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Valued Member
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Hi! I recently purchased this coin, it's a bit battered, but the price seemed right. This is the only other coin of the same variety I could find: https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/l...02-NGC-ef-45And it seems to be a die match for both sides. Mine is not as nice obviously, so I would like to hear your opinions on the grade and value. Thank you!   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Great looking coin. I think the condition would still get at least a grade in the VF range.
However, is that evidence of earlier mounting on the reverse about 1:00? If so, I guess that would also be taken into account ("details" grade? I am not really sure how this works).
If it is correct that the coin has been previously mounted, the value is what you just paid. I'm not trying to be funny, but I think each sale of a coin with damage is unique. I have one rare coin in my collection from the same era with mounting damage worse than this. I paid 15-20% of the price a similar unmounted example would have sold for.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree, definitely VF, probably 25 or 30. Hard to say from the photos if it would get a "details" grade.
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Pillar of the Community
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I paid 15-20% of the price a similar unmounted example would have sold for. That strikes a chord with me, at least for 19th/20th century coins. However, I think as one goes back in time, I think that percentage should go up. A couple of years ago. I paid 30% for 4 Swedish coins that had been mounted with a button shank. Perhaps I paid too much, but groups of 4 silver buttons regularly fetch £70+ here, and I paid less than that. A few months ago an EF William the Conqueror penny with a hole in the field in a Spink auction fetched 95% of what an EF penny of the same type/mint. That seemed too much but there must have been an under-bidder. |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Thank you!
It's actually great to read about your experience with mounted coins!
@tdziemia, it's still a nice coin with an interesting history!
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For coins of that kind, I would gladly get them at a decent price, mounting or minor damage or not.
How often do you see Transylvania Thalers, anyway. Here in North America at least.
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For coins of that kind, I would gladly get them at a decent price, mounting or minor damage or not.
How often do you see Transylvania Thalers, anyway. Here in North America at least. My thoughts precisely! Whenever one of these pops up, it goes for a price I can't afford, so I was happy to pay 10-15% of the price and finally add one to my collection. I like it because of the coat of arms. It's not the finest style, but the three dragon teeth are quite a statement. It's a reference to the founder of the Bathory house who slayed a dragon with three thrusts of his spear. |
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the three dragon teeth are quite a statement. They also appear on Polish coins from the reign of king Stefan Bathory like this 3 groschen, but they need to share space with other emblems of Poland and Lithuania, so are not so impressive:  |
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Nice one tdziemia! thanks for sharing
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