Nice coin/ I have 5 Mamluks gold coins. Two are from Baybars I 1260-76 one Misr Mint/ other rare Alexandria Mint[ATTACH]
Yeas/ the e-auctions always deal with second grade material. The ROOM auctions are the ones with better coins. With "hammered" coins it depended...
I think it took 24 hrs. I like the AV 1488 Demi Noble/ Brabant.
Yes/ I won many coins from their auctions. I have one that I wish to get....
You got a good point there. Most people hate doing what do for a living.....hence they pay me to do hated yardwork. I on the otherhand, do not...
Thanks Joshua! I was never in Southern Germany. I was born in Jülich near Aachen.
Here are 4....of mine Joao VI-Maria II AV 4000 Reis 1811 Joao VI 1799-1825 AV 2 Escudos 1826 Pedro IV 1826-28 AV 4 Escudos 1830 Miguel I...
You are right on/ I am an oddity on this forum/ I have no goal/ focus/ just collect what I can afford/ also that strikes my fancy. Like You I...
With me its the opposite/ I can find so many I like in perfect quality/ just never have the $$$$ to buy/ win them. Sixbid/ Biddr/ Numis 24 have...
Baldwins/ Morten & Eden/ St. James/ Spink/ Roma are great UK Auction Houses!
Nice coin! I have some 20/ 10 Markkas under Russian Czars/ Alexander II/ III Nicholas II
Picked this up this morning! I sold 5 butterflies for 3K euros/ so put asked buyer to pay my coin invoice/ leave bal. for next coin.:)[ATTACH]...
Sadly coins are great investment. I remember winning this coin (Heritage) Next morning there was a e-mail from auction firm indicating some...
I have those too! This book (no photos) but lists every coin struck under Islamic rule. NOTE/ Mughal/ Sultanates not included.[ATTACH]
Great thread. I love Austrian coinage/ esp. as Holy Roman Empire. Here are a few of mine / Holy Roman Empire spread to much of Central Europe....
You are really going to town. Great coin aquisitions. The Afghani Mohur looks pristine. Beautifull calligraphy. John
I have to admit/ it pays to check unsold lists. So far I have bought 200 coins this way. Last one ws in Dec. Teutonburger Auction. A almost FDC...
I bought the last coin as unsold lot/ it failed to sell in auction.
You can see inflation/ when Japan was on gold standard/ 10 Yen= $10US and both were gold coins. Each coin was close to 1/2 oz gold. Today a US $10...
Duci di Piacenza AV Quadrupla 1595 (postumus issue) under Ranuccio Farnese/ Alessandro Farnese is portrayed on issue. Piacenza Mint Ranuccio I...
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