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marianne

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  1. Thanks for maintaining this thread, Bill. It's one of my favorites. I have a strange weakness for the reverses that promote the glories of aluminum.
  2. New Year's Eve bump. I'm waiting for hiho to cave and buy a 1647.
  3. Don't be too hard on him. He was Unready. Lovely coin, YOC!
  4. Here's another 1677, a Denmark 2 skillings.
  5. See? Nemesis. That's a very kind offer, even if you're undermining my moral fiber. But I have an idea. I'll send you a pm. Meanwhile... we're still waiting for a 1685.
  6. Good point! I do have some magpie in me, but the coins I want to sell are mostly dupes. My excuse for procrastinating has been my mediocre macro photography skills.
  7. A while back, I swore to myself that I wouldn't buy any more coins until I'd sold some. I've avoided temptation by staying away from active auction listings. But... a couple of days ago, I peeked. And the very coin you mention immediately caught my eye. It's the only item on my watch list. I will be strong. Really. Hiho, you are -- in the nicest possible way -- my nemesis.
  8. Westfriesland daalder of 30 stuivers. Tilt your head 30 degrees to the left to view the reverse correctly. This is one of my favorite coins for its tactile qualities. It fits perfectly in my palm, is smooth, and has a nice weight.
  9. Here's a 1687 1 gulden from Deventer, in the Netherlands. I'll hold off on my 1686 for a while.
  10. That was an interesting year for West Friesland coinage, thanks to the wily Dirk Bosch. I'm looking forward to seeing it. Lovely avatar, btw.
  11. ^^^^ Another great medal. Was Marianne an exchange student?
  12. I don't think you can blame my family for orange carrots, but my forebears did take the string out of the stringbean. My new avatar is a medal designed by Louis Bottée. It's not mine, but I might give in to a streak of megalomania and get me one. That's Marianne, the allegorical symbol of the French Republic. She tends to have extraordinary headgear. Here's a link to some others: http://www.hobonickels.org/marianne.htm
  13. Received a beautiful 10 centesimo from Bill. Ideal transaction in every way.
  14. Sorry! Too many botanists in my family. The turnip is a taproot, and the one on the Westfriesland duit has a rakish look.
  15. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ;) Look at that jaunty taproot. How did these coins retain such pristine surfaces for 269 years? I am decidedly green.
  16. You are going to be a terrible influence on me. That's a beauty. Yes, the 1739 duits are made of both Swedish and Dutch copper, the latter from the Veluwe in Gelderland. So... it's been you who has thwarted me at every turn! And Ola is the "retired civil servant" with an amazing collection. Now I have "It's a small world after all" stuck in my head, and I hope you feel terribly guilty about that. I can use that to my advantage.
  17. What a coincidence - I've been looking for 1739 Westfriesland duits, and a seller in Sweden has offered a few gorgeous ones over the last couple of years. I was outbid. I wonder if they were from that same hoard. Most of the copper used to make those duits came from Sweden, too. I'm prepared to be jealous.
  18. ^^^^ Don't go giving me ideas... The ducat and quarter ducat are lovely.
  19. ^^^ Another victim of the Dutch conspiracy! And hiho should be along shortly with his two coins for 1743...
  20. The siege is beginning... slightly ahead of schedule.
  21. We can't escape the Netherlands...
  22. Those are lovely, Clive. Do you store your early Maundy sets in cases?
  23. I couldn't wait for my issue of the Numismatist to arrive, so I read your article online and enjoyed it thoroughly. What an odd and charming character (John Krohn, not you, Bill!). Do you think the bet that allegedly prompted his first trek, and the whole "benefactor" angle, was a marketing ploy?
  24. 1759 West Friesland 2 stuivers.
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