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Darkside Copper for the Weekend

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice to see you're into the Irish predecimal. I'm a veteran of those series, as I may have mentioned.



    Nice penny- what's the grade? I see NGC prongs.



    OK, so maybe a teensy bit spotty, but that isn't too unusual.





    Don't have any Darkside copper newps, so I'll go with a re-run. Gilt copper, in this case. image



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  • coffeycecoffeyce Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭
    this is one of my favorites

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 11,841 ✭✭✭✭✭
    LM: it's in an N65 holder
  • JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
    Well usually I would show British, but how about some German States:



    1825 Saxony Pfennig in PF65 BN:



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    1858 Schaumburg Lippe 4 Pfennig in PF64 RD.



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  • EVillageProwlerEVillageProwler Posts: 5,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ???-?? ?????? ?????


    This is a novodel 2 Kopeck issued under the name of Ekaterina II Velikaya (Catherine the Great). Bitkin-151. Dated 1765. For those good at doing searches here, there is a prior thread wherein someone has additional information on Russian imperial novodel issues. (BRG5658 maybe?) IIRC, these were likely issued much later under questionable authority.


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  • brg5658brg5658 Posts: 2,384 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here's an ex ryarmch token I purchased a couple years ago.



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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1851 J. McFarlane, Grocer, Melbourne, Australia, Penny Token, Andrews-360 / Rennik-354, 34mm Diameter, Copper.



    McFarlane arrived in Melbourne in 1841 and in addition to his business in the city sent goods to the goldfields during the rushes. Although just rated rarity-2 this token is tough to locate above VF condition. The example seen here condition wise betters all seen in private museum collections.



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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Boosibri

    LM: it's in an N65 holder




    RD or RB?



    Originally posted by: brg5658

    Here's an ex ryarmch token I purchased a couple years ago.


    Stunning. The gilt halfpenny I posted above also came from ryarmch. Quite the source for lovely stuff, eh?

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 11,841 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: lordmarcovan

    Originally posted by: Boosibri

    LM: it's in an N65 holder




    RD or RB?



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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought it looked like a RD.

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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,935 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Matching blazing red pieces from that original material set I've been picking...

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 22,612 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great thread!
  • pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,302 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: coinkat

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    Fabulous coins, everyone!



    I realize it's not the weekend any longer, but I'll post in advance of next weekend. image



    To follow on to coinkat's 1930 5c, here is a Mexico 1931 5c in AU50, a very, very rare coin:



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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very rare- In looking at your example, the strike may be weak which could help explain the AU50 grade

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  • pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,302 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: coinkat

    Very rare- In looking at your example, the strike may be weak which could help explain the AU50 grade




    The theory is that several working dies were prepared at the mint and trials struck. But the Bank of Mexico never ordered any 5c that year, so at some point the dies were destroyed and the trials thrown into circulation. Thus all known 1931 5c should rightly be considered die trials.



    I've seen the one mint state coin (NGC MS63BN) that was auctioned by StacksBowers a few years ago. It was also weakly stuck and I didn't like it as a 63. But it sold for $10k plus the vig. Mine wasn't nearly so much. image



    Besides being weakly struck, they usually come with bad edge dings.
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for providing some additional information which may support that your example may possibly be undergraded- it certainly does explain the look and my initial thoughts.



    What a wonderful coin...

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