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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Originally posted by SFDukie
Clad,
do you buy up 69 mint sets and check them individually for WQs? Is your current best one you bought individually or found in a set?
Aetheling
those denarii are amazing (not that your pennies aren't nifty as well) How did you find them? What is the best way to ensure they're "real"?
OD
Are the 39s the key to the series?
Don
I look at any mint sets I can find and usually look at the '69's first. Some date sets have lots of winners and some have very few. The '69's actually have more than most but that's mostly because it has so many coins that can't be found elsewhere. I'll also look at any rolls I find but it's very unusual to find much of interest in rolls and many rolls you just won't see. Rolls are the best place to find varieties, though. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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 Australia
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To be one of my favourite coins, it has to (a) look good, and (b) have an interesting story behind it. This is one of my favourite coins: Italian Eritrea tallero, 1918.   The story: The famous Maria Theresa thaler circulated widely in the 'Horn of Africa' in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Italy, owner of the colony of Eritrea, felt that for locals to accept second-rate copies of second-rate Austrian coins and reject perfectly good Italian coins was an insult to imperial pride. So they tried these coins: an "Italian Thaler". The design is deliberately reminiscent of a Maria Theresa thaler. The obverse shows a portrait of a Maria-esque personification of Italy rather than the distinctly non-female King of Italy, and the reverse shows an eagle (not a normal Italian national symbol at this stage) bearing the arms of Italy. Economically, the coins were a failure - the locals weren't fooled and, despite being slightly larger and slightly better silver, they rejected these coins in favour of the Theresas. In the end, the mint at Rome was striking its own imitation Theresas, for use in Eritrea. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Sap, How common or should I say available are those Italian coins? And, of course, what are they worth? Very nice looking coin and it is LARGE which I do care for and SILVER which makes it perfect in my book!
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Australia
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I've only ever seen the one for sale down here; I paid AU$40 for it in 1998, but it's not in crash-hot condition. Mintage figure is 510,000 but who knows how many have been melted down since then. It's a one-year-type.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Ętheling:
The picture of the Roman denarius you posted on Feb. 8 is stunning.
Would you give me some idea of the price range for that coin, and a dealer who might carry something similar.
Thanks.
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New Member
Australia
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Ok being a new collector... i'd say I have two favourites atm...
Both British Pennies... 1860 & 1882
Although very common I am fascinated with their character... over a hundred years old. I also have a thing with collecting coins of the year 1982 (year I was born) and I think 1882 adds a nice ring to my collection.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
438 Posts |
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Originally posted by Gary Burke
Ętheling:
The picture of the Roman denarius you posted on Feb. 8 is stunning.
Would you give me some idea of the price range for that coin, and a dealer who might carry something similar.
Thanks.
I was fairly pleased with that Scan! (Some are really hard to get to look anything like). Price range for that coin would be about $90-$100 for VF (the catalogue says $88) although I've seen them priced higher. I paid a bit over for it (£20 over), but heck I liked it. I can point you in the direction of a dealer or two; http://www.onlinecoins.co.uk/(in the third search box is Ancient Roman, if you scroll down) And also here (some real quality stuff on here to have a browse through, but also some more affordable stuff, the earlier pages are very expensive but it's listed chronologically and the Early Empire ain't cheap, but it's the pinnacle of quality, page 2 onwards the prices drop) http://www.elsen.be/index.aspx?tabi...trl=l235listThe latter site might be better because the euro is a bit weaker than the £ and more advantageous if buying from non-euroland. Although the latter site is in French they do speak English and they are very reputable dealers that many well known collectors on various forums do regular business with. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
3730 Posts |
Ętheling:
Thanks for all the information. I really appreciate it.
My wife and I will be in London (first time to Europe) in April, and maybe I can do a little shopping then.
Thanks again.
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Valued Member
United States
411 Posts |
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Originally posted by OldDan
After thinking on this subject, I have decided on the Oregon Trail Memorial Commemorative half dollar. Both James Earle Fraser and his wife are favorites of mine, and on this coin I get the best of both worlds, so to speak. [...]
Although it's not very original, I think the most beautiful regular issue U.S. coin is the Walking Lib Half. If commem's are included, I would still choose the Walker, but the Oregon Trail comes in at the top of my list. Others include the Buffalo nickel, the Indian head gold eagle, and, yes, the Peace dollar. The only dead president coin I really like is the Kennedy half (pace Lincoln Cent lovers). Of the coins over which I currently have custody, my favorite is a 1921 circ'd Walker (I have other circ'd Walkers in similar grades, and a couple of uncirc'd with very nice toning, but I have to include rarity as the criterion that pushes this one to the top): (  I don't know what I'm doing wrong with these pix. If somebody can fix it, I'd be grateful.) Image:  21-50cOv.jpg484 Bytes Image: 21-50cRV.jpg484 Bytes |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
954 Posts |
My favorite coin is almost always my newest purchace  So....this week it's this beauty. The previous owner (Udo) also let me use his wonderful pics.   |
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Forum Dad
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1079 Posts |
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Originally posted by Becky
My favorite coin is almost always my newest purchaceSo....this week it's this beauty. The previous owner (Udo) also let me use his wonderful pics.
Now this is my type of thing. Anything GERMAN I love.[:p] Then again those coins from Aetheling are awesome aswell[:p][:p][:p] I want them all. Edited by KLD
02/25/2006 01:10 am
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
772 Posts |
After thinking about it, I would have to say 20 cent pieces are my favorite. I do not have many, but they are very neat, pretty uncommon, just a neat piece to have.
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Valued Member
United States
346 Posts |
my favorite is a 1970 2 and 1/2 gulden from the netherlands read my post I started and youll find out why. I didnt see this thread anywhere at the time. I love pretty much any silver coin. so if its silver its got a high standing with me lol.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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