From the Eliasberg sale... I wanted something from the collection, and both sides have among my favorite obverse/reverse designs. Photos are 18 years old... I'd do better now.
@airplanenut said:
From the Eliasberg sale... I wanted something from the collection, and both sides have among my favorite obverse/reverse designs. Photos are 18 years old... I'd do better now.
Very nice!
Thanks for sharing.
Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
How about the first modern sovereign? There were coins by that name during the hammered coinage period, but they are unaffordable.
Here's an 1817 sovereign. This was part of the very important monetary reforms that England enacted after the Napoleonic Wars. This piece is graded MS-63.
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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From the Eliasberg sale... I wanted something from the collection, and both sides have among my favorite obverse/reverse designs. Photos are 18 years old... I'd do better now.
Very nice!
Thanks for sharing.
Here's a set of them most equal top or second equal.









Australian sovereigns.
MS61
MS64
MS64
MS64
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/my-10-best-coins/royales-franc-aises/14399
Sold all of mine in a recent GC auction.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
How about the first modern sovereign? There were coins by that name during the hammered coinage period, but they are unaffordable.
Here's an 1817 sovereign. This was part of the very important monetary reforms that England enacted after the Napoleonic Wars. This piece is graded MS-63.