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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 4170995, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Summary of the 2/26/2020 update:</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">There were <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"><b>4</b> <b>departures</b></span> and <span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 89)"><b>6</b> <b>arrivals</b></span> since last time. We have a net gain of two coins, bringing the collection to <b>47 coins</b> in total.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="7"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Here&#039;s what went away since last time:</span></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/cUuEzTfZlQlfKInCfBWA" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/cUuEzTfZlQlfKInCfBWA" rel="nofollow"><b>England (Anglo-Saxon): silver sceat, struck in Essex or East Anglia, ca. 685-700 AD</b></a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/kWwpEUjRJ2PoVgV8k32g_Sceat-800x400-gradient.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/n7oECyke64pZOFDRV5kn" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/n7oECyke64pZOFDRV5kn" rel="nofollow">Mexico: silver 8-reales &quot;cob&quot; of Charles II, ca. 1665-1682, from the 1682 &quot;Johanna&quot; shipwreck off South Africa</a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/PcQKBLOLT9ua0HNlZN0l_Johanna%20cob-800x500-label.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/MurD7daCeL1YOjw4MpU3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/MurD7daCeL1YOjw4MpU3" rel="nofollow">India (Mysore): gold fanam of Tipu Sultan, AH 1200 (1786), Patan mint</a></b></font></font></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/H99JiU7NQBur47vERGfa_fanam-800x500-label.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/fLc51O7Gi44vJZsrh8WU" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/fLc51O7Gi44vJZsrh8WU" rel="nofollow"><b>United States: silver half dime, Capped Bust type, 1834</b></a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/7G9zBtKURcq8h9A2R33D_1834-H10c-800x500-label.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="7"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 89)">And here&#039;s what came in:</span></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 89)"><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/c1UZkrJcPbFZooSUdG4P" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/c1UZkrJcPbFZooSUdG4P" rel="nofollow">United States (New York): German silver token (private pattern cent proposal), Feuchtwanger&#039;s Composition, 1837<img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/clqEFQqIQOWzfZMYrwd5_Feuchtwanger-frame.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></span></b></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Been wanting a Feuchtwanger for a while.&nbsp; Got this one from DLRC.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/y9xHepFxnyrHXyNA6b74" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/y9xHepFxnyrHXyNA6b74" rel="nofollow">United States: gold quarter-eagle ($2.50), Liberty Head type, 1907</a></b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/12FX6DMASeKOZ8HiMHMi_1907qe-frame.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">I was again without a piece of US gold as of the last posting, but was happy to acquire this little beauty from WNC Coins ([USER=81808]@Aethelred[/USER]), who gave me a good price on it (<i>and</i> a line of credit).</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/6GiZSfUWV86y6p07oj5F" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/6GiZSfUWV86y6p07oj5F" rel="nofollow">United States: bronze Lincoln cent, 1909-VDB; from an original roll saved by Marion, Ohio banker Leroy D. Zachman in 1909</a></b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/g7Z22sy3QWS0vHawAWcv_1909VDB-frame.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">This was a kind gift from Josh Zachman ([USER=17304]@kazuma78[/USER]), Leroy&#039;s great-grandson.&nbsp; The pedigree is discussed in his interesting thread <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/numismatic-heirlooms-a-tribute-to-my-great-grandfather-cool-pictures.347457/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/numismatic-heirlooms-a-tribute-to-my-great-grandfather-cool-pictures.347457/">here</a>.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/1WKX7RgrNSeVwfYEjbmQ" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/1WKX7RgrNSeVwfYEjbmQ" rel="nofollow">United States: copper-nickel 5 cents, Buffalo type, 1913, Type 1 (&quot;raised mound&quot; reverse)</a></b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/8K0erX1ERuyErQE6JSMg_1913T15c-frame.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">If that Buffalo nickel looks familiar, it&#039;s because it has been an Eclectic Box coin before!&nbsp; I sold it in March of 2019 but recently saw it for sale and bought it back.&nbsp; I </span></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><font size="5">affectionately</font></span><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> call it the &quot;Jolly Green Giant&quot;.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/uQ5OuSwcq6PPqnSLNeHZ" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/uQ5OuSwcq6PPqnSLNeHZ" rel="nofollow">Belgian Congo: brass 2 francs, 1947</a></b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/rWggHFIrR4KwB2sdaJi9_BelgianCongo2F1947-frame.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">I reckon I needed an elephant in here, right?&nbsp; Got this coin in a swap with [USER=44633]@spirityoda[/USER].&nbsp; Cracked it out of an NGC MS63 holder.&nbsp; Nice 2-point upgrade at PCGS, eh?&nbsp; Maybe one day I&#039;ll replace this with an <i>ancient</i> elephant coin (or an early 20th century Thai baht), but for now, this one will&nbsp; do nicely.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/5RCiOUewAgaHoaChdxu3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/5RCiOUewAgaHoaChdxu3" rel="nofollow">China (People&#039;s Republic): gilt-enamel proof silver 10-yuan commemorative; &quot;Auspicious Culture (Longevity)&quot;, 2016</a></b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/rj85snoTdCyRI6zn2n5g_China-10y-frame.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><font size="5">This modern Chinese piece was the topic of a recent thread <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/when-bats-equal-blessings-and-peaches-equal-longevity.355447/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/when-bats-equal-blessings-and-peaches-equal-longevity.355447/">here</a>.</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="6"><b>These weren&#039;t new additions but just got grades at PCGS:</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">(Both went MS64!)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/HCD2Q0vOXpyiUmjvyhU0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/HCD2Q0vOXpyiUmjvyhU0" rel="nofollow">Austria: silver 3-kreuzer of Leopold I (&quot;The Hogmouth&quot;), 1700-IA, minor clipped planchet error</a></b></font></font></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/g1WXLfTHOQQWPeQHHjfA_1700-Leopold-3k-frame-v2.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/xtATdlH1VTqaRUJGEKfj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/xtATdlH1VTqaRUJGEKfj" rel="nofollow">Germany (Westphalia): gilt bronze 10,000-mark notgeld token, 1923</a></b></font></font></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/Ie7LZwdXRMemn2mMIMy3_Germany-notgeld-10K-frame.png?w=400&amp;h=400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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