LordM BST archive, 2/12/12
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Welcome to my BST Forum swaplist.
Terms of Sale & Shipping: For simplicity's sake, let's just make ALL SHIPMENTS POSTPAID.
For special circumstances (Registered Mail, insurance, overseas, extra large shipments, etc.), a modest contribution is appreciated.
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Full return privilege if you are not 100% satisfied. My return privilege is very flexible, mostly because I've almost never needed one. The main thing I ask is that you notify me as soon as you can if there is a problem or concern of any kind, and I'll do my best to make it good.
Contact Info: Should I ever disappear from the forums and the computer for a week or so, as I sometimes do, and you need to reach me, feel free to call (912) 261-8408 and ask for Rob. Emailing me in the event of a forum absence won't help much- usually when I'm away, I'm away from the computer entirely.
I love to swap! Got an interesting trade offer? Don't be shy- step right up! As you can see here, I dabble in a little bit of everything.
Bullion Info: I've added a bullion chart from Kitco.com towards the bottom of this thread, should you need it for reference.
Archives: If you need to retrieve info on a coin you bought here, but it's no longer listed, do a search for "BST archive" on the Testing forum.
Roman Empire: bronze sestertius of LUCIUS VERUS (161-169 AD), struck 164 AD 
LUCIUS VERUS, Augustus 161-169 AD (with Marcus Aurelius). AE sestertius, 164 AD. Obverse- L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head right. Reverse- TR P IIII IMP II COS II S-C, Victory standing right, placing a shield inscribed VIC/AVG in two lines on palm. RIC-1396, Cohen-249. 33.79 mm, 23 g. Ex-Ancient Imports, 05/2007.
$76, which was my cost after shipping.
France: 2 francs, 1919, ICG MS63, toned
Largest of the three denominations that used this popular "Sower" design. KM845.1, .835 silver/.2684 oz., 27 mm. In an ICG MS63 slab. I got this from Mark Nemtsas in Australia ("mnemtsas2") and have learned that Greg Capps ("savoyspecial") owned it before that. So it seems we've got another one of those "small world" coins that's made the rounds of several forum members. This piece has a nice, original toned appearance, a great design, and it's pretty darned affordable. Can you imagine what its US counterpart, say perhaps a Standing Liberty quarter of the same era, would cost with this kind of toning, in this grade? So... whatcha waitin' for?
$26. SOLD
Great Britain: 1 farthing, 1946, Red BU with full luster
KM843, Bronze. George VI. Ex-Dimitri Gotzamanis (Athens, Greece). Nice little full Red farthing. The picture has been brightened a tiny bit to reflect the coin's appearance better, but here is the raw, unedited photo. Neither picture shows the luster to its full advantage. This sweet little birdie won't peck your piggybank too badly, either. $6.
Ireland: Associated Irish Mine Co. "Cronebane Halfpenny" Conder token, 1789, VF+ (borderline XF)
Nice medium brown surfaces and no problems. The images are scans, not photos. The obverse features a bishop in a mitered hat- hey, you gotta love some of the cool designs on these old tokens, right? I'm too lazy to look up the Dalton & Hamer variety (there are a LOT of varieties of this issue), but hey... y'know what? Buy it, and I'll throw in a CD copy of the D&H book I bought here, so you can attribute it yourself. Apparently the person I bought the CD from didn't know it wasn't legal for resale, but I won't be reselling the (bootleg?) CD. I'll be giving it to you as a bonus. (I paid 20 bucks for it.) Who wants a nifty Irish token and a free CD of the classic reference on 18th Century British provincial tokens?
$35.
Japan, 1 yen, Taisho Year 3 (1914), PCGS AU58, one-year type
KM(Y)38, .900 silver/.7801 oz. A one-year type struck in the third year of the reign of the Taisho Emperor, Yoshihito (1921-1926), who was Hirohito's predecessor. This handsome, dollar-sized dragon coin has subtle, satiny luster rather than the rolling "cartwheel" kind, but it does have a nice, soft glow to it. I acquired this in a trade with Mark Nemtsas from Australia ("mnemtsas2"). Here are his original pictures, which show how it is very slightly rotated in the slab, perhaps when encapsulated. If that even matters, I suppose one could try the "tap trick" to straighten it, but in any event, it's not that off-kilter and most folks wouldn't even notice that. Mark said he wasn't sure how this got an AU58 because he couldn't see any wear on it, and I'm inclined to agree, but I'll admit Asian coins aren't my strong suit. Still, the coin looks MS63-ish to me. My 2009 Krause catalog lists this piece for $55 in XF, $150 in UNC, and $225 in BU. I'll ask a dollar less than Mark was, which I think is reasonable.
$99. SOLD
Panama: 1 Balboa, 1947, XF+, in jewelry or keychain bezel
KM13, .900 silver/.7734 oz, 38.1 mm. Struck to the same standards as a US silver dollar. My daughter had a school project on Vasco Núñez de Balboa, so I bought this coin and put it in the bezel for her "show and tell". Now she doesn't need it anymore and she isn't really much of a coin collector, so if you want it with or without the bezel, here 'tis. It's a nice coin. Been cleaned, but looks good. The bezel is a recent addition so if you do not want that, I can remove it and I do not think it has affected the coin in any adverse way.
$33.
1901 British empire type set WANTLIST (Link leads to my collection and wantlist thread.) I am building a collection of 1901-dated coins of the British empire with Queen Victoria's portrait for my daughter, Victoria (who was born in 2001, a century later). A decade after starting it, I'm pretty far along, but I still lack a few pieces, and there is always room for upgrading. Let me know if you have any of these. When this set generates duplicates, I will put them for sale or trade here.
USA: Coronet (or "Modified Matron Head") large cent, 1838
A nice brown coin with decent surfaces and no major problems or distractions. I'd would say it's right on the cusp between F15 and VF20 in terms of technical grade. I don't know the Newcomb variety.
$39. (Or $36 if you're buying something else here.)
USA: Flying Eagle cent, 1857, G+
I'd call this one a G6, personally. The eagle's a tiny bit scuffy but not bad. The coin doesn't have any major problems, really.
$22 (Or at my cost of $20, if you're buying something else here).
USA: Shield nickel With Rays, 1867, VG
Slightly better date. Low-grade Shield nickels might be the slowest-moving 19th century type coins around, at least in my limited antique mall experience. However, I took a chance on this one because it is the With Rays variety struck from 1866 to the earlier part of 1867. The 1867 Without Rays is common, but this one, the one With Rays, is actually quite a bit scarcer than the only other With Rays date (the 1866). This particular coin is around VG8, though some might argue G6 due to the weakness at the top of the obverse. I do think that is mostly from an uneven and/or weak strike, however, which I believe is not so uncommon on early Shield nickels. Overall, though well worn, this piece doesn't seem to have any major issues. Some of the graininess in the image is caused by jpeg compression. The 2012 Redbook lists this date at $50 in VG. Numismedia says $41.
$36.
Seated Liberty and Barber dime love token WANTLIST (Link leads to my collection and wantlist thread.) I am collecting a date set of Seated and Barber dimes with love token reverses. If you have any dates I need, let me know! Additionally, if you have any "scenic" or "pictorial" pieces for sale, I'd like to upgrade some of my more mundane monogrammed pieces to pictorials. When this collection generates duplicates, I will list them for sale or trade below.
Raw F-VF Walking Liberty half WANTLIST(Link leads to my collection and wantlist thread.) I'm casually collecting a F-VF Walker half set in a Dansco album. Let me know if you have any I need! I'll happily trade anything off this list or buy from you if you have nice original grey F-VF coins for sale. I prefer to buy the common date pieces at or near melt. When I end up with duplicates I will add them below.
France (Bayonne Chambre de Commerce): silver jeton of Louis XV, ca. 1732, with nice maritime reverse
This lovely silver jeton will appeal to ship collectors and perhaps to those interested in the colonial era as well. The French sure struck some nice jetons from the 17th century onward. This piece measures a little over 29 mm in diameter, making it roughly the size of a US half dollar. I would say it grades AU and has nice luster with light goldish toning. (The luster does not show in the pictures and the toning is a tiny bit darker in those images.) The reverse design shows a commercial scene with men loading chests and barrels onto an 18th century sailing ship. The reverse inscription is VIGENT FIDE, which I believe translates to "the force of faith". Ex-William Ferry, Jr. collection, originally from Compagnie Générale de Bourse in France.
$75. SOLD
Germany: large and lovely gilt "Gardening" show medal, 1900, prooflike with deep mirrors
To put it alliteratively, this is big, breathtaking, and beautiful. It is 43.5 mm, high relief, and either proof or very prooflike, with some nice deep mirrors not entirely visible in the picture. I don't have much German, but I'm told the obverse inscription translates to something like, "For Excellent Services in Gardening" and the reverse should be something like, "Chrysanthemum flowers and winter exhibition of the gardening trade association at Cassels and neighborhood, 1900". The engraver's signature on the obverse below the globe is very tiny and has some of the letters missing due to the strike and/or dies. What's visible there says "OE---L--FLIN". I believe the "Cassels" may refer to the city of Kassel in central Germany, but you may correct me on that if I'm mistaken. I bought this piece from Zohar but its full attribution remains a mystery to me. There's no mistaking its eye appeal and beauty, though.
$50.
$1,000 bond from the American Real Estate Company to Orange Reo Kelly, December 1, 1910(Front) ~ (Back)
This bond belonged to my stepmother's uncle (or great-uncle), Orange Reo Kelly. He may have died in the mid-1970s. That's when my stepmother ended up with a lot of his stuff, at any rate. Not that this information matters much, perhaps. I never met "Uncle Reo" but was given a few "treasures" from his estate over the years. Cool old stuff. When I went off to summer camp as a kid, I dragged along a heavy old metal-bound antique steamer trunk with "O.R.K." painted on it. (Speaking of that old trunk, if I may digress for a moment, I believe this coin had been found inside it after Uncle Reo died. It was my favorite 13th birthday present in 1978, and I still have it- and no, it isn't for sale.) Maybe this bond came from that trunk, too. But anyway, "Uncle Reo" seemed an interesting chap. Hey, how many guys do you know with "Orange" as a first name, right? He must have been a real colorful character. (Get it? Colorful? Ha. I crack me up.) I guess a thousand bucks was a pretty good chunk of change a century ago. Ol' Orange Reo Kelly must've been some kinda highfalutin' fella, eh? Anyhoo... there's this bond. I can upload some truly gigantic pictures (over 2000 pixels per side and 3-4 MB ea.), if the ones above do not prove sufficient.
$19.
Fossil shark tooth, extinct Broad-toothed Mako, large example for the species
I am pretty sure this tooth is from the extinct Isurus hastalis. These were Broad-toothed Mako sharks of the family Lamnidae and genus Isurus. It is several million years old and was found in spoil material dredged from the bottom of St. Simons Sound in Glynn County, Georgia, USA. While not as huge as the C. Megalodon teeth we find here, it's a respectable-sized example and quite large for the species. It is exactly as found by a local fossil hunting buddy of mine, uncleaned and original, and is in excellent condition despite a very tiny chip on the point. Compare with this 2-1/8" example on eBay.
$19. SOLD
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