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Wow, Hugh, your coin nicely displays genuine toning, the subtle blending is terrific, especially on the reverse! Nice coin (1890)!

 

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Outstanding close up. This is the way an old gold coin should look!! Every scratch seen (which adds to the interest), no debris, no washed out hot spots, stunning color. Great shot!!

 

I got this coin in a trade. Really digging it. A little history piece of the home town (or home city).

 

Neat piece! (I never know whether to call so-called dollars tokens or medals though.)

In the obverse foreground, what goddess and animal are those supposed to be? Being a California piece, I'd expect a bear, but that looks more like a large dog. The goddess looks like Athena to me, but I'm not sure.

 

It's the California State Seal

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/ca_seal.htm

Here's some more info on some other ones from the 1894 Midwinter Exposition. Pretty neat in my opinion.

http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/California_Midwinter.html

 

This was listed on eBay for $59, after watching the whole week, during the last 3 sec. a mini bid war happened and I scored this wonderful Tiberius Tetradrachm.

These seem to average $250 & more.

It also has a nice provenance that I didn't know about till it arrived.

Most likely my score of the year!

Tiberius (14 - 34 A.D.)
AR Tetradrachm
EGYPT, Alexandria
O: [TI]BERIOS KAISAR SEBASTOS, laureate head of Tiberius right; LID (date) in right field.
R: QEOS SEBASTOS, radiate head of Augustus left.
EGYPT, Alexandria Mint, year 14=27/28 A.D.
13.43g
23mm
RPC I 5090; Milne 54; Emmett 61.

Provenance:

 

My latest is the only one graded by pcgs and i dont think ngc has graded one of the same year either.


PCGS secure VF-30
1763 KB 20 Kr
KM-366.1
PCGS# 32047356

 

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This could also have been in the problem coin thread, but I like it as it is.

 

Whizzed?

 

Picked up this token. 1890's.

 

Just polished with a jeweler's cloth, probably dipped first.

 

One more colorful "cooked coin". Since you got me goin, I do think this cent is one which some EBAY crook might try to sell, I achieved the colors on an electric burner, quenched in water. I know this was off topic, sort of, so this is my last post of this experiment. I have not even displayed the ones dipped in an acid, then soaked with acid and baking soda, bubbling away and adding wild colors! Maybe on another thread.

 

Just recently acquired this .720 silver, Mexico 25 pesos, 1968. Shown in different lighting set ups:

 

Just recently acquired this .720 silver, Mexico 25 pesos, 1968. Shown in different lighting set ups. Each is a low resolution sample. Formated using Photoshop 6.
There is a nice long die-crack on the reverse at about 1 o'clock, in the top of the legend "Olympiada Mexico". (As most of you know the Mexican Eagle/snake side is the obverse, always on Mexican coins with the emblem). Coin had all debris removed before its "Photo shoot"



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Recent "junk" silver buy for $13.8xface. Guess if you can find the cherrypick?

 

I just Cherry picked this one today, It's an 1868 Reverse of 68 Shield FS-901 I have up loaded another reverse of an 68/68 using red arrows to show star placement to lettering. This is the* Hub llb * The variety 1 one broken letter in the {C in cents}is a dead give away. However it also depends on the star placement.In the 68-901-(002.94) you'll notice that the #2 star points to the center bottom of the foot of the "F" in of. This variety is the most common of the 6 known reverse hubs of the 1868 reverse of 68 shield nickels.It accounts for about 48% minted of the 68 reverse of 68's Shields Nickels. I will also upload a image of an Hub lla and show you how to ID in a very easy way if the 1867,68,and 69 shields have an reverse of* Hub lla.* The hub lla is found on 1867,68,69 shields is easy to spot as you'll notice that the again star #2 the upper left point of the star is broken off. The top tip of the star points towards the left foot of the letter F in of. and is almost passed the bottom left foot of the F.
Notice in the image above how the #2 stars upper left point is broken. However the other two reverse images that star point is sharp.
Today's Cherry pick not a huge deal by value but I could triple my investment if I wanted to flip it,due to the variety.

 

Big Time

 

Got these in the mail today. Recent purchase from a CT member. These are his pictures, and while better than I can get they really don't do the coins justice.

 

I am liking that dime toning.