My budget was restrained by previous auction wins in December/ November events. So, being low in $$$ I could afford around 5K. #1 coin loss (AV...
I lost out on four so far....have one more chance later today.
That "modern" medal proves that mints could produce nice coins today....then the bland/ so called modern art we have on our coin designs today.:(
The Holy Roman Empire had it right/ not only did they strike the most beautifull of all known coinages/ but struck all denominations. Imperial...
Got this Ottoman Empire AV 2 Rumi Altin AH1223/11= 1818 Kostantiniye Mint Sultan Mahmud II 1808-39 These are tough to get in MS[ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Nurnberg AV Quarter Dukat Klippe 1700 Lamb standing on globe[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Personally, I try to collect coins with great "eye appeal". For modern "milled coinage" 1600 and up/ I tend to go for uncirculated/ FDC. For...
Here is mine from Hamburg/ PGGS has it as a Dukat:shame: AV Goldgulden 1497 Hamburg Mint[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The coin in actual hand (flip) looks way more perfect, the photo is not the best. I always look at my stuff with 10X magification/ that coin has...
Sensational coin/ great start to your 2021 collecting spree. I also [ATTACH] got my first coin from same "Tyrant"
First known portrait of Jesus on coinage Regnum Visigthorum Baeitica AV Tremissis ND Cordoba Mint Ervigus 680-87[ATTACH]
Always learn new things here on CT/ many thanks Amit Vyas:) John
The bottom one is ... AV Stater ND Pella Mint Philip II of Macedon Struck circa 345-40BC There are lots of these appearing in auctions/ but FDC...
Beautifull coins, really look good on your videos..... John
Here is my Vima Kadphises AV Dinara Peshawar Mint[ATTACH]
Nicest thing about this coin, I bought it as an "unsold" lot from Ranieri Auction. I compared it to a slabbed MS-65/ found mine is nicer/ but paid...
That 1605 Jahangir AV 1000 Mohurs (35 pounds) was largest ever gold coin. It was cast from a form. Maybe same for the Canadian one.
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That is a beautifull Otho!
If I won it in a raffle, I would sell it and buy this instead/ AV 30 Dukaten (1741) Basel. Its my fav. coin that I cannot afford.[ATTACH]
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