Great Britain 1819 crown (5 shillings, .925 fine silver - British currency was expressed in pounds sterling, which gave rise to the description of anything produced in silver of this fineness as being made of "sterling silver"). Raised edge lettering: "ANNO REGNI LIX DECUS ET TUTAMEN" (translation: "REGNAL YEAR 59 AN ORNAMENT AND A SAFEGUARD" ) The edge lettering often seen as protection against filing off of the precious metal around the edge.
@jom said:
No mention of grades here....but I can say it's the same as 8 times 8.
jom
Reason I ask is because I also have a 1913-S type 2 which is an 8 times 8 too. I guessed yours was that grade due to the soft strike that happens on this issue. This is mine-
@jfriedm56 said:
Reason I ask is because I also have a 1913-S type 2 which is an 8 times 8 too. I guessed yours was that grade due to the soft strike that happens on this issue.
Yeah, I agree. However, I bought mine for the color...as is my wont.
Mine also has that oval shaped "device" attached to it as well.
I apologize if any of the threads I post contribute to the boredom anyone feels. I just enjoy coin collecting. I promise not to start anymore threads for a while.
Here's a raw Morgan I really do like. It's been wiped but the mirrors and contrast are really nice.
Great thread and beautiful coins.
1884-CC with very deep mirrors.
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some basic coins I Photographed about 10 years ago, but no longer own. I don’t own a lot of coins right now.
and my photography is amateur at best. no tripod or stand. just free hand with an old Mark Iv camera.
Al, thanks for this. I got into the hobby when Jesus walked at Eboli because I was interested in the coins themselves, and imagined what stories they could tell if they could speak. Grading is important, but to me, the coin is what the hobby is about. If I want to make money, that's why I work for a living.
"Vou invadir o Nordeste, "Seu cabra da peste, "Sou Mangueira......."
I'm surprised no one has shown an America the Beautiful 5-ounce silver coin which is by far the largest and heaviest coin ever produced by the US Mint.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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Great Britain 1819 crown (5 shillings, .925 fine silver - British currency was expressed in pounds sterling, which gave rise to the description of anything produced in silver of this fineness as being made of "sterling silver"). Raised edge lettering: "ANNO REGNI LIX DECUS ET TUTAMEN" (translation: "REGNAL YEAR 59 AN ORNAMENT AND A SAFEGUARD" ) The edge lettering often seen as protection against filing off of the precious metal around the edge.
Now listen boy, I'm tryin' to teach you sumthin' . . . . that ain't an optical illusion, it only looks like an optical illusion.
My mind reader refuses to charge me. . . . . . .
My two largest coins:
Both are cool.
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Here are my Bust Coins I own. No grades given!
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Here are some rare date gold and a Buffalo....for the heck of it. NO GRADES GIVEN!
@jom, really like the Type 2 -S Buffalo. May I ask what the grade would be?
No mention of grades here....but I can say it's the same as 8 times 8.
jom
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Reason I ask is because I also have a 1913-S type 2 which is an 8 times 8 too. I guessed yours was that grade due to the soft strike that happens on this issue. This is mine-
Yeah, I agree. However, I bought mine for the color...as is my wont.
Mine also has that oval shaped "device" attached to it as well.
jom
A lovely set of halves courtesy of @winesteven
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Thanks Alex. Nice composite.
For the viewers, several of the holders are beat up, so the lines you see are on the holders, not the coins.
Eldo, the magi formula to rub those out?
Thanks.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
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My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Any marks you see are grossly exaggerated from casting shadows when imaging. This peace dollar is pretty clean.
This belongs in "The why coin photographer's should not drink" thread.
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I apologize if any of the threads I post contribute to the boredom anyone feels. I just enjoy coin collecting. I promise not to start anymore threads for a while.
Here's a raw Morgan I really do like. It's been wiped but the mirrors and contrast are really nice.
Great thread and beautiful coins.
1884-CC with very deep mirrors.
Student of numismatics and collector of Morgan dollars
Successful BST transactions with: Namvet Justindan Mattniss RWW olah_in_MA
Dantheman984 Toyz4geo SurfinxHI greencopper RWW bigjpst bretsan MWallace logger7 JWP BruceS bigjpst
JWP PROMETHIUS88
How about a "small coins" only pic
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Time to bring this one back!
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some basic coins I Photographed about 10 years ago, but no longer own. I don’t own a lot of coins right now.
and my photography is amateur at best. no tripod or stand. just free hand with an old Mark Iv camera.
some more coins I photographed but no longer own.
Picked this one up after the thread was started:
If not for the planchet crack, it lays claim to be a $80-$100k coin. And, a great piece of history!
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Does this count? Big chunk.
Al, thanks for this. I got into the hobby when Jesus walked at Eboli because I was interested in the coins themselves, and imagined what stories they could tell if they could speak. Grading is important, but to me, the coin is what the hobby is about. If I want to make money, that's why I work for a living.
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici
BHNC #253
I'm not usually a toner fan, but this one is my favorite silver piece of my big coins.
Donato
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I'm surprised no one has shown an America the Beautiful 5-ounce silver coin which is by far the largest and heaviest coin ever produced by the US Mint.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire