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« Reply #31 on: December 07, 2007, 02:55:59 AM » |
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 One, hopefully coming my way in the next few days, probably early next week. One I have looked far and wide for a nice example of, curiously these are a better value than the 10 Centesimi, 2 Lire or 5 Lire coins which had similar designs, but all of which are popular and more affordable than the gold, but conversely higher priced for the denomination because there is more demand. |
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« Reply #32 on: December 07, 2007, 11:18:20 PM » |
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That is a beautifull coin
I cannot remember ever having seen it for sale
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« Reply #33 on: December 10, 2007, 12:37:00 AM » |
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Ole Dan I finally figured it out without any help from nobody  See the dansing girl Seems I made a classification error and it is 100 Yuan sorry  I hate computers I just spend two days on installing a bought and paid for graphics program I cannot get to perform 100%  I sent a scorching email to the vendor of the programm |
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« Reply #34 on: December 10, 2007, 01:04:17 AM » |
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On Italy I can be short too I think I only got two but have to verify I got Maria Luiga di Parma better known as Marie Louise first wife of Napoleon I or thanks to the grace of her father Emperor of Austria she got to be Duchess of Parma in Italy after Napoleon discarted her If my memory is correct she was also the mother or Napoleon II who died of consumption age 6 The best smoked ham is from Parma So the story goes every ham vendor wants to give this coin to his best client This is the second best example I ever saw  |
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« Reply #35 on: December 23, 2007, 01:09:31 AM » |
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I found the pic of the second coin which is Umberto 1882 20 Lire It is a low AU  |
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« Reply #36 on: December 23, 2007, 01:35:13 AM » |
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Ok on to Switzerland My favourite melter series the Vrenellis The new girl is very easy to get at melt , but not the 1947 in MS 64 Restrike dates can be found in Krause Nazi gold stories can be found on the internet This is my birthyear  |
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« Reply #37 on: December 23, 2007, 01:46:34 AM » |
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The old Helvetica 20 Sfrancs 1886 AU  |
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« Reply #38 on: December 30, 2007, 04:41:42 AM » |
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I like the Helvetia series of 20CHF a bit better than the vrenellis. I hope to buy some 1883 and 1886 dated coins very soon.
The 50 Lire finally showed up in the postbox, what a long wait.
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« Reply #39 on: December 30, 2007, 07:56:53 PM » |
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If you have access to ebay germany and france the old Helvetica is easy to get in AU and up for close to melt Beware buying in Switzerland though since the Euro customs brigade does not understand the Euro rules for investment coins and has made pay enough french and belgians to warrant a warning Also be aware that the ebayer called Erdnueslli will sell anything as uncirculated even if it passed the entire war of 1940-1945 under the weels of a Leopard Panzer tank |
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« Reply #40 on: December 30, 2007, 08:20:30 PM » |
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No concerns about the coins I want, I have known the seller for quite sometime |
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« Reply #41 on: December 30, 2007, 10:25:34 PM » |
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I like the Helvetia series of 20CHF a bit better than the vrenellis. I hope to buy some 1883 and 1886 dated coins very soon. For me it's the other way around, but oddly enough i prefer the Helvetias on picture, but not in "person" 
The 50 Lire finally showed up in the postbox, what a long wait.
Congratulations! Saw your post on CP, also had some issues with that seller a few months ago trying to buy a coin from him (two emails sent and no reply, made my business somewhere else...), maybe due to a temporary human resource problem caused by their first auction... Jose  |
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« Reply #42 on: December 31, 2007, 02:52:13 AM » |
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Congratulations! Saw your post on CP, also had some issues with that seller a few months ago trying to buy a coin from him (two emails sent and no reply, made my business somewhere else...), maybe due to a temporary human resource problem caused by their first auction... Jose That seller was the worst issue I have had with a seller in a very long time. To start off the guy wants cheques, not paypal or credit card etc. Okay, so I send a cheque, it clears the bank, like they all do now in the USA in three days. But he says it takes longer, then blames the Midwest storms, Christmas etc for the delay - A Month! I am chaffed because I spent a pretty good sum on the coin, really wanted it. But with all the [blink]lies[/blink] from the seller, the delay etc. when I got the coin yesterday I really couldn't enjoy it anymore. To add insult to injury I find another at least MS-63 example on eBay that I wish I had instead. This seller lost a potential customer that would have bought quite a bit of material. Then I have a seller on VCoins that I have been buying up quite a bit of scarce stuff from recently, this guy is so professional, mails quickly no hassles, packs the coins like they will get dropped from 90000 Metres insurance, registration are right on the mark etc. Just makes me want to buy more. |
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« Reply #43 on: December 31, 2007, 10:08:06 PM » |
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On my last purchase last month the vendor played a typical euro game
I got a Franc Germinal way below price and sent 5 emails asking for the Full account which needs BIC ( Bank identifier code) and IBAN ( International bank account number ) in order to qualify for a costfree international banktransfer in euroland
otherwise the bank takes 15 to 20 euro and the receiver can complain he was not paid in full
The guy never answered and his ebay account had only the local bank numbers .
So I spend 20 minutes tracking down his BIC and IBAN with the logaritmic mathematical formula cause if I send the money to the wrong person the bank would send it back So I risked it and sent the money
So I paid and after several weeks the coin arrived . But to add insult to injury the proof coin is spotted . Not the red spots which are well documented as silver contamination from a previous silver blank run but blue spots . Now my scanner is not working for the moment but I was so dishartened by all the fuss for a problem coin I just shoved it into the bankvault .
I have never seen blue spots on a gold coin anayway
Happy New Year everybody
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« Reply #44 on: January 01, 2008, 09:22:00 PM » |
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Happy New Year I will start the year with the Hungarian Austrian Empire My most beautifull coin is a MS64 obtained at melt 22 years ago from an exchange agent It is an original not a restrike 1908 100 Korona 30.49 g 33.8753 gram at 0.900 purity is 30.49 gram slightly less then an ounce being 31.10 gram  |
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