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NGC Journals

rmw's Journal

RMW Collection of England and Great Britain

I have one more George III piece to show, and then we move on to later reigns There is an 1806 restrike farthing here, struck in the mid nineteenth century using dies left over from the Soho Mint,whose coin making operations had wound up by that point. By the reign of George IV, steam powered machinery had finally been installed in the Royal Mint itself and higher quality coins began to be produced in greater quantities after the Napoleonic Wars. The George IV proof farthing shown
rmw

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Gaudete.

New CAR...

Well, the time came and I just acquired a new 2 escudos from the Central American Republic. It is a nice example, not terribly expensive as all gold CAR coins, and yes, problem free. I just need an 8 escudos to complete the type set. That one will have to wait as normally are more expensive than German Cars... Of course will not make it to the competitive set, but that does not bother me. What matters is that it is finally here.
Abuelo's Collection

Abuelo's Collection

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rmw's Journal

RMW Collection of England and Great Britain

As I have mentioned before, the fact that a private company, Soho Mint, was advertising and eventually was licensed to manufacture coins for Britain led it to produce a wide variety of proofs and patterns , all during the reign of George III. But here is a 1771 proof farthing actually produced by the Royal Mint prior to the advent of the Soho Mint, along with various Soho products and restrikes, some of which were sold by the descendants of the proprietors and were kept by that family since
rmw

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rmw's Journal

RMW Collection of England and Great Britain-Proof and Pattern Farthings

George II reigned from 1727 to 1760. In that long period, proofs were issued in only one year, 1730. Here is a gem example. During George III's long reign from 1760-1820, many patterns and proofs were produced, mostly from the revolutionary Soho Mint, which utilized the first steam powered coin making machinery in the world. But first, they had to overcome the resistance of the Royal Mint to the new technology before they got a license to produce coins for Britain. As it was a private conce
rmw

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The Roman Empire

Building a collection worthy of the Roman Empire

A daunting task for sure, yet one that has provided enormous fascination and personal satisfaction thus far – to discover the Roman Empire through numismatics.  That is my stated goal for my NGC Ancient Custom Set entitled “The Roman Empire.”  Initially, I contemplated constructing a typical set of “Emperors” coinage.  While such an effort is certainly worthy, I quickly discovered that Rome’s history, from the Republic to the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire, holds far more interest.  On the
Kohaku

Kohaku

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rmw's Journal

RMW Collection of England and Great Britain-Pattern and Proof Farthings

Here are patterns and proofs I have collected for the reigns of Queen Anne and for George I. In the first 3 cases, these pieces were made under the Master of the Mint at the time , Sir Isaac Newton. This was his day job when he wasnt figuring out the physical laws of the universe. I would be less than surprised if the 1713 and 1717 farthings shown here were personally handled by him as the quantities minted were miniscule. No currency farthings were minted during the reign of Queen Ann
rmw

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walnutto

Time to refocus

Time to switch gears.  Focusing on buying some investment property and need some capital. I haven't really added much to my coin collection in awhile either.  I decided all my SAC, Presidential dollars and Silver Eagles must go.  If anyone is interested, please look at my sets and let me know what tweaks your interest.  I am not done being part of this society just clearing house...   Keith
walnutto

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rmw's Journal

RMW Collection of England and Great Britain

Now that the Coronation Medals I have are done, lets go thru a tour of English and British farthing patterns and proofs. Most of these were produced in tiny quantities, often well less than 100. First up will be the 17th century pieces I have, a 1665 pattern Charles II (Peck variety 423) and a 1699 proof in silver. The 1665 is being graded right now but will probably come out as a 64 or 65. the 1699 proof is a 65, cross graded from PCGS, which also graded it as a 65. A fairly
rmw

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jackson64's Journal

Back To My Numismatic Roots

After some recent frustrations with registry sets slots, I have decided to take a hiatus from Grading coins, submissions, NGC vs PCGS and even removed almost all of my Registry "competitive" sets. The frustration has long been building with the politics in the hobby and not just with trying to get through the myriad of confusion associated with collecting any modern series and their innumerable annual issues. Whether it is SP's listed as MS or as PF's, multiple slots for the same coin but w
jackson64

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C'MON NOW!

SP IS NOT MS

The 2013 W SP is a variety coin of the American Silver Eagle. It has no place in an MS set, especially adding it 4 years after being minted. There is a category for the American Silver Eagle varieties. One day I have a 100% complete set, and next day I don't. All those bogus eagles that we had to have ( and paid premium prices for), are not included in the mint state collection, but as varieties. The P and S Eagles belong there too. Ever notice there are no NGC 2017 FDOI S Silver Eagles? Another
namvette68

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Bluegrass Lincolns

Bluegrass

Hi! My name is Mike and I am currently chasing Lincoln Cents - I suppose I will chase some other things as time goes on - have done so in the past.  I have been keeping notes I call Ruminations and I will try sharing them here! Bluegrass was our first dog when we were married in 1994 - he was part of the package!  But we live in Kentucky so what can I say.  My collections are all named in a way that includes Bluegrass.   Mike
rmw's Journal

RMW Collection of England and Great Britain- Victoria Coronation Medal

So far, starting with James II in 1685, Ive posted examples of official Coronation Medals of the monarchs of England and Great Britain. Now, we come to Victoria, who came to the throne as a teenager and gave her name to an age, when the British empire was at its peak and when the sun never set on it, as its possessions circled the planet. Britain was indeed the superpower of most of the Victorian Age. This piece is the most recent acquisition and was graded as an MS 64. I thought a nic
rmw

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My submission gave me a black-eye

The game of "mechanical errors". I didn't say it was a fun game.

Rmw, Like I said in my past post I have had 5 mis-labeling issues in the past 4 orders. That's not saying anything about the 10 or so before that. I have added a pic of two coins that were in the same order as the turned around maundy coins. NGC labeled both these coins 1960 Shilling Scottish Crest. Can you find the screw up? It's kind of like "where's Waldo", but A LOT EASIER! Let me know if you can beat the pros.
THE WELSH DRAGON

THE WELSH DRAGON

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The Hawaiiana Numismatist

The Third Official Manufacturing Function of the Bureau of the Mint/United States Mint

If you Google the term "special government medal" or "sGm" or "special medals for US government agencies" your search result relating to the Bureau of the Mint or United States Mint will be empty. However, if you search the term "POTUS sGm" you will get a hit to my website (discusses a particular type of "special government medal" of which I have ongoing research). This empty search result  points out that these common terms  are  unused and uncommon term within the US numismatic community. H
My submission gave me a black-eye

Who would do this?!

Hello everyone,  I have added 4 pics of a 2006 Great Britain Maundy set I just received in my latest order.  Look at the cert. #'s. YES, they are in a row. Now look at the coins.  YES, they face front-back-front-back.  Who would do this?  Even a non-collector must know this looks stupid.  Maybe the monkeys in the slab room thinks it's funny. 
THE WELSH DRAGON

THE WELSH DRAGON

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andold

Same number of points, but no longer tied for 1st

I must have missed the announcement of re-ranking of registry sets based on number of NGC vs. grandfathered PCGS coins.  My US Bicentennial Silver set was tied for first with several other entrants.  Now I am tied for fourth.  Same number of points, but the number one set is all NGC and second and third each have one NGC coins.  My set is all (grandfathered) PCGS. In Mark Salzberg's letter of 11/10/2016, announcing the change to the Registry regarding PCGS coins, it was stated (emphasis add
andold

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rmw's Journal

RMW Collection- British George IV Coronation Medal

George III was the grandson of George II, the son having predeceased him. Im still looking for a real nice George III Coronation medal (the official one, by Natter) and so I will move to George IV here. At least one of these medals comes with the original case as well, itself in as new condition.
rmw

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jto

Updates and Improvements

The "journals" are worse not better.  The registry is also worse and I have cut my time there by 80% (maybe a good thing?)  NGC has taken the "high road" out of town and left us, the collectors, behind.  Why do I have to go to page 4 to find my U.S. coins?  The time is ripe for a Third, Third party to open a user friendly Registry for us "the collector" that serve as the fuel for the hobby.  Maybe the ANA, hint , hint... A good registry is like a virtual Dansco or Whitman album, with hol
JTO

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The Hawaiiana Numismatist

Research Knowledge Discovery - King Kalakaua 1 Coronation Medal

I just submitted a US copyright on an article discussing a research find I made. For those who are familiar with my discovery models, this find adds a new piece  of knowledge to the King Kalakaua 1 Coronation Medal  knowledge domain.Background:The 1882 dated King Kalakaua 1 coronation medal  has befuddled Hawaiian numismatics for decades due to its unknown mintage, designer and manufacturer. This medal is identified as:2RM-9 (Hawaiian Money Standard Catalog 1991 Second Edition by Donald Medcalf