My new most-expensive coin (King James Version)
lordmarcovan
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I just agreed to a swap which will acquire me this ca. 1623-24 British gold Laurel of King James I.
King James is of course famous for commissioning the English translation of the Bible which bears his name to this day.
With about $4,350 in trade goods on my end of the deal, this coin is to date my most expensive acquisition, though I do have one US coin (an MS66 Saint-Gaudens double-eagle) which is worth a tiny bit more on paper.
I swapped a 2003 USA 1-ounce gold Eagle, PCGS MS70 (essentially boring modern bullion) and an 1895 Puerto Rico peso, PCGS MS61 (a very nice coin which I liked but didn't absolutely love). No cash out of my pocket, which was nice.
All told I had $4,350 in the pair. Atlas Numismatics was originally asking $4,695 for the Laurel.
Prior to this, the most I had ever paid for a coin was about $3,800 (for my 1799 Bust dollar).
I find hammered gold exciting, and to have a piece of big hammered gold, all the more so.
Here is the Atlas description on the Laurel:
1082030 | GREAT BRITAIN. England. James I. (King, 1603-25). (1623-24)-(lis) AV Laurel. NGC AU53. London. 9.05gm. Laureate and armored fourth bust, left; XX (mark of value) behind / Crowned square-topped quartered shield of arms over long cross fourchee. SCBC-2638B; Fr.-242; North 2114.
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Awesome addition! Congrats
Sounds like everyone wins. You get a great coin and they get stuff they can move easier.
Nice!!!
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I'd much rather have that coin than what you traded for it.
Sounds like a great trade, and much more interesting coin than what you swapped it for. Congrats, I like it!
Nice coin!
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Congrats…looks nice for the type
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Congratulations on the trade!
Very cool!
Excellent coin great detail
Nice! I like it. Congratulations on an astute barter.
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Nice coin, good details.
It’s interesting that the Brits have so many different names for their 20 shilling denomination. I can think of at least 6:
-Sovereign
-Pound
-Unite
-Laurel
-Broad
-Guinea
Congrats on your trade / upgrade, LM!
Atlas handles some great coins. Congratulations!
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Great trade for a great acquisition in the end. Well done
Congrats, LM!
I could be wrong on this, but I thought a Guinea was 21 shillings.
Well done @lordmarcovan
Correct. And there were Guinea coins struck worth 21 Shillings.
And One0Third Guinea coins worth 7 Shillings!
For a long time "guinea" was a British slang term for a gold sovereign or one pound coin.
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Pretty cool! Nice coin.
I knew it would happen.
Excellent swap. Really nice Brit gold. Congrats. Peace Roy
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What could be better than owning a coin of Biblical importance?
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Congrats on the new purchase! Hope you truly enjoy it.