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IRELAND, Henry VIII (1509-1547)
AR Groat
O:hЄnRIC VIII : DI GR RЄX : ΛnGLIЄ, Crowned royal arms over long cross fourchée.
R: FRΛnCIЄ : ЄT : hIBЄRnIЄ : RЄX Crowned harp dividing the crowned initials H & R
London Mint, Struck 1543
25mm
2.47g
SCBI 22 (Copenhagen), -; SCBC 6480
Ex: @Mat

 

Super excited to pick up this one today - 1666 Charles II Crown from the year of the Great Fire of London. This date is scarcer than many others, and this year is always hotly contested at auction, so it has taken me a long time to get one.

 

Awesome!!!

 

"Hotly contested" I see what you did there.

 

Attended the TNA show this morning in Arlington TX. Spent the first 2 1/2 hours helping work the registration desk. No pay, but fun meeting a lot of nice people.
I only had a short amount of time to visit the table due to prior commitments.
I did find one item that I had not seen before. A 10 Kreuzer from Austria. I was puzzled at first since Austria was using the Euro in 2002. This is actually a medal not a coin. But at 1 ounce Silver it fits nicely in my bullion collection. I think the dealer had it mismarked because he didn't seem to want to come off the price more than a couple of dollars. I paid him a dollar more than he asked because I sensed it was worth more. When I got home and researched it, I discovered I came out very good on the purchase. I don't usually dip coins, but I am thinking this one might be a candidate for a quick dip. What do you think? These are high dollar in high MS grades and I got it cheap.

Austria 2002 10 Kreuzer. Mintage na

 

I love it!! Personally, I don't dip coins ever. Others do, and that's fine. I'm sure I've purchased dipped coins, and that's fine too. I wouldn't want to mess anything up, and with no experience dipping, that's most likely what would happen. I do use acetone soaks and hot water rinses though, that I learned here on CoinTalk.

 

I agree. I have only done a few. All were uncirculated and only one was not a proof. All had only a distracting spot of edge toning. The rim and edge toning looks like it spent some time in a paper envelope. I might just leave it alone.

 

Won this in an auction loved the Reverse. Italy 10 Centesimi 1911

 

1877 Japan 5 sen came yesterday - tiny little coin

 

Does it look better rotated that way? I put the words "Da Ri Ben" (Mandarin pronunciation) in place of honor at the 6 O'clock position. I thought the dragon looked a bit off though...

 

I usually orient so the denomination is centered at 6 o'clock. Makes the dragon look right plus that's the way the JNDA does it.

 

This is 1I picked up in Malta on the island of Gozo Paid about €18 a little high but that's OK I liked it

 

Some more from the auction yesterday:

 

Picked this one up at auction last week. It has a details grade for corrosion. Once I have it in hand I may be able to see it better.

 

1876 Prussia/German 2 marks

 

Picked up this 1976 Austrian 1000 schilling coin yesterday. Celebrating 1000 years of the Bebenbergs (MS66)