I’ll start April with a coin I opened a couple of hours ago plus highlights from the last several months that I’ve been meaning to show.
1579 Daalder of 30 Stuivers - Bergh/'s-Heerenberg (Gelderland, Netherlands) - Frederik van den Bergh - Hedel mint
Beautiful toning and a little original luster. Picking it up, it’s noticeably lighter than other thaler/crown-sized coins at just 21.15g. I’ll add the Numista page tomorrow if possible.
Obverse: St. Joachim with the arms of the counts of Schlick beneath
Reverse: Bohemian lion surrounded by name and titles of King Louis/Ludvík of Bohemia
This coin—the first thaler—is by far my most consequential purchase recently and checks off a major bucket list item. Technically not the first joachimsthaler type, but still an early example. There’s lots of fascinating history surrounding this coin and mint, but to summarize:
In 1516, silver deposits were found in Bohemia in an area that was renamed to Sankt Joachimsthal (now Jáchymov, Czechia). The local counts of Schlick began to mint the large ~28-29g silver ‘joachimsthaler,’ likely in 1519. This name was shortened to just ‘taler/thaler’ which became the widespread currency in Germany and throughout Europe for centuries. This is what the modern word ‘dollar’ and various other historical + current currencies are derived from. Interestingly, Joachimsthal’s Svornost mine is the oldest still in use in Europe.
There’s plenty more to read up on if any of y’all are curious.
It also features prominently on Davenport’s European Crowns 1484-1600.
Octavius' side Julius Caesar's side (a part of IVLIVS is visible)
It's not in the best shape, but it was an unique opportunity since the coin was available here in Brazil!
I've seen this coin years ago in a coin fair in São Paulo, but I didn't purchased it (I was a beginner and my budget was lower than today's).
Then, last month, after purchasing that Elizabeth I coin (check last month's thread) and getting the seller's contact, I began remembering the Caesar's coin due to the address in his contact and asked him if it was him that was holding the coin years ago (I was remembering the coin but not who was selling it).
He said yes, but sold it long ago before the pandemic, but he had bought it again last week. He said “coincidence that you asked about it, I'm about to get it again” and once it arrived to him he offered to me. This time I could afford it so I immediately accepted it, couldn't let this pass a second time.
My colleagues said after hearing the story and seeing the coin (the package was sent to my office) that this coin was “destined” to come to my hand, and the local antiquary seller too after showing the coin to him.
In my beginner's time, one of my dreams was getting a Julius Caesar coin, since I'm a fan of Asterix.
It would be more special if it was from Gaul so in the future I could tell the kids that the coin fell from the pocket of a legionnaire that got beaten by Asterix and Obelix.
But since this coin in particular is actually a posthumous issue, now I've learned about the deification of Julius Caesar after his assassination (and a comet apparition shortly before it).
Octavius' side Julius Caesar's side (a part of IVLIVS is visible)
It's not in the best shape, but it was an unique opportunity since the coin was available here in Brazil!
I've seen this coin years ago in a coin fair in São Paulo, but I didn't purchased it (I was a beginner and my budget was lower than today's).
Then, last month, after purchasing that Elizabeth I coin (check last month's thread) and getting the seller's contact, I began remembering the Caesar's coin due to the address in his contact and asked him if it was him that was holding the coin years ago (I was remembering the coin but not who was selling it).
He said yes, but sold it long ago before the pandemic, but he had bought it again last week. He said “coincidence that you asked about it, I'm about to get it again” and once it arrived to him he offered to me. This time I could afford it so I immediately accepted it, couldn't let this pass a second time.
My colleagues said after hearing the story and seeing the coin (the package was sent to my office) that this coin was “destined” to come to my hand, and the local antiquary seller too after showing the coin to him.
In my beginner's time, one of my dreams was getting a Julius Caesar coin, since I'm a fan of Asterix.
It would be more special if it was from Gaul so in the future I could tell the kids that the coin fell from the pocket of a legionnaire that got beaten by Asterix and Obelix.
But since this coin in particular is actually a posthumous issue, now I've learned about the deification of Julius Caesar after his assassination (and a comet apparition shortly before it).
cool story bro 😎😎😎!
So many times in my life I regret the one that got away…
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
Nice additions, AglsSilver, Mr. Midnight and Giobruno. And yes, interesting story.
Scholars still debate what Caesar's deification meant exactly. He was not made a deus ("god") but a divus ("divinized personage"). You may think it's trivial, but the Ancients were so precise about religious terminology that this would have been understood as a significant difference by anyone with some education.
This coin is also an excellent example of political propaganda. Octavius/“Octavian” had been posthumously adopted by Julius Caesar (as per his will) and, after Caesar's ascension to the Heavens, he thus became the son of a divine personage. At that time, he took as his official name: Caesar, son of a divinized personage. That was a time of huge tensions between him and Mark-Antony. Propaganda became an important tool in the months leading to the civil war.
The comet sighting was connected to Caesar's ascension into the Heavens, but the two events didn't actually happened at the same time. I think it's the comet that was seen a few days earlier. It was of course very tempting to then interpret it as a sign of Caesar's new status…
I received this small lot earlier today (seller's photos):
I recognize most but not all. The two square coins will be quite challenging. The small coin in the upper right I've seen before, but can't remember where it is from. Surely a Greek city? It's close in style to this coin from Larissa Phrikonis.
On the second row the first coin is Julio Claudian, and quite possibly from the reign of Augustus (i.e. Octavius = Caesar Divi filius). The middle coin with the friendly-looking lion is this one in the catalogue.
Amazing group! It is fascinating to think of the people who used these things in commerce many centuries ago, buying groceries in the market, or paying bills.
I have some more common modern milled coinage
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
Nice additions, AglsSilver, Mr. Midnight and Giobruno. And yes, interesting story.
Scholars still debate what Caesar's deification meant exactly. He was not made a deus ("god") but a divus ("divinized personage"). You may think it's trivial, but the Ancients were so precise about religious terminology that this would have been understood as a significant difference by anyone with some education.
This coin is also an excellent example of political propaganda. Octavius/“Octavian” had been posthumously adopted by Julius Caesar (as per his will) and, after Caesar's ascension to the Heavens, he thus became the son of a divine personage. At that time, he took as his official name: Caesar, son of a divinized personage. That was a time of huge tensions between him and Mark-Antony. Propaganda became an important tool in the months leading to the civil war.
The comet sighting was connected to Caesar's ascension into the Heavens, but the two events didn't actually happened at the same time. I think it's the comet that was seen a few days earlier. It was of course very tempting to then interpret it as a sign of Caesar's new status…
I received this small lot earlier today (seller's photos):
I recognize most but not all. The two square coins will be quite challenging. The small coin in the upper right I've seen before, but can't remember where it is from. Surely a Greek city? It's close in style to this coin from Larissa Phrikonis.
On the second row the first coin is Julio Claudian, and quite possibly from the reign of Augustus (i.e. Octavius = Caesar Divi filius). The middle coin with the friendly-looking lion is this one in the catalogue.
I only have one small addition this month. Alteast for now, the month just started a few days ago ;). It's this coin with a double ‘oo’ error: N#46308 . Here's a photo: (from the seller. It looks like that in real life too)
I particularly like the San Marino shield, though for a republic I am left to wonder why it is crowned…
And Mr. Giobruno, yes, I think you might be right that it is an Antioch issue. I was actually puzzled because though it looks like a Roman issue (Rome or Lugdunum) the size doesn't fit any denomination: 18-19 mm. I have to get a new battery for my scale and will check the weight because it looks like it's a smaller but thicker planchet than normal, so it could be a semis.
Each coin on average came to less than US $3 and I suspect the small one alone must be worth close to the price of the whole lot.
I particularly like the San Marino shield, though for a republic I am left to wonder why it is crowned…
And Mr. Giobruno, yes, I think you might be right that it is an Antioch issue. I was actually puzzled because though it looks like a Roman issue (Rome or Lugdunum) the size doesn't fit any denomination: 18-19 mm. I have to get a new battery for my scale and will check the weight because it looks like it's a smaller but thicker planchet than normal, so it could be a semis.
Each coin on average came to less than US $3 and I suspect the small one alone must be worth close to the price of the whole lot.
From what I've read the crown is actually a symbol of independence and it isn't used by monarchies only. For example, Poland has a crowned eagle in its coat of arms despite being a republic. But thinking about it now, Poland used to be a monarchy, so it's probably just a symbol of independence. The crown is quite an interesting symbol indeed!
Mr. Midnight I see that these were struck in pure gold (.999) according to the catalogue, but is this correct? Based on the patina, yours suggest there was a percentage of copper in the mix.
And ashlobo, wow, that sure took a long time. By the way, in my change I have so far seen only 2023 quarters with the new portrait; no other denominations.
EDIT – A modest addition that is actually an upgrade for a low-grade note that I had removed from circulation about 20 years ago:
Some additions from a weekend day out in Stamford.
Actually bought some US and Singapore coins lower than the actual exchange rate on Saturday the Euros I made a £0.5-£1 loss I think. The coins pictured are a mix of from an antiques centre and a charity shop.
I also noticed for Singapore pretty much all the coins except the 1 Dollar are the post 2013 Magnetic coinage so are they removing the older non magnetic coinage like they are doing in Canada?
The highlights are;
Canada 1891 1.4 million minted, part of Canadian coin lot £5.
Denmark 2 Kroner 1941, 129k mintage £8.
Guernsey 8 Doubles 1910 H, 91k mintage part of Double lot £5.
Nicaragua (new country).
Panama 5 Centésimos 2017, 800k mintage £3.99 (part of central America lot)
Spain 100 Pesetas 1968, 24 million mintage bought it for just under 20p melt.
Sweden 5 Ore 1885, 282k mintage part of Scandinavian coin lot £7.
Turkmenistan (new country).
UK ½ Penny 1881 H, 1.7 million mintage Part of 15 Victorian ½ Penny lot for £5.
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Nice coins everyone. This is my first post of new coins in a while, due to moving and setting up. Basically my old home sold and I have banked 90% of the proceeds. Had a bit of a spend up with the rest!
This set I have drooled over for years and always wanted and luckily got one here for $12k (About £5700 or $7200US). The seller was going to accept more from an overseas buyer, but customs wanted $2,500 duty to send it overseas!
The box and it contents - There were several permutations of this set issued and it was the first non standard sovereign design since 1817. The designs are loosely based on the tudor sovereigns of 1489 - 1603. Its a 4 coin set from 1989 and has the ½ sovereign, whole sovereign, double and quintuple coin.
The designs are just beautiful and its proof. Top £5, £1, Bottom £½, and £2. As its blingy proof gold, hard to get perfect images.
I just love it and its a real investment piece. They sell well above melt (Which is around $7.5 - 8k) at the moment - the set contains exactly 2 ounces of gold - The £5 coin has more than an ounce of it!
Permutations include this set of 4 coins (5,000), set of 3 coins (up to double sov - 10,000 sets) and separate coins of the £2 - 2000, £½ - 10k, £1 - 12.5k. You could not buy them as standard bullion coins.
Sets on ebay go as high as 11k USA and Britain they range from £5k up to £9k for the Royal Mint.
Again this is the single most over the top thing I have ever bought and hopefully will be the last!
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The other thing I have got back into is American classics. I was always a fan of American coins of the pre 1940s era, and collected them hardcore in the 1990s and was specialising when they were stolen from my car in 2001. The loss hit me hard, I had many Barbers, Morgans, Peace and Seated Liberty coins. the worst loss was a 1830 Bust Half dollar in VF.
I got back into collecting non American coins earlier in 2019 - 2020, but it has taken me until now to return to USA coins outside of the modern state quarters and the rest. Morgans, Walkers and Barber were my favourites, but seated Liberty coins were a real treat and I got these all really cheap.
This is an 1854 Quarter, sold to me as “Good” but it grades VG8 -10 by PCGS photograde. For $20 it was a bargain and my oldest USA coin by 3 years. This coin is 170 years old - wow!
This 1872 dime is almost fine and its a nice one. No holes either - now my oldest dime.
This 1884 is full Fine and maybe even a bit better. The Seated Liberty design dates back to 1836 and was used through to 1891.
After Seated Liberty, we get Barber which lasted from 1892 until 1916 for Dimes, Quarters and Halves. This 1898 is high VG
This 1909 is better and grades a full fine, we have full Liberty here.
An early Denver half from 1907 - worn but still identifiable and usual high VG level.
Most Barbers I buy and see are under Fine, so this Very Fine 1911S is a real find, and 1911S is a less common date too (1,272 million minted). This is VF35 by PCGS and easily my best Barber Half. Real happy with it.
Next post I do will be some nice Standing Liberty Quarters and 2 better Walker Halves (1920's not the usual WW2 stuff).
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I have a soft spot for Barber's coins. All of those half dollars are excellent. the 1911 S is a real prize.
On a contemporaneous topic, I have been collecting the coins of the post Ottoman states, and especially those which adopted LMU coinage, recently I stumbled upon a nice group of francs from Romania.
Decent examples, three different KM#s.
And from Serbia, a 1 and a 2
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
Thanks I love a good Barber too and they are hard to get here.
Like the Serbian and Romanian coins, they were also in the Latin Money Union. I only have a 2 Leu from 1912 of that type.
The later coins of the USA I got here.
1918S Standing Liberty quarter - i was lucky to get these, 90% of these I see are dateless, this one again is high VF
The S is very small on this coin (Right of lowest star on the left)
And a 1924 P - this coin is very slightly better. Both nice pieces, affordable as they are common dates.
Very nice 1920 Walker Half, this coin is close to XF on the American scale, notice the good detail on eagles wing. The coin was quite cheap being a common date.
Beautiful 1928S walker - this coin is high VF and has a nice dark tone. This was more expensive and a less common coin.
I have only seen these in VG or worse, so this is a good buy. Many of my 1940s coins are not this nice!
Finally 2 old British coins as well
Interesting medallet of King George III from 1773, apparently given away as a promotion for a magazine. Its held up well over 250 years and amazes me how jowlly and chubby he was in just 13 years on the throne.
Another nice Maundy oddment, here we have an 1866 Tuppence. This is toned UNC and one of my nicest small coins.
This one is really small too - 12.4mm and weighing just 0.93 grams!
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O, an Ort from Gdańsk, what a beautiful coin! This one is Kopicki 7491. The king's collar is quite short. If it was bigger and extended more to the left, it would be 7490.
Some more additions from my day at a local antiques show luckily there was more dealers two of which specialises in coins and banknotes.
I got the 2019 Northern Ireland Danske Bank£20, 2021 Machin decimal day 50p and the 2011 Edinburgh Pound coin in proof for £40. While the Tonga Notes from another dealer came to £15 and the other NIFC 50ps and assorted notes were £40 in total too.
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Currently on vacation in Lisbon and visited the casa moeda shop this morning where i picked up a couple of euro commems for face value. I also visited a nearby coin shop and bought the bulk of commems I was missing
Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to visit the museu do dineirho and the shop there had even more coins for face value that were in my want list. I will upload pictures of the coins once I’m back, but in the meanwhile, here’s a picture of a special proof which I bought more as a momento. It’s also more interesting as it commemorates Indo-Portuguese furniture design. While furniture design is a meh kind of topic, it’s still quite personal for me through the connection being from the catholic community hailing from the south west coast of India where the Portuguese as you know had historic links
It's the initials of the original “countermarker”, Francois Desclos. Others after him used his initials. Laboring classes in Trinidad bought small loaves and other goods daily in half-stampee value. This denomination went back to Spanish colonial times (pre-1797) when most of the population was French-Creole and brought the tampé and demi-tampé from the French Caribbean colonies. The concept of the silver stampee (tampé) and copper or bronze half-stampee (demi-tampé) survived for decades. Eventually, no half-stampee were to be found, so a baker decided to increase the value of the half-penny (= 1 cent) to 1¼ cents. British and other half-pennies were defaced until the government intervened in 1874 with an ordinance.
Currently on vacation in Lisbon and visited the casa moeda shop this morning where i picked up a couple of euro commems for face value. I also visited a nearby coin shop and bought the bulk of commems I was missing
Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to visit the museu do dineirho and the shop there had even more coins for face value that were in my want list. I will upload pictures of the coins once I’m back, but in the meanwhile, here’s a picture of a special proof which I bought more as a momento. It’s also more interesting as it commemorates Indo-Portuguese furniture design. While furniture design is a meh kind of topic, it’s still quite personal for me through the connection being from the catholic community hailing from the south west coast of India where the Portuguese as you know had historic links
Wonderful coin ashloboand what a place to purchase it 😜
Hope you enjoy Lisbon and if you have time on Sundays you have a market in Mercado da Ribeira, Cais do Sodré where coin collectors go.
Currently on vacation in Lisbon and visited the casa moeda shop this morning where i picked up a couple of euro commems for face value. I also visited a nearby coin shop and bought the bulk of commems I was missing
Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to visit the museu do dineirho and the shop there had even more coins for face value that were in my want list. I will upload pictures of the coins once I’m back, but in the meanwhile, here’s a picture of a special proof which I bought more as a momento. It’s also more interesting as it commemorates Indo-Portuguese furniture design. While furniture design is a meh kind of topic, it’s still quite personal for me through the connection being from the catholic community hailing from the south west coast of India where the Portuguese as you know had historic links
Wonderful coin ashloboand what a place to purchase it 😜
Hope you enjoy Lisbon and if you have time on Sundays you have a market in Mercado da Ribeira, Cais do Sodré where coin collectors go.
Give it try 😉
Ah I wish I knew that sooner! im actually staying in the Cais do Sodré area. Unfortunately I’m going to be moving on to Coimbra and beyond come Wednesday. If you know of any such fairs in Porto, this weekend, do let me know!
and yes, this is my first time in portugal and Lisbon… it has been an absolutely wonderful experience so far :)
Interesting big silver piece - furniture makers, 🧐
that is clearly Exonumia, please do drop by Exonumia when you find such objects -😇
*ahem* , ‘former‘ outings admin ;)
Also, that’s a 5euro coin… allegedly; I suppose some would call it exonumia haha. I do have indeed a couple of tokens from the Cristorei and Pantheon Nacional which I’ll post in the exonumia thread tonight
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Beautiful and all in nice condition too. All 1700 years old and even older, amazing when you see some coins from 50 years ago much more worn than that.
The standard of minting is very high too, they are nearly perfectly round!
Those Roman coins are treasures!
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Beautiful and all in nice condition too. All 1700 years old and even older, amazing when you see some coins from 50 years ago much more worn than that.
The standard of minting is very high too, they are nearly perfectly round!
Those Roman coins are treasures!
I agree with everything above.
50 years, you said? Recently I've seen a recent, few years old coin that was already very worn, someone treated it very badly.
And then we see these thousand year old wonders that reached present time in near perfect state.
Cro321, your Helena coin is very beautiful.
Last year I got a coin of her of similar type, and it's as beautiful as yours, N#378392 - the photos there are from my specimen.
Moneytane, speaking of Roman treasures, look at the coin I posted here earlier. It is far from being in perfect state, but carries a big history.
I bought 10 more sovereigns today. Probably paid too much, but as gold rises, it may be even worse as time passes on.
The dates are 1874 Sydney, 1885 Sydney and 1889 Sydney, all the others are Melbourne - 1877, 1878, 1880 x2, 1884, 1885, 1887 (Young Head).
Sellers photos, but compressed by me - It was great to get 10 coins that were all 1870s or 1880s - real old wild western era.
Just two images of portraits, as once you have seen one head of old Viccy, you have seen them all. Generally Heads are more worn than tails on Australian coins. Most of the sovereigns used here in New Zealand were Australian minted, often bullion ships with coins from the UK, only came with silver and bronze/copper before 1860, coins. Then as ships stopped in Sydney or Melbourne, they were salted with the gold half and full sovereigns from Australian mints.
All of the coins are high VF to AU and nice examples. The seller was very happy.
This brings my gold stack up to 35 Sovereigns, 10 Halves, 1 each double and quintuple.
With the other coins, my gold holdings now are over 400 grams or some 14 ounces (2 bullion coins are not listed).
Time to cool it now with the gold buying.
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I bought 10 more sovereigns today. Probably paid too much, but as gold rises, it may be even worse as time passes on.
Gold is always a solid investment. I only have one gold Sovereign, a 1891 colonial from the Sydney mint. Bought it at the start of covid as a means to preserve value since I anticipated high inflation. Wasn't much gold in supply back then on the Croatian market so I bought this at 20% above spot. Well, now spot value alone is 7% above what I paid.
Thank you all for your comments about my ancients. I think these will be my last purchases for some time now, at least until fall.
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I bought 10 more sovereigns today. Probably paid too much, but as gold rises, it may be even worse as time passes on.
The dates are 1874 Sydney, 1885 Sydney and 1889 Sydney, all the others are Melbourne - 1877, 1878, 1880 x2, 1884, 1885, 1887 (Young Head).
Sellers photos, but compressed by me - It was great to get 10 coins that were all 1870s or 1880s - real old wild western era.
Just two images of portraits, as once you have seen one head of old Viccy, you have seen them all. Generally Heads are more worn than tails on Australian coins. Most of the sovereigns used here in New Zealand were Australian minted, often bullion ships with coins from the UK, only came with silver and bronze/copper before 1860, coins. Then as ships stopped in Sydney or Melbourne, they were salted with the gold half and full sovereigns from Australian mints.
All of the coins are high VF to AU and nice examples. The seller was very happy.
This brings my gold stack up to 35 Sovereigns, 10 Halves, 1 each double and quintuple.
With the other coins, my gold holdings now are over 400 grams or some 14 ounces (2 bullion coins are not listed).
Time to cool it now with the gold buying.
Wow incredible purchases! Those are all lovely examples. I particularly like the jubilee head design on gold sovereigns.
400 grams of gold is very impressive, it puts my sub-10 gram gold coin collection to shame!
I don’t suppose it would be possible to see all of your sovereigns in one photo at some point? That would be a great sight.🤔
A couple among the many portuguese Coins I’ve bought in vacation so far. In Porto now and plan to visit a market as well as a couple shops
not particularly high grade, however now I have the full set of 3 coins viz 200, 500 and 1000 Reis.
The coins commemorate the 400th anniversary of the “Discovery of India”. Of course, you cannot discover some place you very well knew existed all along. Rather, it commemorates the discovery of the sea route to India By Vasco da Gama who looms large here in Portugal and is probably the only Portuguese person, living or dead, that any Indian would be able to name, if at all lol
Wow incredible purchases! Those are all lovely examples. I particularly like the jubilee head design on gold sovereigns.
400 grams of gold is very impressive, it puts my sub-10 gram gold coin collection to shame!
I don’t suppose it would be possible to see all of your sovereigns in one photo at some point? That would be a great sight.🤔
Thanks!
I am thinking of that. Would be a shiny photo. But it's not thatmuch really. Maybe one day.
If It helps before last December my gold coin collection was sub zero grams. The gold only came into play because of an estate payout in the low to mid 6 figures and I decided to buy some gold as its investable. I have always wanted gold coins, but have never been able to afford them until now.
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I love these small gold coin. Unfortunately they're rather rare where I live and end up going for way over spot value.
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They are beautiful - In case you don't know, your Egyptian coin is Year 3 Abdul Aziz (AH 1279 = 1863/64)
10 Qirsh (Girsh, Piastra) was also a silver coin the size of a Half Dollar. Here is a later one (Abdul Hamid II 1880s)
Apart from regnal date and ruler, it would look the same in Abdul Aziz's reign (Mine AH 1302 = 1884/85).
And the Persian one is AH 1338 (or 1328) the 3rd numeral could be 2 ofr 3. Ruler is Ahmad Shah, the last of the Qajars, he was a rather chubby kid who ruled in the 1910s or early 1920s I think (So the coin could be 1910 or 1920 dependent on AH date). In 1922 Mohammad Reza Shah took over and ushered in the Pahlavi dynasty.
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I don’t suppose it would be possible to see all of your sovereigns in one photo at some point? That would be a great sight.🤔
Here you go sir, all pictures enlargeable.
I overcounted abit, I only have 8 halves and 33 whole sovereigns. The other 2 sovs are South African Pond from 1898 and 2R coin of 1978, these coins have sovereign dimensions though.
The coins are on 2 album pages with 20 pockets. I keep my gold in Saflips like all my better coins, unless its in a case or capsule.
I need another page as the Halves are loose in their flips.
The first page is the coins from 1871 to 1905, this is 20 in all. Then 13 more sovereigns from 1907 to 1981 and the 2 South African gold coins. The last coin on the second page - bottom row is a 1897 Diamond Jubilee medal made in NZ and it was 18 carat (.750 gold) and weighs 6.5 grams.
This photo does not include my sovereign set in capsules, my $10 gold Pukaki coin, the 5 bullion coins (3 x Tongan 1/25 oz and 2 x NZ 1/10 oz coins) or the $20 Canadian gold coin.
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These two were both north of 2x spot. I think they are quite nice examples.
Yeah, that's about what they sell for here too. I really like them but I look at gold more as an investment so I aim for 10% or 20% above. 2x spot is too rich for my blood.
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Closing in on full date sets of the Swiss rappen coins.
Some super nice examples of somewhat scarce dates.
I'm curious if you bought the 10 rappen or found it in change.
Because that 100-year coin is still valid today, which is impressive.
Moneytane, that's a huge gold display.
It dwarfs a lot my sub-5 grams collection, which consists of only two small coins, in a beautiful small porcelain box I bought just for them (I posted the box here when I bought it 2 years ago).
Ah, almost forgot the best part, the box have the shape of a mini treasure chest. What could be better to store a gold coin than a treasure chest?
Since acquiring a gold coin is a big achievement due to the very bigger prices, I want it to be a circulated piece, a gold coin that was really used by someone to pay something in the older times, not these modern bullions and NCLTs (even if they are cheaper than the older coins).
I don’t suppose it would be possible to see all of your sovereigns in one photo at some point? That would be a great sight.🤔
Here you go sir, all pictures enlargeable.
I overcounted abit, I only have 8 halves and 33 whole sovereigns. The other 2 sovs are South African Pond from 1898 and 2R coin of 1978, these coins have sovereign dimensions though.
The coins are on 2 album pages with 20 pockets. I keep my gold in Saflips like all my better coins, unless its in a case or capsule.
I need another page as the Halves are loose in their flips.
The first page is the coins from 1871 to 1905, this is 20 in all. Then 13 more sovereigns from 1907 to 1981 and the 2 South African gold coins. The last coin on the second page - bottom row is a 1897 Diamond Jubilee medal made in NZ and it was 18 carat (.750 gold) and weighs 6.5 grams.
This photo does not include my sovereign set in capsules, my $10 gold Pukaki coin, the 5 bullion coins (3 x Tongan 1/25 oz and 2 x NZ 1/10 oz coins) or the $20 Canadian gold coin.
Absolutely beautiful, very impressive gold collection you have there!
Love that Khmer cojn, its not something you usually see here!
Meanwhile I have done another buy up with my 48th year coming to a close and my 49th beginning. They arrive soon, but I have purchased the following
More Maundy oddments.
Rare NZ Token from my new hometown Christchurch
More old dimes and half dollars US - Barber
2 medieval pennies (Edward I and II)
1561 dated threepence with a GREAT portrait of Queen Elizabeth 1.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
I managed to get the 25 April commemorative coins on my last day in Porto on Monday from the INCM shop. I didnt intend to get the €10 euro too, but once I saw it, I had to have it.
There was quite the line up at the store, I was very surprised that coin collecting is very much alive and kicking in Portugal!
That's a nice design on the Portugese coins - worth queuing for, I think.
I got this 500 Zlotys in my change today - I have been looking to get one for a while now. Not quite UNC - AU without any creases or folds - so I am not sure if I will keep it log term. Prefix is up to AH, so quite a lot of them have been printed.
have a serious theme, most modern commemoratives don't.
For my collection of different face values i could do one of the difficult steps, a 640 reis from Portugal/Brasil. (was looking since months for an acceptable condition and acceptable price)
have a serious theme, most modern commemoratives don't.
For my collection of different face values i could do one of the difficult steps, a 640 reis from Portugal/Brasil. (was looking since months for an acceptable condition and acceptable price)
That is indeed a lovely piece. I was tempted in building some of the 400 reis coins from the early 1800s, but it’s not in my collecting priority yet, so I couldn’t be sure I was over paying
Most average piece first - 1919 Canadian quarter. Fine - good Fine.
This Elizabeth I sixpence is amazing. It's the earliest date in Arabic modern numerals on an Elizabethan coin possible. Not only that, an exceptionally good strike and nice roundish planchet (This is hammered, not milled). In addition it has a clear portrait of the Queen. Most portraits are very poor on any coin below EF condition. This coin is only Fine - good Fine, but is a stunner!
Possibly as the dies were still new and not worn yet, also it may be the hammerers of coins were being shown up by the new milled coins by Mestrel and they wanted to show they could make quality pieces too, when they wanted. Competition drives fear I guess!
These two are my new oldest English coins, they date back over 700 years!!!
Edward I penny, London. I have been able to date it to type yet, due to a weak strike of the King (This is a good example). My guess is looking at the flattish pellets and chunky letters, it could be a class 8 or 9 (Which dates it to the 1290s), but it could be any time between 1279 and 1334 (Edward's dies were used well into the next 2 reigns). However this coin is described as Edward I, so its likely pre 1307.
This coin was the star of the show, besides being a Edward II era Canterbury minted coin (CIVITAS CANTOR), and being quite high grade (VF or near it despite weak portrait strike). An extra surprise greeted me as it arrived. The flip was thicker than usual and inside was a folded up note that looked very old (Watermarked note paper and fountain copperplate lettering) said the coin was found in the Berescar horde in Scotland on Dec 24 1900. I have sinced looked this up and it seems the hoard had a mixture of Scottish and English pennies and was buried around 1335 in Berescar Dumfrieshire! Some 2000 pennies were buried and most were English coins from Henry III (1250s) to Edward III (to 1331), but several Scottish pennies of Alexander II and III along with Robert the Bruce coins.
I also read some papers on the hoard and it mentioned most of the English coins were pennies from London and Canterbury, with many other branch mints like Bury St Edmund and Carlisle being there in small numbers. This coin was likely minted between 1308 and 1312 and thus is very early Edward II, which means it may have been around at the time of Bannockburn. It also mentioned there were several hoards of coins buried in Scotland between 1290 and 1380 (The Independence era and continual fighting between England and Scotland afterwards).
The note said it was secreted before Bannockburn (1314) but this is unlikely if pennies from the 1328 -31 era were found. Still its interesting to buy something with some context. The coins were sold off in auctions between 2014 and 2017, although some must have been kept as treasure trove.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
This Elizabeth I sixpence is amazing. It's the earliest date in Arabic modern numerals on an Elizabethan coin possible. Not only that, an exceptionally good strike and nice roundish planchet (This is hammered, not milled). In addition it has a clear portrait of the Queen. Most portraits are very poor on any coin below EF condition. This coin is only Fine - good Fine, but is a stunner!
Possibly as the dies were still new and not worn yet, also it may be the hammerers of coins were being shown up by the new milled coins by Mestrel and they wanted to show they could make quality pieces too, when they wanted. Competition drives fear I guess!
That's a nice Elizabeth I coin!
Way better than the threepence I got last month (it is on march's thread). Yours is near perfect in comparison with mine.
This Elizabeth I sixpence is amazing. It's the earliest date in Arabic modern numerals on an Elizabethan coin possible. Not only that, an exceptionally good strike and nice roundish planchet (This is hammered, not milled). In addition it has a clear portrait of the Queen. Most portraits are very poor on any coin below EF condition. This coin is only Fine - good Fine, but is a stunner!
Possibly as the dies were still new and not worn yet, also it may be the hammerers of coins were being shown up by the new milled coins by Mestrel and they wanted to show they could make quality pieces too, when they wanted. Competition drives fear I guess!
That's a nice Elizabeth I coin!
Way better than the threepence I got last month (it is on march's thread). Yours is near perfect in comparison with mine.
Yours isn't bad, it's got a clear date and a decent unclipped planchet. the threepences are harder to find than sixpences. I have a 1564, but that coin has a hole in it. I actually have a shilling (Undated - mintmark suggests its mid 1580s) that has a sharp shield and inscription, yet the Queen again is very foggy.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
I managed to get the 25 April commemorative coins on my last day in Porto on Monday from the INCM shop. I didnt intend to get the €10 euro too, but once I saw it, I had to have it.
There was quite the line up at the store, I was very surprised that coin collecting is very much alive and kicking in Portugal!
Some more early Australian florins to end the month.
Those are great, they all look at least VF. Must have been expensive! Most of mine are barely visible in comparison. 1910s florins took a hiding on both sides of the Tasman.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Been a bit since I’ve posted something. I purchased This one for my birthday as a treat to myself for making it another year
1899 French 10 Francs. I gotta buy gear to take better pictures, so next to my own I included the listing pictures so y’all have a better look at this particular one
Gonna make my way through this thread later when I’m on break at work. Can’t wait to see what y’all have gotten this month!
Been a bit since I’ve posted something. I purchased This one for my birthday as a treat to myself for making it another year
1899 French 10 Francs. I gotta buy gear to take better pictures, so next to my own I included the listing pictures so y’all have a better look at this particular one
Gonna make my way through this thread later when I’m on break at work. Can’t wait to see what y’all have gotten this month!
Happy birthday! My birthday is April 30 as well. Thats today!
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
I like the little gold pieces better than the bigger ones. 🧐 there were also 5 franc pieces in gold.🤓
I havent found any gold recently, but I close this month with some nice silver -
This is an essential addition to my collection of post-Ottoman European LMU silver coins.
edit to add: Црна Гора = Montenegro
Thank you! Yeah, I’m happy with it. gotta get it out in the sunlight one of these days for some nicer pictures
There are gold 5 francs, yes! I was looking at some before I decided on this one
Sweet 1 and 2 Perpera! Nice grabs there! I don’t have much from Montenegro sadly (no silver), but I’ll get there and add some to my collection eventually
Been a bit since I’ve posted something. I purchased This one for my birthday as a treat to myself for making it another year
1899 French 10 Francs. I gotta buy gear to take better pictures, so next to my own I included the listing pictures so y’all have a better look at this particular one
Gonna make my way through this thread later when I’m on break at work. Can’t wait to see what y’all have gotten this month!
Happy birthday! My birthday is April 30 as well. Thats today!
Thank you thank you, mine was on the 19th! Happy birthday mate, hope your day has been great!
Interestingly, when the “Birds” series was in the works to replace the “Scenes of Canada” (aka “multicolored”) series, one objective was to simplify the design because this made it easier to detect counterfeits.
I managed to get the 25 April commemorative coins on my last day in Porto on Monday from the INCM shop. I didnt intend to get the €10 euro too, but once I saw it, I had to have it.
There was quite the line up at the store, I was very surprised that coin collecting is very much alive and kicking in Portugal!
Awesome! Thanks for the sharing the link for the 10€ as well. I was waiting to add it to my collection in Numista. Did you end up waiting in line as long as I did?! lol
Here are some of the coins I got from the Museu do Dinheiro in Lisbon during my recent holiday there. I happened to stay at a hotel very close by and it was such a plea surprise on my very first day to pass by there and just casually stroll in. Only to find the shop at the end, which was icing on the cake after a nice 45mins seeing the exhibitions.
I’ll post the rest of the coins I got in the may thread
I managed to get the 25 April commemorative coins on my last day in Porto on Monday from the INCM shop. I didnt intend to get the €10 euro too, but once I saw it, I had to have it.
There was quite the line up at the store, I was very surprised that coin collecting is very much alive and kicking in Portugal!
Awesome! Thanks for the sharing the link for the 10€ as well. I was waiting to add it to my collection in Numista. Did you end up waiting in line as long as I did?! lol
Ahahah no, I always order it from a known portuguese online store 😉
I managed to get the 25 April commemorative coins on my last day in Porto on Monday from the INCM shop. I didnt intend to get the €10 euro too, but once I saw it, I had to have it.
There was quite the line up at the store, I was very surprised that coin collecting is very much alive and kicking in Portugal!
Awesome! Thanks for the sharing the link for the 10€ as well. I was waiting to add it to my collection in Numista. Did you end up waiting in line as long as I did?! lol
Ahahah no, I always order it from a known portuguese online store 😉
Smart move @guga.lamy ! I visited a coin dealer near my hotel the Friday before and casually asked him if he had the €2 25 April commem. He said if I checked on Monday at the INCM down the street they would have it. I had until Monday afternoon in Porto and nothing in particular to do. I figured I’d swing by at 9am, pick up the coins and then have brunch. I didn’t realise that Monday was the first release day. I arrived around 9.15am with around 30people in front of me. I figured the line would move quickly. But 5mins turned into 15mins and suddenly there were a hundred people behind me. Before I knew it, 45mins passed, then 1hr etc; now I felt I was in it to win it lol. The worst case scenario would have been that I gotten into the shop and either they tell me they were out of stock, or I’d have to leave to catch my flight before I could reach The counter. In the end, by the time it was my turn, I took all a minute to get my coins, pay and leave. From what I could see, there were a lot of older people who seemed to be taking an inordinate amount of time. The staff were very good. Anyways, that was my 2.5hr adventure. I’m happy with the outcome, but had I known I’d be in the line that long, I’d have probably taken couple different decisions hahah
