July 2, 2022 What is an "eclectic box"? It is a freestyle collection, abandoning the traditional structure of "sets" and allowing one to collect whatever catches one's fancy. In my case, almost all the coins are third-party certified by PCGS or NGC, but beyond that, there aren't many rules. You'll likely still notice some subtle themes which reflect my personal tastes. The makeup of this collection does evolve and change periodically, as coins come and go. The overall idea is to build the nicest assortment of coins, tokens, and medals from all around the world, ancient to modern, that I can acquire. Eye appeal is paramount, but I'm also trying to add as wide a variety as possible of eras, cultures, and geography here. Notes for this update: Things have changed considerably since the last update. An inheritance left my financial situation greatly improved, and that has been reflected in some of the new additions here. There's a Roman aureus (something I never thought I'd own!), as well as several large gold coins and some other nice pieces I could not have afforded as of last September's update. This collection that began as a humble "Box of 20" in 2013 has now reached 100 pieces, and I have decided to return to a fixed-size collection for a while, following the "one in, one out" discipline. (In other words, if I am to add a new coin, I must first drop another from the collection.) I will work on upgrading for a time before deciding whether or not to let the collection grow again, but honestly, at 100 coins, I've just about reached the limit of the space inside my safe deposit box. Coins below are listed in chronological order. Photos are not shown to scale. Eclectic Box gallery on CollectiveCoin Last update: September 27, 2021 Number of coins as of last update: 99 Number of coins as of this update: 100 As always, thanks for looking. ~Robertson ("Rob") Shinnick (aka "LordM") Golden Isles of Georgia, July 2, 2022
Part 1 (Coins 1-10) Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, ca. 478-387 BC Greece (Thrace, Pantakapaion): bronze Æ21, ca. 310-303 BC Greece (Spartans in Taras, Calabria, Italy): silver drachm; Athena and owl, ca. 302-281 BC Greece (Caria, Alabanda): silver tetradrachm of Alexander the Great (posthumous issue), ca. 188-156 BC Egypt (Ptolemaic Kingdom): silver didrachm of Ptolemy VI "Philometer", ca. 163-145 BC Roman Republic: silver denarius of moneyer L. Furius Brocchus; Ceres and curule chair, ca. 63 BC Celtic Tribes (Catuvellauni & Trinovantes): gold quarter-stater of Cunobelin, ca. 8-41 AD Roman Empire: gold aureus of Nero, ca. 54-68 AD Roman Empire: silver denarius of Vespasian; commemorative issue struck by Titus ca. 80-81 AD Roman Empire: bronze sestertius of Hadrian, ca. 117-138 AD
Part 2 (Coins 11-20) Roman Egypt (Alexandria): billon tetradrachm of Hadrian, ca. 121-122 AD; canopic jar of Osiris Roman Empire: bronze sestertius of Antoninus Pius, struck ca. 159 AD Roman Empire: billon reduced centenionalis; VRBS ROMA city commemorative, ca. 330-340 AD Roman empire: silver siliqua of Julian II, ca. 360-363 AD; found in 1887 in the East Harptree Hoard Byzantine Empire: gold tremissis of Justinian I, ca. 527-565 AD Sasanian Empire: silver drachm of Khusru II, ca. 591-628 AD England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Edward the Confessor, struck ca. 1062-1065 Sicily (Norman Kings): gold tari of Guglielmo I ("William the Bad"), ca. 1154-1166 German States (Brunswick-Lüneburg): silver bracteate of William Longsword, ca. 1195-1213 England: silver penny of King John, ca. 1213-1215, from the Gisors hoard found in Normandy
Part 3 (Coins 21-30) Scotland: silver penny of Alexander III, second coinage, ca. 1280-1286 England: silver groat of Henry VI, ca. 1422-1461, from the Reigate Hoard found in Surrey Lithuania: silver half-grosz of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, 1550; Vilnius mint England: silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, 1575, Tower mint, eglantine mintmark German States (Teutonic Order): silver 1/4-thaler of Grand Master Maximilian of Austria, ca. 1615 England: silver crown of Charles II, 1679, TRICESIMO PRIMO edge, mint error Austria: silver 3-kreuzer of Leopold I ("The Hogmouth"), 1700-IA, minor clipped planchet error Great Britain: silver South Sea Company sixpence of George I, 1723; double-struck mint error Germany (Nürnberg): silver Augsburg Confession medal by Daniel Dockler the Younger, 1730 Mexico (Spanish Colonial): silver 8 reales ("Pillar Dollar"), 1736-Mo-MF, Mexico City mint
Part 4 (Coins 31-40) Swiss Cantons (Zürich): silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden of 36 schillings), 1739 Russia (Siberia): copper 10-kopecks of Catherine the Great, 1781-KM, Suzun mint Great Britain (Chichester, Sussex): copper Conder token ("Chichester Halfpenny"), 1794 United States: copper Draped Bust half cent, 1804, "Spiked Chin" variety Ireland: bronzed copper proof halfpenny of George III, 1805, Soho Mint United States: silver Draped Bust half dollar, 1806, "Pointed 6, stem through claw" variety Colombia (Spanish Colonial): gold 8-escudos of Charles IV, 1808-NR JJ Iran (Persia): gold toman of Fath-Ali Shah, AH 1233 (1817), Yazd mint United States: silver Capped Bust half dollar, 1818 United States: gold Classic Head quarter eagle, 1834
Part 5 (Coins 41-50) United States (New York): nickel silver private pattern cent, Feuchtwanger's Composition, 1837 France: gilt bronze specimen medal by Antoine Bovy, for Napoleon Bonaparte's 1840 Paris funeral United States: silver Seated Liberty half dollar, 1844 United States (Nashville, TN): brass merchant token, Francisco & Whitman, Hatters; ca. 1852-1853 United States: silver Seated Liberty quarter, 1853, "Arrows & Rays" type United States: gold 3 dollar "Indian Princess", 1854 United States: Type 2 gold dollar, Small Indian Head, 1855 United States: silver dollar, Seated Liberty type, 1860-O United States: bronze patriotic Civil War token: "The Flag of Our Union", 1863 (with "SPOOT" error) United States: bronze patriotic Civil War token, "Our Little Monitor" type, 1863
Part 6 (Coins 51-60) Great Britain: silver florin of Queen Victoria, "Gothic" type, 1865 (Die #13) United States: copper-nickel 3-cent piece, Liberty Head type, 1866 France (Compagnie La Prévoyance): silver jeton (insurance token) engraved by Paulin Tasset, 1869 United States: silver 20-cent piece, 1875, Philadelphia mint Peru: copper-nickel 10-centavos; provisional coinage, 1879 New Zealand (Christchurch): bronze merchant token; Milner & Thompson's Music Depot, 1881 United States: bronze proof Indian Head cent, 1881 United States: silver Morgan dollar, 1881-S Canada (Newfoundland): gold 2 dollars of Queen Victoria, 1885 United States: silver proof dime, Seated Liberty type, 1886
Part 7 (Coins 61-70) Channel Islands (Guernsey): copper 2-doubles, 1889-H; Heaton mint, Birmingham Japan: silver "dragon" yen of the Emperor Meiji, Year 23 (1890) Peru: silver half-dinero, 1897-JF United States: gold double eagle ($20.00), Liberty Head type, 1899-S Great Britain: gold half-sovereign of Queen Victoria, 1901, from the Dr. Jacob Terner collection India (British): silver 2-annas of Queen Victoria, 1901, Calcutta mint United States: copper Hard Times token; C.D. Peacock Jeweler, Chicago, "1837" (struck ca. 1902) United States: gold quarter-eagle ($2.50), Liberty Head type, 1907 United States: bronze Lincoln-Wheat cent, 1909-VDB; saved by Ohio banker Leroy Zachman in 1909 United States: gold eagle ($10.00), Indian Head type with motto, 1911
Part 8 (Coins 71-80) United States: copper-nickel 5-cents, Buffalo type, 1913, Type 1 ("raised mound" reverse) United States: silver half dollar, Barber type, 1915, Philadelphia mint Portugal: silver 50 centavos, 1916 United States: silver commemorative half dollar, Pilgrim Tercentenary, 1920 Germany (Thale am Harz in Saxony): aluminum 2-mark notgeld token (cat & crown), 1921 Philippines (US Insular government): silver 50-centavos, 1921 Germany (Westphalia): gilt bronze hyperinflationary 10,000-mark notgeld token, 1923 United States: gold double eagle ($20.00), Saint-Gaudens type, 1923 Russia (Soviet Union): silver rouble, 1924- ПЛ, Leningrad mint United States: silver Peace dollar, 1924
Part 9 (Coins 81-90) United States: gold quarter-eagle ($2.50), Indian Head type, 1925-D Great Britain: silver sixpence of George V, 1926 (Small Bust type) Greenland: copper-nickel 25-øre, 1926 (h) HCN GJ; Copenhagen mint Australia: silver florin of George V, Canberra Parliament House commemorative, 1927, Melbourne mint Bolivia: copper-nickel 10-centavos, 1936 Egypt: silver 2-piastres of King Farouk, AH 1356 (1937) Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao): copper-nickel-zinc 5-cents of Queen Wilhelmina, 1943 Palestine (British): bronze 5-mils, 1944; saved by WW2 US Merchant Marine Captain Raymond Fulshaw Belgian Congo: brass 2-francs, 1947 Esperanto (Universal League): copper-nickel 10-steloj fantasy, 1959 (struck in 1960 at Utrecht)
Part 10 (Coins 91-100) Greece: silver 30-drachmai of Paul I; "Five Greek Kings" commemorative, 1963 United States: bronze specimen Lincoln cent, Memorial type, Special Mint Set issue, 1965 Cuba: silver 5-pesos, 1982, United Nations F.A.O. issue (cattle) Nepal: gold proof Asarfi of Gyanendra Shah (1/20th-ounce), Lord Buddha commemorative, VS2052 (1995) Austria: silver proof 10-euro, Klosterneuburg Abbey commemorative, 2008 Great Britain, proof silver Britannia commemorative (one ounce, .999 fine), 2013 Somalia: silver 100-shillings, 2014; silver bullion coinage (elephant) China (People's Republic): gilt-enamel proof silver 10-yuan; "Auspicious Culture: Longevity", 2016 Ghana: silver 5-cedis of Elizabeth II (1-ounce, .999 fine); African Leopard commemorative, 2017 Kazakhstan: copper-nickel gilt 200-tenge, Eagle Owl, 2019
Our collecting habits are pretty similar, as in the wide range of what we like, I need to photograph mine for format similar to that, that’s a very nice way to present them.
There's an ongoing history lesson associated with this eclectic collection of most marvelous 100. I admire it greatly.
WOWOW!!!!! I feel like I just visited a Numismatic Museum! Those are AMAZING & STUNNING Coins!!! What an AWESOME collection!!! One more gorgeous and more interesting than the next!!! If I could afford the kind of coins you have I would open another safe deposit box and start onto another 100! And the presentation you put together with both sides showing on one picture with the certifications is fantastic! Absolutely Beautiful! A treat for both the eyes and mind! Thank you so much for sharing! I will be looking over these again to see more of the details. Wow!
There are things in your collection that are breathtaking, Lord M. You've chosen a theme, and it's a really good one. One that transcends from ancient times to the present, and incorporating all collecting endeavors..........ancient, modern, classic, exonumatic. ( dat even a word? )
If those coins could talk!!the pillar dollar and 8 escudos along with the 50 centavos,I've been having a Spanish bug recently.
As always a pleasure to see some of the nicest specimens one could ever hope to have as part of their collection. No one could ever question the passion you have for collecting beatiful coins,as well sharing that passion to spark others to interest. If coin collecting was a building.... its corner stone would be you! For the knowledge, and efforts to entice others to enjoy the passion you have.... and teach us all to appreciate our hobby every day... thank you.
Very nice @lordmarcovan I see a couple of things that passed through my hands at one point. It's nice to see them again and all of the other beauties.