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I love to read about these great adventures. Searching for lost treasure still captures the imagination of many of us.

Interesting set. I like the way that site allows you to organize and display your 16th Century set.

Hi Mat. Great coins again. Glad to see you sharing them with us.

Great coin and super historical information. Thank you.

I agree. Great coins and great history.

That's a great find in only $8 worth of halfs.

Nice notes M4 - were the notes with 2 security strands errors or a purposeful creation?

Silver Group 8 Entries YeOldeCollector 1.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 8, Special Coins, King Coenwulf of Mercia prototype penny. This is an unrecorded type for King Coenwulf and is thought to be a prototype and nothing like it has been recorded. It has been cut and then folded to void its use as coinage. Totally unique. 2.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 8, Special Coins, Edward the Confessor gilded brooch penny. Expanding cross penny gilded and with silver pins, most likely a supporter's badge. 3.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 8, Special Coins, Robert of Anjou gigliato of Avignon mint. Contemporary forgery, most likely from Rhodes. jtryka 4.jtryka: group 8: 1964-D Peace dollar - Daniel Carr edition struck over genuine Peace dollar http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/986135.jpg 5.jtryka: group 8: 1938 restrike Jefferson Nickel of the original proposed design http://omnicoin.com/coins/995381.jpg 1v4=A;2v5=B;3 moves to Round2.

Silver Group 7 Entries elverno 1.elverno;silver;Group 7 Exonumia;1809 Retour du roi de Prusse à Berlin, Prussia ElVerno 1809 Retour du roi de Prusse à Berlin 2.elverno;silver;Group 7 Exonumia;1811 Establishment of the Landesmuseum Joanneum, Austria ElVerno 1811 Establishment of the Landesmuseum Joanneum 3.elverno;silver;Group 7 Exonumia;1812 Proclamation in Cadiz of the Constitution, Spain ElVerno Proclamation in Cadiz of the Constitution Mark Stilson 4.Mark Stilson, silver, Group 7: Exonumia 2000 Grateful Dead Steal your face skull logo numbered Limited edition. Grateful Dead Steal your face Art 5.Art, silver, Group 7 Exonumia; 1970 Ringling Brothers Circus 100th Anniversary Medal; Ringling Brothers Medal 6.Art, silver, Group 7 Exonumia; 1977 ANA Convention Medal - Atlanta GA; 1977 ANA Convention Atlanta 7.Art, silver, Group 7 Exonumia, 1999 Silver Convention Medal - ANA Chicago; 1999 ANA Medal ikaros 8.ikaros, Silver, Exonumia, Franklin Mint Apollo XIV medal, 1971 Franklin Mint Apollo XIV commemorative Struck from a melt including silver flown on the mission. 1v8=A;2v7=B;4v5=C;3v6=D

Silver Group 6 Entries scotto 1.scotto - silver Group 6 - NCLT - 2002 silver panda silver panda Mark Stilson 2.Mark Stilson, silver, Group 6: NCLT Born Hiram Ulysses Grant and later swapped his first and middle name to Ulysses Hiram Grant when he applied for West Point. But a mistake was made and it was entered as Ulysses S. Grant. So even through the years and on the coin it was never corrected. 1922 Grant Half Dollar Art 3.Art, silver, Group 6 NCLT; 2003 5 Dollars Canada; 2003 Colorized Maple Leaf gxseries 4.gxseries, silver, Group 6, NCLT, Japan 2003 1000 yen, commemorating 5th Asian winter games, gxseries Japan 2003 1000 yen 5.gxseries, silver, Group 6, NCLT, Russia 1993 ballerina 25 rubles, gxseries Russia 1993 ballerina 25 rubles 6.gxseries, silver, Group 6, NCLT, Russia 1994 ballerina 25 rubles, gxseries Russia 1994 ballerina 25 rubles jtryka 7.jtryka: group 6: 2007 Poland 10-zloty Joseph Conrad commemorative http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977079.jpg 8.jtryka: group 6: 2010 Canada $20 Selkirk locomotive commemorative http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/987137.jpg 1v8=A;2v6=B;5v7=C;3v4=D

Silver Group 5 Entries scotto 1.scotto - silver Group 5 - 1901-Present - 1907 florin 1907 florin 2.scotto - silver Group 5 - 1901-Present - 1913 15 kopeck 1913 15 kopeck 3.scotto - silver Group 5 - 1901-Present - 1921 1/2 franc half franc 1921 ccg 4.ccg, silver, Group 5 1901-Pres, 1903 Gersh, Ethiopia ccg 1903 Gersh 5.ccg, silver, Group 5 1901-Pres, 1921 2 Pesos, Mexico ccg 1921 2 Pesos 6.ccg, silver, Group 5 1901-Pres, 1937 20 Cents, French Indo-China ccg 1937 20 Cents Mark Stilson 7.Mark Stilson, silver, Group 5: 1901-Present 1915 D Barber Quarter 1915 D Quarter Art 8.Art, silver, Group 5 1901-Present; 1915 George V Half Crown; 1915 George V Half Crown 9.Art, silver, Group 5 1901-Present; 1917 Shilling UK; George V Shilling 1917 10.Art, silver, Group 5 1901-Presetn; 1912 Florin; George V Florin 1912 Sylvester 11.Sylvester:Silver:Group 5 1901-Present: 1921P Standing Liberty Quarter 1921P SLQ ikaros 12.ikaros, Silver, 1901-present, 1942-P US nickel, ikaros US 1942-P nickel 13.ikaros, Silver, 1901-present, 1941 US dime, ikaros US 1941 "Mercury" Dime 14.ikaros, Silver, 1901-present, 1963 Canada half dollar (PL), 1963 Canada half dollar, proof-like Burks 15.Burks, Silver, 1901-present, 1941 Mercury Dime My linkBurks, Silver, 1901-present, 1941 Mercury Dime thedeadpoint 16.thedeadpoint, silver, Group 5 1901-Present, 1912 Barber dime, http://omnicoin.com/coins/990463.jpg 17.thedeadpoint, silver, Group 5 1901-Present, 1928 Peace dollar, http://omnicoin.com/coins/979194.jpg 1928 $1 - silver Peace dollar struck at the Philadelphia mint. This is one of two keys of the series at a mintage of 360,649, almost 500,000 less than the next rarest. I'd give it about MS-64. 18.thedeadpoint, silver, Group 5 1901-Present, 1976 50 French Francs, http://omnicoin.com/coins/961942.jpg Not my photo. YeOldeCollector 19.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 5, 1901-Present, Edward VII 1902 Crown. 20.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 5, 1901-Present, Edward VII 1903 Maundy Twopence. jtryka 21.jtryka: group 5: 1903 Mexico peso http://omnicoin.com/coins/995387.jpg 22.jtryka: group 5: 1921 Mexico centennial 2-peso http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977082.jpg 23.jtryka: group 5: 1937-D Oregon Trail commemorative half dollar http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/986839.jpg 1v23=A;2v20=B;3v10=C;22v13=D;18v5=E;4v8=F;14v19=G;17v7=H;16v12=I;9v11=J;6v15=K;21 moves to Round 2=L

Silver Group 4 Entries elverno 1.elverno;silver;Group 4 1801-1900;1809 20 Kreuzer, Tyrolean Insurrection ElVerno 1809 20 Kreuzer 2.elverno;silver;Group 4 1801-1900;1813 10 Centesimi, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy ElVerno 1813 10 Centesimi 3.elverno;silver;Group 4 1801-1900;1815 3 Kreuzer, Saxe-Hildburghausen ElVerno 1815 3 Kreuzer scotto 4.scotto - silver Group 4 - 1801-1900 - 1888 groat (scarce) 1888 groat 5.scotto - silver Group 4 - 1801-1900 - c.1889 Kwangtung 7.2 kandareens (10 cents) kwangtung 10 cents 6.scotto - silver Group 4 - 1801-1900 - 1891 5 kopeck 1891 5 kopeck ccg 7.ccg, silver, Group 4 1801-1900, 1804 2 Reales, Mexico Mexican silver coins formed a part of the circulating coinage of the early US, and were legal tender into the 1850s. The 2-reales ("2 bit") was a major reason for the US going with a 25-cent coin rather than a 20-cent coin. ccg 1804 2 Reales 8.ccg, silver, Group 4 1801-1900, 1804 48 Stuivers, Ceylon In 1796, the British East India company took over formerly Dutch held coastal areas of Ceylon - the Dutch having been invaded by France, and their preference for their colonies to be surrendered to the British (allies) rather than to the French. To provide a circulating currency, various thick "dump" style silver coins were struck, all bearing an elephant design. ccg 1804 48 Stuivers 9.ccg, silver, Group 4 1801-1900, 1812 1 Shilling 6 Pence, England From the late 1790s until the new George III coinage of 1816, the British Isles suffered from a lack of silver coinage as virtually none had been struck since 1787. To fill this need, the Bank of England issued silver tokens in the denominations of 5 shillings, 3 shillings, and 1 1/2 shillings (18 pence) to help fill the gap. Private silver tokens also circulated. ccg 1812 1 Shilling 6 Pence Mark Stilson 10.Mark Stilson, silver, Group 4: 1801-1900 1878 Morgan dollar short nock parallel arrow feathers, 7 tail feather, VAM 142, Doubled 878 142 II/I 22 - B2b (Doubled 878) (179) I-3 R-4 LIBERTY doubled shifted left. Date doubled at tops of 878 and right side of 7. All stars slightly doubled. P,R,U,U, and M doubled. 1878 VAM 142 Morgan Dollar 11.Mark Stilson, silver, Group 4: 1801-1900 1876 Quarter Dollar 1876 Quarter Dollar 12.Mark Stilson, silver, Group 4: 1801-1900 1883 Hawaiian Dollar 1883 Hawaiian Dollar Art 13.Art, silver, Group 4 1801-1900; 1819 George III 6d; 1819 George III 6d 14.Art, silver, Group 4 1801-1900; 1872 Victoria Florin; 1872 Victoria Florin 15.Art, silver, Group 4 1801-1900; 1899 6d; 1899 6d gxseries 16.gxseries, silver, Group 4 1801-1900, Japan 1871 20 sen, gxseries Japan 1871 20 sen 17.gxseries, silver, Group 4 1801-1900, Japan 1896 1 yen, Osaka mint countermark, gxseries Japan 1896 1 yen, Osaka mint countermark thedeadpoint 18.thedeadpoint, silver, Group 4 1801-1900, 1898 Albisgütli (Zürich) Cantonal Shoot, http://omnicoin.com/coins/995190.jpg Richter # 1777, Martin # 1060, silver shooting medal, 1898 Albisgütli (Zürich) Cantonal Shoot. Engraved by Fritz Landry, Neuenburg. 26mm, VF+, 3,000 minted. Not my photo? YeOldeCollector 19.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 4, 1801-1900, George IV 1825 Sixpence. 20.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 4, 1801-1900, William IV 1837 Sixpence. 21.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 4, 1801-1900, Queen Victoria 1887 Halfcrown. jtryka 22.jtryka: group 4: 1818/17 capped bust half dollar http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/988186.jpg 23.jtryka: group 4: 1836 capped bust lettered edge half dollar http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/981903.jpg 24.jtryka: group 4: 1877-S trade dollar http://omnicoin.com/coins/995385.jpg 1v13=A;2v16=B;3v18=C;4v14=D;5v19=E;6v22=F;7v15=G;8v20=H;9v23=I;10v21=J;11v17=K;12v24=L

Silver Group 3 Entries elverno 1.elverno;silver;Group 3 1701-1800;1795 20 Kreutzer, Salzburg ElVerno 1795 20 Kreutzer 2.elverno;silver;Group 3 1701-1800;1799 1/2 Scudo, Piedmont Republic ElVerno 1799 1/2 Scudo Steve D'Ippolito 3.Steve D'Ippolito;Silver;Group 3 1701-1800; 1713 Grivennik (10 Kopeks) Russian 1713 Grivennik (10 Kopeks) scotto 4.scotto - silver Group 3 - 1701-1800 - 1728 sixpence 1728 sixpence 5.scotto - silver Group 3 - 1701-1800 - 1766 1 schilling 1766 1 schilling 6.scotto - silver Group 3 - 1701-1800 - 1784 maundy 2 pence maundy 2 pence 1784 ccg 7.ccg, silver, Group 3 1701-1800, 1758 Shilling, UK ccg 1758 Shilling wrong image supplied. http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/995219.jpg 8.ccg, silver, Group 3 1701-1800, 1785 2 Stuivers, Utrecht ccg 1785 2 Stuivers 9.ccg, silver, Group 3 1701-1800, 1791 15 Sols, France ccg 1791 15 Sols Mark Stilson 10.Mark Stilson, silver, Group 3: 1701-1800 1782 8 reale salvaged from the wreck of the Spanish Brigantine El Cazador. The ship set sail January 11, 1784 from Vera Cruz, Mexico going to New Orleans. It was carrying 450,000 silver reales. It sunk with out a trace. The money was meant to redeem Spanish paper money by King Carlos III in Spanish owned Louisiana. Spain was facing a financial crisis at the time the ship sank and King Carlos IV of Spain was forced to sell Louisiana to the French in 1800. Three years later Emperor Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States (~1,000,000 square miles) for fifteen million dollars, about 3 cents per acre. The sinking of the ship and it contents changed the face of the U.S. On August 2, 1993 Captain Jerry Murphy of the fishing vessel "Mistake" found the wreck. 1782 8 Reale Art 11.Art, silver, Group 3 1701-1800; George III 6d 1787; George III Shilling 1787 gxseries 12.gxseries, silver, Group 3 1701-1800, Russia 1760 5 kopek, gxseries Russia 1760 5 kopek 13.gxseries, silver, Group 3 1701-1800, Russia 1799 1 ruble, gxseries Russia 1799 1 ruble YeOldeCollector 14.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 3, 1701-1800, Queen Anne Shilling, dated 1711. 15.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 3, 1701-1800, Queen Anne Sixpence, dated 1703 and is made from bullion seized from the Spanish as is shown by the word 'VIGO' beneath her bust. 16.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 3, 1701-1800, as-struck George III sixpence, dated 1787 with semée of hearts. jtryka 17.jtryka: group 3: 1780 Maria Teresa Thaler Proof restrike from the Austrian Mint http://omnicoin.com/coins/995386.jpg 18.jtryka: group 3: 1783 Spanish milled dollar http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/993305.jpg 1v18=A;2v12=B;3v15=C;4v13=D;5v14=E;6v7=F;8v16=G;9v11=H;10v17=I

Silver Group 2 Entries ScottO 1.scotto - silver Group 2 - 1501-1700 - 1623 error polka 1623 Error Polka 2.scotto - silver Group 2 - 1501-1700 - 1578 3 pence 1578 sixpence 3.scotto - silver Group 2 - 1501-1700 - commonewealth halfgroat Commonwealth Halfgroat Art 4.Art, silver, Group 2 1501-1700 6d; 1696 6d YeOldeCollector 5.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 2 1501-1700, Henry VIII Posthumous Groat, typical portrait, mintmark martlet. 6.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 2 1501-1700, Edward VI 'The Boy King' Shilling, albeit pierced this has one of the best portraits of Edward that I've ever seen. 7.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 2, 1501-1700, Elizabeth I 1561 Sixpence, Dated 1561, Large flan with mintmark pheon. Stunning portrait and minted at the Tower of London. 1v5=A;3v7=B;4v6=C;2 moves on to round 2=D

Silver Group 1 Entries. ScottO 1.scotto - silver Group 1 - Ancient & Medievel: XX-1500AD - Edward I silver penny york silver penny york 2.scotto - silver Group 1 - Ancient & Medievel: XX-1500AD - Henry III silver penny London Henry III silver penny 3.scotto - silver Group 1 - Ancient & Medievel: XX-1500AD - 1 hungarian denier 1148-96 Hungarian Denier Sylvester 4.Sylvester - Silver Group 1 - Ancient & Medievel: XX-1500AD - Domitian Denarius (92 CE)Domitian Denarius Mark Stilson 5.Mark Stilson, silver, Group 1: Ancient & Medievel: XX-1500AD, KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm ‘Amphipolis’ mint. Struck under Kassander, circa 316-315 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; axe in left field, monogram below throne. Price 139; Troxell, Studies, Group L, 10 Alexander the great Tetradracm YeOldeCollector 6.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 1, Ancient and Medieval, King Offa penny. Offa's Heavy Coinage of London, hand hammered under the authority of the moneyer Ciolhard who is not recorded for this type. 7.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 1, Ancient and Medieval, William the Conqueror penny. Beorhtweard on the very scarce mint of Bristol. A 'PAXS' or 'Peace' penny and measuring just under 2cm in diameter or about 3/4 of an inch. 8.YeOldeCollector, Silver, Group 1, Ancient and Medieval, Henry VI Groat of Calais mint. Pinecone-Mascle issue with the pinecones in legend and mascles in field. Minted at Calais. 1v8=A;2v7=B;3v4=C;5v6=D

If you don't have a super bunch just spend them. I spend half dollars and dollar coins and such all the time. Strange looks - somethimes. Refusal - never.

Those are some nice looking notes. I really like the colors.

Got some nice fresh 2009 Series $50 Stars. Two are in sequence. I'll probably just sell them. Too pricey to hang on to.

Round 1 for Copper has been posted for voting. Have fun it's a great group.

New pairings have been posted for Group4 because of late entries.

When I was a kid I collected Ghana stamps and my older brother did US. He had a special thing for plate blocks and I recall them being difficult to get and quite costly. Here we have oldie plate blocks being used for postage. I find it interesting. I guess stamp collecting like coin collecting has a greatly diminished audience.

Check out the postage on a package I received yesterday. Some neat stamps 10Sep2011 1 by UGotaHaveArt, on Flickr Some neat stamps 10Sep2011 2 by UGotaHaveArt, on Flickr

Very nice Jeff.

Most interesting. I wonder what caused this to happen.

Thanks Dave. That's very interesting and something I had not heard about before.