KoRnholio

Bump for today

Some recent NEWPs:

1947ML Canadian halfdollar, PCGS MS64

Proof Merc dime (PCGS PR66)

And a neat cheap modern Not a basketball fan, but the design was neat and well-executed on a coin.

Ending in a few hours

Haha thanks. I wish I found it.. It set me back quite a lot! The collector I bought it from did indeed find it in one of his many, many rolls of nickels he had saved over the years.

Looks quite crude, my guess (and I mean GUESS) would be a gaming token of some sort.

Very rare variety of this date. Large Beads, Detached rear jewel. Approximately 40 graded across all grades and TPGs. This one is MS-63 graded by ICCS. Trend values (according to CCN) are: $1750 in MS-60, $2500 in MS-62, $3500 in MS-63, $6000 in MS-64.

PM me with an offer. Thank you.

More pics: http://s588.photobuc...tached%20Jewel/

Not sure what the fuss is about. Lots of older (pre WWII) banknotes showed partial nudity and a bare breast, and not one you had to squint to see either:

Ah, I stand corrected. I don't suppose there is a way to tell if it left the mint that way or if it was stripped afterwards?

Still a neat error

Planchet looks too big to be a dime planchet. Maybe someone plated this cent?

How much does it weigh?

Bump for this evening - adding a bunch of stuff tonight as well to end next sunday

Bump for tonight

Today's auctions are ending in about 3 hours.

Bump for this week

Sounds like an extremely ambitious project!

I have a 1525 but ony the 25 appears on the coin

Post it! We've already had such coins in this thread. As long as the date can identify the coin as being from that specific year, that's all that matters. As far as I know there is no specific coin type that was used for over 100 years where they only show the last two digits of the date where it would be possible to not also know for sure the century of the coin. There is always some way to know, whether it's by the ruler's name, portrait, style, etc.

Bump for today

Found while rolling some change this weekend.

Looks kinda like the ones on here: http://www.coinsandc...gh-grease&id=33

Bump

Ending in an hour!

Ending Sunday Night, mostly Canadian coins, some miscellany.

Highlights:

Treasure of Ancient Greece 32 Medal Set (Franklin Mint), huge medals 3 oz, gold plated over bronze

1964 Canada PCGS PL67 Dollar

1894 Canada PCGS MS64RB Large Cent

1935 Canada dollar higher unc grade

1949 Canada dollar higher unc grade

1951 Canada dollar higher unc grade

1925 Canada 5 cent key date

1947 dot 5 cent key date/variety

1953 SF Shoulder Fold scarcer variety cent, medium unc grade lots of red lustre

Edward VII and George V Half dollars and other denomination coins.

Newfoundland coinage

Many other key and semi key dates

Vintage Engelhard and JM silver bars

...And more

Thanks for looking!

http://www.ebay.ca/s...sid=p4340.l2562

 

1964 Rhodesia 1/- (10c)

I picked this up because it's one of the few examples of pre-decimal denominations on the second portrait of Elizabeth II. I don't think Rhodesia was the only commonwealth realm to do that, but I can't think of any other examples off the top of my head.

 

I like the coat of arms on this one a lot. The British commonwealth coins are in general quite interesting!

You're really sliding down a slippery slope of chequebook destruction! Ancients will send you to the poorhouse if you are not careful.

True... But they are sooo pretty

Oh and I nearly forgot a cool selection of 1920's German Notgeld notes.

Day 2, Part 3!

I had posted about my newp 5 oz JM poured bar on another (precious metals) forum and got a couple nearly instant responses asking if I'd sell them one if I could get another one.

So I decide to forego my usual sleep in to make sure I get to the show at 10am sharp. I head on over to the dealer's table, but the last two poured 5 oz JM bars are gone. Rats.

As a secondary objective, I had brought some coins with me to have checked out. The 1820 George IV half crown I recently posted (http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?/topic/31858-i-3-george-iv-halfcrowns/page__p__559901&do=findComment&comment=559901) and was a little concerned about hairlines. Opinion I heard was that the hairlines weren't detrimental at all, quite market acceptable.

Got a 2nd and 3rd opinion on my nickel struck on a penny planchet (http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?/topic/31438-newp-1999-5-cents-struck-on-penny-planchet/) and confirmed my belief that it is most certainly a nickel struck on a copper plated zinc Canadian 1 cent planchet, rather than some other foreign planchet. Retail values suggested for it varied quite a bit though.

At dealer #1 I saw a couple small silver bars in the back of his case that weren't there yesterday. 2oz and 5oz poured with the the letters NCM written inside a Nevada state outline. Asked how much, got them for about spot +$3.50/oz.

I wander over to some other bullion dealers and see one with some 10oz and 20oz bars which had been sitting there since the day before. Saw some of the same 20oz poured style (Engelhard I believe) bars in a main bullion only dealer's case that hadn't sold either, so I passed on those. This dealer, myself and another customer/collector started talking about small and oddsize bars. I say, what a coincidence, check these two I just bought.

I pull out the 5 oz and show the collector is quite impressed, I can tell he really likes it. As he fondles it I am digging around in my backpack and pull out the 2 oz. His face lights up and he says he has to have it. I believe he offered me $120 on the spot for the 2 oz bar. I hesitate and he says "$150? $170?" Over double the spot price. He confirms my suspicions when he says "I am crazy, I will pay that!" and laughs.

Since I kind of like the bars and keeping them as part of a collection/set, I tell him I'll think about it and will catch up with him later. He asks where I bought and if he has any more of them. I tell him probably no more left, but I direct him over there any way.

I do some more rounds, find another cool little bar (2.8 oz MMI with engraving on the back)

I spot the bar collector again. I tell him I could probably part with the 2 oz bar and confirm that I'd sell for $170. We make a quick exit and we do the deal. I also show him the newest 2.8 oz bar and he says "you're killing me here!" and laughs. We exchange info and we may end up doing a deal for my 5 oz and/or 2.8oz bar in the future.

I return to the dealer where I got the 2oz and 5oz bars and make another ancient coin purchase.

All in all a pretty good half a day!

Newps for today other than the bars:

1907 Hungarian 5 Korona, Jubilee commemorative. Saw the toning on this one and couldn't pass it up. I captured it not too badly in the photos. The reverse is much better. Grade EF, $55

Crispus AE Follis, 317-326 AD. Choice EF and virtually as struck. Dark, glossy patina. $80

MYSIA, Parion, circa 4th Century B.C., Silver Hemidrachm (12 mm, 2.13 gm., 6h) VF $95

Obv: Gorgon’s head facing

Rev: Cow standing to left, its head turned back, licking its flank, Π-A / P-I above and below, a bunch of grapes below.

Seller's website pic below