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coinsandmedals

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  1. Thank you! So you're the one who bid me up on the medal? Yes, the Virginia piece is a 25M. I had a blast attributing that coin - it brought back fond memories from EAC days.
  2. I will forgo any discussion of the French pieces until others have had ample time to guess, but I likely should have been more specific in the language I opted to use for the Irish Penny. If following Peck's classification this would likely fall under the "Late Soho" category, as it was probably struck at the Soho Mint at a much later date than indicated on the coin. The term "Restrike" is typically reserved for pieces struck at a later date using retouched Soho Mint dies, but not by the Soho Mint (i.e., Taylor). The waters get a bit murky as you dive deeper.
  3. 1792 France 2 Sol Maz-157 - NGC MS-63+ BN PL (NGC's images) 1805 Ireland Gilt Proof Halfpenny 1803 Madras Presidency 1 Cash - PCGS MS-64 BN
  4. 1792 France 5 Sol Maz-150 - PCGS MS-64 BN 1782 Ireland Halfpenny – NGC MS-66 BN 1806 Great Britain Farthing – Ex. James Watt Jr. - NGC PF-66 BN 1805 Ireland Penny Plain Edge Restrike – Ex. James Watt Jr. - NGC PF-65 BN (Very scuffed holder) 1805 Bank of Ireland 10 Pence Token - Ex. James Watt Jr. – NGC MS-65 (Very scuffed holder)
  5. 1803 Boydell’s Shakespeare’s Works Medal – Struck in Copper 1823 Ireland Proof Halfpenny - PCGS PR-64+ BN 1792 France 5 Sol Maz-150 - PCGS SP-64 BN
  6. 1822 Argentina Decimo Pattern - NGC PF-65 BN (Very scuffed holder) 1806 Bahamas Penny NGC PF-65 BN (Very scuffed holder) 1796 Scotland Angusshire Dundee Bronzed Proof Halfpenny D&H 12 – Ex. James Watt Jr. – NGC PF-65 BN 1796 England Token Cornwall Penryn Bronzed Proof Halfpenny D&H 4 – Ex. Boulton Family 1794 Scotland Invernesshire Inverness Bronzed Proof Halfpenny D&H 2a – Ex. James Watt Jr. – NGC PF-63 BN 1793 Scotland Invernesshire Inverness Halfpenny D&H 1b – Ex. James Watt Jr. – NGC MS-63 RB 1800 George III Preserved from Assassination Medal (with shells) – NGC MS-66BN (Very scuffed holder) 1796 Scotland Angusshire Dundee Halfpenny Bronzed Proof D&H 13 – PCGS PR-64BN 1791 Scotland Lanarkshire Glasgow Halfpenny D&H 2 (Coin Alignment) – Ex. James Watt Jr. 1791 Scotland Lanarkshire Glasgow Halfpenny D&H 2 (Medal Alignment) – Ex. James Watt Jr. 1791 England Cornwall County Bronzed Proof Halfpenny D&H 2 – Ex. Boulton Family 1790 Scotland Lothian Edinburgh Hutchison's Halfpenny D&H 24 – Ex. James Watt Jr. – NGC MS-64 RB 1773 Virginia Halfpenny 1805 Boulton's Trafalgar Medal Struck in Copper – Presentation Piece
  7. I consider the following three coins to be a single purchase. All of the holders are very scuffed. 1796 African Gold Coast Bronzed Proof Ackey - Ex. James Watt Jr. - NGC PF-66 BN 1796 African Gold Coast Bronzed Proof Quarter Ackey – Ex. James Watt Jr. – NGC PF-67 BN 1796 African Gold Coast Bronzed Proof Tackoe - Ex. James Watt Jr. NGC PF-67 BN Here is the entire set in a single image:
  8. Wow, 2023 was a particularly productive numismatic year. Not only did I attend FUN for the first time, but I also took the opportunity to attend the Token Congress after spending a few days exploring all that London had to offer. Although I did not buy much, I made several new friends and thoroughly enjoyed the varied lectures while sipping on a pint of true English ale. In sum, I added well north of a hundred new pieces to my collection. Of those, 11 came from the Watt Jr. Collection, and 3 resided in the Boulton family holdings. There is something very cool about owning a piece that once belonged to the proprietors of the Soho Mint for nearly two centuries before making its way to the market. I am pushing the boundaries of brevity, but since I have not posted here much lately, I opted to share my top 30 acquisitions from 2023. These are presented in the order in which I purchased them. Please note that in almost every instance, the marks you see in the photo are on the holder. Of the 30 pieces below, only 4 were not struck at the Soho Mint. Can you figure out which ones? 1803 Ireland Wexford Enniscorthy Halfpenny – Ex. James Watt Jr. – NGC PF-66 BN 1791 England Hampshire Portsmouth Halfpenny – Ex. Boulton Family – NGC MS-63 BN 1803 Madras 1 Cash Bronzed Proof - Ex. Puddester Collection – NGC PF-65 BN 1792 France 5 Sol Maz-145 - PCGS MS-64 BN
  9. Have you ever bought a coin on a whim that doesn’t fit with the rest of your collection? I am certainly guilty of doing this. A great example is the bronzed proof 1822 Irish Halfpenny I use as my avatar. This quickly became one of my favorite pieces, but I always assumed it would be a one-off. I never expected to complete the two-year series mostly because I thought the 1822 would be too difficult to properly match. As luck would have it, I recently acquired its equally attractive counterpart, a proof 1823 Irish Halfpenny with the same beautiful blue toning. Which of the two do you like the best?
  10. It was attributed as D&H 24C. It sold for $480 at Stacks in August and is now listed on eBay for $809.95.
  11. @Quintus Arrius That is very kind of you to say. I recently discovered one of your beloved roosters (1911) in a PCGS MS-67 holder, but it appears you already have an example in the same plastic.
  12. I noticed that the other day while looking for something completely unrelated. I will likely order another hundred or so when they are available. I wish they still offered the larger sizes as well.
  13. Your assumption was correct. I wish I had time to write for leisure. Sue's book is an excellent introduction to the topic, but it only scratches the surface compared to her dissertation.
  14. Controversial is a polite way of putting it. Although I no longer pursue EAC, I still store most of my copper pieces in these little cotton pouches. I took a picture with my phone to illustrate this point for anyone who is curious.
  15. This summer is going by way too quick! @ColonialCoinsUK I love that idea! Once he gets old enough I may try it out. It would be heartbreaking if he didn't have an interest in numismatics, but I suppose there are worse things that can happen. Thanks you @The Neophyte Numismatist, @zadok, @Just Bob, and @jackson64 for your kind words.
  16. Thanks, Mike and Gary! We are both overjoyed about the baby. We have know for several months, but it still seems surreal. This is the first grandchild for both of our parents so they are just excited.
  17. Interesting, thanks for sharing! I believe I have an example of the quarter Real you illustrate floating around somewhere in a flip. That said, I think yours is far superior. I have a small collection of the current coinage given to me over the years from friends who travel there on medical mission trips. It is always interesting to handle the current coinage of a different country.
  18. Before sharing the results of my NGC submission, I want to thank those who reached out to me during my hiatus. It meant a lot to me that so many not only noticed that I was absent but took the time to check in on me. As some of you know, our lives were temporarily derailed due to a sudden passing of a beloved family member. From there, life got super busy, and with everything going on, coins were the last thing on my mind. A few big things have happened since my journal entry in December: I finished my Ph.D., accepted a full-time faculty position at an R1 University, we inherited a house allowing us to move closer to family, and my wife landed a new job (with a five-figure pay raise!). Despite all of that, the best news is that our family will grow by one in December!!! Although it is perhaps a bit early, I have already started brainstorming ideas to get the kiddo involved in numismatics down the road. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. I hope to be more active here now that life is slowly returning to normal. On any note, I have a major NGC submission update to share. The last of the submissions shipped out last week, meaning I finally got to see how they graded. I have already shared a few of these, but to keep things simple, I included them here to compliment the original journal entry (link to original thread). 1799 Great Britain proof Farthing with shells – Ex. Matthew Boulton NGC grade: PF-63 BN “1791” France Jean Jacques Rousseau Medal – Ex. Matthew Boulton NGC grade: MS-64 BN 1800(11) Westminster Fire Office Medal with shells and wrapper – Ex. James Watt Jr. Collection NGC grade: MS-66 BN 1805 Ireland proof Penny with shells NGC grade: PF-64 RB 1793 Board of Agriculture Medal with shells and wrapper – Ex. James Watt Jr. Collection NGC grade: MS-67 BN 1800 George III Preserved from Assassination Medal with shells NGC grade: MS-66 BN 1803 Boydell's National Edition of Shakespeare's Works with shells NGC grade: MS-62 1793 Death of Gustavus III medal with shells NGC grade: MS-66 BN 1793 Execution of Louis XVI of France – Final farewell medal with shells NGC grade: MS-66 BN This submission included several other items, but I either do not have an image of them, or it was just a reholder. Overall, I am pleased with the grades. Most of these are top pops, many three or more grade points higher than their counterparts. The only thing left to do now is patiently wait for USPS to deliver them!
  19. The ANA summer seminar is a great opportunity to learn, both inside and outside of the classroom. I was fortunate enough to receive a partial scholarship to attend, so I’m happy to report that I’ll be taking the digital photography course during the first session. It would be great to meet some of the forum regulars should you decide to attend!
  20. Life has been hitting me pretty hard lately, so I have been MIA, but I wanted to stop in and congratulate all of the winners! There are some truly remarkable collections that won this year.
  21. For the most part, even the upper grades for the common dates are not super expensive. This really would be a beautiful type set to put together. I feel as though you've pushed me closer to the edge here!
  22. When typing out the write-ups for the Soho medals, I always do my best to include images of supporting items I own; however, that is not always possible. For instance, when writing up the Boydell Shakespeare medal (you can read about it here), I used the frontispiece to Boydell's 1797 edition of Shakespeare's Works, but this was an open-source image from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Despite searching for a genuine period example for my collection of antique paper, I could not locate an example already separated from its binding, so I decided to discontinue the search. I saved the search on my computer, and during one of my insomnia-driven buying sprees, I just happened to come across an example. By some miracle, I won it for the opening bid! I plan to have it professionally framed, but it will make an excellent example to pair with my wife's growing collection of antique Shakespeare books and fully complements the medal bearing the same design in my collection. Sorry about the fuzzy pictures. I didn't have the time to break out my good camera, so I used my phone. This month has been extraordinary for my numismatic ephemera collection as I finally tracked period copies of a document that I have been trying to find for nearly the last five years! I plan to do a separate write-up on those acquisitions very soon. So, are there any other oddballs like me that also collect stuff somewhat related to your numismatic pursuits?
  23. @coinsbygaryWow, it seems like they went above and beyond to make you happy, Gary! NGC seems to understand the importance of preserving that history offered by the provenance, and it is refreshing to see them place greater emphasis on that as opposed to profit.
  24. May I kindly request that you not share these? I am doing my best to stick to my core collections, and these coins are a direct threat to that mission! All joking aside, I have long admired the designs of the early 20th century Italian coins. I've had many higher grade examples on my watchlist for the better part of a year now.