John Kamps

Thanks! I see you like early dated coins, me too. Of course the AH Arabian Dynasties coins are very early dated. My earliest dated Christian coin is a Brandenburg-Franconia AV Goldgulden 1499. John

AV Dukat 1785 Wurzburg/Germany Bishop Franz Ludwig Von Erthal obv./rev.

Posting photos of my AV Quarter Noble ND Tower Mint issued under Henry VI of Lancaster circa 1422-30 Mint State Quality

Thanks for additional info. My favorite coin from Genoa are the 96 Lire from1792-97 with the Madonna/Shield supported by Griffins. There was a nice mint state example from Bolaffi Auctions, sadly it went way over estimate. Here is that other coin...AV Doppia 1616 Genoa Mint Doge Rulers

One must remember, that the men who served in the Luftwaffe/Kreigsmarine/Heer/Paratroopers/Waffen SS Panzer Divisions fought heroically on all fronts, accumulated records that will never be broken. Unfortunately, they served a bad regime, but most fought for Country, not Hitler. On the otherhand, Stalin was a far greater evil, his Communist Regime murdered 69 Million people, and were bent on World conquest. The Treaty of Versailles in 1919, which unjustly blamed the losers for starting the Great War, was responsible for Hitlers rise to power/ WW2. Serbia probably was the real culprit in starting WW1. Present day, we have ISIS. These thugs, remind one of the Khmer Rouge in 1975/76, Soviet CHEKA/NKVD.... sadistic killers. John

Sorry...the obverse in original post was crappy...here is a better foto.

An extremely rare AV Pagoda ND struck Eastern Chaluykas of Medieval Indian Deccan, circa 1040AD. Only five known from this ruler.

AV Oberwalden Dukat 1797 Unterwalden Mint only 150 struck! Another example of bad strike/weakness in reverse center! Interesting theme....Saint Nicholas getting message from God. John

AV Scudo'oro ND Ferrara Duke Alfonso D'Este circa 1580 Note: coin was badly minted! John

Depends on problem.... For example a Charles II 5 Guineas in EF, problem free, would be much better, then a mint state one that had been improperly cleaned. On the otherhand, if the coin was struck by the mint (milled/hammered) and there was a fault due to bad dies, off strike, weak strike, planchet flaws, etc., then I would rather have the FDC example then a EF with no minting errors. I will show an example from my coll.Austrian Netherlands AV Double Souverain d'or 1749 Antwerpen Mint Maria Theresia. This coin is FDC, but was struck with dies that had cracks.

Papal States AV 10 Zecchini 1787 Bologna Mint Pope Pius VI obv./rev. 10 Zecchini=10 Dukaten John

Yes, I have only two. I will post them. One I need to take foto. Here is AV Dukat ND Doge Battista Campofregosi circa 1478-83 Cheers John

I wish! I would not have the talent, amazing that such a nicely designed coin was hammered in middle of Hundred Years War. I collect Worldwide gold, from 650BC to present. I like all Medieval material, I saw some nice Anglo-Gallic gold in auctions, but the prices are out of reach.... Really glad I found this site, nice to share coin photos/ideas.... John

Posting photos of my Salut d'or ND Saint-Lo Mint issued by Henry VI circa 1430 for French Territory under English Occupation during Hundred years war

Yeah, we live in the Capital "Ottawa". It can get mighty cold, last night it went down to -32 celsius! I have some relatives in Germany that spent the first Winter in the USSR, near Leningrad in 1941/42, temps went down to -55!!!!! And these poor guys were wearing Summer camouflage uniforms. People were a lot tougher back then. Here is yours truly at work, trimming a clients cedar hedge in +32 celsius hot summer day. Even at work I think about gold coins! John

AV Stater ND (Istros Mint) Kingdom of Pontus issued under King Mithradates VI Eupator obv./rev.

Thanks! I really love high quality stuff. I am glad joy your group, always nice to talk coins....or banknotes! john

From my collection. AV Dukat ND Regensburg issued under Holy Roman Emperor Franz II 1792-1835. Why can't they produce coins like that today!

Here is a FDC Aureus ND Rome Mint Emperor Severus Alexander, struck circa 230AD

Here is another one of my coins... AV Stater ND circa 150BC from Kolchis (Black Sea Region) Struck by an Celto-Scythian Tribe called "Basternae" a second type AV Stater ND obv/rev. from same region/ same tribe. This one is heavier/ different style. Both are extremely rare

Here is a FDC Aureus ND Rome Mint Emperor Elagalabus circa 218/9 AD obv./rev.