As a welcome to the "dark side", @lordmarcovan sent me a coin (thank you so much, Rob!!). This is the thread he started when the coin was his: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/li...z-of-sigismund-the-old-of-poland-1512.377145/ Now the coin is in my collection. This rabbit hole that I've fallen into is going to be a lot of fun! I had to google Sigsimund the Old once I got this coin from Rob and read every thing that I could find about him. My bloodline is half Bohemian so now I've been looking for coinage of that area/time. I actually bid on a few on Heritage but lost both. I'll keep looking and add something to the collection soon I suspect.
When one thinks about it, if you're collecting US coinage only you are limiting yourself to 1793 to present. 230 tiny years!
I know, right? I been fully satisfied with US coins my entire life…. I join CT and find a whole new way to burn money!
Isn't it interesting how that very thing seems to happen? I do have patience though and will not just buy any old thing. The two Bohemian coins that just went on Heritage were very nice pieces. One of them went for over $500 with the BP.
Nice coin and welcome to coinage of Central Europe, a region rich in history and coinage. Here's one of my thalers from Bohemia, a proud coin, with the Bohemian lion on the reverse. Louis I, Bohemia, Schlick, AR thaler, 1526. Dav. 8146 W-W 28.7 grams
