mr-dead

Finally got a pirate gold doubloon
A Spanish 2 Escudos Philippe II (cob type), dated between 1556 and 1598.
Crappy picture, will take a better one when it arrives from France.
Wonder if its worth getting this one graded as the detail on the cross seems better than most.
 

Finally got a pirate gold doubloon
A Spanish 2 Escudos Philippe II (cob type), dated between 1556 and 1598.
Crappy picture, will take a better one when it arrives from France.
Wonder if its worth getting this one graded as the detail on the cross seems better than most.
 

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.
 

Very nice 1820 half sovereign 
NGC MS62! 
Only 35,043 were minted 

Postman has been.  A win from eBay this weekend, 100 years older than me!
 

I love my sovereigns but couldn’t resist these two beauties. Stacking can be expensive but nothing beats waiting for the postie in the morning with the added bonus of her looking like Sandra Bullock ?
 

Finally got a pirate gold doubloon
A Spanish 2 Escudos Philippe II (cob type), dated between 1556 and 1598.
Crappy picture, will take a better one when it arrives from France.
Wonder if its worth getting this one graded as the detail on the cross seems better than most.
 

Finally got a pirate gold doubloon
A Spanish 2 Escudos Philippe II (cob type), dated between 1556 and 1598.
Crappy picture, will take a better one when it arrives from France.
Wonder if its worth getting this one graded as the detail on the cross seems better than most.
 

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.
 

Finally got a pirate gold doubloon
A Spanish 2 Escudos Philippe II (cob type), dated between 1556 and 1598.
Crappy picture, will take a better one when it arrives from France.
Wonder if its worth getting this one graded as the detail on the cross seems better than most.
 

Finally got a pirate gold doubloon
A Spanish 2 Escudos Philippe II (cob type), dated between 1556 and 1598.
Crappy picture, will take a better one when it arrives from France.
Wonder if its worth getting this one graded as the detail on the cross seems better than most.
 

Finally got a pirate gold doubloon
A Spanish 2 Escudos Philippe II (cob type), dated between 1556 and 1598.
Crappy picture, will take a better one when it arrives from France.
Wonder if its worth getting this one graded as the detail on the cross seems better than most.
 

Finally got a pirate gold doubloon
A Spanish 2 Escudos Philippe II (cob type), dated between 1556 and 1598.
Crappy picture, will take a better one when it arrives from France.
Wonder if its worth getting this one graded as the detail on the cross seems better than most.
 

Please don't get it slabbed, coins this old look bloody awful in plastic coffins. I have seen it done to far too many Saxon/Norse hammered coins and it really drives me (and many others) crazy. 
It would also in my experience make little difference to price or desirability if and when you came to sell it. The vast majority of collectors to which this coin would be of interest are what I would describe as being traditionalist. They tend to be older individuals for which the joy of collecting is to be able to hold a coin which was struck 500-600 years ago, to be able to have a direct connection into the past. These types of of collectors do not attach a great deal of value to a few letters, a number and a plastic case.
 At the end of the day it is your coin, so do as you please. But if I was you, I would get an nice mahogany coin cabinet commissioned with plenty of room (to expand in time...) to display what is a fascinating coin and to most importantly enjoy it.

Finally got a pirate gold doubloon
A Spanish 2 Escudos Philippe II (cob type), dated between 1556 and 1598.
Crappy picture, will take a better one when it arrives from France.
Wonder if its worth getting this one graded as the detail on the cross seems better than most.
 

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.
 

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.
 

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.
 

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.
 

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.
 

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.
 

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.
 

Saw this design in a @Numistacker video a few weeks ago and really liked it.  Searched it since then (for a reasonable price...). A little wear on the obverse and little scratches on the reverse but all in all in a good condition

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.
 

Monster box of 2018 Brits finally arrived after being stuck in France for 3 days due to snow.
Satisfyingly heavy.