Post your slabbed world coins!

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by NLL, Jun 27, 2017.

  1. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    Thanks to @lordmarcovan I have been inspired to create this thread. Last November I won this coin in a contest that @Jason Hoffpauir held. It is also my first slabbed coin! Thanks Jason! So please post your slabbed world coins for our viewing pleasure! 20170622_173241.jpg 20170622_173231.jpg
     
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  3. dwhiz

    dwhiz Collector Supporter

    I like to self slab mine. 2012 Moose 1.JPG
     
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  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    I have thousands raw.. not too many slabbed, but these are 2 of my favorite -
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  5. sonlarson

    sonlarson World Silver Collector

    A few, I'll start with this one

    Iceland 1986 500 Kronur slab.jpg
     
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Not all of mine in the "Eclectic Box" are slabbed yet, but a number will be going off for certification and encapsulation soon. I'm hoping to "catch up on my plastic" by the end of summer, so I can get back to paying attention to the coins.

    I do try to have good pictures of all of the coins in this, my primary collection, but up to now, the slab pictures I've had have been of rather poor quality, often done myself, on a flatbed scanner. They're a pretty big contrast with the professional coin photos.

    Still, rather than post all of mine, I will do as @paddyman98 did and post just two of my favorites.

    England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Aethelred II, struck ca. 997-1003 AD
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    Great Britain: gilt copper proof halfpenny of George III, Soho Mint, 1806

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  7. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    One of my favorite toned world coins:
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  8. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    And a coin from the Austrian Niobium series:

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  9. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    I found a similar looking coin to your first one in a dime roll.
     
  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

  11. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Post a picture of it. Would be pretty hilarious/amazing if you found a Viking-era hammered silver penny in a dime roll! LOL

    Wouldn't happen, though, for three reasons:
    1. It's bigger than a dime.
    2. It's wafer thin, like all hammered coins. Would immediately stand out. Though larger than a dime, it is thinner than one. You could bend or break it easily.
    3. It's a thousand-year-old coin. Sure, they're found buried in pots in the ground in England (this one was a hoard coin), but I don't imagine they're found in many piggy banks in modern suburbia. ;)
     
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  12. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    I will post a picture in the morning. I agree with you that it does sound ridiculous but maybe I found a different type of silver penny or a crude fake.
     
  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    You could have found a replica, 'tis true. They're out there. There are movie prop coins that look like this. And I think some of the Lord of the Rings movie coins did, too. Even a replica or fantasy coin like that would be a fun coin roll hunting find. You have my curiosity piqued.
     
  14. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    So I just took a couple quick pictures. 20170627_232959.jpg 20170627_233012.jpg
    What do you think @lordmarcovan?
     
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  15. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Holy crap! You were right!

    That coin is a copy, all right... but it's a copy of an Aethelred II penny like mine!

    That's nuts! What a bizarre coin roll hunting find!

    And cool. Maybe only worth a buck or so as a novelty, but ... that's a trip!
     
  16. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    So what gives it away as a copy?
     
  17. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    Thanks for your help on this coin. I had an idea that it was a replica of a Aethelred ll penny but I never asked anyone because I was afraid of the truth. Can I ask you some questions later about metal detecting? Thanks for your time and I hope you have a good rest of your night.
    Nick L
     
  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    1. It looks cast.
    2. The details aren't as sharp as a struck piece. They're "mushy".
    3. It's a bit too round. (Then again, maybe not- my real one is pretty round.)
    Edit to add:
    4. I'm not sure the color is right for silver. ​

    I am 99.5% sure it's a fake, but just to be totally sure, post it in its own thread for other opinions. Title the thread "Is this medieval penny a copy?" or something like that. Tell the story, and link back to this thread, if you like.
     
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  19. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    It's a cool find, even if it isn't worth much. Could have been a movie prop!

    Sure- ask away on the metal detecting questions, either in a PM conversation or in a General Discussion thread, as you prefer.
     
  20. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    Thanks for always being kind and helpful. Oh and I might mention you might see me on CU if I get accepted.
     
  21. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    "Excepted?" o_O

    Oh! You mean "accepted"?

    I don't think that will be an issue. Pretty much anyone can join.

    That's a good place to learn. There are some real heavyweight people there - the movers and shakers in the US coin market. I think they'll like a bright young YN with a good attitude like you. In the last 16 years there, I've seen more than a couple of YNs move up from being young collectors like yourself to becoming professionals in the industry.

    I spend most of my time over here now (I hate the new software on the CU site), but tell 'em lordmarcovan sent you and you should have some folks looking after you. I am probably the #7th member over there by post count (but not by expertise or budget!).

    PS- you'll also already know a lot of the folks who post in both places. There is a good bit of overlap.
     
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