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The wear pattern really makes the writing stand out well on that one.
QUOTE(elverno @ Dec 30 2006, 09:24 PM) [snapback]289917[/snapback]
Thats a nice lookin coin/medal
1805 1 Pfennig, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Link
Just an awful coin, but a very difficult German state to collect.
Link
Just an awful coin, but a very difficult German state to collect.
1806 3 Stuber, Julich-Cleves-Berg
20mm Link
There were two mintmark variants for 1806 3 stuber pieces; the S and this one, the Sr mintmark.
20mm Link
There were two mintmark variants for 1806 3 stuber pieces; the S and this one, the Sr mintmark.
1791 20 Kreuzer, Austria
27.5mm Link
Leopold II ruled only a few days more than 2 years. A result of this is the relative scarceness if anything bearing his image. Like all Austrian coinage of the period the bust wears away quickly.
27.5mm Link
Leopold II ruled only a few days more than 2 years. A result of this is the relative scarceness if anything bearing his image. Like all Austrian coinage of the period the bust wears away quickly.
This '91 is an impressively ornate and well-coined piece compared to the later pieces above it.
Very impressive.
I have to say that I've always liked the Austrian 20 kreuzer throughout the entire Napoleonic era. They went through Joseph II, Leopold II and Francis II (I) with fairly minor changes (besides the bust of course) but each variety is a satisfying coin to hold in your hand. The only problem was that the bust(s) were extremely shallow in the engraving and almost no actual wear reduced them to VG in appearance. The 1791 is probably VF+ or XF- for type and some, like this 1815 piece:
practically don't exist in a higher grade.
practically don't exist in a higher grade.
Hi. 
Awesome stuff as usual.
Awesome stuff as usual.
1935 2000 reis, Brazil
Won this at coin club tonight.
Won this at coin club tonight.
Nice additions to the collection.
1796 Heros Buonapartes, France
Hennin 763
d'Essling 696
24mm Link
These come in about 6-8 varieties. All are relatively common except the variety where the bust faces left.
Hennin 763
d'Essling 696
24mm Link
These come in about 6-8 varieties. All are relatively common except the variety where the bust faces left.
c. 1807 Alexander the Great, German States
16.5 x 15.5mm Link
A scarce jeton from the Lauer workshop in Nuremberg. What is uncertain is the date, anything from 1806 through 1852 is possible. The certainty is that this is the work of Johann Jacob Lauer and from the workmanship is probably early in his career. Also around 1807 Napoleon was often compared to Alexander the Great.
16.5 x 15.5mm Link
A scarce jeton from the Lauer workshop in Nuremberg. What is uncertain is the date, anything from 1806 through 1852 is possible. The certainty is that this is the work of Johann Jacob Lauer and from the workmanship is probably early in his career. Also around 1807 Napoleon was often compared to Alexander the Great.
Very nice. The 1796 looks like it's about to split in half. 
1987 1 Rubel, Soviet Union
Battle of Borodino
31mm Link
I don't normally collect modern stuff except when it relates, as this does, to the Napoleonic era. This commemorates the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino.
Battle of Borodino
31mm Link
I don't normally collect modern stuff except when it relates, as this does, to the Napoleonic era. This commemorates the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino.
QUOTE(Art @ Feb 16 2007, 06:18 AM) [snapback]302925[/snapback]
Very nice. The 1796 looks like it's about to split in half.
Hehe. I like to rescue poor souls like the 1796 and give them a good home.
c. 1794 ½ Penny Token, Great Britain
D&H 478a - Middlesex, Sims'
28.5mm Link
Garrick was one of the premiere actors of the London stage. This token was issued after his death.
D&H 478a - Middlesex, Sims'
28.5mm Link
Garrick was one of the premiere actors of the London stage. This token was issued after his death.
1795 3 Kreuzer, Wurzburg
Death of Bishop Franz Ludwig
20.5mm Link
These little 3 kreuzer pieces were issued throughout the 18th century when the Bishops passed away.
Death of Bishop Franz Ludwig
20.5mm Link
These little 3 kreuzer pieces were issued throughout the 18th century when the Bishops passed away.
oooh... I don't know what it is, but that coins has a very different look from the usuals. Maybe its the toning.
QUOTE(elverno @ Feb 17 2007, 02:37 PM) [snapback]303417[/snapback]
1795 3 Kreuzer, Wurzburg
Death of Bishop Franz Ludwig
20.5mm Link
This little 3 kreuzer pieces were issued throughout the 18th century when the Bishops passed away.
WooWooo!
Nice piece. Elegant design.
QUOTE(bill @ Feb 28 2007, 09:00 PM) [snapback]306252[/snapback]
Nice piece. Elegant design.
Thanks, I like pieces like this one. Cornwallis is particularly interesting to me because of his disaster at Yorktown and then later showing up as a diplomat.
Nice 
QUOTE(Art @ Mar 1 2007, 05:26 AM) [snapback]306272[/snapback]
Nice
Thanks. Weird color though isn't it? At first I thought it might be a copper counterfeit but the weight's correct. Almost like it lived part of its life in a cigar smoker's collection...
Cool reverse on that baby!
QUOTE(elverno @ Mar 1 2007, 12:39 PM) [snapback]306388[/snapback]
Thanks. Weird color though isn't it? At first I thought it might be a copper counterfeit but the weight's correct. Almost like it lived part of its life in a cigar smoker's collection...
From what I've read a lot of "strange" colors come about because the metal used in the planchetts wasn't produced to exacting standards and so there are contaminents present to start.
Really nice stuff!
1918 25 cents, USA
QUOTE(elverno @ Mar 16 2007, 12:49 PM) [snapback]311315[/snapback]
1918 25 cents, USA
For all I know, that could be a common date, but the way you photograph it, it looks like a 1916 in all its glory
Great coins.
1809 1 Kreuzer, Tyrolean Insurrection
24.5mm Link
Not a great example but at least it fills the hole.
24.5mm Link
Not a great example but at least it fills the hole.
1811 1 Penny token, Great Britain
36mm Link
Like the 1797 cartwheels these private penny tokens weighed in at an ounce of copper. They're really too heavy to carry more than a few in your pockets, at least without pulling your pants down.
36mm Link
Like the 1797 cartwheels these private penny tokens weighed in at an ounce of copper. They're really too heavy to carry more than a few in your pockets, at least without pulling your pants down.
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