Coming up at Heritage: Talers, Papal States
I've consigned a few coins to HA. The auctions will go live later this week. I hope you will take a look and consider bidding!
1609 Wildman Taler - PCGS AU58. I purchased this coin raw and it appears totally originally to me. There actually is quite a bit of detail (look at the leg hair!), though the strike is a little flat - maybe the dies were slightly too far apart? TrueView tells the story:
1625 Bavaria Taler - PCGS 58. Excellent detail, delicate patina.
1736 Hungary Taler - AU Details - this coin had a light wipe on the obverse, but has retoned nicely. It could straight grade in the future I believe. The reverse is immaculate! A beautiful rendition of the Hapsburg arms.
1675 Papal States Grosso - PCGS 63. Just an amazing coin - thick, colorful luster. Really unbelievable quality for a 350+ year old coin. Pope Clement X, for the Jubilee.
1702 Testone PCGS 55. Coins on a coin! Latin translates as "Money is either our master or our slave." Nice old colors.
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Wow! That 1675 Papal States grosso with the killer toning and the funky backward Ns is now on my watchlist.
Thanks @lordmarcovan - I have a little regret/second thoughts about letting that one go.
I just can't get over how nice it looks compared to other coins of the era.
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As it happens, I’ve got a little seller’s remorse myself, on a 16th century Papal coin I sold, so if I win yours, it will assuage that. Right now I have no Papal States coins.
That’s all purely hypothetical at this stage, of course. A big “IF”. But I’ll probably give it a shot. Casually eyed your Wildman, too. I don’t have one, and I need to correct that.
TTT. IT appears that these auctions are all "live" now. Good luck!
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TTT. Thanks for the interest in these coins.
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Coming up in a couple days!
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About a day left. TTT
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These go off tonight. Thanks!
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Watching 2….
Edited to add: Dang. I was the dreaded underbidder on that really beautiful Papal States Grosso. Hope you were happy with the high bids, Bob.
I too was an underbidder on that one. Shot at three here, missed all three times. But hopefully that was good news for @Bob13.
Sorry that you weren't able to take that one home.
I did OK on most of the coins. The 1736 cleaned taler did not do well, but not that surprised by the result, unfortunately.
Thanks for the bids!
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