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Pillar of the Community
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I better track this since he forgot the word gold or golcoin in the title and with a pic like that it might be another notch in my gun
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I will try a translation
The violins of autumn with their long sighs
wound my heart with a monotonous inactivity
Close enough. If I remember my D-Day history correctly, this was a message to the Belgian, Dutch, and French underground resistance (Maquis) that the Invasion was underway and to commence anti-German operations. It appears their actions were successful. The good guys won. |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Les Sanglots longs des violons de l'automne
Blessent mon coeur d'une langeur monotone
The first line was a general warning to stand by The second line was an announcement the invasion was within 24 hrs The Germans knew this but had had so much disinformation they disbelieved that any army would cross in a northsea storm Documents recently disclosed after their secret moratorium period expired seem to indicate that a single cell of French resistance faking the sabotage of the big guns at Pas de Calais and getting wiped out in the process made the Germans sure the invasion would be in the smallest part of the channel Pas de Calais |
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Belgium
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Frankreich-50-E...03_W0QQitemZ320117558936QQihZ011QQcategoryZ7994QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I am not sure what is happening I bought from this guy two years ago and he was on the up and up I even put him in my favorite vendor list If I look at his feedback he did not sell anything for a year and then kept buying for 6 months and has been inactive the last 6 months And suddenly he got 5 superexpensive coins two in closed boxes were the text excludes to find out whether there is anything in his boxes I wonder if is ID has not been stolen or bought  Since I have some of the coins in the half euro version and am not willing to pay 2.5 times melt on the others I am not going to pester him with questions though
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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I think it went four times too much
I do not know why
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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I know several coins never even reached the authorised limit of 500 pieces
Marie Cury at 500 was repeatedley up for sale at 900 and did not sell
Somebody must want Chopin very badkly and started this overpriced situation
Even the Kitty coins never were that exhorbitantly priced
In othr words I think somebody paying that price is going to loose more then half his money in three years time
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I hope not I have four of them. Also I have couple of Marie. Chopin is very popular topic in Europe specially in Poland. I know a Lot of peoples looking for this coin and pay good money for it. With Marie is different story , it was commissioned by German dealer and he got 95% of them.Only time will show if Mari will folow Chopin. But Chopin is going nowhere but up. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...18&rd=1&rd=1 |
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http://cgi.ebay.com/20-Euro-Gold-Fr...in_W0QQitemZ330121942633Something's going on here. While the Chopin winner was a new eBayer, it was bid up by a number of experienced eBayers. I didn't check them further for location, but if Chopin is that popular in Europe and especially Poland, Monnaie de Paris finally struck a winner. I wonder if MdP does any kind of market survey before minting a gold coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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I can only say make hay whilst the sun shines I have seen more then 20 King Arthur Breceliande coins pass of which only 4 sold ( I think it was around 700 euro ) None of the pre 2002 coins I can remember made much money I have an original wrapped and boxed and certificated Hercules piedford essai listed in Krause I got it for 9% over melt when melt was 35% lower as today I would sell before the first wave of widows, divorcees, and must have money at any cost people hits the bay   |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Oh and a few month ago I got this beautifull 1993 Marianne for melt plus 8%  |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Fred As far as I can tell Monnaie de Paris cranks out 50-60 designs a year covering their operations costs They have gone to 500 pieces in gold and 99 in gold 5 ounce pieces because they sell for around 2.5 times goldprice up to the coining limit Several series never reached the 500 limit but they do not care because win or lose on the secondary market ( ebay germany mostly) is not their concern they have their 250% margin and if you have the presses and a retooling department you can make dies cheaply Look at the knights who were able as a private organisation to get dies designed and made at a very reasonable cost It looks like the best hit overal Monnaie de Paris had was the Kitty series originally gone for like 85% to Japan |
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