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IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
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Hi All,

I am new to PCGS and am looking forward to getting some of my ZAR collection slabbed once I receive my membership pack.

In the meantime a few questions:

What is the Darkside that people keep refering to here ?

Also I'm aiming to complete the ZAR set ( both silver & gold ) except for the proof pieces and the Veldpond. Could someone please give me some good advice as to where I can pick up reasonable prices pieces as I have very little numismatic activity in my area and the bay seems over priced.

Thanks,

Promise I'll post a few piccies soon once I learn how everything works here.

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Darkside - coins and currency that are not from the US. Originally meant US paper money too.

    Greyside - a sub heading of darkside. Canadian coins and currency.

    oops! excuse my manners. image

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Hi Ajaan,

    Thanks - you are making me a wiser man already. image)

    Just for the record I'd just like to say that I'm also collecting Eliasberg coins and Dutch 'Rijksdaalders'.

    Please let me know if there is any of the above on your books people ( that goes for high quality ZAR as well ).

    Fun hobby. image
  • 3Mark3Mark Posts: 593 ✭✭✭
    I just have to ask, what are ZAR coins?3Mark
    I'm traveling on memory and running out of fuel.
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    ZAR = Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek - Republic of South Africa

    This was a short-lived republic established in the 1850s that was ultimately absorbed into the British Empire near the turn of the century. ZAR coins are the issues from that era, limited to dates 1892-1900. Those more knowledgeable than I can correct that off the cuff info.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭✭
    Hi and welcome to the Darkside. Do you live in South Africa?


    If yes, I have a question: is paypal still operating over there?
    Dimitri



    myEbay



    DPOTD 3
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Unfortunately I don't live in South Africa otherwise I would like to meet up with Scott Balson when he's there. I think that he's planning a trip this year. So I'm not sure if Paypal still operates there, sorry. image

    Thanks for the welcome BTW. image
  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭✭
    Also, regarding a question you asked in ajaan's thread about photos:

    Posting pictures 101 for newbies image
    Dimitri



    myEbay



    DPOTD 3
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    Welcome, IlikeZARcoins.

    So where do you hail from?
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Welcome, ZARcoins! Nice to have a collector of these rare and impressive coins. I only have a few.

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    .....GOD
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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Hi wybrit - thanks for the welcome.

    Long story but in short - born in Holland, lived in Australia for 20 years, now living in Ireland for 4.

    How do I crop a photo in Paint as my file size is over 50kb ? ( I'm trying to post a photo on these threads ).

    TIA image
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Any ponds or 1/2 ponds jester ?
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Yes, an 1896 half pond, which will be for sale in the next few months, as soon as I can get it slabbed.

    imageimageimage
    .....GOD
    image

    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Once it's slabbed please let me know. image

    And we might discuss.....

    Sorry, about what grade do you think it might be ?
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    IlikeZARcoins are you interested in any South African Proof Sets? image

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    living in Ireland

    Lovely people and country! Northern or Republic?

    I've been to Derry on business a few times and wish I could be transferred there.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,454 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>and wish I could be transferred there >>


    Living in the tundra you probably would want to be transferred to anywhere.

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Well I hope this works.

    It's a Proof Commemorative coin from Holland marking the wedding of Prince William Alexander to Maxima Zorreguieta.

    Fingers crossed.

    image

  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>and wish I could be transferred there >>


    Living in the tundra you probably would want to be transferred to anywhere. >>



    Somehow I knew this topic would raise its ugly head!! image

    ZARcoins, it's about an AU-50; I'll keep you apprised of the auction info.

    imageimageimage
    .....GOD
    image

    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Works fine. Looks nice.

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    IT WORKED !!! image

    ajaan - only ZAR coins please.......( fingers crossed ).

    I'm in Cork by default - wife took on her old job after her travels.

    Any thoughts of the coin ?? ( ajaan, sorry, posts overlapped ).......

    I'll try & post another but also promised to wash up. image
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    Living in the tundra you probably would want to be transferred to anywhere.

    Anywhere besides the Rust belt. image
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey, if it wasn't for the Rust, there wouldn't be anything here.

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    Ajaan, your sense of humor is improving. image
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    IlikeZARcoins is probably wondering what the hell we are talking about.

    IlikeZARcoins, your thread is very close to being hijacked. image

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Well, flippin' 'eck - my files all seem to be over 50kb long, no matter how much I trim them back !!

    Very frustrating. image

    Will try some more tomorrow night.....
  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    I collect South Africa and a few ZAR coins - I have the 4 coin copper set 92, 93, 94 and 98, plus a silver type set from the 3D thru the half-crown (don't have the crown yet as I haven't found the right one when the funds were available). I also don't have the gold as gold is way over budget for me.
    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    The Penny's are nice - all you need now is the Kaalpenny. I'm doing my best to get my hands on one at the moment !

    There's a Double Shaft Crown on Ebay with 4 days left bidding is already up to $650. I'll concentrate on the Penny though.

    Are any of your ZARs slabbed.

    A slabbed penny MS64 ( i think ) recently went one Ebay for $530. image
  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    Almost none of my foreign coins are slabbed - if I come to the point of selling them, I might slab some of the more expensive ones, but for right now, none of the coins are going anywhere so I don't bother with getting them slabbed. I'm not that interested in grades as long as the coins have the 'look' that fits in with my set.

    I would love a double shaft crown, but the hard choice would be figuring out which of my kids to sell to pay for it (that and explaining to the better half what happened to the kid... image )
    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    I think that I'd better be careful talking to you dragon. image

    BTW The Crown is now going for 650 Euros !!
  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    the last double shaft I saw went for a low 4 figure price (on ebay)...
    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
  • CruziCruzi Posts: 460
    I thought Scott Balson lived in Aussie still, (not far from here).

  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Scott does live down under but these are international threads. image
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Welcome to the forums - you add an interesting collecting area to our world of world coins.
    Sorry - the picture you posted was a redx for me.

    Shep
    image
  • CruziCruzi Posts: 460
    Scott just publuished his article in Feb Australasian Coin and Banknote magazine.

    Interesting as I had just obtained the catalogue he de-bunked image
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Hi Shep - Thanks for the welcome ! Appreciated. Yes, I now see a red X too yet when I posted the picture it was perfect. Ajaan saw it too so it did work. What gives ?

    Cruzi - Where in OZ are ya mate ?
  • CruziCruzi Posts: 460
    Close to the Gold Coast, far enough away from the madness, but close enough for the missus to shop.
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Right - I lived in Weipa & Cairns for 20 odd years. Great place........especially Weipa for the fishing.
  • CruziCruzi Posts: 460
    Lived up in FNQ for a while, mostly in Townsville but got all around.

    Living up there spoiled fishing for me, it was a question of what you wanted to keep.

    Can't do the actual waiting for bites anymore.

    Home now.

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  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Yeah it's nice............makes me wonder what I'm doing here in the Emerald Isle. image
  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Welcome!

    I prefer to collect South Africa commonwealth coins. I find the ZAR coins too Boering. [rimshot]
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    Obscurum per obscurius
  • CIVITASCIVITAS Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭
    There's a small selection of ZAR coins on our website right now:

    http://www.civitasgalleries.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=World_Coins&keywords=south+africa

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    https://www.civitasgalleries.com

    New coins listed monthly!

    Josh Moran

    CIVITAS Galleries, Ltd.
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    You'd best mail me Civitas - springmusic@hotmail.com
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Received my membership pack today...........I'll be sending my coins to be slabbed tomorrow. imageimageimage
  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    the double shaft crown on the bay closed out at $1400+

    crown
    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    and it sold to the guy who was giving Dmitri fits in this thread...thread
    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    That sure stinks of Conman to me. Just his M.O.


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    .....GOD
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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    What's worse is that he buys in my area of interest and jacks the price way up high on anything decent. !! image
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