__7 New Darkside coins back from ICG (smile)__

JZrarities

My group of Darkside coins came back from ICG yesterday!
I'm not concerned with the grades, but I do like them better in the holders.

BTW: I compressed the pictures to make it faster for the web, so they're not high quality.

Here's the three Austrian Thalers:



I actually picked up the Austria 1624 from eBay for about $65
It was almost too big for the holder, and I like how they used one of the black inert inserts (and cut it out by hand) to make it fit.
I saw another Austria on eBay and they used the clear insert and cut it into (4) triangles to wedge the coin. IMHO it looked bad.
I think the 1624 should have been a VF-30 DC for 'Darkside Cameo'

I like the German Thalers the best, and LOVE the color on the 'Three Brothers'
It's got some nice Rainbow (can't see in the tiny pic)
"Oh, King August",,, "That's a Mighty Big Sword you have there!"



I think I picked up the Patagon from eBay last year - if I remember it wasn't expensive



And these early American Spanish Colonial coins are tough to find.
I'm suprised they slabbed it because it looks like a clipped GB shilling...
(It's a TypeII Carlos and Johanna, Pillar with Waves)
Anyone know if this could be from Aztec silver - it would make a great story.



Thanks for letting me share! -JZ

goldrush00013

Those are all very nice!!

theboz11

AuldFartte

WOW !!! Those are awesome !!!

cosmicdebris

<<My group of Darkside coins came back from ICG yesterday!
I'm not concerned with the grades, but I do like them better in the holders.>>

Blasphamy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!








Nice coins though.

laurentyvan

Did you send the coins to ICG for attribution or for grades?

Do you intend to resell them?

Are the slabs for peace of mind only?

The reason I ask is that I see a lot of foreign pieces slabbed and selling for well over Krause (beaucoup over Krause!). Given the age of your coins I might agree that attribution is important, hence the slab...

syraq

Did you send the coins to ICG for attribution or for grades?

Do you intend to resell them?

Are the slabs for peace of mind only?



How about ,because they look good? Especially in ICG holders.

syraq

sorry-double post

JZrarities

To be honest, I'm not sure WHY I slabbed them except that you get a good deal from ICG slabbing world coins priced under $300.
I guess it was more for the attribution, but I was concerned that two of the coins (from eBay) might have been counterfeit. So, I picked a group of large silver from my collection, and decided to give it a try. I must admit that they DO look much better in the holders. I honestly don't care about the grades (they're all circulated anyway) and DID receive two coins back in body bags. One of them was a Cartwheel twopence (it had light grafitti in the field) but I think it is a 'Presentation' piece. The other one has 'altered surfaces' and it looks cleaned underneath the toning... I might put up pictures of them in a subsequent post. Besides the blasphemy, I'm not sure WHY I slabbed them, but I do like them better now.

Next idea: NGC has an $11 deal for ANA members...might be time to send in some more modern (1800-1900s) darkside that I have with Rainbow toning.

-JZ

ajaan

<< <i>Next idea: NGC has an $11 deal for ANA members >>


If I'm not mistaken, it is now $14/coin.

I'm surprised ICG would even have you send in a British twopence cartwheel. That coin is too large, really thick, to fit in their holder. I don't know of any grading service, with the possible exception of ICCS, who will 'slab' these. ICG told me they wouldn't when I owned an UNC example of the coin.

JZrarities

I've seen two Cartwheels in ANACS holders. Now THAT was a tight fit.

Thanks for the tip on the new NGC price for ANA members. -Jeff

ajaan

One pence Cartwheels fit in holders. I've had 2 in ANACS holders and one in a PCGS holder. The 2p don't fit.

1jester

"I'm not concerned with the grades, but I do like them better in the holders." --JZ

A bit of heresy, but I like the coins, and appreciate your presence over here.

GDJMSP

<< <i>And these early American Spanish Colonial coins are tough to find.
I'm suprised they slabbed it because it looks like a clipped GB shilling...
(It's a TypeII Carlos and Johanna, Pillar with Waves)
Anyone know if this could be from Aztec silver - it would make a great story.



Thanks for letting me share! -JZ >>



Howdy JZ -

You're right - they are tough to find. And to answer your question - no. The Aztecs used gold primarily for jewelry and decorative purposes. It was the Spaniards who discovered and founded the silver mines.

By the way - ICG didn't give you a proper attritibution on that little beauty. If you can post a larger image of obv & rev - I'd be happy to fix that for you

JamminJ

<< <i>I'm surprised ICG would even have you send in a British twopence cartwheel. That coin is too large, really thick, to fit in their holder. I don't know of any grading service, with the possible exception of ICCS, who will 'slab' these. ICG told me they wouldn't when I owned an UNC example of the coin. >>



NGC will also grade coins that are too large for their holders. They just send it back in a flip with the slab insert.

-JamminJ

JamminJ

<< <i>Here's the three Austrian Thalers:

>>



We have similar collecting interests.

-JamminJ

Smittys

Wow Pieces like those could bring me to the Darkside.
Very Nice.

Smitty

1jester

Come on over, Brother!

JZrarities

The force is Strong with this one,, Master.

But he WILL turn to the Darkside.

Askari

Those are extremely nice, JZ!!! That's the loveliest 3 Brothers I recall ever seeing.:0