Great coins/ congrats....looks like 2016 was a very good year for you! Hope you have a similar 2017/2018.....:) John
I would say, gold is very under valued/ true price per oz. should be 10-12K. But, I wish that the price stays where it is. Prices are mostly...
Thanks THCoins! I have none in my collection....YET. Definately on my list.
Can these modern 1960 restrikes be mistaken for the original 1750 issues?
Got this beauty, 8[ATTACH] years ago. This is my most favorite "modern" coin design. Also from Stacks/Bowers auction
Thanks guys... That was the first US coin I bought in a while. I have been concentrating mostly on high quality AV coinage from 650BC to 1970. I...
Got this from Stacks/Bowers....I have mostly Worldwide AV coinage/ but will post some US material.[ATTACH]
I have only had one"fake coin".... it was a coin I got for my Christmas present when I was 10:(! Later, i decided to get rid of my bad quality...
I got this coin 4 years ago. obv. depicts a youthfull bust of Ferdinando IV 1759-99 rev. shows Crowned Arms coin is 24mm./ 8.81g.[ATTACH]
I had to stay quiet....auction took place this afternoon. YES....I managed to get the coin for 600 euros/ way cheaper then what a MS-66 Hamburg...
That is a nice AV Stater "Golden age". Where was your coin minted? I am terrible at reading Greek:shame:! I have one from Babylon Mint.
Thanks all! I just had a rough day:inpain::inpain::inpain::inpain::inpain:/ we had 11 cm. of heavy wet snow (which was not in forecast) So, I had...
I could not resist the temptation! This beautifull coin remained "unsold"....so I picked it up from MDC Auctions/Monaco obv. depicts Duke on his...
Yes/ AV=GOLD AR=SILVER AE=BASE METALS....almost forgot EL=ELECTRUM natural alloy of gold/silver
I agree! The history is fascinating. At last count/ there are 270 Dukaten/Zecchini coins in my collection/sadly the really nice multiples (over 5...
Amazing examples GDJMSP, thanks for posting them:happy::happy::happy::happy::happy::happy::happy::happy:! I really like the AV coinage from the so...
I know just the "feeling":(! I was after a coin like yours, AV Reale d'or Brabant/Carolus V in EF/sadly it went 3X estimate, but I did land that...
Lordmarcovan...you should scan i-Numis/Boule/MDC Monaco/Gadboury/CBG Auctions. They have pristine French AV coinage from Francois I/HenriIII/Louis...
The French sided with the "enemy" during the, "Thirty Years War". Cardinal Richelieu(the real power broker) in France, joined the Protestant side...
Most of the AV Fanams depicting elephants from Mysore are fantasy coins, the only geniune elephant AV Pagodas/Fanams are from the Western...
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