Today I Received.....

[HGr]

Small logo JM Scotia.

A bit ropey, but will do until another comes up (which may take some time!) 

[Gildeon]

A large bunch came back from @Numistacker today. Very happy with the results. A few notes:

• Not one failure this time (details, not eligible etc...), must be a first! 😁
• Several 68s and my first 69 grade
• First two coins in my collection with the Mexican and the German (new) labels
• Pleasant surprise and unexpected Mint Error! 😎
• Four coins were picked for conservation by NCS. Two of them didn't increase and two went up two grades each. Overall I consider it pretty successful.

Edited July 20, 2020 by Gildeon

[SilverMike]

Im a bit in love with this, first and probably only medal i’ll have and probably over paid, but a gold (11.72g) 1897 Victoria Diamond Jubilee medal. Came with original box. Nice, alongside a sovereign for scale (act measures 24.3mm dia.) 

 

[motorbikez]

@HGr But it is a bar you can handle & play with.

[SilverMike]

2 hours ago, Gildeon said:

A large bunch came back from @Numistacker today. Very happy with the results. A few notes:

• Not one failure this time (details, not eligible etc...), must be a first! 😁
• Several 68s and my first 69 grade
• First two coins in my collection with the Mexican and the German (new) labels
• Pleasant surprise and unexpected Mint Error! 😎
• Four coins were picked for conservation by NCS. Two of them didn't increase and two went up two grades each. Overall I consider it pretty successful.

Could you post a close up of that German coin? See it got a UC, just interested to see the detail 🙂

[Gildeon]

5 minutes ago, SilverMike said:

Could you post a close up of that German coin? See it got a UC, just interested to see the detail 🙂

 

Here you are. I feel I should have asked conservation for this one 🙄

 

[HGr]

41 minutes ago, motorbikez said:

@HGr But it is a bar you can handle & play with.

True, can't keep them all in little coffins ☺️

[DarkChameleon]

3 hours ago, SilverTanner said:

Another Napoleon - this time one from Italy, a 1810M 1 Lira, only 33 more to go for the full set 😄 (probably impossible even in VF but you have to try!)

I got the same problem with types in american coins, capped bust, ok, seated liberty ok, draped bust, getting harder, flowing hair?, cheaper to buy a car...lol.

[AndrewSL76]

2 minutes ago, DarkChameleon said:

I got the same problem with types in american coins, capped bust, ok, seated liberty ok, draped bust, getting harder, flowing hair?, cheaper to buy a car...lol.

I can't even seem to get my hands on any 1963 Franklins halfs at the moment..................

That, @SilverTanner, is a beautiful coin though..........

[DarkChameleon]

11 minutes ago, AndrewSL76 said:

I can't even seem to get my hands on any 1963 Franklins halfs at the moment..................

That, @SilverTanner, is a beautiful coin though..........

My local coin shop should have some of them.

[AndrewSL76]

21 minutes ago, DarkChameleon said:

My local coin shop should have some of them.

I don't want to derail the thread, so will PM in case you feel able to help!

[SilverTanner]

1 hour ago, DarkChameleon said:

I got the same problem with types in american coins, capped bust, ok, seated liberty ok, draped bust, getting harder, flowing hair?, cheaper to buy a car...lol.

The Napoleonic coinage of Italy is full of varieties, overdates, recut dies between mints etc, plus the reference books generally do not agree with one another or use the same terminology!

Like an idiot I thought I would try and sort it all out and just keep finding more and more unrecorded varieties, and mint state coins are not common either which makes things even more difficult. The mints at Bologna, Milan and Venice must have been a complete shambles compared to the French mints. A retirement project I think 😄

[DarkChameleon]

4 minutes ago, SilverTanner said:

The Napoleonic coinage of Italy is full of varieties, overdates, recut dies between mints etc, plus the reference books generally do not agree with one another or use the same terminology!

Like an idiot I thought I would try and sort it all out and just keep finding more and more unrecorded varieties, and mint state coins are not common either which makes things even more difficult. The mints at Bologna, Milan and Venice must have been a complete shambles compared to the French mints. A retirement project I think 😄

Its like denver mint here, the old coins had errors galore, over dates, double dies, i think they employed mr magoo...lol..my double d 64 quarters coukd fill up a box on their own.

[SILVERFINGER]

This arrived today, its a 1934 dated, New Zealand 3 pence, with George V, and made from .500 silver.
This coin design was first minted in 1933 and was made for 4 years until replaced by coins featuring George VI in 1937.
The reverse featured a traditional Maori battle club called a Patu, and this was used on all the 3 pence coins up to the reign of Elizabeth 2nd.
Many were minted despite the 4 year run, but not many have survived in AU or UNC condition being pretty well worn.
Production is as follows

1933,  6,000,000
1934,  6,000,000
1935,  40,000
1936,  2,760,000

 

 

 

Smaller and thinner than a modern Uk 5p, its tiny

 

[Nortypeter]

3 hours ago, SilverMike said:

Im a bit in love with this, first and probably only medal i’ll have and probably over paid, but a gold (11.72g) 1897 Victoria Diamond Jubilee medal. Came with original box. Nice, alongside a sovereign for scale (act measures 24.3mm dia.) 

 

Yummy,Yum Yum. ive got loads of the silver and bronzes, but yet to have one in Gold. Lovely Coin this.

[StackSellRepeat]

My very first Australian Proof full gold sovereign mintage of 1000 😍😍😍

[StackSellRepeat]

Perth mint lovers (ONLY 500 struck) 🤩🤩🤩

[StackSellRepeat]

If you know me well, You know I appreciate TRUE ART in any form 🤤 (Amazing die engraving). 

[HGr]

Incredible depth 

[DarkChameleon]

30 minutes ago, StackSellRepeat said:

If you know me well, You know I appreciate TRUE ART in any form 🤤 (Amazing die engraving). 

Deep relief in anything seems to bring out more life.

[StackSellRepeat]

2 hours ago, HGr said:

Incredible depth 

Without the depth there definitely wouldn’t be much character to this piece. 

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1 hour ago, DarkChameleon said:

Deep relief in anything seems to bring out more life.

100% agree brings the piece to life in some aspect

[StackSellRepeat]

Something not seen very often, JM Galore 😍😍😍😍😍

 

1962 JM Precipitated silver & fine silver & Engelhard baker division dental silver pellets 🤩🔥🔥 

[MikeG1978]

First auction win in a while 

Many thanks to @SilverMike  love the coins definitely  keepers for the stack but also was a hardcore game of pass the parcel the tape would have survived an apocalypse 

Thanks again

[MikeG1978]

This came on sat really happy, a 2013 proof full sovereign  a great purchase from @sovereignsteve

Will be getting this graded with @Numistacker at some point just have to work out which other coins to put with it 

Also on the hunt for a 2009 full proof sov want a nice one 

Edited July 21, 2020 by MikeG1978

[SilverMike]

1 hour ago, MikeG1978 said:

“...was a hardcore game of pass the parcel the tape would have survived an apocalypse”

 

Im a bit twitchy about the post at the moment 😁... pleased you like and received ok 👍