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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 24654875, member: 26430"]I love [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER] 's two set photos, really beautiful to see them laid out like that!</p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting that this post about "sets" has been revived now: I've just completed a set of my own and have been reflecting on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>This sub-collection focuses on the BCD Collection of Greek coins. I'm interested in "object biography" (e.g., plate coins & provenance) & the history of numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>My main goal (I have others here) was to acquire a coin from each of the 10 major auctions of the BCD Collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570852[/ATTACH]</p><p>(My <a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/ex-bcd-collection-bibliography/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/ex-bcd-collection-bibliography/" rel="nofollow">Annotated Biblio page about the BCD Collection</a>; [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] also has valuable pages on BCD catalogs, <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/catalogs/BCD.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/catalogs/BCD.html" rel="nofollow">including this one</a>.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Background: BCD formed possibly the largest-ever & most important private collection of coins of Central Greece (and the world's greatest priv. library of Greek coins).</p><p><br /></p><p>The 10 major catalogs are named for different region(s), and all serve as important references now.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have ~100 ex-BCD coins in my collection, but about 75 or 80 came from duplicate or secondary sales.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have many old catalogs from the annual BCD Library Duplicates sales. The ones shown above include coins now in my collection. The images are pixelated, but two are addressed to dealers Malter & H. Christensen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once I really started, it only took me 3-4 years to finish this set, which isn't very long. But I'm sure I'll keep adding to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love Greek AR fractions, so this one is a favorite (<a href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Heraclea" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Heraclea" rel="nofollow">also ex Lambros, Jameson, Hirsch Estate, J. Gilman</a>), but came from a "duplicate" sale:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570853[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570854[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And I love Roman Provincials (really, all ancient coins), so these Thessalian Nero's are favorites (both from CNG EA 325, “<a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=sale&sid=711&cid=18920" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=sale&sid=711&cid=18920" rel="nofollow">Coinage of the Thessalian League from the BCD Collection</a>,” a great supplement to BCD Thess.):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570856[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/452528" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/452528" rel="nofollow">RPC 1439.25</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570855[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/452527" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/452527" rel="nofollow">RPC 1440.7</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Gosh -- there are a LOT more I'd like to post!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, I've found it harder to gather all 10 of the BCD Collection sale catalogs!</p><p><br /></p><p>I still don't have the Muenzen & Medaillen GmbH 23 catalog (Akarnania) or NAC 55 (Lokris-Phokis). NAC 55 is available in PDF (ACSearch misses the essays), so I've been using that.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Triton XV (Thess. II) & Triton IX (Boiotia) are ex David Hendin's personal library duplicates (he sells his unwanted catalogs on ebay). I enjoy knowing my literature was also physically connected to the history of numismatics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 24654875, member: 26430"]I love [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER] 's two set photos, really beautiful to see them laid out like that! Interesting that this post about "sets" has been revived now: I've just completed a set of my own and have been reflecting on it. This sub-collection focuses on the BCD Collection of Greek coins. I'm interested in "object biography" (e.g., plate coins & provenance) & the history of numismatics. My main goal (I have others here) was to acquire a coin from each of the 10 major auctions of the BCD Collection: [ATTACH=full]1570852[/ATTACH] (My [URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/ex-bcd-collection-bibliography/']Annotated Biblio page about the BCD Collection[/URL]; [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] also has valuable pages on BCD catalogs, [URL='http://augustuscoins.com/ed/catalogs/BCD.html']including this one[/URL].) Background: BCD formed possibly the largest-ever & most important private collection of coins of Central Greece (and the world's greatest priv. library of Greek coins). The 10 major catalogs are named for different region(s), and all serve as important references now. I have ~100 ex-BCD coins in my collection, but about 75 or 80 came from duplicate or secondary sales. I also have many old catalogs from the annual BCD Library Duplicates sales. The ones shown above include coins now in my collection. The images are pixelated, but two are addressed to dealers Malter & H. Christensen. Once I really started, it only took me 3-4 years to finish this set, which isn't very long. But I'm sure I'll keep adding to it. I love Greek AR fractions, so this one is a favorite ([URL='https://conservatoricoins.com/provenance-coins/part-i-western-greek-world/#Heraclea']also ex Lambros, Jameson, Hirsch Estate, J. Gilman[/URL]), but came from a "duplicate" sale: [ATTACH=full]1570853[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1570854[/ATTACH] And I love Roman Provincials (really, all ancient coins), so these Thessalian Nero's are favorites (both from CNG EA 325, “[URL='https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=sale&sid=711&cid=18920']Coinage of the Thessalian League from the BCD Collection[/URL],” a great supplement to BCD Thess.): [ATTACH=full]1570856[/ATTACH] [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/452528']RPC 1439.25[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1570855[/ATTACH] [URL='https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/452527']RPC 1440.7[/URL] Gosh -- there are a LOT more I'd like to post!! Interestingly, I've found it harder to gather all 10 of the BCD Collection sale catalogs! I still don't have the Muenzen & Medaillen GmbH 23 catalog (Akarnania) or NAC 55 (Lokris-Phokis). NAC 55 is available in PDF (ACSearch misses the essays), so I've been using that. My Triton XV (Thess. II) & Triton IX (Boiotia) are ex David Hendin's personal library duplicates (he sells his unwanted catalogs on ebay). I enjoy knowing my literature was also physically connected to the history of numismatics.[/QUOTE]
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