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<p>[QUOTE="Loong Siew, post: 2591718, member: 75799"]Looking at everyone's incredible acquisitions for 2016, thought I'd join in as well. Unfortunately a number of my top favorites of the year are pretty modern.</p><p><br /></p><p>#10</p><p>[ATTACH=full]564338[/ATTACH]</p><p>Japan. Toyotomi Hideyoshi. 1587. Tensho Tsuho. AR. Kyoto. Jacobs/Vermeule J2. Ex HD Rauch. Very rare silver cash coins issued only to officers with Merit by the Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>#9</p><p>[ATTACH=full]564321[/ATTACH]</p><p>Tang Dynasty. Empress Wu Zetian. Qian Feng Quan Bao. AD666. A 1 year issue struck during the Qian Feng period of Emperor Gaozong under the influence of the Empress Wu who eventually succeeded him as the 1 and only female Emperor of China. Ex Stephen Album.</p><p><br /></p><p>#8</p><p>[ATTACH=full]564325[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pre-Yuan Mongol Dynasty. Genghis Khan. 13th century AD. Hartill 19.1. An extremely rare silver coin attributed to Genghis Khan for his Mongol Dynasty before the conquest of China and establishment of the Yuan.</p><p><br /></p><p>#7</p><p>[ATTACH=full]564337[/ATTACH]</p><p>China. Soviet Communist Issues. Chinese Soviet Republic. 1934. Shaanxi-Sichuan AR Dollar. Kann 808. EF. Baldwin's.</p><p><br /></p><p>#6</p><p>[ATTACH=full]564331[/ATTACH]</p><p>Malaya. Penang. British Administration. 1809。Uniface Tin Cent. Emergency issue under Anderson & Clubley. Countermarked 美。</p><p><br /></p><p>#5</p><p>[ATTACH=full]564332[/ATTACH]</p><p>Korea. Yi Hyong 5 Yang year 501 (1892). Silver crown. NGC AU55. KM1114. A very scarce 1 year issue with mintage of only 20,000 pieces. Ex Rev Dr James McClure.</p><p><br /></p><p>#4</p><p>[ATTACH=full]564333[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carolingian. Charlemagne (768-814). AR Denier, Mediolanum (Milan). EF.</p><p><br /></p><p>#3 [ATTACH=full]564334[/ATTACH]</p><p>Republic of China. Year 18 (1929) pattern Silver Dollar. England pattern. L&M 94; Kann 615. Ex Baldwin's.</p><p><br /></p><p>#2</p><p>[ATTACH=full]564335[/ATTACH]</p><p>Achaemenid Dynasty. Ancient Persia. AV Daric. Darius I - Xerxes II (485-420 BC). Carradice 27ff. AU. Ex Gorny & Morsch.</p><p><br /></p><p>#1</p><p>[ATTACH=full]564336[/ATTACH]</p><p>Bythinia. Kios. Antinous Medallion. Blum pl. IV. Ex NAC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Loong Siew, post: 2591718, member: 75799"]Looking at everyone's incredible acquisitions for 2016, thought I'd join in as well. Unfortunately a number of my top favorites of the year are pretty modern. #10 [ATTACH=full]564338[/ATTACH] Japan. Toyotomi Hideyoshi. 1587. Tensho Tsuho. AR. Kyoto. Jacobs/Vermeule J2. Ex HD Rauch. Very rare silver cash coins issued only to officers with Merit by the Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi. #9 [ATTACH=full]564321[/ATTACH] Tang Dynasty. Empress Wu Zetian. Qian Feng Quan Bao. AD666. A 1 year issue struck during the Qian Feng period of Emperor Gaozong under the influence of the Empress Wu who eventually succeeded him as the 1 and only female Emperor of China. Ex Stephen Album. #8 [ATTACH=full]564325[/ATTACH] Pre-Yuan Mongol Dynasty. Genghis Khan. 13th century AD. Hartill 19.1. An extremely rare silver coin attributed to Genghis Khan for his Mongol Dynasty before the conquest of China and establishment of the Yuan. #7 [ATTACH=full]564337[/ATTACH] China. Soviet Communist Issues. Chinese Soviet Republic. 1934. Shaanxi-Sichuan AR Dollar. Kann 808. EF. Baldwin's. #6 [ATTACH=full]564331[/ATTACH] Malaya. Penang. British Administration. 1809。Uniface Tin Cent. Emergency issue under Anderson & Clubley. Countermarked 美。 #5 [ATTACH=full]564332[/ATTACH] Korea. Yi Hyong 5 Yang year 501 (1892). Silver crown. NGC AU55. KM1114. A very scarce 1 year issue with mintage of only 20,000 pieces. Ex Rev Dr James McClure. #4 [ATTACH=full]564333[/ATTACH] Carolingian. Charlemagne (768-814). AR Denier, Mediolanum (Milan). EF. #3 [ATTACH=full]564334[/ATTACH] Republic of China. Year 18 (1929) pattern Silver Dollar. England pattern. L&M 94; Kann 615. Ex Baldwin's. #2 [ATTACH=full]564335[/ATTACH] Achaemenid Dynasty. Ancient Persia. AV Daric. Darius I - Xerxes II (485-420 BC). Carradice 27ff. AU. Ex Gorny & Morsch. #1 [ATTACH=full]564336[/ATTACH] Bythinia. Kios. Antinous Medallion. Blum pl. IV. Ex NAC.[/QUOTE]
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