ChrisB

I was able to pick up the entire 1947 in NGC holders for less the cost of grading fees. It kind of shocked me. Below are a few of them.

I have a few because I like crown sized world coins but I am pretty much an amateur on collecting these.

And a Half Rouble from Peter I

Well, I have a "few" Wildman coins. No gold like Panzerman but maybe someday.

I have a number of Saxony Thalers but these 2 are most similar to the OP although not from the reign of Freidrich Christian.

On 9/26/2022 at 12:04 AM, Qcumbor said:

I've already posted that previously, but thought it might be appropriate to have it here too :

The siege of Mainz (source Wikipedia)

"In the siege of Mainz (German: Belagerung von Mainz), from 14 April to 23 July 1793, a coalition of Prussia, Austria, and other German states led by the Holy Roman Empire besieged and captured Mainz from revolutionary French forces. The allies, especially the Prussians, first tried negotiations, but this failed, and the bombardment of the city began on the night of 17 June.

Within the town the siege and bombardment led to stress between citizens, municipality and the French war council, governing since 2 April. The city administration was displaced on 13 July; this increased the stubbornness of the remaining population. Since a relief army was missing, the war council was forced to take up negotiations with the allied forces on 17 July; the remaining soldiers capitulated on 23 July.

Nearly 19,000 French troops surrendered at the end of the siege, but were allowed to return to France if they promised not to fight against the allies for one year. Consequently, they were used to fight French royalists in the Vendée region of France. They left the town singing La Marseillaise (also known as the Chant de guerre de l'Armée du Rhin).

The Republic of Mainz, the first democratic state on the later German territory, was subsequently dissolved. Mainz received a Prussian commander to administer the city. The bombardment had left devastating traces in the townscape: some civil buildings and aristocratic palaces like the comedy house, the electoral pleasure palace Favorite, the House of the Cathedral Provost, Liebfrauen- and the church of Society of Jesus had been destroyed, as well as St. Crucis, the Benedictine abbey St. Jacob on the citadel and the remains of St. Alban's Abbey. The cathedral had been heavily damaged.

The biggest impact of the occupation and siege was that the city's part in the old imperial electoral structure finally came to their end. Thus the events of the year 1793 also marked the end of Aurea Moguntia, the Latin nickname for the city: "Golden Mainz". The city lost its status as the electoral residence.

The shelling of Mainz was widely discussed in Europe. Many people gathered round the town in order to view the siege. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe assisted Duke Carl August of Saxe-Weimar during the siege and wrote a famous book about it."

During the siege, the population there had to mint in emergency for everyday use. Three denominations are known to exist, 1 sol, 2 sols and 5 sols. They're uncommon rather than rare

 

Siège de Mayence - 2 sols 1793 - Atelier de Mayence (Mainz) 

REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / 1793 L'AN 2ᴱ Faisceau de licteur surmonté d'un bonnet phrygien, dans une couronne de chêne (variété à trois branches)
MONOYE DE SIEGE DE MAYENCE - au centre 2 SOLS en deux lignes entre trois roses
9,19 gr - 25 mm
Ref : Gadoury # 66

 

Siège de Mayence - 2 sols 1793 - Atelier de Mayence (Mainz) 

REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / 1793 L'AN 2ᴱ Faisceau de licteur surmonté d'un bonnet phrygien, dans une couronne de chêne (variété à rameaux simples)
MONOYE DE SIEGE DE MAYENCE - au centre 2 SOLS en deux lignes entre trois roses
7,07 gr - 23 mm
Ref : Gadoury # 66a

 

Siège de Mayence - 5 sols 1793 - Atelier de Mayence (Mainz) 

REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / 1793 L'AN 2ᴱ Faisceau de licteur surmonté d'un bonnet phrygien, dans une couronne de chêne
MONOYE DE SIEGE DE MAYENCE - au centre 5 SOLS en deux lignes entre trois roses
14,71 gr - 31 mm
Ref : Gadoury # 67

Q
 

I just picked up a related piece a few weeks ago. I appreciate the extra information.

I have been picking up some random gold coins over the last few years when they can be purchased reasonably.

1915 (restrike) Austria 100 Corona

Belgium 1870 20 Francs

Brazil 1771 1000 Reis

The next 2 were ones that I would not consider reasonable but I "needed" them.

Chile 1845 8 Escudos - Really expensive in high grade. Being in an AU55 holder helped fit my budget. 

1794 Colombia 8 Escudos - these are selling for silly money right now. If I wanted to I could turn a nice profit. 

I will pile on with a few more:

Gibraltar 1802

Iceland 1930

Ionian Islands

Malta 1790

3 hours ago, DonnaML said:

Beautiful! Is that the last one issued for her?

I honestly don't know. They recently released some new issues and this was one of them.

Angola 1814 Macuta

Ceylon 1808 24 Stivers

Netherlands East Indies 1804 1/2 Duit

I just picked this up and probably paid too much but I really like it. 

Goetz Medal called the Bismark Mausoleum medal. It's a pretty dark (subject matter) medal. It fits this thread because it is a beast weighing over 11 ounces. 

Depicts "The Bismarck Mausoleum (Bismarck Grabhaus)", Cast Bronze Medal, 356.00g., 105mm, by Karl Goetz, 1919. 

Obverse: Bismarck in the heavens, defiantly clenching his fists with clouds swirling around him. 
Legend: Was ich mit Hulfe des deutschen Volkes schuf in grosser Zeit - das hat der Wahn eines einzelnen zerstort • Das deutsche Volk hat sich durtch Unterzeichnung des Friedens von Versailles selbst aus der Reihe der Grossmächte gestrichen • War es fruher gehasst.so wird es jetzt mit Recht verachtet • Es muss sich sogarselbst verachten bis diese Schmach mit dem Blute unserer Feinde abgewaschen wird?" (What I created with the help of the German people over a long period of time - which has been destroyed by the delusion of a single individual. The German people have struck themselves from the list of great powers by subscribing to the Peace of Versailles. It (Germany) was formerly hated, it is now justifiably despised. It must, therefore, despise itself so much until this disgrace will be cleansed with the blood of our enemies). 

Reverse: Bismarck's burial place in the Saxon Forest. 
Legend: "Deutschlands Ehre, Grosse und Gluck begraben im Sachsenwalde" (Germany's Honor, Greatness and Good Fortune lie buried in the Saxon Forest). 

Dated: April 1, 1899, (Kienast 230)

Bismarck died in 1898 when the German empire he was instrumental in founding was still an ascendant power. This medal struck in the climate of despair and national shame following Germany's defeat in the Great War depicts a Bismarck angered by the failure of the German people, scolding them from the grave.

A few more of mine:

1663

2005 5 pounds

I don't collect many crowns but these 2 are among my favorite coins.

After picking up the Hudson-Fulton elongated cent above I decided to do some searching for other early graded elongated cents. They can be surprisingly affordable. Both of these were under $50 if memory serves me right.

1933 World's Fair - Belgium Village

1935 Will Rogers. This one has surprisingly high relief.

3 hours ago, Paddy54 said:

Thats very cool thanks for your post, now I've only had seen one of these ...1 time before but like yours it was graded in an NGC . It was from the Buffalo expo 1901 on an IHC  but featured Pocahontas!  And was told it was quite rare as it was priced at $450.

I've never have seen the Fulton ones before....they must be hens teeth.

I didn't pay anywhere near that for either of these. I haven't seen many of them but then, there aren't that many people collecting Hudson-Fulton. Both of these were around $100.

I collect Hudson-Fulton Celebration items so I was thrilled when I found this one. 

Afterwards I found out they actually grade elongated coins, so I bought this one as well. 

18 hours ago, Spaniard said:

@ChrisB..Nice looking Bombay Rup Chris..

Just out of Interest what's the slab grade?

The label says MS62 but honestly, I think that is a bit high. To me it looks more like a 55.

Here is my 1919 Rupee. I never really paid attention to it before but mine is definitely an elephant.

19 hours ago, Severus Alexander said:

It was poor @ChrisB who lost his database rather than John. 😉 So I'll take the liberty of redirecting your condolences to the right person.  Let us know if you could use any help, Chris!

The bad part is it was all my own fault. I recently had to get a new computer, which is great. I reset my old computer to factory settings so that I could give it to a family member. I realized pretty quickly that I had not downloaded everything I needed from the old one. 

Augsburg ca. 1288

Besancon 1540

I would provide more details, but I recently lost most of my inventory database. It's going to take a while to rebuild it. 

I've managed to acquire a few over the years. I just realized these all need to be re-photographed. 

and these 2 that fit in my space-themed set.

I only have a handful at best. Here are a few German related.

I don't have many coins from Japan

I don't have many Jetons either but this one spoke to me when I saw it. 

6 hours ago, robinjojo said:

That's a stunning ducaton of Utrecht, Chris.  

 

Thanks. It was one of those coins that when I saw it I was star struck. It is in a details holder (cleaned) but I don't care. It made it a little more affordable.