Long Beach Purchases (and Giveaway -- WINNER)

Darkhorse

I was finally able to make some purchases after all the excitement that's happened to me this year.
Big variety in my selections! I originally set out to get very specific things but was unable to find them unfortunately (including the silver Mauritius half Rupee from 1934 I wanted to commemorate the half-Mauritian girl I made out with in London), maybe next time. But I did find some great stuff nonetheless.

This is a silver medal, slightly smaller than a quarter, by our old pal Karl Goetz. It depicts General Mackensen on the obverse and Weihnacht Im Feld (Christmas in the Field) on the reverse. There a couple of hairlines on the image but these aren't really apparent in person.



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One of my longtime goals has been to have an item depicting Napoleon. Luckily enough I found a nice Napoleonic coronation medal of 1804. The obverse has a die chip and a couple of cracks, while Napoleon's face on the reverse seems to have met with some sort of accident unfortunately.



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I also purchased a satiny George V coronation medal still in its original box.



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All three of the above medals were purchased from Karl Stephens. I was considering one of the shooting Thalers he had but it wasn't the EXACT thaler I wanted.

I felt the urge to get a US coin seeing as how I live her now and all. I wanted a 1920 Pilgrim half dollar but a nice one was hard to track down and I settled on a common buffalo. But buffs are nice, easy to get and affordable.



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Finally we come to our GIVEAWAY coin. Admittedly it's not an extravagant coin but I love its design. The winner can use the images to sell it on eBay. Just post in this thread saying you'd like to be included in the giveaway. Enter by Monday, winner will be chosen at random.



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And the winner is ColinCMR. Email me your addy and I'll get it out to you as soon as possible.

ajaan

Nice ones Phil.

re: the 'Buffalo' nickel. Since you are a living in the US Canadian, what is the nickel, darkside, liteside, nearside?

1960NYGiants

I really like the look of the George V coronation medal.

Gene

Cladiator

Nice! That one you're giving away would be a killer addition to me beautiful design set Please enter me

CoinAddict

Sweet coins and, as usual, pics. Please enter me in the giveaway, Phil. Thanks.

wildjag

Whoa those are nice pieces and photos

I need to visit Karl Stephens shop someday

Please enter me in your giveaway....





for the 1895 Bismarck Bday coin right

newsman

Looks like a nice haul -- wish I could be there.

Thanks for the generous giveaway!

Weiss

PCGS proved once again why they're the gold standard in the game when they hired you, man. Those shots are killer.

vrtech99sboss

<< <i>PCGS proved once again why they're the gold standard in the game when they hired you, man. Those shots are killer. >>





Let me dry the drool off my keyboard...beautiful pictures as always, Phil!

edited:
The winner can use the images to sell it on eBay. Just post in this thread saying you'd like to be included in the giveaway.

Oops. I forgot to say, please include me (and there's no way I'd sell it on eBay!)

XXX

Please enter me in the giveaway, Phil.

Thanks............................Great selections (fiinds).

spinaker2000

Nice ones DH!!

farthing

Having spent 6+ weeks in French Polynesia late last year I have to say:
Please enter me in your most excellent giveaway!

Darkhorse

Karl also had an awesome Russian medal. It was huge and the design was superb and it was within my budget as well... unfortunately it was impaired. If I ever find one like it again...

spoon

<< <i>(including the silver Mauritius half Rupee from 1934 I wanted to commemorate the half-Mauritian girl I made out with in London) >>

Damn dude.. you didn't spend enough time in Europe.. a little longer and you'd be a One-From-Every-Country collector by now

Boom

Hi Phil, please enter me in the giveaway. Thanks. Are ya diggin' your new job yet? Gotta be a gas being paid for doing what you like to do! Way Cool!

coldcicle

beautiful purchases please enter me

Wekar

Nice coronation medal, excellent picture too, I'm guessing you have a camera and not just a scanner?

Please enter me for a chance at the giveaway coin, thanks!

trozau

You have great talent in seeking out beautiful pieces at reasonable prices. Excellent photography! PCGS did well to snag you. Too early for a raise, yet?

cosmicdebris

Great stuff DH.

SYRACUSIAN

rhound1977

Fantastic photography, great finds...... You are first class on the Pictures...........

MadMarty

Oh, a palm tree coin!!! Enter me!!! Thanks!!!

oldshep

Very nice Phil!! The pictures are, as usual, terrific.
Please enter my name in the giveway - it's a beauty that I would never let see the light of e-bay
Shep

AuldFartte

Those medals are awesome, Phil
I love the George, and the Napolean.

Please do not enter me in the giveaway ... I just wanted to say
... and SUPERB PHOTOS !!!

arlea1957

Normally not on the dark side... but thanks for the great opportunity

tnx

Rob

Cherwood

Very nice!

Please enter me in your giveaway.

indianabyron

I like the first one the one with the mesphisto guy on it. Heck i like the Buffalo too. well ok i lke all of them. Enter me please.



Byron

theboz11

Darkhorse

Thanks all.
Here's the case for the coronation medal:

13PacesEast

I'm in.

I love you.


PANIC

elverno

Nice Coronation medal! The copper ones are pretty tough to find as nice as yours. Here's a link to my copper one; the photos are no where near your quality, and neither is the medal. The up side is that I traded for this copper one and made out pretty well. The silver one is in marginally better condition.

Bramsen 326, d'Essling 1021, Laskey XXXVIII and Edwards 31. In the Tresor Numismatique as T. N. 3, 1.

Of this series of medals Edwards had this to say:
"Medals of four different sizes were struck on this occasion: the largest were given in gold or silver to those who assisted at the ceremony, and the smallest were thrown among the people by the heralds-at-arms. The latter were struck in such numbers as to require the employment of several dies."

My experience is that the copper/bronze pieces of the largest size are the scarcest, even more than the silver despite what Edwards says about their first owners. So basically, since you got to Karl's table first; you suck!

Darkhorse

He had another Napoleonic medal with a Reverse I liked better, but there were too many distracting marks on the obverse.

He had lots of nice medals including that Russian one I mentioned - I must find that one in better condition. MUST.

drjules

Awesome pictures, work to aspire to!

Please enter me

Dr J

Numismatics

Really great coins and pictures.
Please count me into the giveaway!

docday2003

yes please

mainline13

Some nice stuff. And the photos are up to your usual standard (superb!).

Please add me to the drawing, and thanks for the chance.

Stork

Amazing pictures as usual... the coronation medal is fabulous. (Please don't enter me in the giveaway though )


Cathy

cacheman

The first image is, as mentioned, a Christmas Medal Weihnacht im Felde. The reverse show, according to the year of the war, 1,2,3,or 4 candles and the inscription of year 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, or 1918, in addition for 1914 to 1917 the inscription "Christmas at the Front." For 1918 "Christmas at Home" The obverses show the portraits of military leaders or soldiers. Leaders -Hindenberg, Mackensen, Leopold Prince of Bavaria, Rupprecht Crown Prince of Bavaria, William Crown Prince of Prussia, Emporer Franz-Joseph of Austria.

All pieces were struck on 22.5mm planchets of Silver, copper, bronze, and iron as well as silver plated (versilbert). They were quite popular as evidenced by the availability of the pieces in todays market. Obviously, silver is the rarest and most sought after. Two obverse designs were issued for each year in the following order:

1914 Hindenburg (Portrait muled for several other medals in 1914 and 1915)
1914 Soldier's head wearing pickelhaube
1915 Mackensen (Portrait muled from earlier medal)
1915 Two Soldiers (Design muled for larger medal too)
1916 Franz Joseph (Portrait used two years previous for Austrian 1 Krona Pattern)
1916 Leopold, Prince of Bavaria (Portrait muled from earlier large medals)
1917 Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (The most rare and not pictured in either Goetz reference volume)
1917 Soldier wearing steel helmet
1918 Peace Angel on top of helmet
1918 Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Prussia (Just before he was run out of town on a rail)

Darkhorse

Thanks for the info. Say, is that Bavarian electric horsie medal available in smaller silver?

cacheman

Yes, the Bayernwerk, K-318, is available in 40mm struck bronze. I think it might be available in 36mm silver too.

mojoman

WOW very nice coins, Please ad my name into the giveaway,thanks for the chance ,MoJomAn

Darkhorse

<< <i>Yes, the Bayernwerk, K-318, is available in 40mm struck bronze. I think it might be available in 36mm silver too. >>





i have to find that one

cacheman

It IS a nice design isn't it?

Darkhorse

Now don't you start teasing me with your horsie thing like Bill does.

ColinCMR

Awesome coins!

Fr. Polynesia!! Count me in, thanks for the chance!

AlaBill

Just looking over here, but these photographs are AWESOME!

Millertime

That's a cool coin and nice pics by the way. Please enter me in your giveaway.

Millertime

Udo

Everytime I see Phil's wonderful work, I dare to show my own pictures.

Please enter me, thanks


Udo

Darkhorse

And the winner is...

ColinCMR

shirohniichan

<< <i>I really like the look of the George V coronation medal.

Gene >>



Yea, verily.