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New Arrivals - Feb. 16, 2006. (Lotsa Pics)
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Stuff that I've received over the last week. Some keepers, some destined for the Fleabay store.
I think I have the left-right focus kinks from the last pics worked out.
First, a 3-coin lot that, while low-grade coins, I bought because they have a very Marcovenish quality to them.
Great Britain 6d, 1858.
Great Britain Florin, 1864.
Great Britain Bank Token, 1812.
Prussia 2 Marks, 1913. Not quite as nice as the auction pictures implied, but still not too bad. Very lustrous, but the photography reveals the marks in the fields, especially on the reverse...
Prussia 3 Marks, 1913. Ditto.
Finland 1 Markaa, 1874. A bit dirty, and only a midgrade coin, but it was cheap. Very dark toning...
France 2 Centimes, 1856 BB. I've always loved the eagle as depicted on the reverse of these. Needs an acetone bath...
Philippines 5 Centavos, 1904. I'm pretty sure this is a proof (sharp details, square edges of coin, some mirroring of fields), but it has very spotty fields. What's the best way to treat spots?
Italy 5 Lire, 1871. This is the coin I was asking about in the "weight variance" thread.
Mexico 20 Centavos, 1935. Lovely details and toning, but appears to be coated with some sort of shellac or something. Weird.
Latvia, 5 Santimi. 1922. I love the artistic simplicity of this design.
Dominican Republic 1 Centavo, 1877. Not an expensive coin by any means, but I hadn't seen one before.
Wales Conder, 1787. A common variety, I believe...
Colombia 50 Centavos, 1892.
Great Britain 1/3 Farthing, 1913. I just love these tiny little bits of copper. I think I already have 3 or 4 of this date, but I can't turn down a nice one when I have an opportunity. You can barely make it out, but there's a huge die crack on the obverse running from just right of the colon after "BRITT" down to the left through George's head (not a scratch; I made sure of that).
Germany 10 Pfennig, 1875 A. Just a lovely golden example of this early type. Shame about the hit on the "1"...
Vaud Batzen, 1830. I could be wrong, but I think this one is bogus. These are struck over previous issues, so the field marks on the reverse don't bother me. Look at the lettering around the edge. Some of the letters are filled in, not cleanly struck, almost like bubbling. This would indicate casting to me, but I see no telltale cast line on the rim. Then again I know nothing about the attributes of "billion" versus silver... Thoughts?
Bremen 12 Grote, 1841. Nice clean example of a type I didn't have.
Philippines 1 Centavo, 1904. This is a very dark coin with purple and blue toning, difficult to capture.
Philippines 1 Centavo, 1904. A nice RB example bought with the above coin. A very nice pair exhibiting opposite ends of the toning spectrum...
Switzerland 1 Rappen, 1912. I really love the condition of this one.
I think I have the left-right focus kinks from the last pics worked out.
First, a 3-coin lot that, while low-grade coins, I bought because they have a very Marcovenish quality to them.
Great Britain 6d, 1858.
Great Britain Florin, 1864.
Great Britain Bank Token, 1812.
Prussia 2 Marks, 1913. Not quite as nice as the auction pictures implied, but still not too bad. Very lustrous, but the photography reveals the marks in the fields, especially on the reverse...
Prussia 3 Marks, 1913. Ditto.
Finland 1 Markaa, 1874. A bit dirty, and only a midgrade coin, but it was cheap. Very dark toning...
France 2 Centimes, 1856 BB. I've always loved the eagle as depicted on the reverse of these. Needs an acetone bath...
Philippines 5 Centavos, 1904. I'm pretty sure this is a proof (sharp details, square edges of coin, some mirroring of fields), but it has very spotty fields. What's the best way to treat spots?
Italy 5 Lire, 1871. This is the coin I was asking about in the "weight variance" thread.
Mexico 20 Centavos, 1935. Lovely details and toning, but appears to be coated with some sort of shellac or something. Weird.
Latvia, 5 Santimi. 1922. I love the artistic simplicity of this design.
Dominican Republic 1 Centavo, 1877. Not an expensive coin by any means, but I hadn't seen one before.
Wales Conder, 1787. A common variety, I believe...
Colombia 50 Centavos, 1892.
Great Britain 1/3 Farthing, 1913. I just love these tiny little bits of copper. I think I already have 3 or 4 of this date, but I can't turn down a nice one when I have an opportunity. You can barely make it out, but there's a huge die crack on the obverse running from just right of the colon after "BRITT" down to the left through George's head (not a scratch; I made sure of that).
Germany 10 Pfennig, 1875 A. Just a lovely golden example of this early type. Shame about the hit on the "1"...
Vaud Batzen, 1830. I could be wrong, but I think this one is bogus.
These are struck over previous issues, so the field marks on the reverse don't bother me. Look at the lettering around the edge. Some of the letters are filled in, not cleanly struck, almost like bubbling. This would indicate casting to me, but I see no telltale cast line on the rim. Then again I know nothing about the attributes of "billion" versus silver... Thoughts?Bremen 12 Grote, 1841. Nice clean example of a type I didn't have.
Philippines 1 Centavo, 1904. This is a very dark coin with purple and blue toning, difficult to capture.
Philippines 1 Centavo, 1904. A nice RB example bought with the above coin. A very nice pair exhibiting opposite ends of the toning spectrum...
Switzerland 1 Rappen, 1912. I really love the condition of this one.
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<< <i>Vaud Batzen, 1830. I could be wrong, but I think this one is bogus. ... This would indicate casting to me, but I see no telltale cast line on the rim. ... Thoughts? >>
I don't think so... these are actually fairly common and can be had in lustrous UNC for under ten bucks. Now, perhaps that raises the question of restriking, which I'm not familiar enough with to answer, but they are fairly common.
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Great bunch you got there, for sure.!!!!!!
Shep
Nice batch of coins
Nice pieces, coinpictures!
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'
Congratulations on an interesting, diverse selection. I like your coppers best. The toned centavo, farthing and rappen are all pretty
<< <i>Congratulations on an interesting, diverse selection. I like your coppers best. The toned centavo, farthing and rappen are all pretty
Thanks! I'm still not 100% happy with my photographs of silver and nickel, but am out of ideas at this point. The coppers shoot soooooooo much easier, whether low-grade or lustred... ahh well, can't have everything I guess.
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