Scottishmoney Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Sicily, Syracuse Circa 410 BC. Hemi-Litron (3.21 gm; 18 mm x 14 mm). Head of Arethusa left, hair in ampyx and sphendone, in field right, laurel twig; whole in linear circle / SURA Dolphin right, below, pecten. Calciati II, 55, 24. SNG ANS 418. Choice EF and scarce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 That's a beautiful coin and the condition is wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 What Art said. Nice piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 My new earliest USA gold coin. The stories this could tell, if only it would talk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 The first of these I have ever owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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syzygy Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 you having your own private gold rush? very nice, especially the 10 Indian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 you having your own private gold rush? Gold is addictive. Never have too much of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Great coins. Go gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 These things are lovely, frosted surfaces with mirrored finishes, look a lot better when not scanned through the plastic holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Love that Panda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 The way they arranged the frost on those pandas is cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Not the best image, scanned through the case it is in. I bought this in Guangzhou, and oh my God what a nightmare it was to buy. There was a coin dealer near the hotel that employed young ladies that spoke Cantonese only and they could not find the box for it. So the lady attempted to take it out of it's plastic case and squeeze it into a smaller box, just the coin, no case! At least she put on cotton gloves so she didn't add her fingerprints into the transaction. The frustrating part was trying to convey to her that I didn't care about the box, just the coin with the plastic case. So finally after a frustrating 15 minute attempt, she acquiesed and put the coin in a bigger box, too big, but didn't damage the coin. These are commemorative coins for the Tang Dynasty Treasury Vault. The obverse of the coin has the seal from the Tang Dynasty, these were fascinating because of the link with ancient Chinese coinage. I saw this at the same time, but after the frustration of trying to buy the silver example, I decided to hold off on the 1/10th oz gold example til the following day, and another lady, friendlier and more accomodating for putting in a box of my choice With the upsurge in gold in the last few days, the gold coin is worth quite a bit more than I paid for it. Apparently they were a bit slow on updating spot prices for bullion. Now I kind of wish I bought the 50 gramme Beijing Olympic bar. I have been slow to post these, just not a lot of time to do this stuff since I have been back. More to come soon, including Ching Dynasty coins, and paper money wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Nice coins and an interesting story. Sometimes customer service can be a hastle for the customer too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hispania Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Nice coins!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Very nice Netherlands 5 Euro coin commemorating Australia from Trantor_3 today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Netherlands Antilles 5 ¢ 1943, one of my favourite coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 France 10 Centimes 1918, this replaced the large bronze Marianne issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Saar 100 Franks from the French Occupation period after WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 And another beautiful Italian for my collection, 2 Centesimi, 1915. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Great coins to add to your collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted June 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Okay, like I hate coins in plastic, and usually don't think the high graded coins match the grade on the holder. But when I saw this MS63 I had to have it, it is a nice blast white coin with nice clean fields free of most bagmarks. And at the ridiculously low price our Doogy was asking for said piece, I had to plunge and buy it: While I was scanning this, a certain somebody decided it should be hers instead. Well it was nice while it lasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 That's a really nice Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 That's a high end 63 in my opinion. Even with scans the coin looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 PCI-7 Material me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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