They were definitely a status symbol. You also had to sell them back to the monarch for if the monarch "needed" more silver.
Some of the types were minted up to 16 thalers. Generally they were about 30grams per thaler. They were not made to be used in commerce. Mintage...
A new addition that came in yesterday's mail. [ATTACH]
The day finally arrived. 107 days ago I purchased the 4 thaler in the original post. It sat in NY customs for about 10 weeks and then made an...
MS63 I have a similar one that is a 62 but I think yours is a little better.
In the last year or so I have acquired the taste for classic elongated cents. Surprisingly, to me, people are sending these in to be graded. Not...
Yep, it may be XF details but it will never straight grade.
I found a few more. This is the last medal produced by Whitehead & Hoage [ATTACH] A white porcelain medal produced by Meisen [ATTACH] St...
And my favorite. The 1909 Hudson-Fulton medal [ATTACH]
Since we are doing medals as well, I have more to add. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I don't purchase much modern stuff but sometimes the theme and imagery grab me.
2 recent additions from Malta. I hope this series continues. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I used to have a lot of coins with ships. Malta 1993 [ATTACH] Netherlands East Indies [ATTACH] Portugal - no ships but it is Henry the...
An 1877 dated Swedish medal [ATTACH] And an 1877 Indian Head Cent, I know, crappy photo [ATTACH]
On to 1878 The only thing I have is 2 1878 dated French medals. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Finland 1879 [ATTACH]
Don't let it bother you. People are going to hate just so they have something to talk about. Everyone's collection and interests are different. I...
New Zealand Penny Token [ATTACH]
That’s the one. It came in the mail today.
So, the coin from my original post has been stuck in customs (NY) since August 7th. I'm a bit sick about it but have been told that there is...
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