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Here's a recent arrival. I bought it from a European auction with a scant description and washed out photos. Expected a horribly cleaned coin, but considering they used the wrong date in its description (online AND in the printed catalog they'd sent me), I was willing to take a chance. Even with auction fees and shipping fees it ended up being a decent buy as catalog for a year 14 vs. 24 is about a 3x difference.

It's not as horribly cleaned as I feared--looks better in hand than in the photo really. If only it had hidden an UNC instead of AU then it would have been a screaming buy. Also sadly not the scarcer variant for the year (but that was obvious in the photos--the normal location for the 4).

Still a lucky purchase for a year I'd not normally have gotten and there is something gratifying in spotting a mistake]...and as an auction it was fair.

 

Russia Empire - 15 Kopecks 1907 Silver
Germany - 1/2 Mark 1909 Silver

 

Haven't had a chance to take pics yet, but a nice 1855 British Penny arrived earlier this week.

 

Have a soft spot for Russian coins here, I enjoyed seeing that 15 kopek piece...

 

Couldn't find it in a catalog anywhere. Looks a wee bit nicer than PF66 me thinks...,,

 

Heres one i picked up today. Pictures arent the greatest but im thinking its a doubled die.

 

Spain, 5 pesetas, 1891. All hail King Baby!

 

Just got this one in the mail yesterday

 

Some new pickups:

Hungary 1 Krajczár 1869KB
This is a 4 year type (1868-69 and 1872-73). All dates other than 1868 are very challenging to find in MS grades. I'm happy to pick up this well-struck example for my krajczár date set.


Hungary 1885
His Majesty Crown Prince Rudolf / Budapest National Exhibition 1885
Medal 30mm 11g Brass



Crown Prince Rudolf was the only child of Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary. There were a lot of Austrian medals produced in Latin to commemorate his wedding to Princess Stéphanie, but I don't believe I've seen him featured on a Hungarian medal before. He didn't spend much time in Hungary, but then he died at a relatively young age. When this medal was struck in 1885 he was 27 years old; this was only 4 years before his suicide.

For some added context, here's a painting by Nadler of the 1885 Budapest National Exhibition, featuring the exhibition pavilion that is shown on the reverse of the medal:

 

Gorgeous coin.

 

Why did someone slab that?

 

Beautiful Coin!

 

Arrived tonight from Royal Mint

2017 Britannia Silver proof Mintage 7,500

 

Love the Britannia coins!

 

From the zenith of Camelot, 1962.

 

Finally got a shipment in. 2.83 Kg of coins, including some nice British silver. This should keep me busy the rest of the year and then some!

 

Did you get that at auction?