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Lord Marcovan's "Eclectic Box" collection as of November 25, 2019

lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited November 25, 2019 7:33AM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

In 2013, I did a major purge of all my coin collections and decided to simplify to just one small box of "nicer" coins, focusing more on quality than quantity. However, pursuing quality remains an ongoing challenge on my budget. I have tried to develop a discerning eye for nice coins that are still obtainable on a working-class salary.

I also abandoned the idea of structured "sets", and have gone completely "freestyle", liberating myself to collect whatever catches my fancy, though you'll likely still notice some subtle themes which reflect my personal tastes.

Aesthetic eye appeal is my first goal and historical, artistic, or cultural appeal a very close second. In keeping with the "eclectic" attribute, I'm also trying to add as wide a variety as possible of time periods, cultures, and geographic regions here.

Until mid-2016, I stuck to the "Box of 20" principle, where the collection was always 20 coins (in other words, if I wanted to add one, I had to sell one). I have since abandoned the 20-coin limit and let the collection grow.

Current total as of this update: 45 coins.

In early 2019, I sold off many of my "trophy" coins and decided to stick to a $500/coin price limit (and usually well below that). That puts a lot of things like larger gold pieces out of reach, but there are still a lot of beautiful and historic coins which can be had within this somewhat intermediate budget.

Coin photos below are not shown to scale.

Galleries on the CollectiveCoin site:
(*links may take a moment or two to load)

Eclectic Box gallery (the current lineup)

Eclectic Box "all-time" gallery (including sold coins)

Thanks for looking.

~Robertson ("Rob") Shinnick (aka "LordM")
St. Simons Island, Georgia, November 25, 2019

Greece (Ionia, Phokaia): electrum hekte, ca. 478-387 BC

NGC VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5.

Greece (Thrace, Pantakapaion): bronze Æ21, ca. 310-303 BC

Presently uncertified.

Greece (Spartan colony in Taras, Calabria, Italy): silver drachm, ca. 302-281 BC

NGC XF; Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5.

Roman Republic: silver denarius of moneyer L. Furius Brocchus, ca. 63 BC

NGC Ch VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5.

Roman Empire: silver denarius of Vespasian, struck by Titus ca. 80-81 AD

NGC AU; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5.

Roman Empire: bronze sestertius of Antoninus Pius, struck ca. 159 AD

Presently uncertified.

Byzantine Empire: gold tremissis of Justinian I, ca. 527-565 AD

NGC MS; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, "wrinkled".


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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 25, 2019 4:29AM

    England (Anglo-Saxon): silver sceat, struck in Essex or East Anglia, ca. 685-700 AD

    PCGS certification pending, November 2019.

    Italy (Sicily, Messina; Norman Kingdom): gold tari of Guglielmo I ("William the Bad"), ca. 1154-1166

    PCGS VF35; population 1 with none higher as of 11/25/2019.

    England: silver penny of King John, ca. 1213-1215, from the Gisors hoard found in Normandy

    PCGS XF45; population 3 with none higher as of 11/25/2019.

    Great Britain (England): silver groat of Henry VI, first reign, Calais mint, ca. 1422-1461, from the Reigate Hoard found in Surrey

    PCGS XF45; population 5 with 6 higher as of 11/25/2019.

    Lithuania: silver half-groschen of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, 1550; Vilnius mint

    PCGS MS63; population 5 with 8 higher as of 11/25/2019.

    England: silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, 1575, Tower mint, eglantine mintmark

    PCGS VF35; population 2 with 1 higher as of 11/25/2019.


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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 25, 2019 7:36AM

    German States (Teutonic Order): silver 1/4-thaler of Grand Master Maximilian of Austria, ca. 1615

    PCGS XF45; population 1 with 2 higher as of 11/25/2019.

    Great Britain (England): silver crown of Charles II, 1679; mint error

    PCGS F12; labeled "broadstruck" (sic) by PCGS, but more likely just slightly off-center.

    Mexico: silver 8-reales "cob" of Charles II, ca. 1665-1682, from the 1682 "Johanna" shipwreck off South Africa

    PCGS Genuine, Fine Details (environmental damage).

    Austria: silver 3-kreuzer of Leopold I ("The Hogmouth"), 1700-IA, minor clipped planchet error

    PCGS certification pending, November 2019.

    Great Britain: silver South Sea Company sixpence of George I, 1723; double-struck mint error (2nd strike 25% off-center)

    PCGS F12; no population data since errors are unique, but a rare error for the type.

    Germany (Nuremberg): silver medal by Daniel Dockler the Younger, 1730; bicentennial of the Augsburg Confession

    PCGS AU50; population 1 with none higher as of 11/25/2019.

    Switzerland (Zurich): silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden of 36 schillings), 1739

    PCGS AU58; population 1 with none higher as of 11/25/2019.

    Spain: gold half-escudo of Ferdinand VI, 1759-JB, Madrid mint

    PCGS XF40- population 1 with none higher as of 11/25/2019 - also the key date for the type.

    India (Mysore): gold fanam of Tipu Sultan, AH 1200 (1786), Patan mint

    PCGS MS62; population 1 with none higher as of 11/25/2019.

    Iran (Persia): gold toman of Fath Ali Shah, AH 1233 (1817), Yazd mint

    PCGS MS62; population 5 with none higher as of 11/25/2019.


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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 25, 2019 4:48AM

    United States: Capped Bust quarter, large size, 1818

    PCGS F12, CAC verified; population 88 with 744 higher as of 11/25/2019.

    United States: silver half dime, Capped Bust type, 1834

    PCGS F12; population 14 with 896 higher as of 11/25/2019.

    France: gilt bronze Napoleon Bonaparte medal by Antoine Bovy; special specimen striking for Napoleon's 1840 Paris funeral

    PCGS SP64; population 1 with none higher as of 11/25/2019.

    United States: copper-nickel 3-cent piece, Liberty Head type, 1866

    PCGS MS62+; population 1 with 666 higher as of 11/25/2019.

    France: silver jeton (insurance token) engraved by Ernest-Paulin Tasset, 1869

    PCGS MS63; population 2 with none higher as of 11/25/2019.

    United States: silver 20-cent piece, 1875, Philadelphia mint

    PCGS F12; population 35 with 986 higher as of 11/25/2019.

    Channel Islands (Guernsey): copper 2-doubles, 1889-H; Heaton mint, Birmingham

    PCGS MS65 RB; population 1 with none higher as of 11/25/2019.

    Peru: silver half-dinero, 1897-JF

    PCGS MS67; population 77 with 7 higher as of 11/25/2019.

    Great Britain: gold half-sovereign of Queen Victoria, 1901, from the Dr. Jacob Terner collection

    PCGS MS64; population 16 with 6 higher as of 11/25/2019.

    India (British): silver 2-annas of Queen Victoria, 1901, Calcutta mint

    PCGS AU58; population 2 with 4 higher as of 11/25/2019.


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  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nicely accumulated, thanks for sharing.

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  • PhilLynottPhilLynott Posts: 880 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Awesome as always! I'm traveling to Zurich this spring so I like that city view even more than normal now I'm on the hunt for one myself

  • Bob13Bob13 Posts: 1,417 ✭✭✭✭✭

    LordM - looks great! Especially like the medieval and early modern section.

    Great presentation.

    My current "Box of 20"

  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,528 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like your box @lordmarcovan ! It's definitely missing a nice AU/MS portrait 8 Reales though ;)

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TwoKopeiki said:
    I like your box @lordmarcovan ! It's definitely missing a nice AU/MS portrait 8 Reales though ;)

    Indeed. I did have an AU Pillar dollar for a while.


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  • That is a sweet portrait on the Pius sestertius! Truly a product of Rome's golden age!

    "Render therfore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." Matthew 22: 21
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 22,612 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Awesome coins Lord M!

  • hookedoncoinshookedoncoins Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭

    Very nice collection. I particularly like the 1723 sixpence. It is interesting to see errors like that on older coins. The ties to the South Sea Company also add to the "cool" factor.

  • jfoot13jfoot13 Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭

    you've done well grasshopper lol

    If you can't swim you better stay in the boat.......
  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    IMO, it is a crying shame that you have limited your collection - even 45 of the type of coins you have collected is too small a number. You've SOLD some beautiful stuff! :(

  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,629 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wonderful coins and presentation all around - terrific selection!

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Insider2 said:
    IMO, it is a crying shame that you have limited your collection - even 45 of the type of coins you have collected is too small a number. You've SOLD some beautiful stuff! :(

    I agree, but such are the realities of my budget and financial state. :(


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