ASEs were also recycled designs, of course, if only on the obverse.
The last time I submitted a thaler to NGC, just a couple of years ago, I was nervous that they might “details” grade this one, for the little...
On a 462-year-old thaler, I would imagine that most of them were cleaned at some point. Much as it is with ancient coins. It’s not so much a...
Oh, she did. She loved it!
What did you do with the proofs? Don’t put those in the folder!
They look good in there.
Yes. Congrats!
That sounds interesting. I’ve been wondering what the minimum quantity for a custom slab label is. LMK how that goes. If we ever get our...
When we were kids, we lived in Tanzania in 1972 and The Bahamas in 1974. I added these two coins to my collection a few years ago, for purely...
Let me join you in that desire. I need to add a VIGO keyword to my Numisbids wantlist, so I’ll get alerts for any that pop up. I’ll try to keep...
Thanks. I had it out of the safe deposit box last night, as it happens. The luster is quite nice in hand and doesn’t fully show in these...
That’s a cool pinback. A good example of how jewelry mounts (though usually not pinbacks like that) were common on old thalers. Pinbacks are...
I dunno. I don’t think quality control was necessarily quite as tight at the private mints as it was at the government’s official one. I’ve seen...
I love that CircCam, Corgi! That’s absolutely perfect as a CircCam.
There’s an absolutely fabulous example of the exact same phenomenon: 400 years old, attractively toned, and a non-harsh cleaning that should have...
I might do the same, actually.
Thanks. I rank your opinion very highly on stuff like this. It is tempting to crack out and resubmit (maybe to PCGS), but I've already sunk full...
Did somebody say "Wildman"? :) Continue with mythical creatures. German States (Brunswick-Lüneberg-Calenberg-Hannover): 1702 silver...
My one and only Fairmont (coin) is a half-eagle. (And a mint error, which I thought was fun.) As to the car, I never had one, but my Mom and my...
German States (Saxony, Albertinian line): 1564-HB silver thaler of Augustus, Elector of Saxony NGC XF details (cleaned). Cert. #2183137-001....
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