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Gorgeous coin!

 

Another couple of upgrades from yesterday:

 

... and this one just arrived today. 1882H penny with obverse 12 and slightly scarcer reverse M.

 

I assume these are particular die varieties to which you refer with "obverse 12" and "reverse M". Is there an online source where one might learn more of this esoteric knowledge?

 

Yes - a brilliant treatise on Penny varieties with excellent photos at: https://headsntails14.wordpress.com/

 

Got those yesterday from bulgaria

 

Arrived today. Sorry for the quickly taken, less than ideal photos. This is nice in hand and any mark or spots you see in photos are on the case.

 

Love this coin! Got one last year, Santa brought it for my 2 year old. He loves trains.

 

I also grew up loving trains and am always on the lookout for nice coins with trains on them (maybe a nice topic for another thread)

 

That BC train is great! I picked up this 1938 Brazil 200 reis a few weeks ago, chose it just because of the locomotive. Now I need to find one in slightly better condition.

 

I picked these both up last night. Both of them are in NGC holders graded AU Details but I like the look of them. Heritage had the Prussian piece attributed wrong. That makes about a $200 difference in book price in my favor.


Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
Obverse: Horse leaping left, 2/3 in oval below

Ruler: Anton Ulrich

Composition: Silver


Prussia
Ruler: Friedrich II
Note: Dav. #2586A.

Bayreuth mint

Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.7500
Weight: 22.2720g
ASW: 0.537045670101436oz

 

A brace of Catherine II Russia 5 Kopecks

1778





1779

 

1826 Nicholas I Coronation Jeton

 

The Victoria collection grew today:

 

nice stuff everyone!!!

 

Mostly coin hunting recently only world coin are the three small coins but I couldn't resist the silver coin with all the talk about Russia

 

Mostly coin hunting lately only resent world coin are these three, but couldn't resist the silver coin with all the talk about Russia

 

I had an Edward I penny, but parted with it on here due to getting this one for much less than my old one.




Edward I (1272 - 1307 A.D.)
AR Penny
O: + ЄDWR’ ANGL’ DИS’ hУB, crowned and draped facing bust.
R: / CIVI | TAS | LOИ | DOИ, long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters.
1.43g
19mm
SCBI 39 (North), 60; North 1015; SCBC 1386.

 

Well here is a really surprising rarity. At a local auction I had my arm twisted into buying a jar of old coins for £3 as no one else was bidding, despite the room being full of dealers. In the grime at the bottom of the jar I found this - Greenland 1863 6 Skilling from A Gibbs & Sons. When I started looking it up I was somewhat startled at the value - have a look for yourself if you enjoy a search!