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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3280499, member: 10461&quot;]Here are my latest acquisitions for my primary collection.&nbsp; I&#039;m adding some moderns to the Eclectic Box.</p><p><br /></p><p>There might be one more biggish (by my standards) purchase before the year is out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I might have posted a couple of these already.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1730 Germany (Nuremberg) silver jeton</b> commemorating the bicentennial of the Augsburg Confession and coronation of Holy Roman emperor Charles V.&nbsp; 26 mm.&nbsp; Discussed in <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wanna-help-me-pick-the-next-eclectic-box-addition.328837/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wanna-help-me-pick-the-next-eclectic-box-addition.328837/">this thread</a>.&nbsp; [USER=31533]@Kasia[/USER] helped immensely in unraveling the inscriptions.&nbsp; Presently raw (and still on its way from Europe), but it will go off to PCGS in due time.&nbsp; It cost me around 70 bucks, which I think is not bad, considering its age and eye appeal.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]867250[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1855 USA gold dollar.</b>&nbsp; An example of the short-lived Type 2 Indian Princess, which is by far the toughest type of US gold dollar.&nbsp; This coin is PCGS XF45 but has no images on the certification page.&nbsp; These were taken before the previous owner slabbed it.&nbsp; It is not presently in hand, though I&#039;ve seen it in person on a prior occasion, and it looks much better than these temporary images indicate.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]867252[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]867253[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1874 Belgium 2 centimes.</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/84207042" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/84207042" rel="nofollow">PCGS MS65 RB</a>.&nbsp; Population 1- the only one graded by PCGS.&nbsp; A common coin in uncommon grade, with powerful eye appeal.&nbsp; Since it was pretty affordable, I couldn&#039;t pass it up.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]867254[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2006 San Marino 10-euro, silver proof </b>commemorating&nbsp; Antonio Canova&#039;s marble sculpture of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Graces_(sculpture)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Graces_(sculpture)" rel="nofollow">The Three Graces</a>.&nbsp; It was the Graces themselves that sold me on this coin, which grades <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/29674933" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/29674933" rel="nofollow">PCGS PR69 DCAM</a>, with a population of 10 pieces, none higher.&nbsp; The modernistic treatment of San Marino&#039;s three towers symbol is a bit silly looking, but hey, this is a 21st century coin, after all.&nbsp; I like that it combines both Classical and Modern elements.&nbsp; Plus the DCAM contrast is awesome, and the coin comes already in a PCGS slab with a TrueView image.&nbsp; Furthermore, it cost me less than if I had bought a raw example and submitted it myself.&nbsp; Just pulled the trigger on this one this morning.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]867257[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2008 Austria 10-euro, silver proof, Klosterneuberg Abbey.</b>&nbsp; This one was cheap.&nbsp; I was in love with the designs showing the cityview and cathedral interior, not to mention the Deep Cameo contrast.&nbsp; Getting this into a PCGS slab to add it to my collection will cost more than the coin itself did, but I think it&#039;s worth submitting.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]867256[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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