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Just got this in from London: Kampen, Flanders c.1600 1/2 gold noble on a broad planchet. Made for trade (primarily wool) with England. Design in archaic style, Fr. 152a. Delmonte 1104. I count 13 li… (View Post)

“ETHIOPIA EMPRESS ZAUDITU 1917 RARE GOLD PATTERN of the Empress who preceded the well-known Haile Selassie. As far as I know, the 1917 series in various sizes were the only ones depicting a specific … (View Post)

1951 UK Proof striking of Australia 1/2 penny with "PL" mm, rare and finest graded (next best PR64RB), HA sold partial 4 pc set $50k all in.) Thought the mm story worth telling: At the star… (View Post)

Recently arrivals: Romania 1930 20 Lei Pair, both London mint proofs, both ex-Pretoria mint museum, both very rare, only 2 known to commerce, possibly another in the Royal Mint Museum (collection not… (View Post)

Picked this up recently , undoubtedly scarce to rare type for this error: however, IMO, very rare in Mint State. "A jaw-dropping mint error", also 1872 different obverse die (they are numbe… (View Post)