Which of course begs the question, how did it not get spent? Doesn't look like it has ever been underground, the patina is too even and the color...
Much like my original post, it's interesting how the portrait on your coin and mine have the same rough and iconic overall design, but with very...
Both PCGS MS64. Nearly identical obverse, but not quite. Notice the dots flanking the date on the 5 Schilling. They are missing on the 100...
That's a great one!
1400-1413 Venice Ducat, Doge Michele Steno: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1400-1413 Venice Ducat, NGC MS65. Doge Michael Steno. Maybe someone can explain why some are called ducats and others...
For that kind of money, I think I would opt for a 20 coin roll of 1804 dollars.
I can understand paying $20,000 for Jackie Onasis' stainless steel DuPont lighter when Sotheby's auctioned off her stuff, but outside of a few...
Have a look:...
Kind of cool there is a pretty good story about him on Wiki in any case. I collect Venetian zecchini gold coins, and you would think there would...
Hey! Hey! There we go! That's more like it!!
Struck the year he croaked from small pox, which was on April 17 of 1711. Karma for the slaughter of all those gypsies the year prior....
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I'm surprised no one has posted anything from Cyprus. Meanwhile, here's an 80 Fiorini from Tuscany (Florence). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
WoW(!) Forget the holder, what a coin! Personally, I think the OYH are even more conservatively graded than the OGH. Y=Yellow. About the same...
Population numbers can not be interpreted to reflect any bias in grading standards, --PERIOD. To suggest otherwise, is to state that hoards all...
Where did you come up with that? When I interviewed with NGC back in 2012 and spent a few days in the grading room, there was no such requirement...
Nice one! The heads are both fully struck-up, most of them aren't like that.
Well they are certainly available, that's for sure, and it would appear a hoard has hit the market the past 4 years with multiple examples showing...
Yup, some hammered coins look EF and some look MS65. Then again, maybe struck with a screw press, I can't say for sure.[ATTACH]
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