Two new Charlotte purchases (WW1 US soldier dogtag made from French coin & 1695 Salzburg 1/2 tha
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Two new purchases from Charlotte:
US soldier's ca.1917-18 World War I dogtag, made from a ca. 1898-1918 French silver 2-franc piece. $55.00
***SOLD***(swapped)
An interesting piece. For sale at basically my cost, if I pay shipping. The dealer who sold it had the name as "Gameron", but "Cameron" seems much more likely- the serif on the C makes it look more like a G, I suppose. I have no idea if I paid too much for this or not, but just as I've done when buying certain shipwreck-pedigree coins, I sometimes fork over a little more money purely because something is historically interesting. You have to admit, this piece does have that going for it, particularly as the centenary of the First World War will be upon us before too long. It might be interesting to try and find out this soldier's service record, to see if he came home from the trenches or not.
Austrian States (Salzburg) 1/2 thaler, 1695, NGC AU58, KM253. PRICE REDUCED $365.00.
One semi-interested party and a possible trade in the works, but no firm deal yet- if you like it, speak up!
Obverse: hat above shield with coat of arms. Reverse: Saints Rupert and Virgil in priestly garb, with mitred hats and croziers. (NGC slabbed the coin with this side forward).
These scans do not show the faint, nearly prooflike luster beneath a goldish toning in the fields of the half-thaler. Still, I must say, for having been done on a scanner, they came out pretty well- my new scanner is an improvement over the old cheapo, which couldn't do slabs.
Link to bigger picture hosted on Photobucket, since the one above had to be shrunk to upload here
US soldier's ca.1917-18 World War I dogtag, made from a ca. 1898-1918 French silver 2-franc piece. $55.00
***SOLD***(swapped)
An interesting piece. For sale at basically my cost, if I pay shipping. The dealer who sold it had the name as "Gameron", but "Cameron" seems much more likely- the serif on the C makes it look more like a G, I suppose. I have no idea if I paid too much for this or not, but just as I've done when buying certain shipwreck-pedigree coins, I sometimes fork over a little more money purely because something is historically interesting. You have to admit, this piece does have that going for it, particularly as the centenary of the First World War will be upon us before too long. It might be interesting to try and find out this soldier's service record, to see if he came home from the trenches or not.
Austrian States (Salzburg) 1/2 thaler, 1695, NGC AU58, KM253. PRICE REDUCED $365.00.
One semi-interested party and a possible trade in the works, but no firm deal yet- if you like it, speak up!
Obverse: hat above shield with coat of arms. Reverse: Saints Rupert and Virgil in priestly garb, with mitred hats and croziers. (NGC slabbed the coin with this side forward).
These scans do not show the faint, nearly prooflike luster beneath a goldish toning in the fields of the half-thaler. Still, I must say, for having been done on a scanner, they came out pretty well- my new scanner is an improvement over the old cheapo, which couldn't do slabs.
Link to bigger picture hosted on Photobucket, since the one above had to be shrunk to upload here
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Knocked thirty bucks off the price of the half-thaler.
<< <i>Is half taler still available?[/q
On a 2 year old post?
Good luck.
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