Beautiful coins only please !

SYRACUSIAN

It's springtime and nice coins are all over the forum. Large cents, shillings, eagles, lions, people getting lucky, let's see them all in one thread !

SYRACUSIAN

Here's a newbie (for me):from a recent trip to London and michael-coins' shop

newsman

SYRACUSIAN

Nice tallero newsman! Lordmarkovan pedigree?


It's showtime folks! Post them, because I know you've got them!

newsman

<< <i>Nice tallero newsman! Lordmarkovan pedigree? >>



'Tis true. With so many fakes of that coin around, a trusted pedigree is necessary. Staplescoin has a really nice MS one on ebay right now in an NGC holder that will probably go for a small fortune.

Aethelred

<<Beautiful coins only please>>

Does this mean that I can't post pics from my George III collection?

oldshep

OK - here is my eyepopper


Shep

MacCrimmon

Veritable rainbow



This reverse just makes me weak kneed!! Needs a reimaged, eh?



Sweet Chocolate



A slab - oh no, a slab!!

laurentyvan

1955 British Carribean territories-proof- one of 6 that I picked up recently-I'll have to image one of the others in the group-
great ship reverse! Mintage of 2000...

laurentyvan

If I remember my Krause, this Cambodian 10 sen has a mintage of only 1000, yet a very low value-how come? In aluminum there could not have been too many survivors in UNC...

SYRACUSIAN

Very nice, thank you oldshep, Mac (what a nice bunch), Laurent... I know there's more out there, let's see these beautiful ships.

Here's a dragon one sen







<< <i><<Beautiful coins only please>>

Does this mean that I can't post pics from my George III collection? >>



That's not true Aethelred, even fat George is welcome! Sir Winston is not though .

MacCrimmon

Love those copper 1 sens.

Extra nice taler....

Shep, that French copper design is one of the best, IMHO.

Laurent, interesting coin that British Carribean Territories. Would that be the same as the British Virgins of today?




Here's a Hellenic style from Bern

laurentyvan

MAC, I believe you're right-BVI

Syracusian, I'll have to image the ship tonight...

ajaan

<< <i>Does this mean that I can't post pics from my George III collection? >>


Yes.

cosmicdebris

cacheman

The last time seen as a grading set...the 62 is going bye-bye this weekend as trading stock for Goetz material....

NGC PR62



PCGS PR64



PCGS PR66 PE Finest Known

lordmarcovan

Indian cent I just won on eBay:

lordmarcovan

PS- cacheman- my 2 1/2 year old daughter just saw Elmo in your sig line and is now jumping up and down, chanting "Elmo, Daddy! Elmo!!"

cacheman

Was she pointing at Dubya, or the red guy? heh heh

laurentyvan

These aren't the best images-sorry but I'm rushed and have to go someplace-even though I'd rather be here.

These are the proof shots but they need more than a 30 second effort on my part-I'll have to reimage later.


This guy you'll recognize.

spoon

I made it to a show in Karlsruhe Sunday.. been busy as hell lately, and will be for a while.. so I'll post two of the coins I got here for now:

Burma 1 pya 1955 (obv only):


French Indochina 1 cent 1938 (obv only):

ajaan

Loss for words Laurent?

Aethelred

Here is a pretty picture for all of you George III haters:

laurentyvan

Ajaan, I'm never at a loss for words!

I began replying to this thread and my computer flipped the screen and asked me for my collectors universe login- I had to backtrack saved e-mails to find the darn thing... my back hurts, my head hurts, I sold five cars today and now have to go out-not happy.

ajaan

5 cars? I didn't think 5 people in Manchester/Canadaguia (sp?) bought cars. Congrats on the sales.

edited to add: don't you just hate these flippin computers?

crito

I bought five of these out of a JUNK BIN, this being the best one. The seller had no idea what they were. I immediately recognized the winged lion with halo from Ionian Islands coinage, so knew it was Venetian. I'm still trying to nail down the approximate date though. Had a friend xerox the Candia (Crete) section from Paolucci's second volume but couldn't find a precise match -- Candia was my best guess and the books are expensive.

wybrit

Here's my latest one more time:

GDJMSP

I think I can manage to find another new pic around here -

SYRACUSIAN

(regarding the Ionian coin):

Crito, your coin looks like a 2 soldi (or 1 gazetta) , although I'm by no means an expert on these.
During the first centuries of Venitian rule (1385-1797),coins were not issued especially for any of the Ionian islands.
But finally, about 1730, under the doge Mocenigo, coins were issued.They were made of copper and were the 2 soldi
(commonly called the Gazetta) and the 1 soldo.

The word "Gazette" is derived from the "Gazetta" because this was the price paid in Venice for receiving the news.

There are numerous types of the gazetta and the soldi,
but no serious scientific attempt has been made to give the weight or diameter of the coin types
due to the crude minting procedures and lack of information.
The comparative values of the Gazettas and Soldi and the gold and silver coins of Venice,
were set by proclamation on June 28, 1762,
by Lucius Contarini, Proveditore generale da mar, as follows:

1 Gold Zecchino is equal to 481 Gazetta
1 Silver Tallero is equal to 240 Gazetta
1 Ducato is equal to 173 Gazetta

With the fall of Venice in 1797 to Napoleon,the islands and the nearby area also fell to the French.


edit: the winged lion holding the Bible is a representation of St Mark.

crito

Yes, I'm familiar with the Ionian Islands coins; they're covered in many books. Paolucci wrote the definitive reference, including approximate diameters and precise weights, for all Venetian coinage; the second volume covers Greek territories under their rule. Coins were countermarked for The Dominion of Candia (Crete) as early as 1545-1553 and were later produced specifically for Crete, first bearing the name of Doge Antonio Priuli (1618-1623), then Doge Giovani Corner (1625-1629) and finally Doge Francesco Molin (1646-1655). There were several other doges during that period who didn't produce coins for Crete.

Giovanni Bembo
1615 - 1618
Nicolo Dona
1618
Antonio Priuli
1618 - 1623
Francesco Contarini
1623 - 1624
Giovanni Corner I
1625 - 1629
Nicolo Contarini
1630 - 1631
Francesco Errizo
1631 - 1646
Francesco Molin
1646 - 1655

Here's a Candia issue I have identified with Paolucci's book, however. It's a Soldino, or 4 Tornesi, weighing 2 grams with a 20mm diameter. The coin pictured above weighs 8 grams and is approx 29mm.

theboz11

Just a pretty coin to join the others

Stork

Darkside Lady and Lion:






Liteside (gasp!!) Lady:




and her eagle:






But really, what could be more beautiful than this noble bird?





Hey, this is all I could come with a scanner and Adobe without much time

oldshep

Shep

LovelyDarkAngel

laurentyvan

I like your coin and your photography LovelyDarkAngel...

Dennis88

laurentyvan

Another time around for this one-I'm still in love with the colors on this Swiss one franc piece( the colors on the reverse you can easily see from across the room).

oldshep

Here is a Russian issue a coin and a medal:


Shep

MacCrimmon

<< <i> the colors on the reverse you can easily see from across the room). >>

LovelyDarkAngel

Thank you laurentyvan. Plus everyone here has posted some amazing coins I must say. I have love for the Darkside.

JohnZ

Two of my favorites:

ColinCMR

beautiful coins!!!!!

joecool

CoinAddict

Lots of nice coins, everyone.

GDJMSP

This thread is enough to make me wanna take up collecting

Great coins !!




I guess I better post a pic huh ??

prophet

1973/2 1P NGC MS-63



Oops how did this get in there?

Luvdawgs

My only gold coin

akdrv

JZrarities

Charles,, BEFORE he lost his Head (obviously)

SYRACUSIAN

Since the thread was resuscitated


This guy you'll recognize.




Laurent, I still haven't. Who is he?






edited wrong guess - thanks Mac

MacCrimmon

Dimitri,

I'll guess Haile Selassi of Ethiopia.