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Very very nice !
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Beautiful!
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So far, I haven't been able to buy anything all year. It's very discouraging.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.3 -
Mexican patterns perhaps?!
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She is a beauty!! 2022 will be a savings year till the end of August then hopefully buy a few nice coins and 1 major purchase as well.
Liberty Seated Half Dollars
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1st purchase of the year. What’s not to like about these for $150.

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Here is one of the first, an upgrade on the denarius that represents Commodius in my "all emperors" collection.

Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?7 -
Canada 1 cent 1859 Wide 9/8 in CCCS 63RB (seller's photos, but I think it should cross with our hosts at 62 or 63). A very scarce die pair, this one in mint state. In my die catalog for these, published in 2008, my random sampling indicated that these made up about 2% of the W9/8 mintage. The obverse die broke very early.
Numismatic author & owner of the Uncommon Cents collections. 2011 and 2025 Fred Bowman Literary Award, 2025 Guy Potter Literary Award, 2022 Paul Fiocca Award, & 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award.
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Miss Vicky never looked better!
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5 ECU (euro precursor) 1984 medal, silver, Italy:
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Just won this out of the stacks NYINC Auction
Lost another I was bidding on but still happy with the purchase.https://numismaticmuse.com/ My Web Gallery
The best collecting goals lie right on the border between the possible and the impossible. - Andy Lustig, "MrEureka"
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@Clio said:


Just won this out of the stacks NYINC Auction
Lost another I was bidding on but still happy with the purchase.Glad you got it! Great Shilling!
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Raw … I liked that the star ( rims) looked sharp!

I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.5 -
I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.5 -
Not really a purchase, but a successful crossover to our hosts. 1833 Greek one lepton MS65+ RD , population one with one finer.
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And 5 more from Stack’s including two gold coins, a French 1857A PCGS MS64 and a Greek 1884-A 20 drs gold that I also own in PCGS MS64 but this one was in an old small Anacs holder and it reminded me of the time when my entire collection was inside them.


Finally a few notes from a very old Darksider, but young age wise, now an auctioneer with the only US platform devoted to World banknotes. Here’s a Turkish one (PMG 63) that I swear to you, it looks like a carpet if not put into scale. The joys of the unfocused collector.

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1821-Mo JJ 1 Real NGC 64

1649 Utrecht Lion Dollar
John
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution9 -
Happy new year everyone!
Insanely nice raw 8R find (currently at PCGS). Seems like a lock PL to me



And just won this flashy Pillar 8R last night in the Stack's Bowers auction.

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@Senator32 said:
Happy new year everyone!And just won this flashy Pillar 8R last night in the Stack's Bowers auction....
I watched the auction last night, saw that lot come up, said, "Wow!" and watched it go off to the races. Congrats!
John
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution1 -
@messydesk said:
@Senator32 said:
Happy new year everyone!And just won this flashy Pillar 8R last night in the Stack's Bowers auction....
I watched the auction last night, saw that lot come up, said, "Wow!" and watched it go off to the races. Congrats!
The 1734 Mo 8R in 63 at $22k was a big price as well!
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I dropped out at $4500 . Hammered at $5000
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I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
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@Boosibri said:
@messydesk said:
@Senator32 said:
Happy new year everyone!And just won this flashy Pillar 8R last night in the Stack's Bowers auction....
I watched the auction last night, saw that lot come up, said, "Wow!" and watched it go off to the races. Congrats!
The 1734 Mo 8R in 63 at $22k was a big price as well!
No kidding. The pre-auction estimate got left back in another time zone pretty fast with that one.
John
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution2 -
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Yes I did ....I think I should have stayed in and bought it
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So what did you buy in the auction? Any Pat Johnson coins?
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Picture for posterity
- Edit to add: just in case it wasn't obvious, this is not my coin but relates to the discussion above.
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Habsburg Talers
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Uncertain Early Arsacid Kings
Late 1st century B.C. - early 2nd century A.D.
Billon Tetradrachm
O: Crude bust left with long, pointed beard and curly hair dressed in a curved pattern from forehead to the nape of the neck, topped by a tuft of hair bound with a diadem, its ties falling behind, star in crescent above anchor with two crossbars, pellet to left of anchor.
R: Diademed, bearded head left (degenerated), degraded legend around, forming square frame around the head.
van't Haaff 10.3.1-1B, subtype b.1 -

1853 Peru 4 Escudos Top Pop. Ex Lissner Collection. Lost it at auction, found it on the floor 2 months later.
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1839 Bolivia 1 Scudo Top Pop Ex Whittier Collection. I just love the design of these pieces. Found out that the phoenix design was used in the constitution of Peru in 1823, and also it was used as logo of a Peruvian newspaper in late 1820's, which criticized Bolivia during those years. Interesting that Bolivia used that design on this coin, when the Peru Bolivia confederation was getting dissolved. The design Bolivia used has the Phoenix facing the other side.
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I was not client of the dealer who had this piece, what's good is that paid the same it went on auction > @pruebas said:
@Achori said:

1853 Peru 4 Escudos Top Pop. Lost it at auction, found it on the floor 2 months later.
Don't you just hate to buy from dealers who outbid their clients?
That said, for this coin, I would have!
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Beautiful speciman
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Unfortunately came away without anything from the NYINC auctions. Prices were strong in the material I follow
Did win this a couple days ago though, which will serve as a consolation prize, and my first purchase for 2022!

My current "Box of 20"
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It's looking like it's going to be a year filled with numismatic eye candy given all of the beautiful coins already purchased, and we're just in January.
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@JohnnyCache said:
It's looking like it's going to be a year filled with numismatic eye candy given all of the beautiful coins already purchased, and we're just in January.If we all don't go bankrupt first....
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Habsburg Talers
TalerUniverse.com is a curated numismatic project dedicated to the silver talers, crowns, and medals of the Habsburg Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, spanning the 16th–18th centuries. The collection emphasizes historically significant issues, rare mint varieties, and high-grade NGC/PCGS examples, presented with detailed historical context, scholarly references, and high-resolution photography. TalerUniverse aims to serve both as a private collection showcase and a growing reference resource for collectors, researchers, and students of early-modern European coinage.8 -


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