BigCanadianM Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Cool stuff! Quick look through the Libraries Krause, and that 5 Franc is worth $4 in VF, $7.50 in XF $15 in UNC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 I hope you have a small gas tank from the looks of that FRN! Nice reales, I have a 2-reales but it is not the cap and rays design, but the piller design dated 1776, not bad for a dollar, but that was a long time ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Funny thing about newspapers up to the time of the civil war is that they will last a long time, they were printed on rag paper with a lot of cotton in it. Immediately prior to civil war wood pulp based newsprint took over, because it was a lot cheaper to manufacture. And the paper itself is much more fragile. At one time I myself collected newspapers occasionally, the earliest I have is one from 1743, but my favourite is one from Philadelphia printed in 1791 that recounts the flight of the French royals from Paris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted June 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I hope you have a small gas tank from the looks of that FRN! Nice reales, I have a 2-reales but it is not the cap and rays design, but the piller design dated 1776, not bad for a dollar, but that was a long time ago!  I paid $11 and some odd change  And the 2 and 4 reale, I also only paid $11 for the pair. A few months ago I also picked up 2 half reales, one was the pillar type, and the other was the (I forget his name) guys head. The pillar type was holed, but I still got it because it was only $3 for each.  On occasion I do get some good deals, off ebay or from dealers, it kinda all depends how patient I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 $11 is definitely a good price for that note! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted June 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 $11 is definitely a good price for that note! Â Only is all my large sized notes could be purchased for 2-3 times face, in that condition, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Got few new things today, some currency as well, but I'll have to image that later. Â First off: I think this is a half penny, not really sure, never owned one of this type before. Â A brilliant Unc 1 Kreuzer, it may be brown, but it still shimmers bright! Â A pretty nice 1860 large penny, best one I've owned so far. Â And finally another Funf mark, 1914. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Nice pieces, the British coin from 1724 the denomination depends on the size, but I think it looks more farthingish in my opin. These coins were struck, but they appear to have been cast, they are referred to as "dump" farthings because of the small thick size of the coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Â Did you notice the little die crack at 8 o'clock on this one? Some people don't like them, but I do, particularly since they are testament to the die being used until it was either on the verge of shattering, or already did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 I didn't until I took the photos, and I completely agree, I love seeing die cracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 nice im just starting into english pennies an ur 1860 large penny is really awesome i'm tryin to get 1 penny from each king/queen so far i got Elizabeth, George VI, George V (only 3 x< hard to find some in gr8 condition x<) the George VI 1 has a slight toning . anyway again nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 dude i would only say a few words x< UR THE KING OF FINDING COIN'S AT BARGIN PRICES XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 dude i would only say a few words x< UR THE KING OF FINDING COIN'S AT BARGIN PRICES XD Â Haha, well, I do get lucky sometimes, I do my best to give more than a dealer would if I buy from an individual, but from ebay, I am a low-balling king, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dprice Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Nice Stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I got a few hundred world notes over the last month. All crisp uncs, all great notes, brilliant colors and just awesome! Also some pics of the couple polymer notes I have aquired. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I got some stuff today, I'll post pics tonight.  *EDIT* Ok here is what I got recently.  First is Marvins half of a trade I did with him: A nice 2007 Euro set  And also a gift from him, a set of 5 pfennig's from German 1915-1922! Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Next up is a version of a German coin I've wanted for a long time. I paid a Vf pricetag for this, and the pic online looked like a Vf-Xf, when I got it though, it was a great Unc, a little toning aside a great gem. Â Next is a Canadian bank token: Â Next is a pair of 2003A $1 FRN's with a matching repeater and radar serial number. Â Finally keeping in line with all the colonial junkers I've been buying lately, a George II half penny, and a rather nice George III half penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 And finally a few coins my dad gave me which he found in a creek bank by an old burned out covered bridge in the Maryland area. He was digging for Native American artifacts when he came across these three, oddly enough he didn't find anything else. Not like he needs more arrow heads, lol, he has so many I'm surprised his house didn't start to sink into the ground, haha. I guess that's what happens when you are a novice archeologist for 40 years, lol. Â First was a farthing, I think it's a 1821: Â Next was a George III half penny from 1773: Â And finally a 1723 "dump" half penny: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hussulo Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Nice pick ups vfox. Hate to be the berear of bad news, but the George III halfpenny is a counterfeit. Probably a contemporary counterfeit. These are often refered to as evasion pieces coin. Still interesting in its own right though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hussulo Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I was refering to the "rather nice George III half penny" second coin after the $1 bill. The rest look original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Nice pick ups vfox.Hate to be the berear of bad news, but the George III halfpenny is a counterfeit. Probably a contemporary counterfeit. These are often refered to as evasion pieces coin. Still interesting in its own right though. Â Ya think so? It's 6.99g, so it's a little heavier than the two Machin Mills I have, both at 4.5-5g, but a little lighter than most other half pennies in the 7.5-8.5g range....so I don't know really. I don't think it's a new fake though, I've had plenty of those, and this doesn't look a thing like them. Do you have any other information on these kind of things Hussulo? I didn't pay much for it, and I honestly like owning old counterfiets, so if it is, no prob, at least I know for sure then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 With these, the counterfeits are more interesting than the real coins. We all know who made the real ones, but not the counterfeits and they might have even been made in N. America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Cool finds by your dad, V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 With these, the counterfeits are more interesting than the real coins. We all know who made the real ones, but not the counterfeits and they might have even been made in N. America. Â I did a little research on what Hussulo said, and that matches with what I figured it is, if it wasn't a real half penny. Which is cool because the real ones are, well, somewhat boring, so I completely agree with Scottishmoney on this. The fakes, either made here or in England are some of the more interesting coins in the colonial era, mainly because most people just accepted them without even caring. It wasn't until the 1780's when a huge flood of these came to America that people really started to take a second look. The Machin Mills varieties are interesting because they were 100% made in the US, but I can't seem to find good information to check if this one is one. The only reason I don't consider two of mine English counterfeits that I mentioned earlier is because of the weight, date, and lack of detail both have. This one on the otherhand is probably an English counterfeit if it isn't real, because it is only .5g-1g under-weight, while the other two I mentioned are 3g-3.5g under-weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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