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324			<div class="ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage a.ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage baseHtml">This is one of the gems I picked up recently from AMCC 2.  I do not have very many medieval coins but I always enjoy the posts from our medieval specialists.  This was a fun coin to research and I owe <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/56653/" class="username" data-user="56653, @seth77">@seth77</a> a big thanks for helping me better understand the way these are cataloged and providing me some suggestions for further reading.<br />
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331<span style="font-size: 12px">Crusader Antioch<br />
332Bohemond III (Minority 1149-1163, Majority 1163-1201)<br />
333AR Denier, Antioch mint, struck ca. 1163-1188<br />
334Wt.: 1.06 g<br />
335Dia.: 17 mm<br />
336Obv.: +BOAHVHDVS; Helmeted head left marked with cross pattee, coif mail composed of crescents, five pointed star right, crescent left.<br />
337Rev.: +ANTIOCNIA; cross pattee, with crescent pointing downward in second angle.<br />
338Ref.: Malloy 65/Class A to B cf. Metcalf<br />
339Ex AMCC 2, Lot 289 (Nov. 9, 2019)</span><br />
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441			<div class="ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage a.ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage baseHtml">About four of five years after after starting my experience with ancient coins, my collecting interest became fixated on large bronzes - imperial sestertii - and that and only that has been my interest ever since - not silver, not gold not anything but large bronzes and more particularly sestertii.  Lots of reasons - the beauty of the coins, especially the gem like quality of the metal, the fact that it is possible to find bargains since bronzes are so difficult to photograph, as well as the feel of the coins, in any event despite <b>many</b> feeble attempts in other directions this is and has been since about 2003 my one and only focus - a 23 year infatuation that only another collector can understand. <br />
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443    Imperial sestertii were stuck in a metal called orichalcum -  ὀρείχαλκος - containing tin, copper, traces of lead, it is a brass alloy meant to look like gold.  The coins that are of interest were struck from Augustus to Gallienus/Postumus, with one small coin struck by...</div>
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544A recent addition to my collection is this Japanese Koban. Minted in the 1837-1858 range, these are impressive large gold pieces. This has been a type long on my want list. This type is generally much more attainable to the average collector than the earlier pieces.<br />
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553The <i>koban</i> (小判, “small oval”) was an oval gold coin used chiefly during Japan’s Edo period (1603–1867). Its immediate background lay in the large <i>ōban</i> gold pieces produced in the late sixteenth century. Unlike those high-value pieces, which often served as ceremonial gifts or instruments of elite exchange, the smaller koban was intended for broader monetary use. The first major issue, the Keichō koban, appeared under Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1601 as part of an effort to create a more unified national currency.<br />
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654			<div class="ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage a.ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage baseHtml">Here&#039;s a coin I recently picked up, with a fascinating history steeped in the British colonial adventurism of the 18th and 19th centuries.<br />
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662Time of James Brooke, Rajah, 1841-1868<br />
663CU Cent (28.9mm, 9.32g, 12h)<br />
664Dated 1863. Heaton &amp; Sons mint, Birmingham, UK<br />
665Obverse: J. BROOKE RAJAH, bust of James Brooke left<br />
666Reverse: SARAWAK above wreath containing ONE CENT in two lines; date below<br />
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670The Raj of Sarawak was a kingdom in northwestern Borneo established in 1841 under the personal rule of British soldier and adventurer James Brooke, after he had assisted Brunei Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II in suppressing a revolt in the area.<br />
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677Portrait of Sir James Brooke by Francis Grant, 1847<br />
678<span style="font-size: 10px">By Francis Grant - <a href="http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/themes/95/95425-content.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/themes/95/95425-content.html</a>, Public Domain,...</span>&#8203;</div></div>
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777			<div class="ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage a.ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage baseHtml">New video and coin. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" /><br />
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779<iframe width="500" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bNAM-nuOPYA?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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781Roman Republic: Q. Minucius Thermus M.f., AR Denarius, Rome mint, 103 BC, Sear 197, Crawford 319/1; RSC Minucia 19 (3.77 g, 19 mm)<br />
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783Obverse: Helmeted head of Mars, the god of war, left, wearing helmet ornamented with plume and annulet<br />
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785Reverse: Two warriors in combat, each armed with sword in right hand and shield in left; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade; the other wears horned helmet; Q•TERM•MF (ligate) in exergue<br />
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887			<div class="ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage a.ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage baseHtml">Hi Everyone, I have some bad news to report.   <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/112/" class="username" data-user="112, @GDJMSP">@GDJMSP</a> (Doug) passed away in June.  <br />
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889Peter received word from his family a few days ago.  Doug was the head Cointalk Moderator and Administrator since just about the very beginning of CoinTalk.   He was a steadfast presence on CoinTalk, especially in the heady days circa 2014 when the moderating part of his time here was near a full time job.    Although it has calmed down on CoinTalk for the past few years, Doug spend usually at least an hour every morning here for decades, approving new users, moderating, and generally just keeping everything running smoothly and the spammers and bad guys out.   His behind-the-scenes work is the reason our forum is the best, most consistent, and user friendly coin forum on the internet.   Although he stopped collecting (owning) coins himself, he never waivered in his commitment to Peter and CoinTalk, nor did he ever stop helping members who asked.<br />
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891I was not expecting his passing....</div>
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1006His coins are not NGC-certified like mine were (and we agreed there was no need for him to go through the expense and hassle of doing that), but to use the 12-slab box for display, he got himself some...</span></span></div>
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1105			<div class="ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage a.ctaFtThreadTextAvatarPage baseHtml">I decided to create this thread for a number of reasons and in homage to The Cob Corner thread created by <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/110226/" class="username" data-user="110226, @robinjojo">@robinjojo</a>.<br />
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1108<br />
1109Although many of the coins featured in The Cob Corner would have originated from shipwrecks,  I would be  uncomfortable to post anything other than Cobs  on the thread as I believe it would dilute or pollute an erudite thread that is evolving into a &quot;must go to&quot; thread for anyone, like me, starting to collect these interesting coins. I had ignored Cobs in a lifetime of collecting because I held too many negative preconceptions about the complexity of attributing them and how to buy real ones. I&#039;m learning a lot...</div>
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1211The 1944 film &quot;Raiders of Ghost City&quot; is a Western serial film with 13 chapters.<br />
1212<br />
1213The film is set in 1865 as the Civil War was ending. It has the usual serial gun fights,<br />
1214fist fights, horse chases, and each chapter ended with one of the heroes in jeopardy of<br />
1215being killed.<br />
1216<br />
1217In 1865 the German state of Prussia has sent agents to California posing as Southern Confederates and they<br />
1218and their hired outlaws have been robbing gold shipments.<br />
1219<br />
1220Captain Steve Clark is a United States Government agent and along with a Wells Fargo detective Idaho<br />
1221Jones and Wells Fargo station manager Kathy Haines set out to expose and stop the Prussians.<br />
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1223The Prussian agents use European coins with dates of 1752 to recognize each other.<br />
1224<br />
1225There are four real coins from Britain, Germany, France, and Netherlands which appear several times.<br />
1226<br />
1227The four coins are:<br />
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1229Britain florin (2 shillings) minted 1851-1887<br />
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2179						<li><a href="recent-activity/">Recent Activity</a></li>
2180						<li><a href="find-new/profile-posts" rel="nofollow">New Profile Posts</a></li>
2181					<li><a href="members/sponsors">Sponsors</a></li>
2182
2183					</ul>
2184				</div>
2185			</li>
2186						
2187		
2188		<!-- extra tabs: end -->
2189		
2190
2191		<!-- responsive popup -->
2192		<li class="navTab navigationHiddenTabs Popup PopupControl PopupClosed" style="display:none">	
2193						
2194			<a rel="Menu" class="navLink NoPopupGadget"><span class="menuIcon">Menu</span></a>
2195			
2196			<div class="Menu JsOnly blockLinksList primaryContent" id="NavigationHiddenMenu"></div>
2197		</li>
2198			
2199		
2200		<!-- no selection -->
2201		
2202		
2203	</ul>
2204	
2205	
2206</div>
2207
2208<span class="helper"></span>
2209			
2210		</nav>	
2211	</div>
2212</div>
2213	
2214
2215<div id="searchBar" class="pageWidth">
2216	
2217	<span id="QuickSearchPlaceholder" title="Search">Search</span>
2218	<fieldset id="QuickSearch">
2219		<form action="search/search" method="post" class="formPopup">
2220			
2221			<div class="primaryControls">
2222				<!-- block: primaryControls -->
2223				<input type="search" name="keywords" value="" class="textCtrl" placeholder="Search..." title="Enter your search and hit enter" id="QuickSearchQuery" />				
2224				<!-- end block: primaryControls -->
2225			</div>
2226			
2227			<div class="secondaryControls">
2228				<div class="controlsWrapper">
2229				
2230					<!-- block: secondaryControls -->
2231					<dl class="ctrlUnit">
2232						<dt></dt>
2233						<dd><ul>
2234							<li><label><input type="checkbox" name="title_only" value="1"
2235								id="search_bar_title_only" class="AutoChecker"
2236								data-uncheck="#search_bar_thread" /> Search titles only</label></li>
2237						</ul></dd>
2238					</dl>
2239				
2240					<dl class="ctrlUnit">
2241						<dt><label for="searchBar_users">Posted by Member:</label></dt>
2242						<dd>
2243							<input type="text" name="users" value="" class="textCtrl AutoComplete" id="searchBar_users" />
2244							<p class="explain">Separate names with a comma.</p>
2245						</dd>
2246					</dl>
2247				
2248					<dl class="ctrlUnit">
2249						<dt><label for="searchBar_date">Newer Than:</label></dt>
2250						<dd><input type="date" name="date" value="" class="textCtrl" id="searchBar_date" /></dd>
2251					</dl>
2252					
2253					
2254				</div>
2255				<!-- end block: secondaryControls -->
2256				
2257				<dl class="ctrlUnit submitUnit">
2258					<dt></dt>
2259					<dd>
2260						<input type="submit" value="Search" class="button primary Tooltip" title="Find Now" />
2261						<div class="Popup" id="commonSearches">
2262							<a rel="Menu" class="button NoPopupGadget Tooltip" title="Useful Searches" data-tipclass="flipped"><span class="arrowWidget"></span></a>
2263							<div class="Menu">
2264								<div class="primaryContent menuHeader">
2265									<h3>Useful Searches</h3>
2266								</div>
2267								<ul class="secondaryContent blockLinksList">
2268									<!-- block: useful_searches -->
2269									<li><a href="find-new/posts?recent=1" rel="nofollow">Recent Posts</a></li>
2270									
2271									<!-- end block: useful_searches -->
2272								</ul>
2273							</div>
2274						</div>
2275						<a href="search/" class="button moreOptions Tooltip" title="Advanced Search">More...</a>
2276					</dd>
2277				</dl>
2278				
2279			</div>
2280			
2281			<input type="hidden" name="_xfToken" value="" />
2282		</form>		
2283	</fieldset>
2284	
2285</div>
2286</div>
2287
2288	
2289	
2290</header>
2291
2292</div>
2293
2294<footer>
2295	
2296
2297
2298<div class="footer">
2299	<div class="pageWidth">
2300		<div class="pageContent">
2301			
2302			
2303			<ul class="footerLinks">
2304			
2305				<li><a href="misc/contact" class="OverlayTrigger" data-overlayOptions="{&quot;fixed&quot;:false}"">Contact Us</a></li>
2306				<li><a href="help/">Help</a></li>
2307				<li><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/" class="homeLink">Home</a></li>
2308				<li><a href="/#navigation" class="topLink">Top</a></li>
2309				<li><a href="forums/-/index.rss" rel="alternate" class="globalFeed" target="_blank"
2310					title="RSS feed for Coin Talk">RSS</a></li>
2311			
2312			</ul>
2313			
2314			<span class="helper"></span>
2315		</div>
2316	</div>
2317</div>
2318
2319<div class="footerLegal">
2320	<div class="pageWidth">
2321		<div class="pageContent">
2322			<ul id="legal">
2323			
2324				<li><a href="help/terms">Terms and Rules</a></li>
2325				<li><a href="help/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li>
2326			
2327			</ul>
2328			
2329			<div id="copyright"><a href="https://xenforo.com" class="concealed" target="_blank">Forum software by XenForo<sup>&reg;</sup> <span>&copy; 2010-2019 XenForo Ltd.</span></a> </div>
2330			
2331		
2332			
2333			
2334			<span class="helper"></span>
2335		</div>
2336	</div>	
2337</div>
2338
2339</footer>
2340
2341<div class="bottomFixer">
2342	
2343	
2344
2345</div>
2346
2347<script>
2348
2349
2350jQuery.extend(true, XenForo,
2351{
2352	visitor: { user_id: 0 },
2353	serverTimeInfo:
2354	{
2355		now: 1790921165,
2356		today: 1790913600,
2357		todayDow: 5
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2360	_enableOverlays: "1",
2361	_animationSpeedMultiplier: "1",
2362	_overlayConfig:
2363	{
2364		top: "10%",
2365		speed: 200,
2366		closeSpeed: 100,
2367		mask:
2368		{
2369			color: "rgb(255, 255, 255)",
2370			opacity: "0.6",
2371			loadSpeed: 200,
2372			closeSpeed: 100
2373		}
2374	},
2375	_ignoredUsers: [],
2376	_loadedScripts: {"cta_featuredthreads":true,"sidebar_share_page":true,"wf_default":true,"login_bar":true,"xengallery_tab_links":true},
2377	_cookieConfig: { path: "/", domain: "", prefix: "xf_"},
2378	_csrfToken: "",
2379	_csrfRefreshUrl: "login/csrf-token-refresh",
2380	_jsVersion: "150adc37",
2381	_noRtnProtect: false,
2382	_noSocialLogin: false
2383});
2384jQuery.extend(XenForo.phrases,
2385{
2386	xengallery_lightbox_loading:	"Loading...",
2387	xengallery_lightbox_close:	"Close (Esc)",
2388	xengallery_lightbox_previous:	"Previous (Left arrow key)",
2389	xengallery_lightbox_next:	"Next (Right arrow key)",
2390	xengallery_lightbox_counter:	"%curr% of %total%",
2391	xengallery_lightbox_error:	"The <a href=\"%url%\">media<\/a> could not be loaded.",
2392	xengallery_touch_error:		"This operation will not work from a touch enabled device.",
2393	cancel: "Cancel",
2394
2395	a_moment_ago:    "A moment ago",
2396	one_minute_ago:  "1 minute ago",
2397	x_minutes_ago:   "%minutes% minutes ago",
2398	today_at_x:      "Today at %time%",
2399	yesterday_at_x:  "Yesterday at %time%",
2400	day_x_at_time_y: "%day% at %time%",
2401
2402	day0: "Sunday",
2403	day1: "Monday",
2404	day2: "Tuesday",
2405	day3: "Wednesday",
2406	day4: "Thursday",
2407	day5: "Friday",
2408	day6: "Saturday",
2409
2410	_months: "January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December",
2411	_daysShort: "Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat",
2412
2413	following_error_occurred: "The following error occurred",
2414	server_did_not_respond_in_time_try_again: "The server did not respond in time. Please try again.",
2415	logging_in: "Logging in",
2416	click_image_show_full_size_version: "Click this image to show the full-size version.",
2417	show_hidden_content_by_x: "Show hidden content by {names}"
2418});
2419
2420// Facebook Javascript SDK
2421XenForo.Facebook.appId = "";
2422XenForo.Facebook.forceInit = true;
2423
2424
2425</script>
2425
2426
2427
2428<script type="application/ld+json">
2429{
2430	"@context": "http://schema.org",
2431	"@type": "WebSite",
2432	"url": "https://www.cointalk.com/",
2433	"potentialAction": {
2434		"@type": "SearchAction",
2435		"target": "https://www.cointalk.com/search/search?keywords={search_keywords}",
2436		"query-input": "required name=search_keywords"
2437	}
2438}
2439</script>
2439
2440
2441
2442
2443</body>
2444</html>

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