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In the beginning of 2022, I acquired an Egyptian 10 qirsh, heavily toned in a natural way, probably having spent a lot of years in a coin cabinet or some sort of boxed or other protected environment.… (View Post)

I bought this thinking 50/50 that it was a proof striking. It turned out to be a PCGS MS67. (View Post)

Now, regarding the Semeuses, of which of course I have a few examples. Here’s one. I believe that the reason that makes it so appealing to collectors, besides the nice design, is the very pretty toni… (View Post)

Which auction are you talking about? Greig, I had missed this thread. Thank you for the nice comments and I have to say (judging from your extraordinary taste in Swiss francs) that I couldn’t have fo… (View Post)

And this must be one of the ugliest 1850 Swiss francs that I have ever seen in my life for a superb gem. It looks dipped, no toning, rather dull looking in its photo, despite its lofty NGC MS67+ grad… (View Post)