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Typical of European auctions houses to set a very high opening bid. A scam IMO.
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Edited by tdziemia
04/28/2024 1:32 pm
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Continuing to venture beyond American coins, here is a coin listed as UNIQUE in a 1963 catalog (Delmonte "Le Benelux d'Or"), but the second known example sold recently for a paltry 9500 euros. https://www.kuenker.de/en/archiv/stueck/404239Some folks spend more than that on a bottle of wine. Edited by tdziemia
10/21/2024 8:49 pm
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here is a coin listed as UNIQUE in a 1963 catalog (Delmonte "Le Benelux d'Or"), but the second known example sold recently for a paltry 9500 euros.   |
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Stumbled across this one recently: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces445280.htmlThe example in the photos has sold three times over the last 15 years. No other examples have come to market as far as I can tell. But I would be curious if anyone else can find one. |
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Here is another European coin, the second known example, a steal at $6500 or so. https://www.kuenker.de/niederlande-...echt./965889 There is also a lot of history in that coin. 1581 was the year the Dutch Republic was formed, yet the coin was struck under the authority of Philip of Spain, making it a "last gasp" coin of Spanish authority over the northern Low Countries. Imagine a George III coin struck in an American mint in 1776, and only two examples were known. I can only imagine what kind of price such a coin would fetch. Edited by tdziemia
02/10/2025 3:57 pm
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Now THIS is cool. A unique coin (standard circulating type) where the only known example (this one) cost only 1700 euro  I need to keep an eye on that one in case it ever comes up again. Wouldn't it be neat to say you own one of the world's rarest coins? |
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Quote:A unique coin (standard circulating type) where the only known example (this one) cost only 1700 euro Quote:
I need to keep an eye on that one in case it ever comes up again.  Quote:
Wouldn't it be neat to say you own one of the world's rarest coins? Yes. Yes it would!  |
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The last Elsen auction (Brussels) featured Part 2 of a collection of the coins of the Principality of Liege.
I started counting how many coins in that auction were the one and only known example, and stopped after five. That was an amazing collection. There are a lot of medieval rarities that are surprisingly affordable (but let's not let modern collectors in on it!). I picked up a misattributed Liege briquet with two known examples for €240 from that auction, as well as a Liege double briquet variety that's unique -- I was able to trace the coin back to the 1800s via primary references (but not auction catalogues... yet). Kunker offered a second-known 1492 Leeuwarden briquet variety later that year, but I had to let it go... I spent too much at that Elsen auction! There are many affordable opportunities for exceedingly rare or unique coins off of the well-beaten track of slabbed moderns. That was one of the reasons I left U S coinage for medieval/world coinage -- I want to own (and touch!) the ultra-rarities, not lament that I don't have millions to spend on a single coin needed to complete my Ba rber dime set. Edited by samoth
09/17/2025 9:20 pm
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Quote:I want to own (and touch!) the ultra-rarities, not lament that I don't have millions to spend on a single coin needed to complete my Barber dime set. Amen, samoth. Though this thread got moved out of the U.S. forum and into the Main Forum over 3 years ago, I'm surprised nobody has chimed in on, say, the rarest ancients. I spend a lot of time poking around in the Low Countries because of my collecting interests and Numista activity, so I naturally bump into interesting rarities there. We also heard from a couple of members on British and Australia modern rarities (but I am guressing there are, say, medieval gold ratities from England). As pointed out in the first page of the thread: Quote:
This is a very broad question.. Edited by tdziemia
09/18/2025 07:42 am
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Wouldn't it be neat to say you own one of the world's rarest coins? Yes it is. I own two pieces that are unique. I had a third unique piece but eventually a second one was discovered. I tried to buy it, but the auction house didn't execute my bid and it sold for less than my max bid. |
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I had a third unique piece but eventually a second one was discovered. I tried to buy it, but the auction house didn't execute my bid and it sold for less than my max bid.  |
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I tried to buy it, but the auction house didn't execute my bid and it sold for less than my max bid. What the heck? I cry foul on that! |
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How about something a little more obscure? The 1814 platinum half dollar pattern is unique. That's probably one of the most interesting pattern coins out there. The example with 33 punch marks is very interesting. There's technically two others known in platinum, but both don't have any such marks. |
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