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My Box of Twenty, Exonumia version!!
keets
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If I had an Exonumia Box of Twenty it might look something like this group of some personal favorites from my collection. I no longer own a couple of these and it is indeed regrettable that we can't keep everything forever, isn't it?? I've intentionally left out holders and grades since they only get in the way. Enjoy and welcome!!
Al H.
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Ron
<< <i>thin. >>
Now it's more impressive.
Ron
I was sure a couple of those would be there.
I like aluminum more all the time.
Awesome collection.
That Century of Progress medal fascinates me.
Still own it?
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I don't know what it is.
The modern Ireland coins feature the Brian Boru harp, which is on the reverse
of your piece also. But I can't make out the Gaelic words, so I don't know what
it all means.
Thanks,
Mark
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The reverse legend translates as "One Crown for the People of Ireland in America"
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I gotta ask- what's the pricerange on those?
That could really grease the skids and slip me even deeper into exonumic purgatory. (I've already got one foot on the slippery slope, with my love token collection.)
Something like that I would be tempted to own, even if it didn't fit in with my collections. That's a stand-alone sort of piece.
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<< <i>Damn, ANOTHER sweet Crystal Palace.
I gotta ask- what's the pricerange on those?
That could really grease the skids and slip me even deeper into exonumic purgatory. (I've already got one foot on the slippery slope, with my love token collection.)
Something like that I would be tempted to own, even if it didn't fit in with my collections. That's a stand-alone sort of piece. >>
The Type 1 Crystal Palace Dollar, HK-6 is essentially on par with the Industry and Science Crystal Palace HK-8. An Unc. HK-8 hammered on eBay this week at L155 - that's 155 British pounds ~ $255 U.S. I was the underbidder. The 63 mm Industry and Science medal (oversize version of HK-8), also made in Sydenham by Pinches, when accompanied by the original brass shell case can easily bring $350 U.S. An Unc example hammered on eBay this week as well (same seller as above) at L205 ~ $345 U.S.
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They tend to have clouding and/or hairlines even when they come with the original boxes.
This one is the nicest that I've found. Same specimen with different lighting (neither picture is really quite right):
NGC has slabbed one as MS 63, and one as MS 63 PL, with none higher in either designation. This example is unslabbed.
HK-6 is *much* rarer than HK-8, and coindeuce's example of HK-6 is about as nice as I've seen. This is mine, with a touch of oxidation near the edges:
Here's a mystery piece: HK-6 design, but in gilt bronze:
<< <i>Be aware that the Crystal Palace dollars come in a huge range of quality. The two posted so far in this thread are at the nicer end of the range. keets's example shows cloudy surfaces, and coindeuce's example shows hairlining, but neither of them seem to show any signs of tinpest or other oxidation. Even oxidized ones are bringing $100-ish on eBay.
They tend to have clouding and/or hairlines even when they come with the original boxes.
NGC has slabbed one as MS 63, and one as MS 63 PL, with none higher in either designation. >>
Here's the MS63PL but NGC left the PL off the label, however it's viewable when doing a cert verification on their site.
though i came upon medals rather late i still managed to acquire some better examples before this latest 10 year upswing gathered much steam. competition for choice quality can be fierce and i find that far too many collectors are more knowledgeable than me.
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