I have to say I have more mixed experience with Elsen grading, in particular with lower grades. Some of their VFs are less than that in my view....
WOW, WOW and WOW ! Never seen that German East Africa elephant before, charming. What happened to the reverse of the Holland double ducat or can...
A beautiful coin but a black providence
Panzerman, you turn up everywhere with the most amazing coins !
My last posting before going off to spend the holidays with the grandchildren. Happy Christmas, especially to all lovers of early modern European...
Thanks for all the information and for taking the trouble to correct this minor error. Confusion about Mr. Gale apparently goes back a long way....
You are absolutely right. Albrecht Alcibiades was a warloving thug. Here is his Wikipedia bio: Albert II (German: Albrecht; 28 March 1522 – 8...
1550 Switzerland SCHAFFHAUSEN Etschkreuzer [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1549 ( & 1552 !) BRANDENBURG IN FRANCONIA/ SALZBURG Crude counterfeit mule...
Great examples of what was happening to English coinage at that time
Best of luck on January 15 !
Here are two from me for 1551 Germany STOLBERG Joint Issue of Wolfgang,Ludwig II, Heinrich X (or XXI - the family used different numbering...
This type was also struck in Goslar without a mint mark but, according to Davenport, only from 1552-1555
Love Wildmen. What is the mint ? I can't see a mintmark but perhaps I am missing it.
OK, Chris B, before you get impatient 1552 Germany SAXONY, Ernestine Line Johann Friedrich I alone 1/2 Taler Note scar from battle...
LORRAINE Antoine II the Good Teston 1529 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
By the time we get to 1516, we will need all the help we can get !
1553 Germany BRANDENBURG IN FRANCONIA Albrecht Alcibiades Uniface Field Taler Klippe 1553 probably struck in Schweinfurt Albrecht Alciobiades,...
1555 Germany BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL Heinrich the Younger & Erich the Younger of Calenberg (Heinrich IX the Younger was Duke in Wolfenbuttel...
For some reason I did not get notified about all the action on this thread in the last week. Here is a 1557 Austria-Hungary TYROL Ferdinand I,...
Those Philip and Mary coins are usually in horrible condition. Yours is really nice.
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