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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2898591, member: 10461"]PS- I quite like your year's stack. Great variety there, and some nice individual coins! It's hard <i>not</i> to like gold, isn't it? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are mine from the last year, though technically the first and fifth are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum" rel="nofollow">electrum</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first five were bought for my <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-collection-as-of-november-4-2017.305377/#post-2897779" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-collection-as-of-november-4-2017.305377/#post-2897779">"Eclectic Box" collection</a>. All were raw when purchased except for the Japanese one.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ancient Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, Athena and quadripartite punch, ca. 478-387 BC</font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/cYVYPBtQjqB2a2030HPV_04.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">(<a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4280918-001/NGCAncients/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4280918-001/NGCAncients/" rel="nofollow">NGC VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5</a>)</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b><b><font size="6">Belgium (Brabant): gold florin (Carolus d’or) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545</font></b></b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b><b><font size="6"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/8pUN8e5FTsyWh0pLsG4y_Brabant-florin-1500s-045242-coin-V2.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></b></b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">(<a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/85188589" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/85188589" rel="nofollow">PCGS Genuine; VF details, "mount removed"</a>)</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b><font size="6">Spain: gold half-escudo of Ferdinand VI, 1759, Madrid mint</font></b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b><font size="6"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/iA397cEVS4yXVP5Gdryk_Spain-half-escudo.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">(<a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/85188590" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/85188590" rel="nofollow">PCGS XF40</a>- population 1 - the only example certified by PCGS as of 11/04/2017)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b><font size="6">Iran (Persia): gold toman of Fath Ali Shah, AH 1233 (1817), Yazd mint</font></b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b><font size="6"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/XK8cB2rmTu2FAibex8wQ_Persian_gold.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">(En route to PCGS for grading as of 11/03/2017; this is a temporary picture)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b><font size="6">Japan (Meiji Era): gold/electrum Nibu-Kin (2 bu), ca. 1868-1869</font></b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b><font size="6"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/japan-2bu-1868-9-015000-coin-jpg.6610/full?d=1498121691" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">(<a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/82196868" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/82196868" rel="nofollow">PCGS AU55</a>; population 76 with 27 higher as of 11/04/2017)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This sixth one I <i>did</i> get around melt price. Bought it for my "Creatively Damaged" collection.</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/scrappy-but-sweet-love-token-on-1849-54-type-1-gold-dollar.298928/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/scrappy-but-sweet-love-token-on-1849-54-type-1-gold-dollar.298928/"><font size="5">"Scrappy but Sweet": love token on 1849-54 Type 1 gold dollar</font></a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/lt-g-006832-coin-sm-png.6698/full?lightbox=1&last_edit_date=1498732129" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2898591, member: 10461"]PS- I quite like your year's stack. Great variety there, and some nice individual coins! It's hard [I]not[/I] to like gold, isn't it? :) Here are mine from the last year, though technically the first and fifth are [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum']electrum[/URL]. The first five were bought for my [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-collection-as-of-november-4-2017.305377/#post-2897779']"Eclectic Box" collection[/URL]. All were raw when purchased except for the Japanese one. [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Ancient Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, Athena and quadripartite punch, ca. 478-387 BC [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/cYVYPBtQjqB2a2030HPV_04.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=4]([URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4280918-001/NGCAncients/']NGC VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5[/URL])[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][B][B][SIZE=6]Belgium (Brabant): gold florin (Carolus d’or) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545[/SIZE][/B][/B] [B][B][SIZE=6][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/8pUN8e5FTsyWh0pLsG4y_Brabant-florin-1500s-045242-coin-V2.png[/IMG][/SIZE][/B][/B] [SIZE=4]([URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/85188589']PCGS Genuine; VF details, "mount removed"[/URL])[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][B][SIZE=6]Spain: gold half-escudo of Ferdinand VI, 1759, Madrid mint[/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=6][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/iA397cEVS4yXVP5Gdryk_Spain-half-escudo.png[/IMG][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4]([URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/85188590']PCGS XF40[/URL]- population 1 - the only example certified by PCGS as of 11/04/2017)[/SIZE] [B][SIZE=6]Iran (Persia): gold toman of Fath Ali Shah, AH 1233 (1817), Yazd mint[/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=6][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/XK8cB2rmTu2FAibex8wQ_Persian_gold.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4](En route to PCGS for grading as of 11/03/2017; this is a temporary picture)[/SIZE] [B][SIZE=6]Japan (Meiji Era): gold/electrum Nibu-Kin (2 bu), ca. 1868-1869[/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=6][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/japan-2bu-1868-9-015000-coin-jpg.6610/full?d=1498121691[/IMG][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4]([URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/82196868']PCGS AU55[/URL]; population 76 with 27 higher as of 11/04/2017)[/SIZE] [SIZE=5] This sixth one I [I]did[/I] get around melt price. Bought it for my "Creatively Damaged" collection. [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/scrappy-but-sweet-love-token-on-1849-54-type-1-gold-dollar.298928/'][SIZE=5]"Scrappy but Sweet": love token on 1849-54 Type 1 gold dollar[/SIZE][/URL][/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/lt-g-006832-coin-sm-png.6698/full?lightbox=1&last_edit_date=1498732129[/IMG] [/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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