Got my Macau (under Portugal management til 1999) 100 patacas Lunar year PF69/MS69 collection graded addons back from NGC. The proof variety tend...
yes provenance… I don’t really know details but she told me it had been bought along with a couple of other coins in a one of those flea markets...
The lack of Center details also caught my eye, even if one was to argue it could be due to a weaker (highly used) punch.
With the experience I have the coin does seem a bit off to me. The all round softening of the strike, particularly the lettering. But it doesn’t...
Hi everyone, looking for your expertise and opinions on authenticity of this coin that I was gifted by a friend. It’s non magnetic but I don’t...
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 2 Mark 1898A (Circulating Strike) PCGS MS65 Another German States (1871-1918) coin that I bought last year and hadn't posted...
Hadn't bought any coins for months now...at least the physical type. Couldn't let this one pass even though I had to pay a bit over what I...
Amazing coin!
Looking at the pictures I get where you are coming from. The coin does have a bit of a weak strike, although its clear that it has minimal contact...
Recently acquired Baden 3 Mark 1908 G, with an impressive colorful toning and overall eye appeal. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
That's a strong urge you got hen?
Great buys john! I'm happy you got to take a bid at these!
I don't expect or at least am willing to pay anything above 1,5€ over spot /gram. That is what I get here where I live. I'll try to GoPro it.
Ill be dropping by Dubai in 2 weeks time... I just might get myself a 5 or 10 gram bar.
Fully agree with you! At least it was graded by auction house as mint state.
I just don't trust TPG's to have the experience and know how to grade hammered coins correctly. I have seen several examples (Portuguese hammered...
Recently there was one of these sold in Heritage and "supposedly" in MS61 (as you can understand by my "" I dont agree with the MS...
The Auction house does not state the coin as ST, they say its VZ to ST and with minimal impacts/and or contact marks. It most probably was an AU...
The 2016 German catalogue of German Coin (1871-Present) I just got in the mail today states: Mintage: 112.530 ex. Values (€): S-30 SS-80 VZ-1000...
It is the "L" letter mintmark, corresponding to the coin having been minted in Lisbon. Porto (second biggest city in Portugal) also minted coins...
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