augur

1897 Russia 7.5 Roubles one year type (20 Francs)

previous 1884-1896 5 Roubles were also struck to the same 20 Francs spec

On 03/03/2021 at 12:50, augur said:

Nice little pickup 1896 5 Pesos / Argentino in rather nice condition. 

 

Forgot to mention 9 over 9 variety

1905 Danish West Indies 4 Daler/20 Francs (now U.S. Virgin Islands)

@Lea79 all condition depending. If yours are in mint state £700 but MS64 condition now fetches £1,000 and more. Those rare PROVA/Fasces/Platinum examples sell in excess of £4,000 and £8,000 respectively. 

12 hours ago, Lea79 said:

I agree.  The 20 franga coin is by far my favourite coin of the series.   They are beautiful and worth the premium.  I have one more coin to go to hit 30 different coins of the LMU..... what to get that’s the question 🧐

The Platinum/Faso 20 Franga or a babyface/childface Alfonso XIII 20 Pesetas?

Nice little pickup 1896 5 Pesos / Argentino in rather nice condition. 
 

1 hour ago, Kookaburracollector said:

My two children are reunited..1967 Una Libra No2 just back from grading:-

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The grade was a real surprise...

At time of going to press...412 Una Libras have been graded by NGC, and only one previously has been graded as Proof Like! Hence the happiness with the grade...

I wonder which lucky Llama herder might be in possession of the other proof like designation. 

8 hours ago, richatthecroft said:

I traded an absolute fantastic example of an ABC bar with @augur for a Gold Libertad- The swirl effect amazing.   I now regret this trade but at the time it served a purpose.  If he has a photo of it, perhaps he might post it here to exemplify just what I mean by fantastic 😃 

It is a lovely piece and I was in luck that at that moment you wanted the Libertad more than anything...

51 minutes ago, StackSellRepeat said:

Thank You Richard, It sure is a beautiful bar. Harry’s are lovely bars in fact all Australian bars seem to have beautiful pour lines & I agree most can’t be justified with just pictures alone 😋

 

Maybe @augur can share it with us 😜😉

 

I still marvel those Drijfhout & Zoon bars you had for sale once 🥰

17 minutes ago, Metallurgic said:

Many thanks for your inputs gentelmen, please see attached pictures for the issues raised. 

There seems to be a nick on the left chest side of the horse, rather than anything else, for the date I tried to take as clearer pictures as I could

 

Thanks again much appreciated 

Best to compare with the reference image. The left foreleg is also missing a blob. Could be struck through grease or a copy. Try to compare under a loupe or return for replacement if unsure.

Please bear in mind that this thread is for rare errors and overstrikes and not for fake identification. You can open your own thread if you are unsure about the authenticity. 

4 hours ago, Metallurgic said:

Hello gents, I am not very savvy with sovereigns, I have received a few recently and all seem to be fine. Sound and weight is correct but diameter is off any ideas?

Should I send it back as this is a 1980 sov and I wouldn't expect a coin to be off by that much, but on the other hand I wouldn't expect them newer sovs to be counterfeited, press or striking error maybe? 

Weight:8 gr

Width 1.43 to 1.56

Diameter varied

 

 

The chest of the horse looks dodgy and the date doesn’t appear to be sharply struck either. Could be fake

2 hours ago, Choi said:

Is the moon and star edge a Tunisian Franc piece? To what coin does the reeded edge below belong?

2 hours ago, Divmad said:

Out of interest, do you recall the % premium you had to pay to buy those 2 Venezuelan gold coins?

1886 approximately 50% plus regrading

1910 approximately 30% plus regrading

Also received this 1879 AU 20 Bolívares thanks to @Lr103 

Venezuela 1879 20 Bolívares (Monnaie de Bruxelles)

11 minutes ago, Choi said:

Yesterday I bought this at $580 from a local seller.  I usually destroy slabs since I don't like them, but I decided to leave this alone because it will affect the value pretty much due to its high grade.    

I also got a NGC MS63 1925 20 Zlotych at $500 which is a steal(it will arrive next week because of holidays) , and I will free the coin since almost all of them are in uncirculated condition.  

Wow, I’d rather say your 20 Lei is a bargain. Difficult to find at that grade and usually at a high premium. 

I personally believe that MS and AU gold coins benefit from improving their presentation. All care has been taken to not cause any physical or chemical damage to the coins. 

In this case the 1910 was simply undergraded. 

sent for regrading via @Numistacker with a nice uplift:

Venezuela 1886 (low 6) 20 Bolívares (Caracas Mint), previously XF45 – now AU53. The yellow greenish hue is caused by the silver and arsenic in the alloy which was sourced from local mines.

Venezuela 1910 20 Bolívares (Monnaie de Paris), previously AU58 – now MS62. The 1910 issue often presents with little lustre on the fields from repolished dies, which can be confused with wear; the photograph is actually misleading as the coin in hand is much more dull except for the devices. 

14 minutes ago, Bullionaire said:

Beaut. Those ripples are like staring down a long silver tunnel

@BackyardBullion has come a long way and is outdoing himself with every new piece! Better silver tunnel than debt hole 😂