As I understand it, it’s all about the coat of arms on the reverse. With this, the “Rose” type, that coat of arms supposedly looks like a rose...
Yes. Less gold bullion content with this guinea than I had in the modern Peruvian coin, but much more history. The spot value on the Peruvian...
Constantly tweaking, pruning, reorganizing. I respect that. I’m the same way. Kennedy halves do nothing at all for me, but that SP69 is sweet....
Thanks for the update! Enjoy! :)
Moved to World Coins. Welcome, @Jason Gauntlett.
Interesting. I haven’t researched the prior auction sales. I am getting the coin in a swap with Atlas Numismatics. I traded them this.
Coming my way in a swap. This is my first “Rose” type guinea. Previously I’ve owned one George III “Spade” type guinea. [IMG] [IMG] [ATTACH]
I know, right? You can hack a big hole in a palmetto log with your pocket knife. But I guess if you pack enough sand behind ‘em, they’ll stop a...
I miss that Niobe medal.
@Treashunt - your coin will ship today, September 17th.
Electrum. [ATTACH] Next, another archaic coin with punchmark reverse.
Another French medal, this time from 1840. Struck for Napoleon’s Paris funeral. [ATTACH]
This one doesn’t have any maritime theme on the coin itself, but it came from the 1882 RMS Douro shipwreck, and spent over 110 years on the bottom...
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Small coin. This is a small coin. Let’s have more marine life next. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Treashunt - Frank- I forgot to get your coin out of my safe deposit box before the weekend, so it will likely be Tuesday before I can ship it....
Great. Your entry on his behalf has been counted. You made Post #33. So if the random number generator in the drawing at the end of the month...
Agreed- I use a 7x.
PS- if you don’t feel like buying him the latest Red Book, I’ve got an extra used one at home that’s just a few years old (close enough). I’d be...
Just post an entry for him. Because you’re entering for someone else, you don’t have to pick a prize up front. But you could, if you like. Your...
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