World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

500 Dram Noah's Ark 2018 - Armenia
From @lordmarcovan
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A fairly scarce Roman Emperor I picked up at a good price due to the flaw.


Diadumenian (217 - 218 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind.
R: SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing left, flower in right, raising skirt with left.
21mm
3.14g
Cohen #21, RIC #117

Ex Frank Robinson Auction 103, Feb 6, 2018
Ex. Gordon Andreas Singer

 

(Too slow on the draw, edited out)

 

Not great at today's auction - some one had a far greater estimation of the value of the job-lots than I did, so I didn't get any. Just this one single coin, which is for my own collection of World Crowns and so came under a different calculation!
Austria, 1857 A (Vienna Mint) Thaler. Shame about the spot of Silver solder on the reverse, but otherwise a handsome coin I think.


By the way - this is my 1000th post and currently over double that in "likes" which is gratifying.

 

These two were part of a lot that arrived yesterday. At first I thought I had a pair of 1945s, and would keep the better one. Then I noticed some mintmarks...a P and an S! Both keepers!

 

^Nice coins, CN & Paddy

 

(would you believe....I got both of them from Paddy!)

 

I bought these out of an auction--actually messed up my timing and missed them. It was their second appearance at the auction house (previously unsold with a slightly higher starting bid). Got to see them in person at NYINC and thought they looked nicer than their photos. I didn't like they were split into three lots--it was an all or nothing thing for me and a nuclear bid (or three) was not in the cards.

The same type were being auctioned in Japan near the same time--better photos, didn't look to be QUITE as nice...but not enough to worry about. Benefit, they were in a single lot. Disadvantage, more buying costs.

I did bid on the Japan auction, and was not successful. When I went to bid on these I realized I screwed up the timing and missed them. However, all three lots remained unsold. I contacted the auction house and they went ahead and sold them to me at the opening bids...basically a decent retail price, and about 10% more than what the Japanese set would have been if I'd won them (including shipping etc).

The clay coins of 1945 are designated patterns by the JNDA (in the 'regular' coin section in Krause). Technically not to have circulated though supposedly some of one type ended up doing so locally to that particular pottery. Not all sets are pictured in the JNDA and more can be seen in other resources. The obverse on this set is similar to one of the JNDA types.

The clay content can vary in appearance and the coins can be found from a red type to a brown. Some of the variance is attributed to environment/handling, and one of the reasons I like this set is that the one sen coin is darker and more glossy. I like the variability. Next I need to acquire some of the white clay types...someday.



I ended up buying them at the end of January, but they were a little slow in arriving, and in fact showed up the day I left for a vacation. Ended up hanging at the post office for a few days.

 

Picked up one of the few key dates I don't have. The 1933 Aussie Shilling, probably THE key date in the Aussie Shillings collection. Low grade and well worn, but it's a very clean and even wear so I'm happy.

 

I received 21 coins or tokens today. The oldest was the Edward I hammered silver penny, made in London 1279-1307AD. The prettiest was the 1904 Austria 2 heller, thought the picture does not do it justice.

 

That is a very nice clean circulated example. I prefer nice circulated silver coins in F-EF, because they are usually less expensive, have much of the detail left and have intrinsic 'history'.

Good for you.

 

Give this thread a bump with a new dream coin.


Attica, Athens (353 - 294 B.C)
AR Tetradrachm
O: Helmeted head of Athena right
R: AΘE Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square.
16.59g
21 mm
Kroll -; HGC 4, 1599

Ex. Numismatik-Naumann, Auction 52, Lot 126

 

This showed up a couple days ago, 1769 Austria 20 kreuzer

 

Grade just popped at PCGS for this neat variety. Mexico Mint 8 Reales 1802/1 over-date.

 

2 new additions to my Victoria collection thanks to @mrbreeze

 

Neat! Very interesting coins. I have heard about them but have never seen one.

 

Another for the World Silver collection. Came across this and snagged it for a good price. One of the many coins celebrating the Millennium. The edge inscription reads "WHAT'S PAST IS PROLOGUE"

Great Britain 1999 5 Pounds Silver Proof Mintage 75,000 0.8410 ASW

 

Very nice. Never seen clay coins except for German Notgeld.