Thanks, that was my first US gold dollar. I am starting to get into US gold now/ before mostly concentrated on worldwide 650BC-1992)...
Sallent said it well, those who just purchase rare coins to make money, but do not enjoy the ultimate pleasure from the hobby are missing out on...
Your English is pretty good! I am German/ but went to school in Canada, so speak better English then German....
I have found that, if you go after rare coins via auctions you must read up on coins you wish to bid on, know prices/ rarity/ but most important...
Mine too! Only problem is that my wallet is always empty:(
[ATTACH] Portugal AV 10000 Reis 1886 Lisbon Mint Luis I
Thanks, yes all Russian gold coinage struck before Peter I is extremely rare. John
Really small! 11mm. 0.37g.
1879 $1 Indian Princess MS-67+[ATTACH]
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Deutsches Ost afrika 15 Rupien 1916-T Tabora Mint[ATTACH]
Only one typo in 100 posts is exceptional:happy:
The first coin is 100 percent a Titus bust.....not Vespasian/
Actually yours is 1915/ Franz Josef/ 1815 would have been Franz I
Holy Roman Empire (Austrian Rulers) AV 1/12 Dukat 1690 SHS Breslau Mint 0.30g./ 12mm. finest known[ATTACH] Emperor Leoplold I 1657-1705
AV Dukat 1830-E Karlsburg Mint Franz I 1792-1835 Austro-Hungarian Empire[ATTACH]
Here is my latest catch... AV Dukat 1830-E (Karlsburg Mint) Austro-Hungarian Empire Kaiser Franz I 1792-1835 He was Holy Roman Emperor Franz II...
It seems that "perfect" eye appealing coins are going thru the roof in every auction. I can understand this, since I like them too. One auction...
Salzburg AV 1/4 Dukat ND (1711) Archbishop Wolfgang Von Schrattenbach[ATTACH]
Well, I hope you ended up winning that Celtic piece:happy:! I was after the Arelate Mint/ FDC Solidus/ Valentinian I. Went way over estimate.
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