Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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The Lydian Siglos of Croesus (from the saying As Rich as Croesus). This was the first silver coin ever made, from a series which included the first gold coin ever made. Indeed, some numismatists believe these were the first true coins ever made, because the earlier proto-coin electrum pieces made by his father Alyattes were imprecise and therefore incapable of the critical element of being easily exchanged from one transaction to the next.
The Croeseid series were standardized, with 1 gold coin (of 8.1 grams) equivalent to 10 silver coins of (10.7 grams each).
I believe the dawn of coinage was one of the most significant events in human history. And this piece and its brothers and sisters are why we are all here, literally and figuratively.
Here's its golden sibling, also somewhat lozenge-shaped. This is the heavy variety of 10.71 grams before Croesus reduced the weight to ~8 grams.
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Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
I’ve been doing “Pages of 20” of different themes. (Could never do one box of 20 so I’m doing my own thing with it).
One of my pages of 20 I’m working on is different shaped tokens/coins. I’ll try to get a quick pic later, but this is one of them.
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
"My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko.
the medal is called "Bursting the Bounds" issued in 1985 as no. 111 from The Society of Medalists. the sculptor was Donald De Lue, struck by The Medallic Art Company. the medal was so thick at 24mm and had such deep relief that it required 14 strikes at 100 tons with annealing between each blow.
while I don't yet own one it is on my "hunt list" and I hope to remove it in the near future. records show only 750 were issued and I would imagine that long-time subscribers hold most of them in their collections. I have seen about three at auction and perhaps as many as two dozen in archived searches. my unsuccessful bids have informed me just how much they cost, so I am ready for the next"right" medal that shows up.
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I took this pic with my iPhone one day and looks so cool I use it for a wallpaper.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
A Spanish cob, 8 reales, with a date of 1654
Since nobody has posted the circulated version,,,,,
German Notgeld
Couldn't even be bothered to be perfectly square:
Its a restrike but interesting one of the very few odd shapes I own.
I don't own this, but it's been on my eBay watch list for a while...
Here's its golden sibling, also somewhat lozenge-shaped. This is the heavy variety of 10.71 grams before Croesus reduced the weight to ~8 grams.
A Coin token - a token from the city of Coin, Iowa.
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
It actually has a date, 1654!
Non round art bar.... had it since the year following the winning of the Triple Crown. Cheers, RickO
great thread
The German term for this type of coin is Klippe:
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
Outstanding. Just outstanding!
--Severian the Lame
Bought this on total impulse off eBay several years ago. Recently sold it.
I suppose a Henry VIII testoon would be not be considered topical.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Run over by McKinley's Funeral Train.
I’ve been doing “Pages of 20” of different themes. (Could never do one box of 20 so I’m doing my own thing with it).
One of my pages of 20 I’m working on is different shaped tokens/coins. I’ll try to get a quick pic later, but this is one of them.
I could go on for days
These items were supposedly handed out in the 1920's by museums with Egyptian-themed exhibits.
Egyptian Oval Coin
Bronze, 22 mm x 31 mm, 5.76 gm
Both sides have Egyptian-style hieroglyphs and figures
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
Silver center removed.
Way to rally folks after a one year hiatus
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
@keets , WTH is that? It's pretty darn cool!
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
A few more.
This is a rare one.
One of my favorite coins because it is a cool piece of history that probably circulated in early America.
Sir Francis Drake medal (silver, 56 mm x 65 mm)
Produced in 1907 for the American Numismatic Society
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
Some of Ron Landis’ of Gallery Mint Museum new creations
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
--Severian the Lame
Man, I miss that one! Dont you wish you could still pick these up for the prices quoted in that magazine?
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
A little out of round - Sweden 1478.
WTH is that? It's pretty darn cool
the medal is called "Bursting the Bounds" issued in 1985 as no. 111 from The Society of Medalists. the sculptor was Donald De Lue, struck by The Medallic Art Company. the medal was so thick at 24mm and had such deep relief that it required 14 strikes at 100 tons with annealing between each blow.
while I don't yet own one it is on my "hunt list" and I hope to remove it in the near future. records show only 750 were issued and I would imagine that long-time subscribers hold most of them in their collections. I have seen about three at auction and perhaps as many as two dozen in archived searches. my unsuccessful bids have informed me just how much they cost, so I am ready for the next"right" medal that shows up.
Great thread, very cool stuff!
2 bits (1/4 cut of an 180_ Spanish colonial 8 reales). It sure isn't round now
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
Really, no one has posted one of these yet?
Cool coins/medals/etc. everyone!
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successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)
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successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)
Great thread!
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