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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;4to2centBC, post: 2267592, member: 76181&quot;]I&#039;m curious now, have you had the coin in hand? Or do you remember it by reputation?</p><p><br /></p><p>Part II</p><p><br /></p><p>So I had the money for the Augustus coming my way from BeastCoins (Zach handled my sales for me) but I really wanted the coin instead. I was pretty disappointed but I carried on and used the money from the Augustus to start buying the coins in the OP.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unbeknownst to me, the purchaser of the Augustus heard that I had tried to pull the sale from Zach and he began a conversation with Zach to bequeath the coin back to me upon his death. He was in his 70&#039;s, an avid collector and no kin to share his love. I thought the offer too much and protested quite a bit. In a series of emails thru Zach, I finally consented to the generous offer and laid the thought to rest. I never thought of it again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fast forward a few years to the autumn of 2012 and my collection had grown to the coins in the OP. The Ptolemy was the first and came out of a Gemini Auction in NYC. I sat in a hot room for almost 5 hrs waiting for it to come up on the block late that night. I won it and over the years I won or bought the others..............including this medal.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]451290[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i>George I and James III, The South Sea Bubble (Appeal against the House of Hannover), Silver Medal (50 mm, 51 gm.) 1721, by O. Hamerani EF Rare</i></p><p><i>Obv: VNICA SALVS, Bust of the Pretender James III right, </i></p><p><i>Rev: QVID GRAVIVS CAPTA, Britannia seated weeps as the Horse of Hanover tramples on the Lion and Unicorn, behind a family escape with a few possessions, view of the City of London in the distance Eimer 493. A few small marks, some patches of dark toning, otherwise EF. Rare</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I include the medal here and not above, with the missing coins, because as I mentioned in the OP this is the only stolen piece that was recovered. This wonderful piece of history was traded for $32 in silver melt value. Hastily stuffed in the countertop drawer of a dingy pawnshop. A literal den of thieves hidden behind darkened windows in a neglected, forgotten strip mall. Just another piece of looted treasure on its way to another time and place in its long circuitous trip thru history.&nbsp; A trip that remarkably led it.......................back to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I am getting a bit ahead of myself. In November 2012 all these pieces sat snugly in their tray. As well admired by me as many of you admire your hard earned collections. Sadly it was one of the last times this little collection would ever be together again. Bad people with bad intentions lurked just around the corner.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gotta stop here for now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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