My top ten World coins from 2018

1. 1848-A AV 4 Dukaten Vienna Mint Ferdinand V Austro-Hungarian Empire FDC
2. 1916-T AV 15 Rupien Tabora Mint Kaiser Wilhelm II Deutsches OstAfrika MS-63
3. 1640 AV 5 Dukaten Munchen Mint Maximilian I of Bayern FDC
4..AV 1/4 Dukat ND (1750) Basel Mint Basel FDC
5. AV 2 Doppie 1590 Parma Mint Piacenza Alessandro Farnese FDC
6. AV Fiorino di Camera ND Rome Mint Pope Alessandro VI Papal States MS-64
7. AV 5 Gramos 1889 Buenos Aires Julius Popper pivate issue Tieera Del Feugo MS-64
8. AV 4000 Reis 1819 Bahia Mint Joao VI United States of Brazil
9. AV 2 Dukaten 1750 Utrecht Mint Dutch United States
10. AV Quater Guinea 1762 London Mint George III UK

 

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Good L-rd! All are amazing. My favorite is the 1750 2 ducat, and of course that dragon!!

 

Love that Alexander VI! A gorgeous coin!

 

Great selection, I like the Rupien, Doppie, & Guinea best.

 

WOW, WOW and WOW !

Never seen that German East Africa elephant before, charming.

What happened to the reverse of the Holland double ducat or can I not see it due to the limitations of my I-phone ?

 

Thanks, Talerman!
I was at my limit (10) Here are both up close.....

 

They are beauties all of them.

 

Great Coins. I've tried to get German East Africa Rupiens before. Even the small ones are very expensive. I can only imagine what you paid for that one.

 

Some amazing pieces!! Your collection is what my dreams and
MAJOR museum collections are made of. Thanks for sharing.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

 

Thank you Tibor! And Merry Christmas I think January has to be the most tantalizing month for us collectors. CNG/ Heritage/ Stacks/ New York Sale/ Kunker all have major auctions. Good time to win the lottery
John

 

Thanks....
Actually nothing compared to what the AV 5 Dukaten from Bavaria came too. Prices are getting out of control, to many rich speculators are ruining the hobby for the rest of us ordinary folk.
John

 

Thanks, my fav. is the Ferdinand V 4 Dukaten....
John

 

Thanks FitzNigel
What I like about this coin the historical aspect. Alessandro VI was the Spanish Pope Rodrigo Borgia, Father of Caesar and Lucretzia. Its believed he was poisoned by Julius III (pope after Alexander VI)
John

 

The elephant from German East Africa is my favorite because I like elephants, but they're all great coins.

 

My fav. animal is the Jaguar, they are cute. But elephants are featured on many ancient coins. Here are two Jaguars, male/ female cuddling

 

What a thread panzerman! I do not recall seeing many of these in previous posts. Its hard to mention just one, but the detail on the 1/4 dukat from Basel really speaks to me. Curious to see what the 2019 January auction cycle brings.

 

Thanks, that Quarter Dukat was in an Elsen Auction. These guys really grade strict, like CNG/ Kunker/ DNW etc. I once took a raw graded Elsen EF coin to a TPG/ where it was a MS-66! Basel was known for their beautifull show dukats/ talers. The highest denomination for that issue year was a 105g. AV 30 Dukaten (stunning coin) it sold for 1.1 million sfrcs! More in Donald Trumps league.

 

I have to say I have more mixed experience with Elsen grading, in particular with lower grades. Some of their VFs are less than that in my view.

While panzerman-style beauties in very high grade soar ever upward in price, those of us who spend much of our time labouring in the fields of VF or worse have seen the price of many of our coins move little over recent years and even decline. This is not all bad. It allows new collectors with limited budgets to enjoy our hobby.

 

I was having something to eat, while looking at the Berlin Sale/ Kunker catalogue, they have amazing material, the Talers from Sacshen are magnificent. But the 10 Dukaten from Basel takes the cake. Stunning coin The Schwarzenberg coll. is to die for, heavenly

 

Well done! Many many fine coins.