elverno Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 1814 1 Pfenning, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Larger pics as always on my site. On 98% of the pages onsite if you click the first-level images you will get larger ones. This coin is a filler or just a small step up. It has been harshly cleaned which removed what appears to have been an old lacquer job. Pretty porous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 1805 1 Pfennig, Saxony 20mm Cleaned at one point I'm sure this is an example of the H over C mintmark variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 1791 2 Heller, Hesse-Cassel. On-site This is actually in decent condition for the type, Krause lists beginning with VG and doesn't go above XF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Beautiful coins Vern. The Asylum awaits you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Beautiful coins Vern. The Asylum awaits you. I'll drop by when the grandkids fall asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 1795 ½ Penny Token, Great Britain. D&H 911b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Odd wear pattern on the obverse but love the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I agree about both the wear and the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 1805 1 Pfennig, Hesse-Darmstadt. My site This porous filler is just identifiable enough to determine that it is the rare variant without the mintmaster's initials on the reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 1814 2 Heller, Hesse Cassel. My site I'm not certain of the name of the error on the reverse but I'm pretty sure there's a specific term. Too bad as it's a rare coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 1814 ¼ Kreuzer, Saxe-Meiningen. 16mm Nicer than the pics. Only the 2nd coin I've collected from Saxe-Meiningen in 30+ years collecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 1794 1 Pfennig, Frankfurt 21mm Pretty harsh cleaning but otherwise a decent example I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 More great additions. These are interesting coins and it's an interesting direction for collecting. What sources do you use most often to search for these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 More great additions. These are interesting coins and it's an interesting direction for collecting. What sources do you use most often to search for these? On eBay, my main source, I systematically search each year from 1789 to 1815 and then refer back to my website to see if I've already got an example of one that caught my eye. I'm always looking to upgrade on the cheap and someday I'll get around to selling the actual duplicates. Right now I'm saving up for a real grown-up macro lens but these glittery round things keep eating up my funds... The last few days I've been digging the copper off the shelf I put the un-photographed material and started putting them online. A few more and then the silver and then finally the medals. If I say so myself I've acquired some stunning medals that no one has seen yet. Most of the copper in particular has lived up to the "cheap" part of this topic heading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 1799 1 Kreuzer, Nurnberg 16mm This is the angel variety for 1799. Here's the other: 1799 1 Kreuzer, Nurnberg 16mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I love the overly-large denticles on this last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 1814 ¼ Kreuzer, Saxe-Meiningen. 16mm Nicer than the pics. Only the 2nd coin I've collected from Saxe-Meiningen in 30+ years collecting. Really? I think I saw a 1/2k at a show around here recently. Low grade-ish, but if you're interested, I'll keep an eye out for it next time if it's still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 then finally the medals. If I say so myself I've acquired some stunning medals that no one has seen yet. Oh you are such a tease, come on show us the medals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Oh you are such a tease, come on show us the medals I agree. I love a medal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Ah well I'm saving the medals until last until I work out the lighting on silver better than I have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 1792 2 Sols, France. 33mm This was sold to me as a 6 deniers piece, very tough to find here in my part of the states btw. When I received it it was clearly too large for either a 6 D or a 12D but only under by 1mm from a "standard" 2 Sols. Most of these were struck from confiscated church bells. Very few show up in copper which had been diverted for the first major war effort of the new republic. This one is interesting in the placement of the mintmark, crammed under the bust almost as an after-thought. The regular pieces I've collected from Lille from 1792 (4 more I'm somewhat ashamed to say) show the mintmark nicely placed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 1797 3 Pfennige, Prussia 15.5mm A tiny silver piece, paper thin. The weakness on the reverse may be the result of metal "pulling" through to the obverse design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 1792 2 Sols, France. 33mm This was sold to me as a 6 deniers piece, very tough to find here in my part of the states btw. When I received it it was clearly too large for either a 6 D or a 12D but only under by 1mm from a "standard" 2 Sols. Most of these were struck from confiscated church bells. Very few show up in copper which had been diverted for the first major war effort of the new republic. This one is interesting in the placement of the mintmark, crammed under the bust almost as an after-thought. The regular pieces I've collected from Lille from 1792 (4 more I'm somewhat ashamed to say) show the mintmark nicely placed. The reverse reminds me of the reverse of the Mercury dime or Roosie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 1811 ¼ Kreuzer, Wurzburg 18mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Nice stuff Vern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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