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Pillar of the Community
 France
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Hehe :) I agree a bit actually ;)
It's just logistically easier (it's complicated actually, won't elaborate)
I got some excellent lens - but nothing macro (16-35L, 24-105L, 100-400L, 50 1.4, 1.4x L extender). I have some extension tubes - but they require proper light, and are hard to use for coins as the dof is very low with them.
Oh, the 1D MKII is old - your 5D II will make better pictures in low light (newer sensor, full frame - and anyway you don't need the speed of the 1D to shoot coins :p)
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Pillar of the Community
Czech Republic
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Nice collection of lenses. I have both the 16-35L and 24-105L and have been having a lot of fun with the wide-angle shots @ 16mm.
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Pillar of the Community
France
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Here is a new emergency issue minted under Ferdinand VII. This one is particularly interesting due to its shape - here is the story behind it : The war situation in Majorca led to shortages of metal, so the Supreme Council of the Kingdom of Majorca (constituted on 30 May 1808) requested the Bishop of the Diocese metal objects from the churches and so they may provide material for minting urgent coins (for those who followed the topic, we discussed that earlier already). The sous, especially the octagonal profile reflects this turbulent and unstable history, lived under the reign of Ferdinand VII. The sous (salary) derives from the Roman solidus coin. Mallorca silversmiths were the perpetrators of these "sous" octagonal coinage. The war prevented the immediate transfer of the machinery for coins circular profile. This issue of necessity is also reflected in the absence of the usual compositional elements (royal effigy), or of the altering of those (usually the monetary value is stated on the back, and in some case for this type the initials of Ferdinand VII don't even appear ) and of an unstable iconography of the shield of the city.    |
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Pillar of the Community
France
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I thought that that coin would get more comments  Edited by MathieuMa
07/06/2012 7:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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They are beautiful in their simplicity
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Pillar of the Community
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Here is my 1808 Balearic Islands30 sueldos -  Please note the yellowish discoloration towards the center of each side. Makes one wonder about the purity of the 'silver' in this emergency issue. Bill |
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France
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Did you bought this one from a safe source ?
I saw counterfeits of that type, some being sold as such by famous houses.
The color is strange, it looks like a used platting over copper.
Nevertheless, the design of the coin matches, it's a nice one you have here :)
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Pillar of the Community
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I bought it many years ago from Aureo, perhaps the leading dealer in Spain at the time. I doubt it looked this way when it arrived and suspect (I cannot remember), that I wiped it a bit. (Perhaps a better color fooled even that great Company). I need to get it from the bank and weigh it, check it with a magnet, and more. It may very well be a fake.  Bill |
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France
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I know Aureo, they are the most active ones in Spain indeed.
They are usually pretty good, maybe a bit less when it comes to mail only auctions.
It would be a good idea to check it indeed :)
(mine comes from Cayon)
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Pillar of the Community
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I will plan on revisiting (retreiving and examining my coin. Meanwhile, here are my emergency-issue crowns. First, one from Reus. While not usually thought of as an emergency issue, I feel that the workers at the "Moving Mint" made it in a hurry. <g>  Bill |
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Pillar of the Community
France
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Excellent !
In those you have, I'm missing the early Mallorca type :)
Oh, and if you don't remember, check the edge of the Tarragona one when you go there - it has a unique design !
The first one you displayed is from the Cataluña mint - which was indeed moving during the Napoleon war.
Places where it was operating are a quite known, but during the same year it could be in more than one place.
It's a very interesting story, I'll research it more when I got some time.
I know Ceca Segovia has one of the machinery used for this type of operation - although being a moving mint it was not a simple hammer :)
Edited by MathieuMa
08/04/2012 09:34 am
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Yes, the Catalonia issues are quite interesting (and some types are quite scarce). I really enjoyed reading about the Mint's movements during the Napoleonic War. I'll post more pictures in another thread. OOPS! I see that I've already posted some of my Catalonia coins, at https://goccf.com/t/115319 Also, that I recommended the book by Goig at that time. Bill Edited by BillSnyder
08/04/2012 11:30 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does the 30 Sous every come as Ferdinand VI instead of VII (ie., FRo VI). The FRo in one stamp and the VI in another?
JPL
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Yes John. There is error 30 sous which reads FER VI. I lost out on an example because the auction company "over-looked" my high bid. (They apologized later).
I will need to locate the old auction catalog to see which coin type it was.
Bill
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