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  1. lordmarcovan liked mikebell's post in the thread World Coins free-for-all!.

    Let's hear it for the elephant! On a similar vein - an early coin from Sierra Leone. Well worn and pretty scarce, found on eBay no...

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  2. lordmarcovan liked fretboard's post in the thread World Coins free-for-all!.

    Yeah here's a Rix dollar I bought, I know nothing about it, I bought it for the lucky elephant! :D [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  3. lordmarcovan liked The Meat man's post in the thread World Coins free-for-all!.

    @Chris B & @Jersey magic man - cool coins! Here's another one I finished photographing today: [ATTACH] BRITISH CEYLON AE Stiver...

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  4. lordmarcovan liked Chris B's post in the thread World Coins free-for-all!.

    This is the one I had up on my screen when I read this. A coin you don't see every day, especially in this condition. Not an expensive...

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  5. lordmarcovan replied to the thread World Coins free-for-all!.

    Mombasa was our final port of disembarkation from the ship, but we lived in Tanzania: Moshi, and later Arusha.

    Jun 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
  6. lordmarcovan liked alurid's post in the thread World Coins free-for-all!.

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  7. lordmarcovan replied to the thread World Coins free-for-all!.

    Nice coin, and your Photoshop background template looks superb. PS- I visited Mombasa in 1972, when but a wee lad. Ourselves and all...

    Jun 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
  8. lordmarcovan liked The Meat man's post in the thread World Coins free-for-all!.

    Hello everyone! I've recently been photographing some of my world coins and I thought it would be fun to have a place to post them,...

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  9. lordmarcovan liked Mat's post in the thread France: ca. 1380-1422 gold Ecu d'or of Charles VI, from the Lucerne Abbey Treasure (100 Years' War).

    Fantastic. I have a silver to add. [ATTACH] Charles VI "The Mad”, (1380 - 1422 A.D.) AR Blanc Guénar O: + KAROLVS: FRANCORV: REX;...

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  10. lordmarcovan posted a new thread.

    France: ca. 1380-1422 gold Ecu d'or of Charles VI, from the Lucerne Abbey Treasure (100 Years' War)

    This is another important hammered gold acquisition for me. I sold some modern gold bullion to purchase it. What I lost in bullion...

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    Forum: World Coins

    Jun 24, 2025 at 5:52 AM
  11. lordmarcovan replied to the thread New Acquisition - Ptolemy II Tetradrachm.

    My one-and-only Ptolemy was a didrachm. [IMG]

    Jun 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
  12. lordmarcovan liked Codera's post in the thread New Acquisition - Ptolemy II Tetradrachm.

    After finishing my Twelve Caesars set a bit ago I've been wanting to expand beyond my Roman Imperial comfort zone and stretch my normal...

    Ptolemy II.jpg Jun 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
  13. lordmarcovan replied to the thread New Acquisition - Ptolemy II Tetradrachm.

    Awesome! I too finished a Twelve Caesars set not long ago. I have only owned one Ptolemaic coin, and sold it last year. I need to...

    Jun 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
  14. lordmarcovan replied to the thread Treasure Ship Tuesday! Post yours as well.....

    Anybody wanna win not one, but two of those Admiral Gardner shipwreck coins, in a little presentation booklet? Enter my current...

    Jun 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
  15. lordmarcovan liked kountryken's post in the thread Treasure Ship Tuesday! Post yours as well.....

    Ok. Last one. This is not a coin, but it is from a sunken treasure ship. A gold nugget from the California Gold Rush era. Dime to show...

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