I guess we both forgot!
I agree with Cucumbor. For slabbed MS coins its a different ball game. These coins should never be handled, exposed to fingers/ even more so with...
Great coins! Anyway, I forgot to post this ex. from 1661(forgot I owned it) AV Dukat 1661 Copenhagen Mint Frederik III King of Denmark[ATTACH]
Thanks.... My fav. coins are the ones from the Holy Roman Empire/ Austro-Hungarian Empire.
How about that/ Heritage auctions have ZERO 1857-S Double Eagles in Dallas Auction;) First time in years....
Honest grades.....here is a mint state (MS-60) from Heritage Auction to illustrate your point. Coin is so worn should be VF+. Compare that 1851...
Actually, Louis XIV lived happily to 1715/ It was Louis XVI who lost his head in 1793!
Probably the only affordable (average collector)large denomination European AV coinage was the AV 8 Escudos from Spain (8 Escudos= 8 Dukaten) You...
Congratulation, beauty! Funny thing, with TPGs. I have seen Louis XIV Louis d'or graded MS-64 so badly messed up by adjustments marks (poor eye...
Your correct. Louis XIV/XV/XVI most have struck high numbers of Louis d'ors/ the 1/2 Louis d'ors are more $/ Doubles are still cheap for Louis...
Here is my 1657...a bit more ordinary. AV 2 Dukaten 1657 Augsburg Mint Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and Wife/ Eleonore Imperial City of...
Great coins! Nice to see Livonian coinage, Kunker had a beautifull AV 7 Dukaten Queen Christina of Sweden.....to die for!
Thanks Mat, her coins are expensive....esp. the 10 and 5 Roubles. There is also a super rare 10 Dukaten.
Very true! A good example was a coin from Eric Newman collection. This was a Colombia AV Peso/ Condor 1872 Meddillin Mint/ Heritage Auction,...
German beer is excellent! I had my first taste, when I was five....in a local pub, sitting on my Dad's lap. When the waiter saw me have a drink...
Its really hard to figure true numbers, you cannot rely on any website to list top auction records. Some coins never go to auction for years and...
raw grading.... I won raw graded coins from these firms, had them slabbed to compare. Elsen coin graded "supberbe" =EF was slabbed as a MS-65/ a...
AV 1/2 Rouble 1777-DB St. Petersburg 14mm. 0.55g. .916 Czarina Catharina II 1762-96 ex: Elsen[ATTACH]
I would say, Jean Elsen/ Belgium is the winner. Their FDC grade= MS-67/68. next in order.... Gallery 51/ Belgium CNG/ US Spink/ UK Morton &...
Sakata/ There are probably 100 coins or more, that are worth more then the Poland coin(the way prices are going skyhigh) will be more next year....
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