I really like the obverse of your coin. I don't think it is a fouree. There is horn silver on the reverse. Usually there is corrosion...
Here's one more Spanish colonial 8 escudos that I photographed today. I picked this coin up in January 1990, at the Long Beach Coin Expo. It is...
Thanks That is a very rare and the most beautifully produced of the series, I think. The dies were privately engraved (I forget the name of the...
There are some very rare to extremely rare multiple lion daalders, specifically Dav. 4848 (2 lion daalders, Gelderland); Dav. 4857 (2 lion...
Thank you. I will try to take photos of some of the others. I putter around a lot when doing this, probably part of my compulsive makeup, so the...
That's a nice 1576 Holland lion daaler, very well struck with a bold date! Campen must have struck large numbers of these coins in the 1680s -...
Yes, that's Dav. 4887, another extremely rare coin. Krause does not give a value for this coin due to the high rarity. I've never seen one...
Yes, I imagine that the coin will hammer at between £1,000 and £1,200, perhaps even higher.
Yes, Friesland is a little more tougher to locate. The early dates, say from 1606 to 1617 tend to be more available than later dates. Once you...
I was actually bidding on a Valentinian solidus in the Roma pre-floor auction. It's a nice coin but not as nice as yours. I've given up on the...
I saw that coin in the last CNG auction. It is a nice example for this type in untouched condition. The aluminum oxidizes quickly to a dull...
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