An after-hours pickup at the Long Beach Show. A Basel City View 1/2 Thaler. Cool design, flashy surfaces (see below). It has a bit of a weak strike in the center, but I thought it looked really cool and it was a good value.
Wow, the second photo is so much more attractive IMO. I had to double-take to verify it was the same coin. Love it in the second one. Not so much in the first one, I would've passed. Great NEWP!
To me, the differing views are kind of like seeing the city at different times of day. Or they have different moods to them. I find these coins really inspire the imagination. Plus I think that rooster-dragon is really boss.
Nothing spectacular. A cash of the Southern Song Dynasty. Emperor Ning Zong, second year of his Jia Ding reign. The second item is a worn example of mining company scrip, out of Mexico.
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I thought that I was the only one interested in the 1949 Mexico 1898 Peso Restrikes made for Nationalist China by the Mexico City and San Francisco Mints.
A really hard token in MS condition. I'm happy to add this one to the collection. I believe it is the Courteau 186 variety, listed as rarity R1 (but not R1 in this grade)
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Not an expensive purchase, but I really like these British copper pieces. This is the most common date for mint state George V farthings; evidently a couple of uncirculated rolls were submitted to PCGS.
Never thought I'd say this, but Canada's year of the Horse design is pretty cool. I wasn't planning on buying any 2014 lunars but I might have to rethink that one. I wonder what harasha thinks.
As for the Britannia, nice to see an owl but I miss the shield. A lot. Gorgeous mirror fields, though.
Bought a 1903 US-Philippines Proof Set at Long Beach and had it graded... grades just came back:
5 1 28456452 90016 1903 1/2C U.S. Phil PR65+RB 6 1 28456453 90148 1903 1C U.S. Phil PR66RB 7 1 28456454 90217 1903 5C U.S. Phil PR66 8 1 28456455 90237 1903 10C U.S. Phil AU55 9 1 28456456 521160 1903 20C U.S. Phil PR63CA 10 1 28456457 90367 1903 50C U.S. Phil PR63 11 1 28456458 90402 1903 Peso U.S. Phil PR63
A few came out better than expected, a few not as good... but overall not bad... Wasn't sure the 10 centavo was a proof and I guess it wasn't. The copper from the set was really pretty and the reason I bought it:
I have always loved this Kruger Gray reverse design. Finally found a nice example, with a little cameo contrast. This is the most common of the E2 proofs, but still lovely in this grade.
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Radiant Collection: Numismatics and Exonumia of the Atomic Age.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase/3232
Here's a NEWP of mine:
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Radiant Collection: Numismatics and Exonumia of the Atomic Age.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase/3232
<< <i>To me, the differing views are kind of like seeing the city at different times of day. Or they have different moods to them. >>
That is a fantastic way of conveying the differences in photography. I may have to steal that line
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A cash of the Southern Song Dynasty. Emperor Ning Zong, second year of his Jia Ding reign.
The second item is a worn example of mining company scrip, out of Mexico.
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Your collection is amazing.
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<< <i>Plus I think that rooster-dragon is really boss. >>
+1 plus infinity plus one no takebacks!
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made for Nationalist China by the Mexico City and San Francisco Mints.
I guess I wasn't the only one.
Here is my PCGS example of the coin:
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Hoard the keys.
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World Collection
British Collection
German States Collection
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Newer as in most recently minted
Newest as in most recent Die
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As for the Britannia, nice to see an owl but I miss the shield. A lot. Gorgeous mirror fields, though.
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Hoard the keys.
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MS65
MS65RB
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5 1 28456452 90016 1903 1/2C U.S. Phil PR65+RB
6 1 28456453 90148 1903 1C U.S. Phil PR66RB
7 1 28456454 90217 1903 5C U.S. Phil PR66
8 1 28456455 90237 1903 10C U.S. Phil AU55
9 1 28456456 521160 1903 20C U.S. Phil PR63CA
10 1 28456457 90367 1903 50C U.S. Phil PR63
11 1 28456458 90402 1903 Peso U.S. Phil PR63
A few came out better than expected, a few not as good... but overall not bad... Wasn't sure the 10 centavo was a proof and I guess it wasn't. The copper from the set was really pretty and the reason I bought it:
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
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Charles III Album
Charles III Portrait Set
Charles IV Album
Charles IV Portrait Set
Spanish Colonial Pillar Set