Y'know, if you put a gun to my head and told me I could only collect ancient coins from one particular region (excluding Rome), I would have to go...
Thanks, I'll read that, since I'm not up to speed on my ancient Sicilian democracies. I do have a coin from the Second Democracy: Greece...
Thanks. You gave me that info before, so I included it.
Mexico (Spanish Colonial): 1736-Mo-MF silver 8 reales ("Pillar Dollar"), Mexico City mint NGC XF40. Cert. #6268062-005. Numista-15066,...
I just noticed with the 1901 HK pieces I posted above, the 1-cent and 10-cent pieces had the Young Head but the 5-cent piece had a more...
I like the dime too.
German States (Brunswick-Lüneberg-Calenberg-Hannover): 1702 silver 24-mariengroschen, "Wildman" type NGC AU55. Cert. #6342274-008....
England: ca. 1623-1624 gold Laurel of James I, third coinage, lis mintmark NGC AU53. Cert. #6676567-012. Numista-52468, Krause-Mishler-73,...
I like how Victoria stayed young on her coins for Hong Kong and India and a few other parts of the Empire. Even in 1901, the year of her death,...
These were part of the 1901 British Empire collection I built for my daughter, Victoria, who was born in 2001. They were the only denominations...
That's the understatement of the week. That obverse is stunning, and the color and surfaces on the coin look great. In some ways I'd rather have...
Always nice to find one's "white whale". I recently did the same.
Nice assortment.
I just worried that it might be a bit much for some folks. I do not apologize for posting the coins, but rather for the frequency with which I...
The only color that matters here is gold, my friend. ;)
I'm done with the flurry of posts here for now. I appreciate y'all for sitting through it and not complaining. My project will resume elsewhere-...
Yep. If you want to look at the designs instead of some dude's face, there are other threads about them.
German States (Frankfurt): 1495 goldgulden of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor NGC AU58. Cert. #6680046-001. Friedberg-941, Levinson-I-325a....
France: ca. 1380-1422 gold Ecu d'or of Charles VI, from the Lucerne Abbey Treasure (100 Years' War) PCGS MS64. Cert. #51158852. Numista-126254....
Congrats! Your gamble paid off, then!
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