ilLOminatus Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 On 3/17/2021 at 9:20 PM, EdG_Ohio said: Is the glass recessed in the metal or on the outer surface ? I've got a granddaughter that would goes bonkers because of the turtle on it hahaha. I got it as slabbed so I dont know, but I think it is glued on the surface. There are other sea animals as well in this series. EdG_Ohio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rollo Tomassi Posted March 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2021 New volcano coin from Chile. Morpheus1967, EdG_Ohio, Star City Homer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 On 3/18/2021 at 3:46 PM, Rollo Tomassi said: Brunswick-Luneberg 2/3 Thaler 1679 Johann Friedrich looks like he could have come straight out of a Disney movie. Cool coin, though.! Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Numismatic, A.A.S. Posted March 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2021 Alex in PA., Star City Homer, Abuelo's Collection and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post EdG_Ohio Posted April 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 10:27 PM, Quintus Arrius said: I thought I had the only Zeppelin ticket...go figure RonnieR131, Star City Homer, Alex in PA. and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EdG_Ohio Posted April 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2021 While on a German theme.....I picked up a Germania Mint coin to go with my steins I collect also. These were brought up on another post elsewhere and I decided I needed one. Star City Homer, Hoghead515, Alex in PA. and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Buffalo Head Posted April 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2021 Numismatic, A.A.S., Alex in PA., Star City Homer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Quintus Arrius Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Buffalo Head said: Very lovely. Generally unknown fact: Hugo Eckener, the commander of the LZ-127 [GZ] refused to have swastikas painted onto the rear fins of his airship. Alex in PA. and Buffalo Head 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Star City Homer Posted May 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2021 I went a little nuts in a Japanese auction. Let's hear it for the global economy and the ability to move money across denominations and borders. I have to admit I was a bit puzzled by the groupings. These were three lots. I'm not sure how this will format after loading up the photos so I'll describe and you all can figure out which photo goes with the commentary :D. The first lot contained four coins. The three 'Mount Fuji' common style 1 sen showing three different shades of clay (translates as porcelain, but is a clay mixture). Each of the three sites chosen to produce the clay coins used slightly different clay mixtures. This was just neat showing the same design, three colors. Oddly enough the fourth coin in the lot was the white 5 sen. Not sure why it was grouped that way, not even one of the other 1 sen coins! The white 1 sen was in a lot by itself. Now, all I need is the white 10 sen to complete that set. The last lot had the red 1 and 5 sen with the vertically oriented characters. Again, 10 sen missing, but it was a great to get some new varieties to my rather oddball (and otherwise tiny) porcelain Japanese coins. brg5658, Fenntucky Mike, Buffalo Head and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rollo Tomassi Posted May 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) How an EMPEROR.... should... look. Edited May 13, 2021 by Rollo Tomassi EdG_Ohio, Buffalo Head, Alex in PA. and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdG_Ohio Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 On 5/11/2021 at 10:29 PM, Star City Homer said: I went a little nuts in a Japanese auction. Let's hear it for the global economy and the ability to move money across denominations and borders. I have to admit I was a bit puzzled by the groupings. These were three lots. I'm not sure how this will format after loading up the photos so I'll describe and you all can figure out which photo goes with the commentary :D. The first lot contained four coins. The three 'Mount Fuji' common style 1 sen showing three different shades of clay (translates as porcelain, but is a clay mixture). Each of the three sites chosen to produce the clay coins used slightly different clay mixtures. This was just neat showing the same design, three colors. Oddly enough the fourth coin in the lot was the white 5 sen. Not sure why it was grouped that way, not even one of the other 1 sen coins! The white 1 sen was in a lot by itself. Now, all I need is the white 10 sen to complete that set. The last lot had the red 1 and 5 sen with the vertically oriented characters. Again, 10 sen missing, but it was a great to get some new varieties to my rather oddball (and otherwise tiny) porcelain Japanese coins. These types of coins were common daily use types ? I'd be afraid to break them. What size are these considered...mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdG_Ohio Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 9 hours ago, Rollo Tomassi said: How an EMPEROR.... should... look. It always amazes me on the quality of workmanship portrayed in these centuries old coins...AWESOME ! Alex in PA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star City Homer Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, EdG_Ohio said: These types of coins were common daily use types ? I'd be afraid to break them. What size are these considered...mm? Well, they were supposed to be for full circulation, but didn't make it. Depending on source the common may or may not have circulated for 1 to a few days. Millions were minted but release was held until there was enough for sufficient circulation. This plan was interrupted by the war ending. The coins are more durable than they might look, there was apparently a lot of effort into ensuring that. I've seen all of one broken one (not mine, but on another message board). One reference describes drop tests onto various materials, both individually and in groupings. The results were 'satisfactory'. And, it's not like this idea was original. Germany and their porcelain notgeld apparently were an inspiration to attempt coins rather than defaulting to small denominations of paper money. I put a longer post regarding the porcelain coins on a couple other message boards if you get curious as to more details. My alter ego name is different but the avatar should be recognizable. I lost my old handle when the message boards merged with the registry stuff so over here it's Homer. Look for Stork on the other chat sites. In any case, my examples are not close to hand, but my nearby reference lists them as 1 sen 15mm, 5 sen 18 mm, and 10 sen 21 mm after baking. Most of my shots are individual ones pasted together, but perhaps in the next few days I can take one showing a full set in one photo to make the scale perfect. My photos are trying for clarity vs. scale. EdG_Ohio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rollo Tomassi Posted May 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2021 and THIS is how an EMPRESS should dress ! Heh ! Numismatic, A.A.S., Fenntucky Mike, Alex in PA. and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdG_Ohio Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 On 5/14/2021 at 11:10 AM, Rollo Tomassi said: and THIS is how an EMPRESS should dress ! Heh ! Imagine if in High Relief LOL ...but then the double chin would be more prominent. (no offense your highness ) What is year of that piece ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zreed Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) 2020 Canada Maple Leaves in Motion Edited May 17, 2021 by zreed Alex in PA., Numismatic, A.A.S. and EdG_Ohio 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollo Tomassi Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 5/16/2021 at 6:36 AM, EdG_Ohio said: Imagine if in High Relief LOL ...but then the double chin would be more prominent. (no offense your highness ) What is year of that piece ? Abuelo's Collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 4 hours ago, zreed said: 2020 Canada Maple Leaves in Motion No. 8 off the assembly line. It doesn't get better than that! Is the fine, mesh-like field an anti-counterfeiting measure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdG_Ohio Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 37 minutes ago, Rollo Tomassi said: Well, the lady looks good for being 257 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zreed Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Quintus Arrius said: No. 8 off the assembly line. It doesn't get better than that! Is the fine, mesh-like field an anti-counterfeiting measure? Disappointing NGC wouldn’t put the COA on the label but oh well. Not sure about the field but it wouldn’t surprise me if it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Star City Homer Posted May 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 5/13/2021 at 11:04 PM, EdG_Ohio said: These types of coins were common daily use types ? I'd be afraid to break them. What size are these considered...mm? My new set arrived and I made sure to get the 'family photo' with all in the same shot. You can see the sizes (though in retrospect I probably should have added a dime or something for more scale, oh well). Not my greatest lighting, I've diverted two plugs for my new baby chick nursery (apparently I have a new hobby) so two heaters and two lights for me to play with :D. So one shot with the whole set with some tweaking for exposure, then the other two photos for real relative sizing. coinsandmedals, Fenntucky Mike, RonnieR131 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EdG_Ohio Posted May 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) 2 more additions to my 59' collection. Given that there are numerous countries out there this could be a interesting ride. I present a 1959 German 5 Mark and a 1959 Greece 10 Drachmai. (I think they could of fed the eagle a bit more though..haha) If I am to trust Wiki there is 108 potential coins to collect. Edited May 23, 2021 by EdG_Ohio to add info RonnieR131, Numismatic, A.A.S. and Star City Homer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Abshier Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 3/31/2021 at 10:01 PM, EdG_Ohio said: While on a German theme.....I picked up a Germania Mint coin to go with my steins I collect also. These were brought up on another post elsewhere and I decided I needed one. Germania series is an interesting coin they are on my list of coins thats, I myself want they have some really cool designs EdG_Ohio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jason Abshier Posted May 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2021 2021 Royal coat of arms Alex in PA., Numismatic, A.A.S. and RonnieR131 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brg5658 Posted June 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2021 The last of my 2020 pieces. I'm still at ZERO new numismatic items for 2021 so far. RonnieR131, Star City Homer, Alex in PA. and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 8 hours ago, brg5658 said: The last of my 2020 pieces. I'm still at ZERO new numismatic items for 2021 so far. What is that Edward VIII piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brg5658 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 9 hours ago, jtryka said: What is that Edward VIII piece? The 1972 issued Pobjoy Fantasy. jtryka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Arrius Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) Edited June 13, 2021 by Quintus Arrius Axis of Evil: first of three RonnieR131 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
