ColonialCoinsUK

Congratulations - it takes much commitment to get a Best Presented Set and more so with one at NGC and one at PMG

Very nice examples.

When decimilisation happened here in the UK (later than most places) - 'pounds & pence' changed to 'pounds & new pence' so we never had all the wonderful name changes most people had to deal with, although my old sixpences at 2.5 new pence didn't last long

Sounds like I should think about submitting things now to make the December deadline

I now know why people collects crowns Hopefully this is a bit larger for a tiny coin - reminder to myself not to combine images into a single picture!

The later Spanish issue half real is even smaller than the colonial version, hopefully it is also easier to see as a nice high grade example

I may have to concentrate on banknotes now as I can read them, even if they are in Spanish, or get a decent camera set-up or both 

The start of more interesting sets, and no doubt a challenge to find high grade examples!

I know you are beyond help when you post your first million mark coins and notes from Germany

Very nice coin - you now have the excuse to get the MS65/66 as another date and start a new set.

You're brave - I have enough trouble with French, Italian and Spanish coins. Trying to work out legends on coins from China, Japan etc would be a step too far

Well spotted and great to get it graded as such - congratulations!

Thankyou both - I have been following Mike's progress with his Ukranian collection which demonstrates the knowledge and dedication needed. As does the Zimbabwe series

I definitely need more practice grading banknotes on the PMG scale rather than the UK version and for the area I have settled on the graded populations (other than for certain issues) were surprisingly low so I will have to submit notes. It sounds like it is not just me that finds it difficult to see slight folds etc on scans, at least the older stuff has an end date.

Same reasons I do not collect moderns, at least you roughly know when old stuff starts and finishes but then I tend to look for new die varieties which results in the same problem

On 1/19/2022 at 3:53 PM, Revenant said:

I mean, if you get them out really fast I think the old pricing is honored if you get it to them by 2/1.

Honestly though I think it's probably over-due that they increase pricing since obviously at the price they're charging there is WAYYY TOO MUCH demand for their services. And personally I think if it was worth it to submit at the old price it's still worth it after a 5% increase - their price increase is actually even below the current rate of inflation. It's awfully darn reasonable of them.

They need to go for grading anyway - much more saleable (and protected) that way, particularly for my family should I disappear unexpectedly

You did better than me, i finally found some coins I need to complete some sets and was just packing them up to send for grading next week - never mind

Well spotted to Ali, I spend alot of time proof reading things so I have been there, done that and will no doubt do so again

Work now has at least 3 people check things before they go out as an 'a' or and 'e' can make a big difference in a word - both are correct in their own right but the science is very different!

Documenting your journey putting together the Zimbabwe coins (and the Italian) has been fascinating - I think it just highlights the level of commitment and how difficult it is to do this and I have no doubt that world coins from this period will become mainstream for collectors at some point. The Award is very well deserved.

Many congratulations, I never realised there were so many coins depicting 'wildmen' or the story behind it. Very well deserved.

Very nice coin and a very interesting/complex period in history. I have only ever seen one example 'in person' but it will come as no surprise that I have some Ormonde sixpences somewhere!

I hope everyone has a good year - surprised I didn't have an 1822 so just a 1922.

Great gifts, sounds like everyone understands, the now, family hobby!

I didn't get anything coin related although I did spend some time sorting through things and even added a few coins, I had forgotten about, to various Registry sets. I seem to also have a pile of things to send for grading.

Gary, all your hard work has brought the history together, and protected it, allowing others around the world to get involved - which is what it is all about, many congratulations!

On 11/28/2021 at 3:56 AM, coinsandmedals said:

I agree, it is vital to focus at times, but I’ve stayed well ahead of the curve for my department despite my other activities. If nothing else, maybe I can utilize my time management skills to secure tenure once I get my career going. 

It appears your feline colleague is sleeping on the job! I’ve yet to experience the process from the other perspective, but I imagine it is quite the undertaking to review multiple dissertations. If you don’t mind me asking, what is your area of expertise? 
 

He is either rushing about like a mad thing or asleep - I wish I could sleep like that! 

Area is loosely Medicinal Chemistry - draft dissertations this weekend were on a new diagnostic agent for neuroinflammation and a compound we are working on which shows promise in treating colon cancer - the diversity keeps things interesting 

You are doing a lot for a PhD student, sometimes you just have to focus on things. Having organised a number of conferences I now decline politely 

I am spending the weekend going through draft dissertations for some of my students - also with feline 'help'!

Nice coins, it is nice to see the smaller denominations get graded, which over time may reflect just how rare quality examples are.

I seem to have bought more Napoleonic medals, as opposed to coins, this year - there is probably a custom set in there somewhere if I can put a theme together, anything would need a lot more examples though as I am about 3000 short of the full set 

Congratulations on finding an example, Italian coins, over many periods, seem to very difficult if you are trying to complete a date set and top quality examples of anything are scare with prices to match!

Yet more varieties of the Napoleonic 20 Lire!

I love that quote!

Droz seems to have got around a bit, as did a few other engravers. There have been quite a few 'not recorded' and 'unique' gold Napoleonic coins and medals appearing over the last year or so - some of these have been from the 'bonaparte family' and in their possession since their issue.

I wonder if the Dutch, Italian and Westphalia branches of the family have decided now is a good time to sell??

The gold version seems to be a reworked die and/or struck over another medal - I am still trying to identify this