Wow! They made it to commemorate the start of the 30 Years War (1618 -1648).
My guess would be that this may partially be due to the fact that the British didn't make any for those monarchs, except the Maundy commorative...
Yes, I know. I often disagree with NGC grading and will look at nice-appearing CAC or + ms-62 Classic Heads but simply don't want to spend the $...
Hey I too have one of those critters. Mine is the dated variety. I have it attributed as Italy Milan, ducatoon, 1582. I photo'd it but wasn't...
Yes and this is partially why I have so much trouble collecting US coins and have moved to foreign. My experience from long ago was that if a...
I enjoy this series although I've only one smaller US gold coin in my whole collection (other than dollars): a circulated 1912 Indian $5: which...
I love the research behind this coin of yours. Certainly at 44 mm it must be quite impressive. Also of interest is the translation of the...
PVC= Poly Vinyl Chloride. It's a soft plastic which often comes transparent and was used for old 2x2 coin flips. Also it was used for making...
They do look a bit circulated. The 1809 looks nicer but of course that's a lot more common in all grades I think. Are you taking pictures...
Looks like a bit of PVC damage on a proof. Not really scratches I guess?
Thanks for this explanation john Milton. I'll also go into a bit a my own experience. Years ago I bought this 1880 gold dollar out of a C.E....
I'll go with ms-63+. Obviously it's the mark on the cheek. Some microscopic ticks in the fields. I believe the services are/should be tough on...
Wow, very impressive & a double thaler too? Do you own this coin? Would it be possible to get a weight? I imagine it'd weight around 60 grams....
Wonderful idea! You can play Monopoly with your kids but using Roman Ases, sestersii, denarii, and aureii instead of paper money. For complexity...
Although CNG is not a favorite of mine that seems a reasonable request to make. However, I had a similar thing happen with Roma Numismatics and...
Very nice gold 20 scudi of 1778. My old Krause mentions that these were 16.00 grams and 84% gold. They also made silver crowns around the same...
Very nice crown of William III. Unless there is a problem with the surfaces I'm guessing at least a VF-EF grade. However, I've not a lot of...
I'm wondering if this image with the Sheep or "the Lamb of God" was used to show humility towards God? The Black Death had just entered Europe a...
Actually they only end up temporarily in a museum. From museum acquisition several things happen. 1) Coins not being popular hand-on exhibits...
"It is nice to see a coin where the reverse die isn't very worn...." My Aes of Postumus. A decent but inexpensive example --with a worn Rv die....
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