Post your latest purchases

SYRACUSIAN

New edition, the other one has already become way too difficult to open for slower connections. But do try and see a wonderful last post by Stuart in it ,if you haven't already. Let's see more beauties and hopefully let this run for another week.

theboz11

Something OLD and something NEW in the NEWP dept. this week

A city view Half thaler for my Lions






2004 Togo 1000 Francs for my BBL and Lions Silver 30.5gms 40mm mintage 2500

nicholasz219

Hey guys,

Nothing spectacular here, but some nice bargain buys I caught on the Bay last night before work.

Due to the restricted budget, nothing too fantastic, but I am really trying to flesh out my British collection a little, so lots like these are really cool just to fill in some spots!

British One

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Nothing like the Bosox has, but hope to work my way up there one day!

Nick

nicholasz219

Syracusian,

Thanks for starting this thread again!

Love seeing what everyone got their dirty little hands into this week!

Nick

cosmicdebris

By request here's Dudley again

wybrit

Like before, I just have to be content with jealously looking on.

JamminJ

SYRACUSIAN

<< <i>Syracusian,

Thanks for starting this thread again!

Love seeing what everyone got their dirty little hands into this week!

Nick >>






You're welcome Nick, it's great to see all these different coins in one thread. Contrarily to the Lightside, the Darkside is so vast that the chances to see the same type of coin by two or more members are infinitely small .

And I certainly don't pretend to impose myself as this thread's author every week, any member who feels that he has something new to share,he can start it once a week, let's say Friday or Saturday when most people can enjoy it, and by which time the previous one should be slowly dying. Just like our weekend swap.




By request here's Dudley again



It was my request, I can't get enough of it. Thanks for posting it Bill.

SYRACUSIAN

Courtesy post for nicholasz219's hoard:






At $2.74 incl. shipping, it can hardly be beaten.

Stuart

SYRACUSIAN: Thanks very much for your kind words about the following post from your other new coin thread, which I have also included in this thread for others to see and comment on, since it is not of very large file size.

This 1633 Salzburg Taler - Paris Graf v Lodron (DAV-3504) appears to be in Choice AU to Mint State condition. It will be interesting to see what PCGS thinks about it.

I'd appreciate any of your comments about the coin, since I am not a learned "Dark Sider"

Link to High Resolution Images of 1633 Salzburg Taler (Ch AU/Unc) - Paris Graf v Lodron (DAV-3504)


1633 Salzburg Taler (Ch AU/Unc) - Paris Graf v Lodron (DAV-3504)

SYRACUSIAN

Stuart, I can't wait to see the rest of your collection, I know very little about thesew coins but we have some pretty knowledgeable thalerfans here, I'm sure they'll give you some insight.

So here's my own billon 1876 10 rappen again, in a reduced image. A possible MS66+, very tough grade for this type. Image by Mac.

crito

I haven't gotten them yet, so using ebay sellers' lousy pics not mine. Both seems to have XF or better details and the right chocolate color I'm looking for anyway. What the surfaces are like is anyone's guess at this point though.

Ionian Islands 1951 Lepton (paid $23 U.S.)


Ionian Islands 1862 Lepton (why I need another I'm not sure, but only paid $26.)

grip

Has a proof look?

cacheman

Goetz K-472

SYRACUSIAN

Nice Ionians crito, the 1851 is not an easy date.

Here's one of the same date that I recently sold for around ~$220,to give you an idea of what these might bring in the right market




and one more Swiss that I just won on ebay, from a seller that I trust.

ajaan

Funky label. Have you seen one of those before?

SYRACUSIAN

Yep, I even owned one for a while, but sold it to Mac back then, I wasn't collecting Switzerland yet.


I wonder which other countries have it, besides GB.

farthing

Won this from Marty last night - looking forward to seeing it "in hand"

Clankeye

Had to include the Carver. It has much in common with darkside coins--in that nobody on the liteside appreciates them.


Clankeye

SYRACUSIAN

Carl, let me get this right: you started all over again and one of your first new coins was again that beautiful Italian design?




As for the Carver,I personally adore US early commems, I used to collect them by type at some point, so please post as many as you want.

secondrepublic

A recent pickup from the Karl Stephens list. 1 kopek German occupation issue dated 1916, made for use in eastern territories during WWI. This example is offstruck about 25%.

Clankeye

<< <i>Carl, let me get this right: you started all over again and one of your first new coins was again that beautiful Italian design? >>



Absolutely, Dimitri.

That coin was first on the list. I really don't regret selling coins--but, I passed one on to cosmic once that I never quite got over.


Edited to add: and I realize now, I will never stop buying nice Carver commems I come across. I just can't help it. I love having an obsession.


Clankeye

bosox

1891 SDLL in PCGS MS-64RB. Ex Belzberg, ex Grant. Crud on the holder and the worst holdering job I've ever seen. I need to get it reholdered.

SYRACUSIAN

Carl, you did the right thing.


I see what you mean with the holdering job Rob. Have you thought about sending it to NCS to remove these white spots from the obverse if it is possible?


Here's one more I got last night. Common perhaps, but beautiful and uncommon condition, especially the toning part.








JJ, thank you for letting me have it without a bidding war, you're a class act.

crito

<< <i>Nice Ionians crito, the 1851 is not an easy date.

Here's one of the same date that I recently sold for around ~$220,to give you an idea of what these might bring in the right market >>





That one's quite the looker. Originally was just going to complete a type set, but now that I've accomplished that I decided to go ahead and try and complete a date set too.

bosox

Dimitri - The white spots are on the holder. The coin is what I would consider a mid-grade MS-64 without any problems. A very rare variety in mint state. - Rob

nicholasz219

Hi all,

I was really happy to get this lot for under $10. Sharp coins, even though I don't collect French.

(Seems like I am always buying things I don't collect. Wierd.)

Frenchies

Everyone, nice coins again this week!

Nick

theboz11

<< <i>(Seems like I am always buying things I don't collect. Wierd.) >>



It's called impulse buying, a disease all collectors have, it drives them to the POOR house if not cured

JamminJ

<< <i>Here's one more I got last night. Common perhaps, but beautiful and uncommon condition, especially the toning part.

>>



Japan collectors hate that tarnish.





<< <i>JJ, thank you for letting me have it without a bidding war, you're a class act. >>



Don't tell Greg.

nicholasz219

They were too nice to pass up.

Hate that.

Nick

Nice 1000 Syracusian!

SYRACUSIAN

Thank you Nick, it was at an unbeatable price. I already had this coin ,it came as a Xmas gift from another Darksider.




<< <i>A recent pickup from the Karl Stephens list. 1 kopek German occupation issue dated 1916, made for use in eastern territories during WWI. This example is offstruck about 25%.

>>





Secondrepublic, is there a premium for these off struck Polish coins yet? Because in Greece, there isn't so far, at least for some recent "pre-planned" errors by the Mint employees,but this one is quite old I see.



edited to add yet another impulse purchase, from Vietnam this time, at $0.99




I'm in a coin mood lately.

SYRACUSIAN

I exhanged a few emails with the seller of the Swiss gold coin. Keith, an old ebay acquaintance from whom I bought many nice raw and slabbed coins in the past. He told me he has other 1927B 20 francs of the same grade and will choose the best for me,not the one in the photo. He'll also add a raw freebie in the parcel, it's nice to do business with guys like him.1089 on ebay.

ajaan

1089 on eBay is the BEST. Haven't bought much from him in the past year or so, but I've always been very, very satisified with his coins and service. He also used to list a few ICG coins which I could pick up at 70% the cost of similar NGC or PCGS coins.

MacCrimmon

<< <i>1089 on eBay is the BEST. Haven't bought much from him in the past year or so, but I've always been very, very satisified with his coins and service. He also used to list a few ICG coins which I could pick up at 70% the cost of similar NGC or PCGS coins. >>



Dittos on 1089; bid with no worries. I've sold him stuff years ago.

ajaan

He doesn't list coins too often though.

secondrepublic

<< <i> Secondrepublic, is there a premium for these off struck Polish coins yet? Because in Greece, there isn't so far, at least for some recent "pre-planned" errors by the Mint employees,but this one is quite old I see.
>>



There is definitely a premium, but it's hard to say what it is, since the pieces are so rare. I paid $98 for this coin, and a regular circulated specimen (that's not an error) would be a $5 or $10 coin at most. Not a lot of Polish numismatists collect these, however. Still, for $98, you can't get a rarer pre-war Polish coin.

BS

Nice coins everyone.

ozzysdad

Today's find......

LeeG

Pretty happy with this one:

ozzysdad

Another for the day....

grip

The Liz 11,and the five pounder....Where is the icon for droooling?
Al

ozzysdad

Ex-Jewellry coin, Last one for tonite........

Fairlaneman

<< <i>I exhanged a few emails with the seller of the Swiss gold coin. Keith, an old ebay acquaintance from whom I bought many nice raw and slabbed coins in the past. He told me he has other 1927B 20 francs of the same grade and will choose the best for me,not the one in the photo. He'll also add a raw freebie in the parcel, it's nice to do business with guys like him.1089 on ebay. >>



Hey, a real nice guy from the Portland, Oregon area. The last time I saw him I was not collecting World Coins at all. Some of the coins he had were very nice looking. There is a chance I will see him in person over the Thanksgiving weekend at the Salem, Oregon coin show. This time he will get some business from me for sure. 1089, Keith, and Jim Hanna usually set up next to each other at the show. Both are nice guys and square shooters as far as I have seen.

Not only does he,1089, have nice World but also nice Liteside.

Below is a coin I purchased this morning. The picture is the sellers and has been darkened up by me. Its in a ANACS MS64 Slab.



Ken

SYRACUSIAN

Well then,if you see him, send him my best regards Ken, he seems to be appreciated by a lot of members here from what I read. I guess it pays to be consistent ad honest in your deals. Nice toned shipcoin you got there.




Now, I got two more new coins,2 Greek red coppers from 1833. KS auctioned these and I was notified I was the winner. Next week, I'll post pics of them.

TommyB

Not really a coin per se, but am working on my photography.

crito

Just arrived from Greece, a 1926 2 drachma:



Only thing pic doesn't capture well is the faint sea green toning in the protected areas. In person it's particularly noticeable in the eye hole on helmet and protected areas around curls of hair, but in picture you can make out a bit of it in the protected area around Athena's lips. Coin is graded MS64 by NGC.

wybrit

1089 on eBay is the BEST. Haven't bought much from him in the past year or so, but I've always been very, very satisified with his coins and service. He also used to list a few ICG coins which I could pick up at 70% the cost of similar NGC or PCGS coins.

I agree with this assessment as well. Good seller.

Preussen

Here are some recent arrivals: - Preussen

GB Shilling, 1816, NGC MS64


Prussia 2 Marks, 1888, Friedrich III. Nicely toned Unc. (MS65)


Prussia 5 Marks, 1913, Wilhelm II. Nicely toned Unc. (MS64) (minor rim bump is more obvious in the pic than on the coin)

nicholasz219

Wow, phenomenal coins everyone!

Some real nice toners in there and love the German and British Dominion material as well!

Since I have not been finding a lot of Russian lately, I have been trolling around myself.

A few new purchases this week:

First and foremost a purchase for my daughter's birthyear collection:

2003

One for my birthyear:

Italy

One for my toned collection:

1918 3d

One for why not?

48 1/2 Crown

Nick

SYRACUSIAN

That's a nice one crito and I will assume that you got it at a bargain price. A local dealer has recently purchased a super hoard of these 1926 coins, true gems from original rolls with fantastic pl surfaces and toning. They were all sold very quickly and all of them graded 65 to 67 pl, hence the recent abundance of the relatively lower grade (62-64) duplicates at bargain prices on ebay. Some of the new coins were also sold, but they reached phenomenal prices, a single MS66 2 drs is now selling for four times the price of a regular unc 6 coin set.



They were underrated for a long time ,just like the two from 1930, whose rarity in choice gem grades is much greater than any catalogue would suggest. There's an amazing number of collectors who have yet to locate the 20 drs in 63 and above, and the 10 drs in any MS grade.







<<One for my birthyear:

Italy

>>


Which year is that Nick? I see three of them.

crito

I probably overpaid a little for this one actually @ $75 U.S. but it does have some character. Still looking for a nice example of the 1930 20 drachma you happen to be using as your avatar/icon here.