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1933-D Oregon Trail Memorial Silver Half DollarUSA, Oregon Trail Memorial Silver Half Dollar, 50 Cents, 1933-D, Oregon Trail Memorial commemorative, Breen 7471, SCWC KM 159, BU, slight strike softness on rear of wagon and pioneer, first commemorative coin struck at mint, edge milled, weight 12.5g (ASW 0.3617oz), composition 0.9 Ag, 0.1 Cu, diameter 30.6mm, thickness 2.15mm, die axis 180°, Denver, CO mint, 1933; obverse UNITED-STATES/OF-AMERICA in two lines across fields, Native American chief standing half-right, wearing double-trailing eagle-feathered war bonnet, nude but for breechcloth, holding bow in right hand, with left arm outstretched and hand upraised towards the east, blanket draped over left shoulder, in front of US map, with miniature Conestoga wagon train heading west along Oregon Trail above left, Hudson Bay visible above right, HALF-DOLLAR arcing below, mint mark D at bottom left behind Indian's moccasined feet, engraved by Laura Gardin Fraser, raised border surrounding; reverse IN GOD WE TRUST arcing above, Conestoga wagon carrying mother and child, drawn by two oxen, led by pioneer, holding staff with left hand over right shoulder, heading west over brow of hill towards large setting nine-rayed sun to left, OREGON TRAIL MEMORIAL/1933 in two lines in exergue, with five stars between (for the Oregon Territory states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana), JEF/LGF (James Earle Fraser/Laura Gardin Fraser) monograms in two lines to right behind wagon, engraved by James Earle Fraser, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Baldwin's (8 Sep 2023); ex Sovereign Rarities auction 6 (28 Jun 2022), lot 322.SerendipitySep 08, 2023
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1853 Seated Liberty Silver QuarterUSA, Seated Liberty, Silver 1/4 (Quarter) Dollar, 25 Cents, 1853, Breen 3989, SCWC KM 78, Type 3, Arrows & Rays (1853), gEF, cleaned in the past, some light surface marks, obverse and reverse engraved by third Chief Engraver of the US Mint, Christian Gobrecht, edge milled, weight 6.22g (ASW 0.18oz), composition 0.9 Ag, 0.1 Cu, diameter 24.3mm, thickness 1.75mm, die axis 180°, Philadelphia, PA mint, 1853; obverse Liberty, draped, seated right on rock, head left, right hand resting on grounded Union Shield, striped vertically and horizontally across top bar with diagonal banner inscribed LIBERTY, pileus on transverse pole in left, flanked by thirteen stars (seven left, six right) arcing above, 1853 in exergue, with opposed arrowheads at either side, toothed border surrounding; reverse UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcing above and QUAR.DOL. arcing below, bald eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread with Union Shield on breast, striped vertically and horizontally across top bar, clutching olive branch in right talon, three arrows in left, with glory of rays around, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Timothy Medhurst Coins & Antiquities (27 Aug 2023).SerendipityAug 27, 2023
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2003 American 1/4oz Platinum EagleUSA, American 1/4oz Platinum Eagle, 25 Dollars, 2003, SCWC KM 284, UNC, edge milled, weight 7.78g (APW 0.25oz), composition 0.9995 Pt, diameter 22.0mm, thickness 1.32mm, die axis 180°, Philadelphia, PA mint, 2003; obverse L-IB-ER-T-Y arcing above, behind seven rays of diademed and draped Statue of Liberty bust facing, E PLURIBUS UNUM (Out of Many, One) incuse arcing lower left along Liberty's raised arm, 2003 over IN GOD/WE/TRUST in three lines to right, JM (John Mercanti) monogram over Liberty's shoulder to left, raised border surrounding; reverse UNITED STATES/OF AMERICA in two lines above, .9995/PLATINUM/1/4 OZ. in three lines to right, bald eagle soaring right, wings outstretched, with seven-rayed sun rising on horizon in background to lower left, $25 incuse in exergue, tiny TDR (Thomas D. Rogers) incuse monogram at bottom right of exergue, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Suisse Gold (14 Aug 2023).SerendipityAug 19, 2023
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2023 Charles III Coronation Gold Proof Sovereign NGC PF70 UCAM FDIGreat Britain, Charles III (2022-), Coronation Gold Proof Sovereign, 2023, Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III commemorative, one-year type, coronation issue, NGC PF-70 ULTRA CAMEO FIRST DAY OF ISSUE (6767737-038), edge milled, weight 7.9881g (AGW 0.2355oz), composition 0.917 Au, 0.083 Cu, diameter 22.05mm, thickness 1.52mm, die axis 0°, Royal mint, 2023; obverse CHARLES III · DEI ·-GRA · REX · FID · DEF · (Charles III, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith), first crowned head left, wearing Tudor Crown, tiny MJ raised below truncation for engraver Martin Jennings, toothed border surrounding; reverse St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins in left hand, short sword in right, slaying prostrate dragon to lower right, wearing crested Attic helmet, nude but for chlamys fastened in front by a fibula billowing behind, horse with long tail, ending in three strands, with one spur higher up at curve, broken lance on ground-line to left, 2023 in exergue, tiny B.P. raised to upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Sovereign Rarities (5 Aug 2023).SerendipityAug 05, 2023
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2022 Charles III Memorial Gold Proof Sovereign NGC PF70 UCAM FRGreat Britain, Charles III (2022-), Memorial Gold Proof Sovereign, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Sovereign commemorative, one-year type, NGC PF-70 ULTRA CAMEO FIRST RELEASES (2894754-004), edge milled, weight 7.9881g (AGW 0.2355oz), composition 0.917 Au, 0.083 Cu, diameter 22.05mm, thickness 1.52mm, die axis 0°, Royal mint, 2022; obverse CHARLES III · DEI · GRA · REX · FID · DEF · (Charles III, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith), bare head left, tiny MJ raised below truncation for engraver Martin Jennings, toothed border surrounding; reverse crowned helmet surmounted by crowned lion statant over quartered shield of Arms of the United Kingdom bearing three lions passant guardant for England, lion rampant for Scotland and six-stringed harp for Ireland, within Order of the Garter inscribed with French motto [HO]NI [SOIT] Q[UI] M[AL Y] P[ENSE] (Shame on him who thinks evil of it), supported by crowned lion to left and collared unicorn to right, shamrocks flanking buckle below over two Tudor double roses, thistle either side, DIEU ET-MON DROIT (God and My Right) inscribed on lower ribbon, 2022 in smaller ribbon at bottom, J.C (Jody Clark) monogram to lower right, ornate floriated background, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex UK Gold Coins (22 Feb 2023).SerendipityAug 05, 2023
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1937-D Oregon Trail Memorial Silver Half DollarUSA, Oregon Trail Memorial Silver Half Dollar, 50 Cents, 1937-D, Oregon Trail Memorial commemorative, Breen 7475, SCWC KM 159, BU, edge milled, weight 12.5g (ASW 0.3617oz), composition 0.9 Ag, 0.1 Cu, diameter 30.6mm, thickness 2.15mm, die axis 180°, Denver, CO mint, 1937; obverse UNITED-STATES/OF-AMERICA in two lines across fields, Native American chief standing half-right, wearing double-trailing eagle-feathered war bonnet, nude but for breechcloth, holding bow in right hand, with left arm outstretched and hand upraised towards the east, blanket draped over left shoulder, in front of US map, with miniature Conestoga wagon train heading west along Oregon Trail above left, Hudson Bay visible above right, HALF-DOLLAR arcing below, mint mark D at bottom left behind Indian's moccasined feet, engraved by Laura Gardin Fraser, raised border surrounding; reverse IN GOD WE TRUST arcing above, Conestoga wagon carrying mother and child, drawn by two oxen, led by pioneer, holding staff with left hand over right shoulder, heading west over brow of hill towards large setting nine-rayed sun to left, OREGON TRAIL MEMORIAL/1937 in two lines in exergue, with five stars between (for the Oregon Territory states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana), JEF/LGF (James Earle Fraser/Laura Gardin Fraser) monograms in two lines to right behind wagon, engraved by James Earle Fraser, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Coin Trust (31 Jul 2023).SerendipityJul 31, 2023
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1897 Victoria Diamond Jubilee Silver MedalGreat Britain, Victoria (1837-1901), Official Diamond Jubilee Silver Medal, 1897, 60th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Victoria commemorative, BHM 3506, Eimer 1817b, small size, aUNC, matt finish, toned, engraved by George William de Saulles after Thomas Brock (obverse) and William Wyon (reverse), plain edge, weight 9.76g (ASW 0.2903oz), composition 0.925 Ag, 0.075 Cu, diameter 25.75mm, thickness 2.25mm, die axis 0°, London mint, 1897; obverse VICTORIA ANNVM REGNI SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLAVDIT XX IVN·MDCCCXCVII· (Victoria Successfully Completed the 60th Year of Her Reign, 20 June, 1897), old crowned, veiled and draped bust left, wearing pearl drop earring with 13-pearl necklace, Ribbon and Star of the Garter at breast, T.B. raised on shoulder truncation for engraver Thomas Brock; reverse LONGI-/-TVDO/DIERVM/IN/DEXTERA/EIVS (Length of Days is in Her Right Hand;) in six lines to left, ET IN/SINISTRA/GLORIA (And in Her Left Hand Glory) in three lines to right, first young filleted head left, hair bound with double fillet, waved and braided, pulled back in ponytail ending in three tight corkscrew curls at back, olive branch tied with ribbon below, 1837 in exergue; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex R. Ingram Coins (18 Jul 2021).SerendipityJul 25, 2023
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1897 Victoria Diamond Jubilee Gold MedalGreat Britain, Victoria (1837-1901), Official Diamond Jubilee Gold Medal, 1897, 60th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Victoria commemorative, BHM 3506, Eimer 1817b, small size, EF, matt finish, red spots both sides, more on reverse, engraved by George William de Saulles after Thomas Brock (obverse) and William Wyon (reverse), plain edge, weight 13.0g (AGW 0.3833oz), composition 0.917 Au, 0.083 Cu, diameter 26.0mm, thickness 2.2mm, die axis 0°, London mint, 1897; obverse VICTORIA ANNVM REGNI SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLAVDIT XX IVN·MDCCCXCVII· (Victoria Successfully Completed the 60th Year of Her Reign, 20 June, 1897), old crowned, veiled and draped bust left, wearing pearl drop earring with 13-pearl necklace, Ribbon and Star of the Garter at breast, T.B. raised on shoulder truncation for engraver Thomas Brock; reverse LONGI-/-TVDO/DIERVM/IN/DEXTERA/EIVS (Length of Days is in Her Right Hand;) in six lines to left, ET IN/SINISTRA/GLORIA (And in Her Left Hand Glory) in three lines to right, first young filleted head left, hair bound with double fillet, waved and braided, pulled back in ponytail ending in three tight corkscrew curls at back, olive branch tied with ribbon below, 1837 in exergue; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Sovereign Rarities (25 Jul 2023).SerendipityJul 25, 2023
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2023-LEV Armenian 1/2oz Silver Noah's ArkArmenia, 1/2oz Silver Noah's Ark, 200 Dram, 2023-LEV, SCWC KM 197.1, UNC, edge milled, weight 15.55g (ASW 0.5oz), composition 0.999 Ag, diameter 27.66mm, thickness 3.0mm, die axis 0°, Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung (Leipzig Precious Metals Factory) mint, 2023; obverse ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ (Republic of Armenia) arcing above and • REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA • arcing below around inner linear circle, Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia: lion passant facing right with cross on back and lion passant guardant holding long cross in front with right forepaw (for the Bagratuni and Rubenid Dynasties) in left diagonally ruled first and fourth quarters, double-headed eagle and roundel charged with octofoil between two eagles trussed regardant and addorsed (for the Artaxiad and Arsacid Dynasties) in right diagonally ruled second and third, inescutcheon with Noah's Ark atop Mt. Ararat over two waves, supported by eagle to left and lion to right, heads turned left and right, sword, broken chain, bundle of wheat flowers, feather and ribbon under shield, mint mark LEV to lower left, ½ Oz/Ag 999 in two lines to lower right, 200/ԴՐԱՄ (Dram)•DRAM/2023 in three lines below arms, designed by Alexander Tamanian/Hakob Kojoyan, raised border surrounding; reverse • ՆՈՅՅԱՆ ՏԱՊԱՆ (Noah's Ark) arcing above and • NOAH'S ARK • arcing right around inner linear circle, dove soaring right, wings spread, with olive branch in beak in foreground to left, Noah's Ark moving left on waves to right, sixty-rayed sun rising over twin peaks of Mt. Ararat in background, engraved by Eduard Kurghinyan, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex BullionByPost (20 Jul 2023).SerendipityJul 20, 2023
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2023-LEV Armenian 1/4oz Silver Noah's ArkArmenia, 1oz Silver Noah's Ark, 100 Dram, 2023-LEV, SCWC KM 198.1, UNC, edge milled, weight 7.78g (ASW 0.25oz), composition 0.999 Ag, diameter 20.18mm, thickness 2.55mm, die axis 0°, Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung (Leipzig Precious Metals Factory) mint, 2023; obverse ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ (Republic of Armenia) arcing above and • REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA • arcing below around inner linear circle, Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia: lion passant facing right with cross on back and lion passant guardant holding long cross in front with right forepaw (for the Bagratuni and Rubenid Dynasties) in left diagonally ruled first and fourth quarters, double-headed eagle and roundel charged with octofoil between two eagles trussed regardant and addorsed (for the Artaxiad and Arsacid Dynasties) in right diagonally ruled second and third, inescutcheon with Noah's Ark atop Mt. Ararat over two waves, supported by eagle to left and lion to right, heads turned left and right, sword, broken chain, bundle of wheat flowers, feather and ribbon under shield, mint mark LEV to lower left, ¼ Oz/Ag 999 in two lines to lower right, 100/ԴՐԱՄ (Dram)•DRAM/2023 in three lines below arms, designed by Alexander Tamanian/Hakob Kojoyan, raised border surrounding; reverse • ՆՈՅՅԱՆ ՏԱՊԱՆ (Noah's Ark) arcing above and • NOAH'S ARK • arcing right around inner linear circle, dove soaring right, wings spread, with olive branch in beak in foreground to left, Noah's Ark moving left on waves to right, sixty-rayed sun rising over twin peaks of Mt. Ararat in background, engraved by Eduard Kurghinyan, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex BullionByPost (19 Jul 2023).SerendipityJul 20, 2023
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2023-LEV Armenian 1oz Silver Noah's ArkArmenia, 1oz Silver Noah's Ark, 500 Dram, 2023-LEV, SCWC KM 196.1, UNC, edge milled, weight 31.21g (ASW 1oz), composition 0.999 Ag, diameter 38.6mm, thickness 2.8mm, die axis 0°, Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung (Leipzig Precious Metals Factory) mint, 2023; obverse ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ (Republic of Armenia) arcing above and • REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA • arcing below around inner linear circle, Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia: lion passant facing right with cross on back and lion passant guardant holding long cross in front with right forepaw (for the Bagratuni and Rubenid Dynasties) in left diagonally ruled first and fourth quarters, double-headed eagle and roundel charged with octofoil between two eagles trussed regardant and addorsed (for the Artaxiad and Arsacid Dynasties) in right diagonally ruled second and third, inescutcheon with Noah's Ark atop Mt. Ararat over two waves, supported by eagle to left and lion to right, heads turned left and right, sword, broken chain, bundle of wheat flowers, feather and ribbon under shield, mint mark LEV to lower left, 1 Oz/Ag 999 in two lines to lower right, 500/ԴՐԱՄ (Dram)•DRAM/2023 in three lines below arms, designed by Alexander Tamanian/Hakob Kojoyan, raised border surrounding; reverse • ՆՈՅՅԱՆ ՏԱՊԱՆ (Noah's Ark) arcing above and • NOAH'S ARK • arcing right around inner linear circle, dove soaring right, wings spread, with olive branch in beak in foreground to left, Noah's Ark moving left on waves to right, sixty-rayed sun rising over twin peaks of Mt. Ararat in background, engraved by Eduard Kurghinyan, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Atkinsons (10 Jul 2023).SerendipityJul 20, 2023
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2018-P Australian 1oz Silver KoalaAustralia, Elizabeth II (1952-2022), 1oz Silver Koala, 1 Dollar, 2018-P (18 pcs), UNC, edge milled, weight 31.21g (ASW 1oz), composition 0.9999 Ag, diameter 40.6mm, thickness 2.98mm, die axis 0°, Perth mint, 2018; obverse ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA (clockwise from lower left) and • 1 DOLLAR • arcing below around inner linear circle, fourth crowned head right, IRB raised below truncation for engraver Ian Rank-Broadley, two-tone matt background and polished relief, raised border surrounding; reverse AUSTRALIAN KOALA arcing above and 2018 1oz 9999 SILVER arcing below around inner linear circle, P (mint mark) above left, koala seated half-left, head left, on eucalyptus tree branch, surrounded by gum leaves, NM (Natasha Muhl) monogram on lower left branch, two-tone matt background and polished relief, raised border surrounding; ex Roger Belmar Collection (3 Jul 2023); ex Chards (6 Dec 2019); SOLDSerendipityJul 11, 2023
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2016-P Tuvalu 1oz Silver Star TrekTuvalu, Elizabeth II (1952-2022), 1oz Silver Star Trek, 1 Dollar, 2016-P (18 pcs), 50th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series commemorative, UNC, edge milled, weight 31.21g (ASW 1oz), composition 0.999 Ag, diameter 40.6mm, thickness 4.0mm, die axis 0°, Perth mint, 2016; obverse QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcing above, 1 oz 999 SILVER 2016 TUVALU 1 DOLLAR arcing below, fourth crowned head right, IRB raised below truncation for engraver Ian Rank-Broadley, two-tone matt background and polished relief, raised border surrounding; reverse STAR TREK™ in one line above, P (mint mark) below left, TM & © 2016 CBS. ARR. below right, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701™ flying half-right upward out of warp-effect rays radiating to lower left, Starfleet Delta Shield insignia with 50 incuse to lower right below starship disc, engraved by Jennifer McKenna, three-tone matt background and polished relief, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Chards (20 Sep 2019).Serendipity
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1906 Korean Silver Half WonKorea, Japanese Protectorate, Gwang Mu (1897-1907), Silver Half Won, Gwang Mu 10 (1906), SCWC KM 1129, JNDA 18-16, K&C 32.1, large type, aEF, light scratch on reverse, obverse and reverse engraved by Kanō Natsuo, edge milled, 13.48g (ASW 0.3467oz), composition 0.8 Ag, 0.2 Cu, diameter 31.0mm, thickness 2.0mm, die axis 180°, Osaka mint, 1906; obverse 원 반 • 年 十 武 光 • 韓 大 (Great Korea, Year 10 of Gwang Mu, Half Won) outwardly clockwise above, • HALF WON • counterclockwise below, three-clawed Imperial serpentine dragon coiled clockwise, head left, clutching Pearl of Celestial Wisdom (tamashi) inscribed with clockwise incuse spiral in right talon, within beaded circle, toothed border surrounding; reverse 半圜 (Half Won) downward, within open rose and plum wreath tied with bow at base, plum flower above, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Baldwin's (2021).Serendipity
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2018 Trump-Kim Peace Talks Challenge CoinUSA, Trump-Kim Peace Talks Cupro-Nickel Challenge Coin, 2018, Korea Peace Talks Summit in Singapore commemorative, issued by the White House Communications Agency (WHCA), UNC, matt silver with enamel, obverse and reverse designed by Anthony Giannini, edge numbering 5680, weight 69.78g, composition CuNi, diameter 57.15mm, thickness 4.76mm, die axis 0°, 2018; obverse PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP ★ SUPREME LEADER KIM JONG-UN (clockwise lower left) and PEACE TALKS arcing below flanked by miniature U.S. and North Korean seals around inner linear circle, UNITED STATES of AMERICA (clockwise lower left), 2018 arcing above flanked by olive sprigs, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC of KOREA (clockwise lower left) and 평화회담 (Peace Talks) arcing below flanked by olive sprigs around outer linear circle, profile busts of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un with shoulders shielded by their countries' seals facing each other in front of their national flags divided by a jagged line in centre circle, scalloped border surrounding; reverse NEW ERA ★ NEW GENERATION arcing above and ★ NEW LEADERSHIP ★ NEW HOPE ★ arcing below around inner linear circle, April 27th, 2018 S. Korean President Moon Jae-In & N. Korean Leader Kim Jung-Un signed the Panmunjeom Declaration for Peace Prosperity & Unification of the Korean Peninsula. (clockwise from upper left) around outer linear circle, HISTORIC 역사적인 incuse across scroll over dove flying right with olive branch in beak over the White House in front of wireframe world in centre circle to right, scalloped border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex White House Gift Shop (25 May 2018) in COI with COA.Serendipity
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