Love it! One of my favorite designs across all of the 18th century Italian States crowns.
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1696 Piastra Papal States [IMG] [IMG]
Amazing piece of history. I think that is a keeper.
$38500 is my guess. Check out the augsburg 2T in MS64. Amazing.
New from Heritage auction today. 1770 German States - Speyer 1/2 taler - 1 year type issued for new bishop. PCGS AU-58. [IMG] [IMG]
I have enjoyed watching people weigh in on this thread. Any other surprises from the newly published ngc numbers?
Interesting numbers brg5658. I have to give NGC kudos for improving the census part of the website. The metrics and total counts are great.
The 3 surprises for me were South Africa, Australia, and Poland. I am amazed that there are 6 times more South African coins in holders than...
This is not intended to be a thread on merits of NGC or even TPGs in general. I simply found it fascinating to see the total number of coins by...
I am going to take a blind stab at it and guess "show coin" which would be equivalent to the special issue schautalers in the German States?...
I wish I had the magic answer. I was riding the coattails of more knowledgeable cataloguers at the auction houses who already wrestled with that...
KM-PN12? Off metal silver strike of gold ducat.
Great piece Zohar. The detail on that eagle is stunning.
I saved my favorite piastra for last. Sorry for the poor photos. 1678 Piastra (Scudo of 80 Bolognini) Innocent XI DAV-4089 Jesus in a boat...
Iosephus - marvelous! I am enthralled with the last medal from Civitavecchia. Great pieces that are all new to my eyes.
Piastra (Scudo of 80 Bolognini) Pope Innocent XI 1679-89 (no date) DAV-4095 [IMG] [IMG]
What a great theme! I like the pursuit and multi-continental range.
How about a thread for members to share some Papal States coinage? Lets see some interesting pieces.
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