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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26241728, member: 10461&quot;]I just agreed to a swap which will acquire me this ca. 1623-24 British gold Laurel of King James I.&nbsp; King James is of course famous for commissioning the English translation of the Bible which bears his name to this day.</p><p><br /></p><p>With about $4,350 in trade goods on my end of the deal, this coin is to date my most expensive acquisition, though I do have one US coin (an MS66 Saint-Gaudens double-eagle) which is worth a tiny bit more on paper.</p><p><br /></p><p>I swapped a 2003 USA 1-ounce gold Eagle, PCGS MS70 (essentially boring modern bullion) and an 1895 Puerto Rico peso, PCGS MS61 (a very nice coin which I liked but didn&#039;t absolutely <i>love</i>).&nbsp; No cash out of my pocket, which was nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>All told I had $4,350 in the pair.&nbsp; <a href="https://atlasnumismatics.com/1082030/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://atlasnumismatics.com/1082030/" rel="nofollow">Atlas Numismatics</a> was originally asking $4,695 for the Laurel.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prior to this, the most I had ever paid for a coin was about $3,800 (for my 1799 Bust dollar).</p><p><br /></p><p>I find hammered gold exciting, and to have a piece of <i><b>big</b> </i>hammered gold, all the more so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the Atlas description on the Laurel:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_06/6676567-012.jpg.0b1dbd8284bcf3b9e483912ab677f91c.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_06/6676567-012.jpg.0b1dbd8284bcf3b9e483912ab677f91c.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_06/6676567-012.jpg.0b1dbd8284bcf3b9e483912ab677f91c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_06/6676567-012R.jpg.09a85619e89946fc3abcc2a95b8cada0.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_06/6676567-012R.jpg.09a85619e89946fc3abcc2a95b8cada0.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_06/6676567-012R.jpg.09a85619e89946fc3abcc2a95b8cada0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_06/NGC6676567-012_OBV.jpg.17dd71fe83a29435c8e5f013d1a95876.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_06/NGC6676567-012_OBV.jpg.17dd71fe83a29435c8e5f013d1a95876.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://media.invisioncic.com/k321387/monthly_2025_06/NGC6676567-012_OBV.jpg.17dd71fe83a29435c8e5f013d1a95876.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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