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Re: Do you ever pay sales or use tax on your coin purchases?
I personally consider sales tax and auction premiums irrelevant to my purchases. I look at the TOTAL price paid, no matter what goes into the price. If the final TOTAL price is acceptable, I buy it. If not, I do not.
I will now sit back and wait for this thread to go off the rails...
jmlanzaf
Re: He doesn't want to listen to reason....can we get him shutdown?
It is an obvious fake. I don't believe his story. He probably bought it from Alibaba or Ali Express.
Re: February '19 Pickups?
Consolation prize for missing out on the psa-8.5 PWCC-PQ 1964 Mantle last night...after tossing and turning all night...I pulled the trigger this morning.
Re: FINALLY PULLED THE TRIGGER 1907 SAINT HIGH RELIEF! PICS
Why 60?
60 is bottom of the barrel UNC. And difficult to find because it’s tough to find them that beat up.
58 is typically a nice coin with a touch of wear.
CuKevin
Re: PWCC-PQ Stickers Bringing High Prices...
Can’t argue that these additional opinion stickers are not having the desired effect.
The problem with the Pwcc stickers is that pwcc loses its ability to claim 100% impartiality. There are no transparent standards associated with their application so the world has to take it on faith that they will be applied consistently.
There are several ways these stickers could be abused. They could be deliberately misapplied for pwcc’s benefit or they could be applied for some larger consigners more liberally than for others as a reward for their business volume.
I’m not saying that this has happened. I’m not saying it will happen. What I am saying is that there are well know grievances in this hobby regardiing similar self-interested behaviors and favoritism existing.
It would be better for the hobby overall if one of the major players in the sales side was 100% above reproach and/or temptation. With these stickers that is not possible for pwcc.
Re: Proof Coins From 1936-42
I've posted this coin on the forums before. It is hands-down the nicest proof Lincoln from that era that I've seen. Unfortunately, the reverse isn't as nice, and holds the grade to a PR63. The mirrors are deep and there is palpable cameo contrast on the obverse. It also has great detail- I'm thinking it's an early strike off a new set of dies, hence the cameo effect and the fact that a lot of the detail hasn't been polished out yet.
cmerlo1
Re: FINALLY PULLED THE TRIGGER 1907 SAINT HIGH RELIEF! PICS
@blackhorse360 said:
@SmEagle1795 said:
You wouldn't want a 60 - your 58 has a ton of eye appeal and a 60 would have visible problems.The Scotsman auction it was in is linked in the cert lookup page if you want a nicer image.
I didn’t know that. I bought it from them and they are great friends. Feel free to post an image of the reverse if it’s on that very look up page
Here you go!
Italian Renaissance Medal - Isotta degli Atti by Matteo de' Pasti
Isotta degli Atti / Elephant in a Meadow
Work of Matteo de' Pasti, c. 1453/1455.
Bronze, 85.3 mm Ø, 264.5 g
Obverse: Bust of Isotta degli Atti facing right, with hair over high frame, held by crossing bands, fastened with jewel on top, and falling in two tresses behind. Around, · D · ISOTTAE · / · ARIMINENSI · (The Lady Isotta of Rimini).
Reverse: An elephant in a flowery meadow. Below, M · CCCC · XLVI (1446) with floral stops in the shape of the Malatesta rose.
Isotta degli Atti (c. 1432/1433 - 1474) was born in Rimini, the daughter of Francesco degli Atti, a wealthy wool trader and banker. She became the mistress of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, about 1446 after he noticed her while a guest of Francesco during restoration of his residence. They had a son, Giovanni, in 1447, though he lived only a few months. After the death of Sigismondo's second wife in 1449, he would take an unusual step and marry his mistress about 1455/1456. Isotta would become Sigismondo's heir, and after his death she would briefly rule Rimini with his son Sallustio.
The date of 1446 on the reverse of the medal, which appears on other medals commissioned by Sigismondo, does not refer to when the medal was created. Rather, it is an important year for Sigismondo, being the year when he defeated Francesco Sforza at Gradara, the ceremonial inauguration of Castel Sismondo was held, and he began his affair with Isotta. As with other medals Sigismondo had made, medals of Isotta were placed for posterity in the foundations of building projects.
Isotta was only the second woman to be commemorated on a medal during the Renaissance. The imagery of the ponderous pachyderm on the reverse provides an interesting pairing with the portrait of the young lady on the obverse. The elephant was an emblem of the Malatesta family, representing regal strength and fame that confers immortality. Relating to the subject of the medal, Isotta, elephants were associated in classical times with intelligence, piety, and prudence. It has also been suggested that the elephant reverse on this medal is meant to symbolize Isotta's share in Malatesta fame and power.
References: Hill 1930, no. 187; Pollard 2007, nos. 33-34; Scher 1994, no. 13
Iosephus