Its in God awfull quality/ but RRRRR (Unique)

I noticed \Aureo & Calico had this unsold item on offer for starting price (1200) euros.
After reading Spanish description/ I bought it. Most of the medieval St. John types are in deplorable shape from Spanish mints. This one was graded MBC=VF
AV Florin d'oro ND
Mallorca Mint
Marti I 1396-1410 King of Aragon/ Valencia/ Mallorca/ Sicily

Always nice to have a coin that is unique (have 6 so far)

 

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I have had a hard time finding examples of this one. From what I gather this was the fourth king of Nepal, Records from this period are more or less Unknown. IMO it is very unique and a plus for it condition.

Another example and some info.
https://worldgold.co.uk/shop-1/ols/...6-girvan-yuddha-bikram-shah-7sb22168bwqv8qrda

 

I have bunch of Nepalese gold/ AV Dam (1/64) Mohar to 1 Mohar. Have the 1/32 1/16 1/8 1/4 1/2 from Suredra Bikram Shah 1847-81

 

Girvan Yuddha Bikkram Shah was king from 1799-1816. He took the throne at age 1 1/2 He died at age 19.

 

Do not have any from him....yet!

 

Some Nepalese gold coins are nice, but they are way too expensive for my liking.

 

I LIKE Assamese AV coins/ very $$$$ but rare.

 

Agreed I got a good deal on the one above because the dealer had no idea what it was.
He is a metals guy. But still I paid pretty hefty for a coin that weighs less than a gram.

 

I find them interesting as well, there is one for sale on eBay right now: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2763302447...RAH2PZ&hash=item405690ea76:g:H3sAAOSwp-ZlY3tU

 

Still rarer then a 1933 Double Eagle/ and you paid 1/100000000th.

 

I asked him for grade of coin

 

Have you received a reply?

 

Yeah/ I just got home/ took my lovely Rottie for a 10K walk.
Duncan said it was About uncirculated. The last time I saw an Assamese AV Mohur it sold for $4500US in EF.2015
So/ I bought it/ thanks so much for alerting me to it.

 

You are very welcome.

 

Are you sure your payment went through? Because the option to buy it still shows up for me, while if you had bought it should say "This item is out of stock".

 

He said he will send banking info tomorrow for wire

 

Well done.

There is a real feeling of satisfaction when you pick up the only known example. I know because I have 2 or 3 dozen examples. The only down side is that come the time to sell, unless a unique coin is from a widely collected series, the demand is limited. Something a majority of collectors will not appreciate.

They tend to be off the market for 5, 10, 20 years or more and and for most are essentially unobtainable. They often go under the radar to the benefit of the knowledgeable - just as you took the trouble to read the blurb.

 

Seem's the biggest problem is getting new collectors to a series, That seems like the time to sell. I hope the coin above doesn't get sold for 60 years. I will be long gone. I am just a caretaker. There are many of these coins that never see the market, and still haven't been seen.

 

Yeah/ I still have NEVER seen a AV Solidus of Eastern Roman Emperor Leontius I 484-88AD. Sear states there are 5-7 exs known.
I remember back in 1990s when NFA auctioned off a MS aureus of usurper Saturninus in FDC quality for 400K a bargain.

 

There is a unique coin in horrible condition at the Roma Numismatics auction: https://www.romanumismatics.com/244...e=&sort_by=cur_high_low&view=lot_detail&year=