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(Active) Eclectic "Box of 20" (Misc. certified/slabbed coins)

A wooden slab box that holds 20 certified coins. This set operates on the "one in, one out" principle. When a new coin goes in, an old one must come out! Anything goes in here: Ancient, Medieval, Modern, World, USA, Exonumia... you name it, as long as it's slabbed. Yes, there are a few slabbed ancients in here, but I am mostly through with the idea of entombing those in plastic. If you hate slabs as many here do, just look at the coins and ignore the labels.

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(Active) Greek & Roman Provincial Coins

A new collection begun in May of 2014. Any slabbed pieces you see are also doing duty in my "Eclectic Box of 20" set, but this will otherwise be a back-to-basics collection of raw coins. I am a novice with Greek coins, so this is only a beginning.

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(Retired) Lord Marcovan's Love Tokens

A date set of U.S. dimes with love token reverses. A traditional date set but with the added twist of only collecting engraved coins, which are tiny masterpieces of a dying folk art.

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(Retired) Past Roman Coin Collections & Misc.

Various coins from my past Roman collections. Actually, I think some other stray files got scrambled up in here as well. This album is a mess, but the coins are still there.

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(Retired) The Victoria Hope Collection (1901 British Empire type set)

This 1901 type set consists of coins from the final year of Queen Victoria's reign. I created it for my daughter, Victoria Hope. In 2014 I sold most of these coins and reinvested the money for Victoria, since she decided she's not into collecting them. One or two were reabsorbed into my own collections.

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(Retired) Visit the Holey Land! (Collection of holed coins)

A few random stray files from my old "holey" coin collection.

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Last additions - lordmarcovan's Gallery

Great Britain: gold half-sovereign of Queen Victoria, 1901, from the Terner CollectionlordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

USA: Pilgrim Tercentenary commemorative half dollar, 1920lordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

Great Britain: gilt copper proof halfpenny of George III, Soho Mint, 1806lordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

USA: gold Liberty half-eagle, 1842-D small datelordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

USA: silver three-cent piece, 1860lordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

USA: bronze Civil War token, "Our Little Monitor", 1863lordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

Japan (Meiji Era): gold Nibu-Kin (2 bu), ca. 1868-1869lordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Aethelred II (978-1016 AD), struck ca. 997-1003 AD1 commentslordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

England: silver Short Cross penny of King John (1199-1216), struck in the name of Henry II, ca. 1205-1207lordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

Italy (Venice): silver grosso of Antonio Venier, ca. 1382-1400lordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

Poland (Lithuania): silver half-groschen of Sigismund II, 1550lordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

Great Britain, silver "South Sea Company" shilling of George I, 1723lordmarcovanMay 15, 2014

Random files - lordmarcovan's Gallery

05- CANADA, 1 CENT, KM7.Size: 25.5 mm. Composition: Bronze. Mintage: 4,100,100.
Grade: PCGS MS64 RB. (Cert. # 10095298).
Comments: Acquired in a trade from Don Rupp, 06/2009.lordmarcovan

GAIUS "Caligula" (14-37 AD), AE as, Caesaraugusta, SpainObverse- C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS IMP, laureate head of Caligula left.
Reverse- C C A LICINIANO ET GERMANICO, II VIR in exergue, two bulls, led by man behind.
RPC 371, 11.12 g, 26 mm.
aVF with brown and black patina, a few old scratches.
Ex-Hellenika Ancient Numismatics, July 2012, through VCoins store.
Comments: Most Caligula portrait coins available under $500 seem to be the VESTA-reverse bronzes. I had a decent one of those in my previous collection, but didn't want another unless it was nicer than my old one, and finding one I liked within my budget proved difficult. Then I spotted this provincial, with a more interesting design and a much friendlier price (under $200), so I bought it. Yes, it has some old scratches, but I can live with those. I thought it had a lot of "meat" on it for the price. The seller had speculated as to whether the scratch on the portrait represented a damnatio attempt, but I don't think so- to my mind, a damnatio would have involved much more deliberate and vicious damage.
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Roman/Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, after 476 ADZENO the Isaurian (474-491 AD), AV solidus, Victory, ex-Eliasberg, struck after 476 AD.
Obverse- D N ZENO PERP AVG, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed three-quarter facing bust, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman spearing a fallen enemy.
Reverse- VICTORI-A AVGGG, Victory standing left, holding long cross, two stars in field, CONOB in exergue.
Ex- Stack's auction of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, 4/15/2005, Lot 24.
Original description: "Zeno (emperor of the East, A.D. 476-491). AV Solidus. Thessalonica, A.D. 476 or later. CHOICE VF / RIC 941. Metcalf 223. Choice VF. 4.27 grams, 20.40 mm. Obv Helmeted, cuirassed bust three-quarters facing of Zeno, holding spear and decorated shield. Rev Victory standing l., holding long cross, two stars in field. A scarcer issue. Scratched in right obverse field and holed, otherwise Choice VF. ($80-130)."
(Price realized: $310.50.)
Comments: (Thessalonica? I thought CONOB meant Constantinople?) This has long been a sentimental favorite of mine, and is likely to remain my only ancient gold for a while. The famous pedigree doesn't hurt, either, though this was probably a "junkbox" item for Eliasberg (haha). This is the centerpiece of my trademark "Holey Gold Hat", which I wear to shows. lordmarcovan