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Picked this up for little money!

 

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Very nice!
-L

 

I posted this already last week after I won it on eBay.
It came in the mail yesterday and I took pics myself so I thought I'd share it again.


Seller's pics
My pics

Now that I have looked at the pics side by side I like the sellers better. I think I had my white balance on the wrong setting.

 

It looks great in either color.

 

I agree with robec, that looks pretty good.

 

I agree with wooleytree, about agreeing with robec, that's a nice 39-D..

 

I concur with Greg's agreement with wooleytree agreeing with robec.

 

It isn't much but it's my first Mercury dime.

 

My #2 on my want list that I can now scratch off. Featuring the "Rape of the Sabines"

A interesting event in roman history where roman soldiers carried off unmarried women to claim as their own.

More can be read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_the_Sabine_Women


L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. (89 B.C.)
AR Denarius
O: Bare head of King Tatius right, SABIN downward behind, TA in monogram before;
R: Two Roman soldiers running left, each bearing a Sabine woman in his arms, L·TITVRI in ex.
Rome
19mm
3.87g
Crawford 344/1a,RSC I Tituria 2, Sydenham 698a, SRCV I 249


The reverse refers to the rape of the Sabines. This moneyer traced his descent form the Sabines and perhaps from KingTatius himself. -- Roman Silver Coins edited by David R. Sear and Robert Loosley

 

Won this one last night.

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Another new one!

 

Mat,

I'm loving the rape of the Sabine coin. Romulus and Remus raised by a she wolf, fighting over a city, Romulus killing Remus, creating the city of Rome and rapeing the Sabine women to help populate the city.

Not an ancient guy buy knowing the history this would be a cool coin to have.

 

I picked this bad boy up for a little bit over spot after work ($38). 1881 S Morgan dollar, even with it being a common date it's still a great looking coin

 

Glad to see someone knows it's history. Its a cool coin during an interesting event.

The same moneyer *person who made the coin* also has Tarpeia betraying Rome to the Sabines in exchange for what she thought would be a reward of jewellery. She was instead crushed to death. Its a bit more of a common coin, but I dont have it yet.

 

[video=youtube;1Ob2iKO7IHk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ob2iKO7IHk[/video]

 

looks like a nice die clash on the reverse.

 

Adding to my colection of Franklins and Roosevelts

I added a new 1952-S Franklin to my collection ,I like the 52-s Franklin .

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110939041264?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I also added a 1959 PF69 cameo to my Roosevelt colection ,I had been looking for this one and was happy to get it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370640997068?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I like to collect MS and PF/PR Roosevelts & MS Franklins .
The early Franklin proofs just cost to much, there cool but not for me .
I sold some coins on ebay to help pay for these new coins .

 

JUST ARRIVED! 2006 American Silver Eagle. (PCGS MS69) I just got this ASE in today's mail and I just shot some photos of it with my iPhone.

 

Right. If you love it, that's what counts.

 

1962 Proof dime. NGC PF 66. $19.50 from a half price bin. The obverse shows speckled cerulean and red toning, and the reverse shows circular bands of burgundy and navy blue.