Art

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.

Saturday 24September2011

Well PCI2011 is moving along nicely. Round 1 is almost completed and of course about half of the entries will fall away before Round 2 picks up. I'm totally amazed and awed by the breadth and quality of the entries. I know it's not possible to address all of these areas in a single collecting experience but I can't believe the number of times I look to vote and say to myself "Wow! I'd like to have one of those in my collection." Of course if I did, I'd have to have a private bank to hold the coins and medals.

I'm particularly enjoying the medals and jetons. The artwork is wonderful. I'd also like to congratulate a number of our folks on the great photo skills they exhibit. It's pretty darn hard to get a great picture of a coin that shows the details and the color at the same time. Great job folks! I'm encouraged and working hard to improve my own skills. As you can tell from most of my entries, they need improvement badly.

I've been thinking about a monthly coin contest after PCI is over. Maybe a special theme for the month. Folks could enter their coins (I'm thinking one entry per person) and explain about the coin and why it is special. I've learned so much and so enjoyed reading the detailed info that a few folks have provided with their entries. It would be wonderful to continue something like that.

Along that line, have you followed the thread on how far back can we go? How far back can we go Tommyd kicked the thread off in 2007 with a George Washington Presidential Dollar. Well moving backward from 2007 with a great coin for each year, we are now at 1526 and still moving. 1526 - think of it. Those coins are older than I am . I'm especially happy that so many folks are adding detailed info about the coin and the history surrounding it. So many of the places have not existed for hundreds of years. It's a wonderful learning experience. A special thank you to all who are contributing to that thread.

Great coin and super historical information. Thank you.

Man, I love this thread.

I agree. Great coins and great history.

Not quite circulation find. Stopped by a bank and picked up $8 worth of half dollars and got a 1969 40% silver half.

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.

Realizing that's an old post that I missed the first time around, I just gotta say I love shooting real film, and I love the Nikons. I have a 1973 Nikon F that had been my uncle's; when he passed away, I got the lot--filters, lenses, darkroom equipment, library, and all his negatives and slides (which I'm *still* trying to organize).

 

I've been shooting exclusively B&W with it just to force myself to see composition over color -- and using my digital in monochrome mode to test my eye. And I get some darn funny looks when I whip out my filters and peer through them before affixing any to the lens.

 

True story -- I was out shooting at random when I stumbled across the remains of a major fire the night before and spent about a roll and a half shooting images of the wreckage. When I stopped at the local coffee house to warm up, someone asked me how my shots had come out. I got the funniest look when I told her I didn't know yet, and the look on her face when I pointed out I was shooting real film was priceless.

Some folks think film is dying out. Digital is certainly taking over much of everday and even professional photography. But there are a lot of film buffs out there and the advantages can outweigh the "instant" gratification. I find when I'm shooting film these days that I really slow down and spend more time visualizing the final image on film. I have a bunch of Nikons and have been shooting Nikons since the early 70's. Don't have an "F" but am greatly envious of those who do. It's almost like I collect Nikons but not as seriously as many folks and all of mine are used fairly regularly.

I don't process film on my own so on B&W I've been using the Kodak BW400C film. It's a straight C41 process with the main disadvantage that it has a green cast to the final prints if bulk printed on color paper. I don't print much so I take the scanned film and convert it to actual B&W. It's asa 400 and the grain is quite fine for that speed.

A Summer Post

It's been a long hot summer and I have accomplished little on my photography hobby and a bit more on coins. I've been photographing my slabbed coins and have at least gotten to the point where the coin is focused nicely. Still I haven't been able to get both the slab and coin in proper focus and with proper lighting in a manner that pleases me. I'm making progress but I feel I have quite a ways to go. Here's a sample of a National Parks quarter.

While the Roosevelt dimes are causing me another problem. When I get the dime exposed as I like the slab area is a bit too dark for my tastes. When I get the slab exposed the way I want, the dime is too light.

Either is acceptable from the point of documenting the coin and certification number. So a visual inventory is being created. I can sort the results and store them on my computer and on flickr so there's a record. Not the best artwork but it serves the purpose. When I get everything balanced I'll re-photgraph the whole collection so that everything is uniform in appearance.

So here are some links for my US Coins collections on flickr. I hope they work properly.

Art's US Coins Collection

Souvenir Cards

I've been adding to my Souvenir Card collection over the summer. Most that I've added are Bureau of Engraving and Printing Cards and feature currency printed from original plates or stamps that I really like, also printed from original plates. These are really nice cards and the printing is wonderfully done. The cards are intaglio printed (for the most part) and so have that wonderful raised ink feel that the actual notes or stamps have. I got a bunch of nice cards on ebay a few weeks ago. A long-time collector had passed away and his son was selling off his collection (I'm guessing that's what will happen to mine, but it makes me groan to think of it.) Anyway the cards have been added to flickr under the BEP Souvenir cards or Postal Service Souvenir card sets. Postal Service cards are those that are printed by the USPS for stamp shows, while there are a number of BEP cards that have stamp themes as well.

Art's BEP Souvenir Cards

Art's USPS Souvenir Cards

Take a look when you have a few minutes. I'm sure you'll enjoy them. (By the way these are all scanned images and therefore not my experimental photography thingies )

Military Payment Certificates

I like the US MPCs and have a small collection of them. I've added a few this past summer and have scanned them and organized them into the Series of issue. These are fun to collect and until recently were pretty easy on the pocketbook. The prices have risen a lot in the past year and seem to be heading upward rapidly. I guess there's a lot more collector interest with so many of the Viet Nam vets retiring and so many of the WWII and Korean Vets leaving us. I've put the link below for my MPC library on flickr.

Art's US MPC Image Library

Well that's all for now. I have some things I must do tonight. It was fun blogging again. Please feel free to join in and leave your comments, suggestions, questions, etc.

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