This is something I've meant to do for a while and finally got around to cataloging all the Moldavia & Wallachia coins that I have in my collection. I have been hunting them for a few years and I think it's time to take a break as I've got pretty much everything with the exception of some excessive rare patterns. As these coins were struck with captured Turkish cannon metal, these coins are generally found in poor conditions to start off with. I guess I got really lucky with some coins as I started collecting with a student budget many years ago. In particular the 1795 2 kopek, 1771 1 para - 3 kopek and 1772 1 para - 3 kopek (valak) all proved to be very very difficult. Surprisingly pattern coins are somewhat easier to find. There are varieties to this but I guess that's enough for me. One aspect I found interesting while photographing is the die rotation of the coins. As you can see from the reverse, I tried to faithfully keep the orientation. Also what I find something that's often neglected is the edges - they do have some beautiful floral pattern. Ok enough talk for now and let's get to the main course https://issuu.com/gxseries/docs/sadagura_coinage_1771_74 Please feel free to post your Sadagura coins!
Well done on that set. I've also noticed that some are pretty hard to find. High grade examples are ridiculously scarce.
Very interesting. I'm also trying to complete some older type sets although I still have a long way. Is there any reference book about these coins? How many years took you to complete the set?
arkantos - you had me thinking and had to look at my archive. I'm pretty certain the first coin that I bought was a well worn coin almost TEN years ago, which I got rid of. I have continued to hunt for the rest on and off and only recently completed it literally a few weeks ago. Does shear perseverance work? Well I'm not too sure... I was really lucky on the three coins mentioned as they almost rarely appear in the market other than major auction houses from collectors and often cost an arm AND leg. The best reference book is this one that I highly recommend. It's in dual language - both Romanian and English so don't freak out when everything is written in Romanian in this website. http://www.doctor-coins.ro/detalii_prezentare.php?clasa=ofspec&of_id=733 Very well detailed as it goes into almost all information that's available from old archives. I've got no idea where to find one now as I bought it when it was first published. Well worth the read if this is your field of interest - in fact the amount of information is so overwhelming that I have not got around to digesting everything yet!
Thank you for the info! I also saw your other albums...Very nice work Keep us informed about updates.
