From my "home town" just won it from Spink/ US auction![ATTACH] AV Goldgulden ND Jülich Mint Herzogtum of Jülich Reinald IV Duke of Jülich/...
It seems Germany was a "mecca" for gold/ silver coins. Even, my Moms hometown Köln/ struck separate coinage in name of the Holy Roman Emperor/ and...
I picked up from Spink Auction a AV Goldgulden from the Jülich. Jülich was a mint/ in the Herzogtum of Jülich-Cleve-Berg. The Herzog Reinald IV...
The best thing about "Coin talk", you get to virtually meet so many nice people who love the hobby as much as I do. Also, I have learned so much...
Over past ten years, I picked up 55 coins that remained "Unsold" all where fantastic deals and never regretted buying them. Here is one of...
Maybe/ there are (hopefully) other examples in modern day Turkey.:)
Their "Fixed Price List" does have bargains. At Triton XXV a Kanisakha III AV Dinara sold for $3150+ 20% fees/ they had one in their Numismatic...
How did the French acquire it, was it looted by Napoleon when he seized Austrian Territory in Northern Italy? A lot of the paintings in the Louvre...
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James VI Scotland 1567-1625 I of England 1603-25 AV Unite ND Tower Mint/ Second Coinage/ "Tun" mm (1615/6) James became King of Scotland at the...
I would rate Karl XII a better military leader. He won most battles/ Poltava in 1709 was a defeat/ due to Peter I having way larger army/ and Karl...
Looks like you had a great experience/ congrats on your new acquisitions:) I will participate in the auctions online. Picked up one at Triton...
There was a time when coin prices where more stable/ pre 1914 era. Why? Easy....every Country based their monetary system on the "Gold Standard"....
I remember reading many years ago about a German finder of a large hoard of Roman gold (on the order of 1000 pieces, I recall) who got...
I am in the same boat. Modern coinage, with few exceptions are boring/ drab/ silly in their themes ie "Superman" However the UK still produces...
Truly shows these criminals lacked brain cells. Who in their right mind would melt down rare gold coins/ artifacts....
Nice additions!:)
Me and you! I have not one in my coll. Then, again.....probably be fakes;)
I collect everything in gold/ electrum/ platinum/ paladium/ 670BC-present. I also collect AR Roman RR/ Imp. +Parthian. I have no specialty/ but I...
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