborhood of what all three pieces in the poll combined would have, and I'm paying him five times the dirt-cheap lowball offer he got from a dealer, and yet I'm still satisfied with the price. Essentially I'm getting this for VF25-ish money.



I have long been a fan of the type. Love that little kid on the stick horse.

Back some years ago, I had one of these on my old Holey Coin Vest. It was one of my favorite "holey" coins.

 

Thank you, thank you for the backstory there. That's a big help.

 

Yikes! Easy for you to say! Wow.