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I have seen some nice additions from Sept auctions that have been buried in recent threads. Anybody have any new additions to post? Lets see 'em.
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The month isn't over yet. I'm watching many lots in at least five other auctions, plus some others in dealer FPL. Sadly I do not have a Farouk budget.
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I have mostly been a casual observer in the last few auctions, but I decided to throw a bid towards a Papal States piastra from 1669. It is one of the earlier sede vacante piastras, so I assumed it might get more attention. Some wear and tear is present on this one, but it is hard to find in non problem conditions.
Beautiful! It looks a lot like mine (1676) on my iPhone.
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Besides the German Talers I posted in another thread I've picked up a couple of others this week, descriptions from the auctions. Shown from oldest to most modern.
LESBOS. Mytilene. Ca. 521-478 BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (2.54 gm). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 5/5. Head of ram right; below, cock standing left / Incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt 11. HGC 6, 936. A highly attractive hecte, struck in high relief from dies of refined style.
LUCANIA. Velia. Ca. 340-300 BC. AR didrachm or stater (24mm, 7.73 gm, 3h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Dies signed by Kleudorus. Head of Athena left wearing crested Phrygian helmet, bowl decorated with centaur, monogram of KΛEV to right / lion crouching to left, tearing at prey, monogram KΛEV below lion, YEΛHTΩN in exergue. Cf. HN Italy 1294 (letter above lion). SNG ANS 1239. Struck on a broad, oval flan, lightly toned.
Anne copper Pattern 1/2 Penny ND (c. 1713) MS64 Brown NGC, Royal mint, Peck-724 (Rare), Nicholson-162. A charming example of the type, the strike having been fully executed and alluring blue tone providing premium eye-appeal, with no marks or spots that draw the eye's attention. As is typical of the issue, die rust is sprinkled over portions of the reverse fields. Rarely found finer.
George III gold 1/2 Guinea 1802 MS63 NGC, Royal mint, KM649, S-3736. A very well struck up example that exhibits slightly reflective surfaces, centered well, and attractive patina that compliments the aesthetics.
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Wow, that Hecte looks almost cameo in appearance with gold over silver...
Well, just Love coins, period.
Ah, so YOU'RE the guy who bought the Anne Pattern halfpenny!
Indeed it was, I've also got a P 728 version to go with it.
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Now, thats tough to do in good condition!
Im still running into difficulties on this website transferring images rather than files, but here is one piece I was able to pick up yesterday at the Heritage auction, an 1895 Brit florin.
Nice, I was tracking that florin too. Beautiful toning and nice preservation... I didn't bid on it though
. I came up empty on the three lots I did bid on in this weeks HA world auctions. Prices were higher than what I wanted to pay for common coins...
Yeah, prices were high all right. They seem to be up with the big auction houses in the UK as well. It is true that there are a lot of these but I liked the surfaces (which I thought were better than the MS 66 Veiled Head Halfcrown) , the toning and lustre, all of which I think are first rate. The strike on the obverse I would say is average, but is good on the reverse.
Early Italian from Zohar??
Very cool anyway, you don't see Pisa pieces from the 17th C. very often.
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I'll post my wins when they arrive. But to the person who stole the 1902 gold coronation medal BHM-3737 from me, I hope you enjoy it
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Looks to be a nice British Maundy set! Is that what it is?
Very nice Maundy set!
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Love the Maundy set and the gold Coronation medal. Poor people like me have to get by with the silver medal.
I logged on to the Dix Noonan Webb auction yesterday, where there was a large collection of early Maundy sets.
I picked up one, the 1689, which included the extremely rare penny. In this case, the penny was in the best condition of the 4. Not being familiar with the 1689 penny, notice how the date is punched in. At first I thought it was fake but got an assurance from a senior Brit specialist and also reviewed other examples.
A set in British EF is rated as R6 by Cope and Rayner. This set is not EF overall but the rare penny appears to be.
That's a very nice set RMW.
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Thanks. It took a bit of research to figure out what was going on with the penny.
There is a reference book on the subject I picked up this week by Brian Robinson, called Silver Pennies and Linen Towels. The book describes in detail the evolution of the Maundy ceremony ( which ultimately goes back to the origins of Christianity when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples) but also gets into the various uses of Maundy money over time, which was never limited to the ceremony itself. During the 17th and most, if not all of the 18th century , the coins making up these early sets were made for Royal largess purposes ( including the ceremony) and for limited circulating purposes. They did not have the special prooflike surfaces of sets starting in the 19th century and, as can be seen here, were used in commerce, hence the wear. The poor people who were the recipients could not afford to keep them as souvenirs. The book is a useful read to those interested in the subject , but is long out of print . There are two editions to this book ( I have the second one from 1992). Amazon had them at ridiculous prices but I was able to get it at a reasonable price so if anyone is interested, you may have to dig a bit for it.
Rarity ratings in Britain by the way are different than for the US. In Britain, R6 means fewer than 10 known . Having said that , the Cope and Rayner rarity reference I am using is from 1975. Perhaps more have come to light but the penny is extremely rare in ANY condition, the other 3 pieces not so much .
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Oh you had me there for a second, @RMW !
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Ludwig Gies
'Mortar in Firing Position'
1914, Cast Bronze Uniface Medal, 62.5mm, 90.0g., Ernsting WVZ 56, Eight known (six museum, two, private collections)
Three heavy guns, camouflaged on hills by bulwarks, miniature soldiers pull carts with cannon balls piled high on them while an officer sights in the target behind the guns.
A rare early war piece where Gies shows weapons of war. He soon becomes a pacifist using strictly Medieval allegory to convey the futility of the war.
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Awaiting two items from the Steve Album auction. One relates back to Zohar, but he will have to await my nonsense.
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Sounds like a book I should have in my numismatic library!
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So I got a big handful of new stuff, but only two pieces have arrived so far. These two pieces just caught my eye on HA at a time when I had a little discretionary $:
1900/800 Mexico gold peso. KM 410.3.
A tiny coin, but even on the icon images on HA I was struck by the color. Had to battle a little for it. I know nothing about the series, I've just been a little obsessed with early 20th century Mexican silver recently and thought this would be a nice addition. Mintage of 864.
1787 George III Shilling w/Hearts. KM 607.2(?)
Another piece whose color and condition caught my eye. I could either capture the luster or the color, but not both. I went with the color on this shot:
Here's a 30 second video of the piece I shot on the fly last night (and yes, the Killing Joke was intentional):
Neither of these new pieces fit within my box of 20 collection. But the shilling in particular seemed to piggy-back onto two previous additions to my box of 20, the 1652 pine tree and the 1697:
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Bought this newbie today at Baldwins St James. NGC Proof 66 Cameo.
RMW - you don't mess around. Very nice!
Life's too short either to mess around in coins or drink plonk for wine!
Amen brother.
I think I'm preaching to the choir here.
Just finished a two week road trip, covered most of the auctions, and only managed to buy two "keepers".
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Couple of eBay pick-ups tonight pedigreed to the Blackhawk collection and i think both used to be CRO coins previously. Always a pleasure to add pieces from collections I respect and admire. If the previous owner doesn't mind, i'll tag him in this post.
I already pulled TrueViews and slapped them on my template - can you tell i'm excited to get these?
Here are the two AU58's I already had in the 1800 and 1805 slots in the set, respectively. All 4 coins have history and their own merit, so not plans to let them go just yet.
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Stunners, @TwoKopeiki
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@TwoKopeiki, I never heard of the Blackhawk Collection. Do you know anything about it?
Here's one @MrEureka picked up for me at Baldwins.
@pruebas - that's a beautiful trial piece!
Had no idea what it was, so looked-up the description from the auction:
Foreign Coins, Turkey/Great Britain, a coin-press trial, 1851, in copper, by Maudsley Sons and Field, London, obv. reverse die of Sultan Abdul Mejid 20 piastres, accession date 1255h, rev. arabesque pattern, LAMBETH LONDON 1851 around, plain edge (Hawkins pp.839/40:2), certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 65+ Red Brown, very rare
*ex Baldwin’s vault
I'll send you a note on Blackhawk's collection.
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Blackhawk collection is just little old me...nothing special. These were dups of mine. Since these coins sold cheap, glad they went to a fellow forum member! Coin markets are fickle and portrait 8Rs seem to be ice cold. Just a year or two ago they were HOT.
P.S. The 1800 is ex CRO, the 1805 I think was picked up from NEN a number of years ago.
Here is a set I picked up earlier in the month.
Near the end of WWII the Japanese coinage had been so far debased that the next step was turning to potteries for 'coin' production. Several patterns were created in both red and white 'porcelain' or clay, but the war ended before they were officially released.
Supposedly one of the 1 sen varieties made in large quantities saw a little circulation, per Krause, and the clay coins are listed in both the circulation and pattern sections. The JNDA strictly lists the clay/porcelain coins as patterns only, shows a few examples, but does not have an exhaustive listing for types.
The aforementioned 1 sen is fairly common and relatively easily obtained. The other types, not so much. I haven't yet nabbed a white set (blown out of the water on a Japanese auction not so long ago), but this group and another were recently individually listed at the Stephen Album auction. I chose this set as the type is actually photo'd and presented in the Cummings reference "Modern Japanese Coinage'. Apparently I was the only bidder (and the other set passed), so I probably paid too much. Oh well. Sometimes you just have to go for it if it's not something you see often.
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Stork, glad you got those. Very nice examples! I saw them and had too much going on to pursue.
You have some more chances in the upcoming Auction World auction!
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