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Vatican 1929 Mint Set w/gold

ajaanajaan Posts: 17,587 ✭✭✭✭✭
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After thinking about this set overnight, and getting some advice from forum members, I decided to purchase this Vatican set. This is the nine piece set that includes the 100L gold coin. It also comes with the original box. The set has a Krause value of $470. I paid more than this but I really like the toned silver coins and the gold. The one bronze coin does have some corrosion spots on the reverse, and a few spots (PVC) on the 50c obverse which should come off with an acetone bath. The bronze coin spots are probably there to stay. Any opinions and comments on the set are welcomed.

OBVERSE

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REVERSE

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Comments

  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Cool set, (Whose pictures?image)
    Bill

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    09/07/2006
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,587 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Take a guess Bill.

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    Don
  • BSBS Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭
    Very nice, I wouldn't mind having one of those. Good luck with the green spots, I haven't had much luck removing
    them myself.
  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,473 ✭✭✭✭
    The 5 and 10 lire look awesome. Didn't you buy a similar untoned 5l from me recently? image


    My favourite though is the gold. What's the weight of it?
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,587 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Weight of the gold coin is 8.800 g. and .2546 oz. AGW.

    Mintage of the set is 10,000.

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    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

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    Don
  • spinaker2000spinaker2000 Posts: 4,329 ✭
    Nice set Don, I bet you can find a replacement for that bronze coin.
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  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    Going to slab them?
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,587 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe, maybe not. Should I?

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    Great set! Like spinaker said you may in fact find a replacement for the bronze piceceimage
    Omnicoin
  • CIVITASCIVITAS Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭
    Nice set and nice buy.

    Don't worry about paying over Krause as most Vatican sets with gold in them currently trade ahead of Krause (save for maybe '58 and '59, I forget).
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    Josh Moran

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  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Maybe, maybe not. Should I? >>



    I'm just curious, I'd like to see the grades.
  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    Dang! Looks like the images were taken down. I'd really like to see that one image

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,587 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Images back.

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    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

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    Don
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,726 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't think I've ever seen a pre-1930 Vatican set.

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  • wildjagwildjag Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭
    Fantastic set, I need to get me one of those image
  • wynsweptwynswept Posts: 29
    Wow Don!

    As a collector of both Polish coinage and Vatican, this set is a beautiful one.
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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭
    Nice set! I would try to replace both coins with spots. (The green spots on the 50c appear to be verdigris and not PVC.)
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  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423
    Pretty nice coins. Decent Vatician coins aren't that easy to get hold of image

    Great job! image
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,587 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Received the set today. The spotting on the two coins isn't nearly as bad as they look in the photos.

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    Don
  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Vatican coins continued a history of great allegorical designs well into the 20th century when most other countries were not.

    Great looking set!!image
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