Merged the duplicate threads into one.
That thing looks positively prooflike. On an aureus. Wow. @princeofwaldo - that’s an amazing huge Farouk!
The French one is a proof. Like you, I dunno what the other is- I suspect 19th century India. Perhaps someone here will pin it down.
I like it! If memory serves correctly, my first slabbed Feuchtwanger was an XF45, like yours. Then I upgraded to this one... [IMG] ... which...
She's been around the block a few times, but hey, the price was right, eh? ;)
Another definite contender!
*whew*!!! Thanks for the update. :)
There was a proof French 20-centimes as well, as I recall, and… an Indian(?) copper “dump” coin whose identity is unknown to me. (19th century,...
Wow, you are SUCH a nerd. :p And I totally respect that.
There are indeed lowball collectors, though I’m not sure if that’s a thing with slick Vickies.
The Helene coin was salvaged from Buncombe County, NC, and sold to me by an Asheville dealer friend of mine. There is a writeup here. It was...
In my stash of giveaway items… [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is making me highly concerned after two prizes have gone missing.
Now I find myself tempted to try assembling a whole date set of the slickest-possible (yet still dateable) Young Head Vickie halfpennies and/or...
Very cool brockage! I've never owned one, as I can recall.
That's a winner! Smooth as can be, while still identifiable, and with the right part of the date readable.
@The Half Dime - did you receive it?
Nice one. I had one that was quite similarly bright like that. Maybe a little too bright, but like you said, it kind of gives one an idea of...
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