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Hi all. It's been awhile since I have posted here but I have been lurking occasionally. I just have not got any new things to talk about until recently. In the last couple months I have kind of gone crazy. I have just about doubled the size of my World Silver collection and you are free to check it out in my album but those don't really belong in this thread. I also have not been able to find anything for my Roman Imperial collection as the emperors I need are all rare and really expensive now. However, I did make some new additions to my "Notable Historical Figures" collection that may be of interest. I am just going to post links to the album pages because for some reason the IMG embed codes are no longer working for me on this forum. (If anyone might know why let me know). Anyway, here they are. These are 4 that I have really wanted for this collection for some time. Scipio Africanus AE Unit http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...p?pos=-57209Julius Caesar AR Denarius (this is my second coin of him. I have a different one in my Roman collection) http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...p?pos=-30107Cnut AR Penny http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...p?pos=-57210Saladin AR 1/2 Dirham http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...p?pos=-57200I hope you all are doing well. Edited by MartiVltori
02/07/2021 01:55 am
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All are very nice additions. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
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 .....Some important figureheads there! Really like the Scipio and Saladin....Nice pick ups.  |
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@marti, that is an impressive group of coins, but the medieval penny is absolutely cnut-iful.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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NICE Additions!
They are all in such great condition.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks everybody.
@Spence, you are right. The Cnut really is a gem and something I have been after for many years. It is the single most expensive coin I have ever bought. Even edging out the gold solidus in my roman collection. Worth every "penny" though I think. :)
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Pillar of the Community
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Very Nice!  Loved the historical write ups, thanks for sharing . |
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"Notable historical figures" is a great theme for a collection.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Coins are the hardware documents of history.
Possible to make a book with a page of history relating to each coin that you have, and illustrate each page with the actual coin. Use a ring binder, to add each new page.
I have seen this done with museum displays.
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Sel, that is exactly what I have done. :)
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