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got a few more "odd" silver coins
Thanks for the input on my THALER. It may go to ebay today or tomorrow
I have a few more odd foreign coins (JPG's) to share with this group. This group of "junk" came from a friend's grandfather along with the 2/3 thaler. Here is a link to photos of what I have http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...localeid=en_US |
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got a few more "odd" silver coins
On Feb 22, 3:10*pm, "howard" fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com wrote:
Thanks for the input on my THALER. It may go to ebay today or tomorrow I have a few more odd foreign coins (JPG's) to share with this group. This group of "junk" came from a friend's grandfather along with the 2/3 thaler. Here is a link to photos of what I have * * *http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...cn.5amb45s3&x=... The Gordian III silver is collectable (about 240 AD); the Saxony chicken coin is nice. The other coin appears to be a denarius of some Roman Republic moneyer (about 60 BC give or take 10 years). oly |
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got a few more "odd" silver coins
On Feb 22, 4:10*pm, "howard" fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com wrote:
Here is a link to photos of what I have * * *http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...cn.5amb45s3&x=... Oly is correct, the Gordian III (238- 244 AD) coin is an antoninianus and could probably bring $40-50 or so. Reverse of that coin shows Aequitas (who symbolizes fair dealing, hence the scales in her right hand). The other Roman coin looks like a denarius of the late Republic issued by the moneyer T. Carisius (46 BC). Obverse shows the goddess Juno Moneta (who oversaw the mint) and the inscription MONETA. Reverse shows the tools used in minting (top and bottom coinage dies, tongs used to hold the planchet, and hammer) and above should say T CARISIVS (can't see that part on your coin). But this one looks a bit, um, mooshy to me, and I'm not sure if that's just due to poor preservation or if it is a cast copy. If genuine, it wouldn't fetch very much in that condition, but given any possibility of doubt I personally wouldn't sell it until a dealer with experience in ancients has examined it in person and pronounced it genuine. Don't know anything about the chicken coin, but it looks neat and is probably worth something to somebody. -Robert A. DeRose, Jr. |
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got a few more "odd" silver coins
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:10:49 -0800, "howard"
fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com wrote: Thanks for the input on my THALER. It may go to ebay today or tomorrow I have a few more odd foreign coins (JPG's) to share with this group. This group of "junk" came from a friend's grandfather along with the 2/3 thaler. Here is a link to photos of what I have http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...localeid=en_US If these are from your friend's grandfather's collection, why do you insist on calling them junk silver? Junk silver is what you buy in bulk from a dealer, not out of some unknowledgable persons inheritance. |
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"odd" silver coins "junque"
About 2 years ago, I auctioned off most of a collection from the above
mentioned "grandfather". In the collection was a small old plastic soap box with a small piece of green paper that matched the folded ones with coins and his handwriting on them. It did indeed say JUNQUE SILVER and contained an assortment of coins, such as, but not limited to the ones I had questions about that were posted to this NG. His grandson (my friend, still to this day) was pleased with what the identified coins sold for. He said just keep the junque ones! I do not think, were his grandfather still alive, he would take offense at my changing "junque" to junk. Lots more interesting stuff to look at. Howard, who did not owe and explanation, but did it anyway! |
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got a few more "odd" silver coins
Johnny Doe wrote: If these are from your friend's grandfather's collection, why do you insist on calling them junk silver? Junk silver is what you buy in bulk from a dealer, not out of some unknowledgable persons inheritance. At the risk of being duped by a troll, let me explain what 'junk' silver is. Any coin whose intrinsic value is higher than its numismatic value would be considered to be 'junk'. With silver closing at $14.43 per oz today, means that every 90% silver US coin is worth over 10 times face value, none of it is 'junk', although common date, well worn coins are 'junk silver'. HTH. |
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got a few more "odd" silver coins
"Jud" wrote in message
... At the risk of being duped by a troll, let me explain what 'junk' silver is. Any coin whose intrinsic value is higher than its numismatic value would be considered to be 'junk'. With silver closing at $14.43 per oz today, means that every 90% silver US coin is worth over 10 times face value, none of it is 'junk', although common date, well worn coins are 'junk silver'. HTH. Junk silver Roosevelt dimes are selling for about 12X-13X face on eBay today. Solid rolls of Mercs seem to get a bit more. |
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got a few more "odd" silver coins
In , on 02/22/2009
at 01:10 PM, "howard" fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com said: Thanks for the input on my THALER. It may go to ebay today or tomorrow I have a few more odd foreign coins (JPG's) to share with this group. This group of "junk" came from a friend's grandfather along with the 2/3 thaler. Here is a link to photos of what I have http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...localeid=en_US The other coins are not something I would know about ... they look ancient to me, perhaps later Roman coins. But that's just a guess. I've got a handful of ancients from specific places and specific times, but I don't really "collect" them. Anyone else take a look at these? Nick |
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