Any coin or currency collectors here?

[oyarde]

Yesterday & today , I picked up two silver Half Dimes , 1837 and 1842 , an 1852 silver Three Cent pc. , a holed wheat cent , a 1986 Ellis Island silver Proof dollar , an uncirculated 1890 silver Morgan dollar , an 1890 O silver Morgan dollar , probably not quite a VF . An 1857 silver Seated Liberty dime , an 1857 Flying Eagle Cent , a silver 1962 Proof quarter , a 1917 D Wheat Cent in Extra Fine , an Uncirculated 1962 D silver Half and a MS66 , NGC , uncirculated silver half .

 

[oyarde]

Yesterday and today , I picked up two silver 1962 Proof quarters , a silver 1920 Maine Half dollar in Extra Fine , an 1807 Draped Bust Half Cent in Very Fine , a pair of silver Seated Liberty dimes , 1842 O in Very Good and an 1889 . An 1892 silver Morgan dollar in About Uncirculated , an 1810 Large Cent in Fine , a 1910 S Wheat Cent in Extra Fine a 1916 S Wheat Cent in Extra Fine , a nickel 1865 3 Cent pc. , an 1872 Shield nickel and an 1861 silver Half Dime . That was fun .

 

[Suzanimal]

Just checking to see if oyarde was in Germany "picking up" a coin recently...

World’s Largest Gold Canadian Maple Leaf Stolen from German Museum

An enormous gold coin weighing as much as an NFL linebacker and worth millions was stolen from the Bode Museum in Berlin at about 3:30 a.m. Monday morning. The massive 221-pound (100-kilogram) gold coin, which measures 21-inches in diameter and is 1-inch thick, is worth over $4,000,000, according to Christian Science Monitor.
The purloined piece is technically a Canadian Maple Leaf, although it would contain the equivalent of 3,215 1 troy oz. gold Maples if melted down and recast. The enormous coin also shared many of the design features as its smaller versions, including the unmatched purity of 99.999%.

The Bode Museum claims one of the largest coin collections in the world, and the coin was a source of pride both for the Berlin museum and the Royal Canadian Mint, which issued the coin in 2007. At the time of issuance, it was the world’s first coin with a million dollar face value, according to the RCM’s website.

The Mint created the enormous sovereign to promote its new 2007 line of 99.999% pure 1 oz. Gold Maple Leaf bullion coins. After a few parties expressed interested in buying the coins, the Mint decided to make a limited run available for sale. So far, there have been five created for investors both in Canada and abroad.

While not the most expensive heist in history, the theft of the Bode Museum coin now ranks among the biggest thefts since FDR issued Executive Order 6102 in 1933, requiring all American citizens holding “gold coins, gold bullion, and gold certificates” to turn them over to Federal Reserve banks. The government’s gold grab helped create one of the rarest and most expensive coins today: the 1933 double eagle.

As astonishing as the gold heist seems, pulling it off appears rather straightforward, requiring a rock and a ladder. Berlin police spokesman Winfried Wenzel stated: “Based on the information we have so far, we believe that the thief, maybe thieves, broke open a window in the back of the museum next to the railway tracks. They then managed to enter the building and went to the coin exhibition.”

A ladder, which police suspect was used by the bandits, was found on a set of railroad tracks behind the Museum.Although the Bode Museum didn’t go into specifics on security systems, they did admit that no security alarms had been triggered by the thieves, possibly suggesting an inside job.

https://schiffgold.com/key-gold-new...gold-canadian-maple-leaf-stolen-german-museum

 

[oyarde]

Just checking to see if oyarde was in Germany "picking up" a coin recently...


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While I have been there , I never picked anything up . It sits in the Spree River on the North side of an island that was once the site of a city on the South side that is known to exist since the 1200's . Museum was built in 1904 and originally named for Kaiser Frederick .The story of a ladder found on railroad tracks and no alarm system sounds like total fabrication to me . They have at the museum a nice collection of Byzantine art and a large coin and medal collection that probably excedes a half million items . Reopened in 06 after about a decade of repairs to the tune of about 200 million or so , I would expect a broken window to trigger an alarm .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up an uncirculated 1963 silver Canadian dollar , an 1845 Large Cent in Fine and an 1858 Flying Eagle Cent in Good .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up a 1936 S silver , uncirculated Bay Bridge commemorative Half Dollar .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up an About Uncirculated 1868 3 Cent pc. , an 1890 silver 3 Pence pc. , a 1929 S silver quarter and a 1914 silver Russian 20 cent pc .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up an 1877 S silver Seated Liberty quarter in Very Fine .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up a circulated 1963 D silver half , four silver Walking Liberty halves , best two were about uncirculated in 1917 and 1945 , a 1921 D silver dime , an 1870 silver Canadian five cent pc , a three pc. set of steel Wheat Cents , an about uncirculated 1913 D Type 1 Buffalo nickel , three other silver dimes and an uncirculated 1892 Indian Cent . That was fun .

 

[specsaregood]

Today I ordered up a 1/2 oz gold kangaroo coin and a 1oz silver steamboat mickey.

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up an Uncirculated 1929 silver Standing Liberty quarter , an 1870 3 cent nickel pc and an About Uncirculated 1840 silver Seated Liberty dime .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up 3 Silver Eagles , 1986 , 1987 & 1988 , an 1888 S silver Seated Liberty quarter , an Uncirculated 1967 silver Canadian dollar , a 1954 silver Venezuelan Bolivar and an 1869 Indian Cent . That was fun .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up a pair of uncirculated 1944 Wheat Cents , an uncirculated 1937 D Wheat Cent , a 1901 silver Barber quarter , a 1983 , Olympic silver Dollar , a pair of California gold tokens and an 1854 large Cent in Very Fine .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up a 1917 silver Type 1 Standing Liberty quarter in About Uncirculated , a 1917 S silver Type 1 quarter in Very Fine , an 1823 Large Cent and an 1894 Indian Cent in Extra Fine .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up an 1840 O silver ,No Stars Seated Liberty dime in Good , a 1909 Wheat Cent in About Uncirculated , a silver ANACS Proof 66 1955 Half dollar , and a 1914 D Buffalo nickel .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up two 1993 Silver Eagles , a 1999 Silver Eagle , an 1881 silver Morgan dollar in Fine , three 1922 uncirculated silver Peace dollars , a 1942 Mexican silver 20 Cent pc. , a silver 1919 Chile 20 Cent pc. , an About Uncirculated 1937 Buffalo nickel and an 1853 with Arrows silver Half Dime . Not a bad haul .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up a 1921 S silver Walking Liberty Half dollar , an 1803 Draped Bust Half Cent in Very Good , a 1939 Silver Mexican Half and an 1860 Indian Cent .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up an uncirculated 1950 S/ D silver quarter and an Unc. 1922 silver Peace dollar .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up a silver 1835 Bust dime in Very Good and an 1839 Large Cent in Very Good .

 

[oyarde]

Today , I picked up an uncirculated 1927 silver Peace dollar , an 1830 silver Bust dime , a 1917 about uncirculated silver Mercury dime , four Indian Cents , an 1866 in Fine with some die rotation , an 1870 in About Good , 1871 in Good and an 1888 in Extra Fine . That was fun.