Need some sage advice....

Here are photos of o. goliath procus from Ceram/ Moluccas
1/ male
2/ female
a bilateral gynandermorph (crappy foto) only one known of teinopalpus imperialis/ half female/male
sold it for 75K

 

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Eduard.....Germans are all NICE me being one too. I love good food....my wife says I eat like a barbarian....amazed that I can devour 5000+ calories a day and keep waist at 29 inches. Most MS aurei are now sadly 30+ and rising. I remember in 2005 you could get perfect fDC ones for 8-10K.
Even with world gold/ silver prices are going crazy. I saw Fruhwald sell EF/MS Austria 1845-A 4 Dukaten. Ferdinand V for 12.500 euros/ while I picked up a FDC 1848-A example for $5250 Spink/USA Auction. Prices in Europe are high, esp. with low dollar here/ exchange is $1.65 for 1 euro You are so lucky to live in Deutschland with a high euro.
Johann

 

Outstanding collection Panzerman.
I am wondering if I should be worried....Silence of the Lambs......

 

Chasing those butterflies will burn off the calories fast.....I cannot eat as much as you can, and then only selected foods (age, you know.....I weigh a scant 65 kg), but am always hungry.

Getting back to aureii - I remember in the late 80's and early 90's nice aureii, of the imperial era 1st century AD would cost about 2000-4000 DM!
I picked up a few and stupidly sold them years later. One of my major mistakes in numismatics.
In real terms the prices of Aureii have about tripled and more, even adjusting for inflation in the intervening years.

Getting back to germans being nice - yes, I would agree, (at least as far as I am concerned).

 

No worries! In meaty dishes i prefer roast goose/duck/pheasant/quail/partridge/rock cornish hens

Rouladen/sauerbraten/pork tenderloin roast...

Getting hungry

 

I think most ideas and concerns have been addressed by others, but if I were you I would do a couple of things in this transaction. If you cant do the trade in person (securely and certainly not at your home) make sure you use an unimpeachable intermediary. Also, make sure he has clear title to the coin in question. Lastly, do some asking around and make sure it hasnt been condemned since it last sold.

 

That last one is trippy. Me likey!

As for the coin, I personally would try to go for a different one. That one does not stike my fancy at $60000.

 

Ah so. Stupid me. I mouthed off about butterflys mating because I thought you were talking about live ones. I should have asked. Specimens are dead and will not be procreating. Thank you for your gentle response to my stupid comment.

 

As times goes on, many sp., ssp. go extinct. These then (old specimens) will become more valuable. Also, loss of food plants due to human stupidity like clear cutting Amazon rainforests cause this to happen in Countries like Brazil. Even in the US, papilio indra ssp. are very rarely captured due to localized habitat. To capture a perfect specimen is also tricky, since they have flightwear after a few hours of flight....like freshly minted coins that are used for commerce.

Photo: Indra Pygamaeus Dead Mts., California
few known...