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Nice, in good shape too, though I know nothing about coins...

 

Newest arrival
"The Promised Land"
Independence Day 1989

Israel 1989 2 New Sheqalim Silver Proof, Mintage 7,062

 

I picked this up while buying stamps in Tallinn:

 

Made for collectors only of course, but still a cool design. That piece is from a three-coin set that Estonia issued in the last pre-euro year; the set was dedicated to history (25 kr), nature (50 kr) and people (100 kr). This design has something to do with Mother Earth and the "soul birds" of our ancestors ...

Christian

 

New Olympics $2 coins from Australia. These are the first 2 of 6 coins to be released.

 

I like those designs. They just release so few of these the prices generally are inflated

 

You can't get cheaper than face value. $2 coin for $2.

 

haha well living in the U.S. has its downsides. Not very many aussie coins in my change

 

Population of 1 with zero finer at both NGC and PCGS. Mintage of 3,000.

 

I have always enjoyed these Polish issues but never got around to finding a few nice ones for my collection. Might have to fix that after seeing yours.

 

every now and then they have some good ones on Ebay. the key to spotting high graded ones for me is seeing the full detail in the head band on the woman. and the 2 stars detail on the eagles wings on the reverse of the coin.

 

Just picked this one up this week in Sydney, a Type II 1855 half sovereign.

One of only two business strikes known.

 

wow! in my 2004 4th edition Krause catalog it only shows 1 type for that 1855 date. KM#1 Australia 1/2 sovereign. .917 gold, mintage-21,000 , weight- 3.9940 g or .1177 oz.

grade/value
F-$7,500 VF-$15,000 XF-$40,000 UNC-$90,000
curious as to how much you paid for this rare coin ? and what grade would you put on this coin ?

 

The Type I is very rare (approx 50 known examples) - I had one a while back but just sold it for AU$61,000:
http://www.numisbid.com.au/Browse/1855_Half_Sovereign_PCGS_XF45/30194

The Type II is much rarer (2 known examples), I'd grade it VF30, I paid AU$47,700.

 

holy cow you are rich. I would really like see the rest of your coin collection. what do you do for a living ?

 

Did you buy it raw?

 

Good luck with that, fairly abundant up through Choice Almost Uncirculated. If your tastes run more towards Choice to Gem Mint State, you will almost certainly be disappointed. The coins, beautiful as the design may be, are nearly impossible to find in true UNC.

 

I'll post them up when I buy them. I bought 1934 and 1938 Melbourne proof sets from the same sale too but they'll need to go to PCGS for restoration. I'll post pics when I get them back.

Yeah, I'll be sending it to PCGS shortly.

 

Arrived last night from the Royal Mint in London.

2016 Britannia Silver Proof. Mintage 1,000



I love the birds and clouds in the background. Also notice the wrinkles on the Queen Mum's neck.

Does this count as "First Strike" or 'Early Release" ?