I know it's been cleaned at some point in its 250 years of existence but not in a way that bothers me. Details are still pretty good.
This quarter Guilder from Utrecht was minted for only 2 years. As the mints were not authorised to mint this denomination it was outlawed quite rapidly. This maybe aldo explain why decent qualities are not even that rare for this type.
I would love acquire a Scheepjesschelling (Ship Shilling 6 Stuivers) one day. They are around but looking for at least VF.
I splurged and got some gold, first gold I've gotten in a LONG time. I've wanted these two types since they're kind of unique, the type 1 gold dollar is the smallest US coin ever minted, and the $2.50 "Indian Head" (along with the identical design $5) is the only recessed image US coin.
(Sorry for the low resolution, they're very small coins and this is best my scanner can do)
Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work ...
Well this sucks, 1853 braided hair half cent finally arrived today, showed up WAY shinier than the pictures looked, although it does have the same scratches so it is the same coin. Just didn't feel right, weighed it and it's 5.25 instead of 5.44 grams.
I'm glad you used recessed image instead of incuse like most would. However, the entire America the Beautiful series is also recessed image as well, for their designs are all struck in relief on a recessed field as well. The reverse legends are incuse as well. This was a very popular discussion at Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs in the gold class, and the counterfeit detection class. Fun discussions. I agree that the BLP gold is in a class of its own with the totality of design features being recessed and legends being incuse. But incuse and recessed relief have become common features in many modern American coins. Creative arguments. Matthew Boltons 1797 1 and 2 pence are also recessed images, as are a great number of Isle of Man crowns and 20 pences. However, I am glad to have gotten a Princess Grace of Monaco 10 franc essai as my February purchase. (Not a recessed image)
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Απόσπασμα: "Quant-Geek"Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work ...
Lovely example! Also very interesting as I've been looking at the same one for a while but haven't managed to obtain one. (Seems my budget is a little lower than yours)
Απόσπασμα: "Quant-Geek"Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work ...
Lovely example! Also very interesting as I've been looking at the same one for a while but haven't managed to obtain one. (Seems my budget is a little lower than yours)
This is the most expensive coin I bought! So, imagine what the ones I passed on ended up. There are still plenty of these coins around, so you can still find them and hopefully you can snag one too. They are truly lovely. The silver ones are not too shabby either...
On of my latest purchases, a silver calendar medal from Hamburg minted in 1804.
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Απόσπασμα: "Quant-Geek"Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work ...
Lovely example! Also very interesting as I've been looking at the same one for a while but haven't managed to obtain one. (Seems my budget is a little lower than yours)
This is the most expensive coin I bought! So, imagine what the ones I passed on ended up. There are still plenty of these coins around, so you can still find them and hopefully you can snag one too. They are truly lovely. The silver ones are not too shabby either...
Unfortunately I don't know too much about Islamic coins yet, so I'm more of an interested window shopper than a serious bidder unless one really sneaks under the radar.
I just received this 1 oord coin from the city Huissen. Although Huissen was part of the German States Kleve and not of the Dutch Republic, the coins from 1609/1611 were imported in to the Republic and the Spanish Netherlands. These coins from Huissen are registered in the Dutch Republic catalog. Huissen is part of the Netherlands since 1816.
Special interest in Coins from the Low countries (Feudal-present). Former numista referee for Low Countries Feudal, Burgundian Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Dutch Republic, Netherlands and Netherlands East Indies.
Απόσπασμα: "Quant-Geek"Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work ...
Very nice! On the first photo it reads أمر rather than أمير. I think both are OK to mean "commander". As for the date, in more standard writing conventions the "6" and the "100" would be split, but they touch each other on the coin. If it's ثمان وست مائه that would be AH 608, not 648, but I doubt that what comes before ست مائه is correct. We seem to have something like ثمن راب وست مائه (if we split the components to stick to the more standard form, with راب a form derived from أربعة I suppose) which doesn't really mean 648, though one would need to check Classical Arabic grammar. The Arabic numbers are a nightmare.
EDIT: My interpretation of the date with راب doesn't work since we need the third triliteral, which is ع. Yet I cannot read ثمان for the first part. And if it is, or a similar form to mean "8", then the date is 608 (or 680?). It is actually easier to read "three" (ثلاث) than "eight".
My contribution to the "modern" times . I collect Danish Indian coins so was happy to pick this up today (one of six different coins spread across two lots):
Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) Pb Cash (UBJ-102; Gray-84a; KM#76)
Obv: Crowned F3 monogram
Rev: Plain Cross
Just to give you some idea, the below specimen sold for $130 prior to buyer's fees. My overall cost was much less and the lot included other 3 coins in similar condition. It was an awesome score!
Απόσπασμα: "Quant-Geek"Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work ...
Very nice! On the first photo it reads أمر rather than أمير. I think both are OK to mean "commander". As for the date, in more standard writing conventions the "6" and the "100" would be split, but they touch each other on the coin. If it's ثمان وست مائه that would be AH 608, not 648, but I doubt that what comes before ست مائه is correct. We seem to have something like ثمن راب وست مائه (if we split the components to stick to the more standard form, with راب a form derived from أربعة I suppose) which doesn't really mean 648, though one would need to check Classical Arabic grammar. The Arabic numbers are a nightmare.
EDIT: My interpretation of the date with راب doesn't work since we need the third triliteral, which is ع. Yet I cannot read ثمان for the first part. And if it is, or a similar form to mean "8", then the date is 608 (or 680?). It is actually easier to read "three" (ثلاث) than "eight".
I should be able to confirm my attribution in a few days as I ordered Broome's book. The current attribution was confirmed using the BMC catalog...
What volume is that in the BMC Oriental Coins set?
EDIT -- Apologies if that's getting a little too technical, but in volume 3, there are two silver dirhams from Konyah, both dated 645, #235 and #237, for which the date is rendered differently:
235
237
So, the "abu" (ابو) part on yours and here on #237 seems to mean "40". This would correspond to the more standard "arba3een" (اربعين) of #235. Interesting ... I'll check in the dictionaries and further update if I find anything.
Απόσπασμα: "Camerinvs"What volume is that in the BMC Oriental Coins set?
EDIT -- Apologies if that's getting a little too technical, but in volume 3, there are two silver dirhams from Konyah, both dated 645, #235 and #237, for which the date is rendered differently:
235
237
So, the "abu" (ابو) part on yours and here on #237 seems to mean "40". This would correspond to the more standard "arba3een" (اربعين) of #235. Interesting ... I'll check in the dictionaries and further update if I find anything.
Sorry for the terse response. Have been busy all day as I have been monitoring three auctions while doing some office work . As with any attribution, it requires a bit of research and hence, in order for me to come up this attribution, I had to rely on several sources. The calligraphy and wording on these coins are similar, if not identical, to the silver dirhams that were issued in the name of the Three Brothers. So, I used BMC, several Islamic coin sites, Mitchiner, and Plant to come up with this attribution. I will not know if it is precise until I check Broome. Furthermore, the date has been verified using the attribution that Steve Album used for his coins...
Απόσπασμα: "Quant-Geek"Sorry for the terse response. Have been busy all day as I have been monitoring three auctions while doing some office work . As with any attribution, it requires a bit of research and hence, in order for me to come up this attribution, I had to rely on several sources. The calligraphy and wording on these coins are similar, if not identical, to the silver dirhams that were issued in the name of the Three Brothers. So, I used BMC, several Islamic coin sites, Mitchiner, and Plant to come up with this attribution. I will not know if it is precise until I check Broome. Furthermore, the date has been verified using the attribution that Steve Album used for his coins...
In fact, I have no choice but to agree. Once the odd "abu" (ابو) is out of the way, I can read "thamaan", though the script is a little unorthodox.
I suppose Plant says something of the "abu = 40" part, because it is unusual and not found in modern Arabic. If the "u" (و) part is actually for "and" as one would expect, then we're left with only "ab" (اب) to mean 40. I would be surprised if Broome got into that level of details, but Mitchener and Plant may.
Yesterday i got a coin i wanted for some time among other common coins. An escalin from 1750 (2nd type) from the Austrian Netherlands struck in Anvers (hand mintmark). Not so rare or expensive but a coin whose design is really great according to me. I was waiting to find one with complete legends and a nice grade for a good price. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces28161.html
Thats too all a fascinating coin. There were 3 Emperors who ruled this state, unlike other states ruling like Guangxu Emperor. Well, Sikiang state reminded me of Genghis Khan, was his attacking route to Persia/Central Asia.
Been meaning to pick up a few of these coins and I had the opportunity to buy them recently. These coins are from the Harptree hoard. The coins from this hoard are well documented and was discovered in 1887 by W. Kettlewell of Harptree Court, while he was searching for a new spring. The coins were sent to the British Museum, and were documented by John Evans for the Numismatic Chronicle of 1888. The museum was given a few of the coins and the rest were returned to Kettlewell. The coins remained with the family throughout the years and was finally brought to market in 2016. I missed out on the original offering and was preoccupied with other coins last year and again ignored it when a hoard of them were offered in 2017.
Roman Imperial: Julian II (361-363) AR Siliqua, Arelate (RIC VIII 312; RSC V 148c)
Obv: DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VOT / X / MVLT / XX in laurel wreath, circular medallion at top of wreath; TCONST in exergue
Roman Imperial: Constantius II (337-361) AR Siliqua (RIC VIII 216; RSC V 342-3a)
Obv: DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX in laurel wreath; LVG in exergue LVG
Roman Imperial: Constantius II (337-361) AR Siliqua (RIC VIII 214; RSC V 259a)
Obv: DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VICTORIA DD NN AVG; Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm, one wing visible; LVG in exergue
The last coin I'm going to be able to afford for a while in my goal to get at least one of all non-gold circulated US coin types, the dozen or so remaining ones are WAY out of my current price range. (the 5¢, 10¢, and $1 draped bust, and all the 1790's types). So I'm going to focus on subtypes for a while now, especially the cheaper ones!
For some reason this half dollar has a Numista rarity index of 82 compared to 79 for the quarter, even though 3 times as many minted. And for roughly the same price I was able to get much nicer condition, compared to that quarter from my last post.
Απόσπασμα: "sc.rednek"The last coin I'm going to be able to afford for a while in my goal to get at least one of all non-gold circulated US coin types, the dozen or so remaining ones are WAY out of my current price range. (the 5¢, 10¢, and $1 draped bust, and all the 1790's types). So I'm going to focus on subtypes for a while now, especially the cheaper ones!
For some reason this half dollar has a Numista rarity index of 82 compared to 79 for the quarter, even though 3 times as many minted. And for roughly the same price I was able to get much nicer condition, compared to that quarter from my last post.
May I ask how much you paid for the Draped bust quarter and half dollar? I'd like to get a good idea as to a reasonable price for those coins.
Απόσπασμα: "CassTaylor"May I ask how much you paid for the Draped bust quarter and half dollar? I'd like to get a good idea as to a reasonable price for those coins.
A lot. Sent you a PM. I'm going to be eating ramen noodles for a few weeks to make up for buying these
I think the coin dealers and the ramen importers have a secret agreement between them. Just like the toaster manufacturers and fire detector manufacturers.
Απόσπασμα: "sc.rednek"Well this sucks, 1853 braided hair half cent finally arrived today, showed up WAY shinier than the pictures looked, although it does have the same scratches so it is the same coin. Just didn't feel right, weighed it and it's 5.25 instead of 5.44 grams.
Most of my american is either silver or modern, my oldest U.S. coin is the 1864 large motto 2 cent,
Απόσπασμα: "sc.rednek"I splurged and got some gold, first gold I've gotten in a LONG time. I've wanted these two types since they're kind of unique, the type 1 gold dollar is the smallest US coin ever minted, and the $2.50 "Indian Head" (along with the identical design $5) is the only recessed image US coin.
(Sorry for the low resolution, they're very small coins and this is best my scanner can do)
Beautiful coins!
Great things do come in small packages.
I too am saving up for an old gold coin, possibly a sovereign or a french 100 francs.
Good luck with your ramen noodles!
N.uk
'We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.'
Sir Winston Churchill
Απόσπασμα: "CassTaylor"May I ask how much you paid for the Draped bust quarter and half dollar? I'd like to get a good idea as to a reasonable price for those coins.
A lot. Sent you a PM. I'm going to be eating ramen noodles for a few weeks to make up for buying these
Thanks for the PM, I was genuinely surprised; the price for both was a lot lower than some I've seen on sale in Europe. They were maybe one grade better, but the price was ~850€ for each. I'm glad I didn't have enough money then to be conned out of it.
Also, ramen can become really good if you add chili sauce, just a tip :)
China - Empire (Kirin) 20 Cash - Guangxu
I've actually had this coin for about a year, but I 'lost' it; found it again a few days ago while sorting through my military medals box; probably fell in while I was rearranging my collections.
I got my first and currently only British West African coin about 2 months ago, online seller I was buying another coin from had this for sale for about a dollar, I thought it looked cool and since I didn't have to pay extra shipping I added it to my purchase. Yours is a very nice looking coin! Didn't expect to see another on a thread so soon here, not exactly the most common place? Mine's only a 1/10 penny, not a whole 1 penny
Any idea what the Arabic lettering on these coins say? the first 40% of the letters are the same on our coins, then the others are different. I don't read Arabic beyond the numbers 0-9.
Any idea what the Arabic lettering on these coins say? the first 40% of the letters are the same on our coins, then the others are different. I don't read Arabic beyond the numbers 0-9.
Strange for that lettering to be on a west African coin isn't it.
I'm puzzled about it.
'We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.'
Sir Winston Churchill
Any idea what the Arabic lettering on these coins say? the first 40% of the letters are the same on our coins, then the others are different. I don't read Arabic beyond the numbers 0-9.
Strange for that lettering to be on a west African coin isn't it.
I'm puzzled about it.
Its the monetary unit in Arabic, "one penny" or "one tenth of a penny". I can't read Arabic either, but Google can ...
There is 2 weirder Finnish stamps:
5 penniä Helsinki ?
And mourning stamp 1 penni 1900/1901
Nikolai Bobrikov was the governor-general (leader) of Finland. He quite simply did not like Finland. He tried to get rid of the Finnish lion, he hated that.
Then he got rid of the Finnish stamps. Gallen-kallela was an artist, he made a mourning stamp because of this. It was a protest against the Russification as we call it.
3 years later Bobrikov was basically the dictator, and had gotten rid of many things and had tried to russificated Finland many times. He walked down the senate building stairs and a senator (official?) shot the 65 year old man multiple times. Bobrikov was wounded, and the senate official/senator shot himself. Bobrikov's "dictatorship" ended when he died on the journey to the hospital.
Russification continued until Lenin took power, but before that we got our stamps back.
Any idea what the Arabic lettering on these coins say? the first 40% of the letters are the same on our coins, then the others are different. I don't read Arabic beyond the numbers 0-9.
Strange for that lettering to be on a west African coin isn't it.
I'm puzzled about it.
Its the monetary unit in Arabic, "one penny" or "one tenth of a penny". I can't read Arabic either, but Google can ...
Very useful!
'We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.'
Sir Winston Churchill
I love all the coin photos (best part!) and variety you've been posting. Out of curiosity - where are your acquisitions from? Curious if you have a nice coin shop, show, or great swap partner!
Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, MI (civic) monogram in left field
Look at the artistry on this coin. The folds on his brow are just stunning and the pectoral muscles on Zeus is stunning as well. Puts our crappy, modern coins to shame...
Απόσπασμα: "Quant-Geek"Ionia, Miletos: Anonymous (295-275 BCE) AR Drachm (Price 2151; Marcellesi 29)
Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, MI (civic) monogram in left field
Look at the artistry on this coin. The folds on his brow are just stunning and the pectoral muscles on Zeus is stunning as well. Puts our crappy, modern coins to shame...
Impressive work from the engraver... Wonderful coin.
What an amazing Greek coin QG! So old and yet very well preserved!
I received the 2 new Argentinan coins of 1 and 5 Pesos 2017 recently. Not very exciting stuff, But after more than 20 years Argentina has new common coins.
Some very nice 19th century coins will arrive soon.
Απόσπασμα: "CassTaylor"Just won on Ebay this nice Slovakian 1944 50 Korun commemorative silver coin, a steal at only 4,50€!
NGC Price guide puts it at USD $ 22,50 for XF40; not sure how reliable that figure is but I'm assuming I got a bargain.
You did, my estimate is around €10 for these. The NGC price is somewhat stretched, but you definitely got it at a nice price!
Απόσπασμα: "CassTaylor"Just won on Ebay this nice Slovakian 1944 50 Korun commemorative silver coin, a steal at only 4,50€!
NGC Price guide puts it at USD $ 22,50 for XF40; not sure how reliable that figure is but I'm assuming I got a bargain.
You did, my estimate is around €10 for these. The NGC price is somewhat stretched, but you definitely got it at a nice price!
Thanks for the info! I consider shipping costs to be included in the price of a coin bought online, so I am actually going to be paying almost 7€; still a good deal though!
Απόσπασμα: "atdavid"I love all the coin photos (best part!) and variety you've been posting. Out of curiosity - where are your acquisitions from? Curious if you have a nice coin shop, show, or great swap partner!
Thank you for your interest. Most of my coins come from coin fairs. I never visit a coin shop and only bought a few times something on eBay. But I'm visiting coin fairs almost every week and the last few years I also visit live coin auctions.
Απόσπασμα: "atdavid"I love all the coin photos (best part!) and variety you've been posting. Out of curiosity - where are your acquisitions from? Curious if you have a nice coin shop, show, or great swap partner!
Thank you for your interest. Most of my coins come from coin fairs. I never visit a coin shop and only bought a few times something on eBay. But I'm visiting coin fairs almost every week and the last few years I also visit live coin auctions.
There are coin fairs almost every week in Belgium? Where do I sign up?
Απόσπασμα: "CassTaylor"There are coin fairs almost every week in Belgium? Where do I sign up?
Seriously, how big are these fairs?
I said I visit a coin fair almost every week, not that there are coin fairs in Belgium almost every week. In fact there are everyweek 6 to 8 coin fairs within a 1,5 hour drive. I know, Belgium is a paradise for coin collectors. Of course, Belgium is a small country so within a 1,5 hour drive I also cover a big part of The Netherlands too, although there are not so many coin fairs as in Belgium.
Every coin club in Belgium has a monthly coin fair (two clubs even have a weekly coin fair). Those monthly coin fairs are rather small, but every coin club also has one big yearly coin fair. To give you an idea, the biggest coin fair in Belgium is in Tienen and they have 536 tables available for exhibitors. The biggest coin fair in The Netherlands is in Houten and they have 3300 m² available. Here you can see a picture: http://www.wbevenementen.eu/evenement/muntmanifestatie-2017-houten/
In December there was a new and big international 3 days coin fair in Maastricht: 165 exhibitors from 42 countries. Here is the list of the participating exhibitors: http://mifevents.com/en/participating-exhibitors/
Unfortunately it was very bad weather on Sunday (snow) and much less visitors than I've expected on Saturday, so I don't know if this coin fair will be held again this year.
Απόσπασμα: "Essor Prof"
I said I visit a coin fair almost every week, not that there are coin fairs in Belgium almost every week. In fact there are everyweek 6 to 8 coin fairs within a 1,5 hour drive. I know, Belgium is a paradise for coin collectors. Of course, Belgium is a small country so within a 1,5 hour drive I also cover a big part of The Netherlands too, although there are not so many coin fairs as in Belgium.
Dang, everything I get I have to find online, the nearest coin shop (I think, never been there) is a 90 minute drive. Much less a coin fair, I've never even heard of one of those in my region.
I see the pictures do not work, but I bought a lot of coins. Includes:
Large die crack error(?) 10 markkaa 1952,
Weird error 1949 iron 1 markka
3x säästöpankkiviikot tokens
Semper in tempore suo stockmann 100 yr
USA 1 pennies: 43 and 36 years.
St. christopher medal
2x 50 penniä 1916 silver
1 eesti commemorative
Jingling hotel capsuled token
NORMAL COINS
@Essor Ok, that makes more sense if there are coin fairs in different cities in a 1,5 hour drive radius around you. I was imagining a case like London where there are something like 20 coin fairs and auctions in a year! Not that I'd complain though
Απόσπασμα: "CassTaylor"@Essor Ok, that makes more sense if there are coin fairs in different cities in a 1,5 hour drive radius around you. I was imagining a case like London where there are something like 20 coin fairs and auctions in a year! Not that I'd complain though
None anywhere vaguely close to me.
'We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.'
Sir Winston Churchill
Relatively cheap addition this week, 1834 cent (large 8, small stars, medium letters variety). I already have an 1837 type 2 "young head", so I wanted a type 1.
Απόσπασμα: "CassTaylor"Just won on Ebay this nice Slovakian 1944 50 Korun commemorative silver coin, a steal at only 4,50€!
(Seller's photos, not mine)
NGC Price guide puts it at USD $ 22,50 for XF40; not sure how reliable that figure is but I'm assuming I got a bargain.
Απόσπασμα: "Tovarich"Someone at my local coin shop messed up on value when writing out the index card on the bid board so I got an 1814 US Large Cent for $19
Wow! I paid $50 for mine and it even has a hole in it! What condition is your coin?
They wrote the catalog value as 23 and the minimum bid as 15. Maybe F is 230 and they missed the 0? Few other people bid throughout the week, but it only got up to 19 when it ended this morning.
Απόσπασμα: "Tovarich"They wrote the catalog value as 23 and the minimum bid as 15. Maybe F is 230 and they missed the 0? Few other people bid throughout the week, but it only got up to 19 when it ended this morning.
well, if you start to feel any guilt about taking advantage of someone's mistake, we can trade coins to help equalize that feeling