KoRnholio Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 It's just so neat! Like a whole new world. Got a small lot of ancient Greek 600-400BC Borysthenes arrow / leaf bronze proto money in the mail today. Going to keep a couple and pass the rest on to other collectors. Ad is up on the sell forum if anyone is interested in these. Some other proto money in my collection: 1800's Thai 1/2 baht bullet money 1970 Newspaper article on how these were made: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19700902&id=OCseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o7cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6140,170754 Thai "canoe" money, bronze ingot (approx 60 grams) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neweden Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 I dont know anything about these, but wow they must look great in a collection, I bet they make a great conversation piece.. __________________________________________________ A nickel aint worth a dime anymore Yogi Berra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Very nice examples. This is a rather fascinating area of numismatics. Enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 It's interesting how these proto coins were spreading on the periphery of the Greek world while silver was spreading around the Agean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Silver bullet money is very handy if you are troubled by vampires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veldpond1902 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Here is two of my favorites 1. Central Africa "Katanga cross" Congo 2.) China Silver bar money 50 "Taels" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Those are awesome, thanks for sharing. I haven't ever seen the Kataga cross type before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Does anyone have those large stone wheels they have in Indonesia, I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 I believe you are referring to the island of Yap, which is in the Caroline Islands, Micronesia (not Indonesia). I don't have any but I know some people who do. I don't think anyone has gotten one slabbed yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 I believe you are referring to the island of Yap, which is in the Caroline Islands, Micronesia (not Indonesia). I don't have any but I know some people who do. I don't think anyone has gotten one slabbed yet. A "tooled" coins slabbable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veldpond1902 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 wonder what the grading cost will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Or the shipping to and from PCGS or NGC. I've seen NGC slabs a foot across around multi pound sliver NCLTs, So I'd consider an NGC slabbed yapstone far more likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Another NEWP! A "tiger tongue" ingot from the Thailand/Siam area. Some sort of silver alloy, dates to somewhere between the late 1600s and early 1800s most likely. Weighs 68 grams. I believe mine is the same as the type written about here: http://www.moneymuseum.com/moneymuseum/coins/coin.jsp?lang=en&id=88782 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Picked this up at a show over the weekend. A Chinese Silver Sycee. Turns out that this particular one is a more modern (early 20th century I'd imagine) piece that would have been given as a gift rather than used as money as the old Sycee ingots were. As with many types of Sycee, this one has the "Fu" characters for good luck. The boat shape was made by rocking the mould back and forth as the metal cooled, resulting in the raised sides and indents on either side. The older sycee that were used in commerce date back to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) and many, many different types have been made over the centuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hera-131 Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Hello, I'm a new member. Can someone give me some more information about this Silver item :Chinese ?, Sycee?, ... Sorry, the photo's are not so good.Many thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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