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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2821785, member: 10461&quot;]Predict the grades if you so desire.</p><p><br /></p><p>The people with the closest, most accurate predictions win bragging rights.</p><p><br /></p><p>These ancients are going off to NGC this weekend.&nbsp; They have recently been reshot by a top-tier professional photographer, but I have not uploaded those pictures yet.</p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Ancient Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, Athena and quadripartite punch, ca. 478-387 BC</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/ionia-phokaia-hekte-039120-coin-temp-jpg.6613/full?lightbox=1&amp;last_edit_date=1498122563" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Ancient Greece (Corinth): silver stater featuring Pegasos and Athena, ca. 345-307 BC</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/corinth-stater-051900-coin-jpg.6609/full?d=1498121665" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Ancient Greece (Spartans in Taras, Calabria, Italy): silver drachm, Athena and owl, ca. 302-281 BC</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/taras-calabria-drachm-050653-coin-jpg.6634/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-roman-empire-silver-capricorn-denarius-of-vespasian-struck-by-titus-ca-80-81-ad.286584/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-roman-empire-silver-capricorn-denarius-of-vespasian-struck-by-titus-ca-80-81-ad.286584/">Ancient Roman Empire: silver &quot;Capricorn&quot; denarius of Vespasian, struck by Titus ca. 80-81 AD</a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/ancient-roman-empire-silver-capricorn-denarius-of-vespasian-struck-by-titus-ca-80-81-ad.5045/full?d=1482832082" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This hammered gold florin is going to NGC to attempt at a straight grade.&nbsp; It is currently in a PCGS &quot;XF details/filed rims&quot; holder, but I personally see no evidence of clipping or filing on it, so I&#039;ll crack it out and give it a try with NGC to see what happens.</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/netherlands-gelderland-st-john-type-gold-gulden-florin-of-arnold-van-egmond-ca-1423-1472.286617/#post-2571424" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/netherlands-gelderland-st-john-type-gold-gulden-florin-of-arnold-van-egmond-ca-1423-1472.286617/#post-2571424">Netherlands (Gelderland): &quot;St. John&quot; type goldgulden (florin) of Arnold van Egmond, ca. 1423-1472</a></b></font></font></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/netherlands-gelderland-st-john-type-goldgulden-florin-of-arnold-van-egmond-ca-1423-1472.5049/full?d=1482837861" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These World coins are at PCGS right now, and I&#039;m looking forward to seeing the TrueView images.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Turkey (Seljuq Sultanate of Rum): silver &quot;Lion &amp; Sun&quot; dirham of Kaykhusraw II, AH 638 (1240-1241 AD)</font></font></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/turkey-seljuk-sultanate-of-rum-silver-lion-sun-dirham-of-kaykhusraw-ii-ah-638-1240-1241-ad.6674/full?d=1498443535" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Belgium (Brabant): gold florin (Carolus d’or) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/belgium-brabant-gold-florin-carolus-d%E2%80%99or-of-holy-roman-emperor-charles-v-ca-1521-1545.5050/full?d=1482838290" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Spain: gold half-escudo of Ferdinand VI, 1759, Madrid mint</b></font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="3">(I got an <i>awesome</i> bargain from a foreign dealer on this attractively-toned little beauty- can&#039;t wait to see the TrueViews!)</font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/spain-halfescudo-1759-019490-coin-jpg.6611/full?d=1498121720" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></font></font></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b>Lundy: bronze 1-puffin coin, 1929 </b></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="3">(This was part of a generous giveaway package from [USER=28531]@H8_modern[/USER]- sorry for the quickie photos.&nbsp; I&#039;m hoping for MS63 RD.)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]662717[/ATTACH] </font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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