Another fun night on the Bay... (big pix)

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I lost out on the two "biggies" I sniped on, a wildly toned proof 64 Prussion 20 Mark (underbidder once again... *sigh*) and a very infrequently seen Spanish 25 Marevedis 1868 in NGC XF40... that one soared over what I had bid... I guess it's not surprising given the original mintage was only 10,000 pieces.

I did play around with a few cheapies "just cuz"... a few NNC slabs from Ebay seller "centsles". Yeah, I realize that since NNC is effectively "Bob's Slabbing Company", they really aren't graded. I view them as raw coins in a protective holder. Some of the coins look like they may have potential at 4-6 points below the marked grade; it's hard to tell from flatbed scans, since all lustre disappears.

1. Egypt 40 Para, 1864. NNC VF-30. Paid $9.39. This one actually looks to be graded pretty accurately.
   
   
   
   
   
2. French Indo China 1/2 Cent, 1935. NNC MS63BR. Paid $6.17. I disagree with the grade as pictured by a long shot. I'm guessing EF45.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Brazil 40 Reis, 1873. NNC AU58. Paid $10.50. This one could be close. I would say at least an EF...
   
   
   
   
   
4. Netherlands East Indies 2.5 Cents, 1930. NNC MS63BR. Paid $6.38. Nah, don't think so. Again, probably EF. And just what is that crud on the back??!!
   
   
   
   
   
5. Comoro Islands 1 Franc, 1964. NNC MS66. Paid $3.61. MS62 maybe, but nowhere near 66.
   
   
   
   
   
6. French Indo China 5 Cents, 1943. NNC MS66. Paid $5.55. Again, maybe a 62...
   
   
   
   
   
7. Macao 20 Patacas, 1974. NNC MS64. Paid $10.17. I'm guessing AU58-MS61. Low mintage of 1,000 pieces.
   
   
   
   
   And a few in real holders...
   
   
   
8. Guernsey 8 Doubles, 1834. NGC XF45 BN. Paid $23.27. Since when do you designate RD/RB/BN on circulated grades?
   
   
   
   
   
9. Sweden 5 Ore, 1922. NGC MS61 BN. Paid $33.05.
   
   
   
   
   
10. Hong Kong 1 Cent, 1904 H. NGC MS61 BN. Paid $34.00. Looks to be a nice deep chocolate brown.
    
    
    
    
    
11. Newfoundland 25 Cents, 1919C. NGC AU58. Paid $76.00. I have the 50 cent also in an NGC 58, so this will look nice next to it.
    
    
    
    
    
12. Brazil 2000 Reis, 1875. NGC AU55. Paid $42.00. Will be interesting to see what the toning actually looks like in hand...
    
    
    

IlikeZARcoins

Looks like you were busy.

I like the 5 Ore - I have a few 5 Ores if you want them.

I am currently also selling my 'non-core' collection in order to boost my 'core' collection.

It's gone so far that I am even thinking about selling my Rijksdaalder set.

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Yeah, I'm doing the same thing... sort of... I don't really have a "core" collection per se.

What kind of grades on the Swedish material? Raw or slabbed?