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Welcome previous buyers and viewers! I enjoy hunting and buying … and buy more than I want to hold. So I sell to keep up my buying addiction, and for the fun of exposing folks to uncommon coins. Spreading the good word of fun old gold. All coins include Airtite capsules. Spot is US$1,757 at time of posting.
See videos for many coins below. As a frequent buyer of gold coins I'm often surprised as the reality vs. the pics (though often pleasantly surprised!). The videos are here for you to know what you're getting.
(PMs only, link here - I will redirect you from chat). Happy to do my best to answer any nerdy questions about old world gold. If I don't know it, it may inspire me to figure it out!
LMU STANDARD COINS
The Latin Monetary Union (“LMU") was a monetary union in Europe established in 1865 based on coinage standards originating with Napoleon I. Officially, it included France, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Spain, Venezuela, and others. Many other countries (Russia, Finland, Poland, Serbia, etc) matched the standard and minted coins in the same denomination. The U.S. considered joining, and minted a pattern coin ($5/25 francs). It was the first 'euro' -- you can find posters identifying the coins that were officially members. The union fell apart with the onset of WWI.
Belgium: 20 francs, 1865 (Leopold I), 0.1867oz gold, XF/AU, **$SOLD** [KM#23] [Pic] [Video]
- First circulating Belgian coin minted to LMU standard. Leopold I is the first King of Belgium. Not to be confused with Leopold II, the one with a resume of atrocities.
- Uncommon coin, $450 on APMEX.
France: 20 francs (Charles X), 1830, 0.1867oz, XF/XF+ [KM# 726] **$SOLD** [Pic] [Video]
- Minted 1825-183
>The Pelicans have found their next head coach, and New Orleans is expected to formally announce Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green as the franchise's play-caller shortly after the Finals conclude, sources confirmed to Bleacher Report.
>It does appear that Green was not Pelicans executive vice president David Griffin's first choice, just as Stan Van Gundy, whom New Orleans fired in June after one season, was hired after New Orleans could not land Tyronn Lue a summer ago. Yet Green is widely acclaimed around the NBA for his leadership and humility, something that once garnered great respect as a player, and has only blossomed, sources said, during his five years on championship-contending benches in Golden State and Phoenix.
>Green was also someone Griffin's predecessor, former Pelicans general manager Dell Demps, had sought to hire as a New Orleans assistant and Griffin himself once eyed to bring on to Cleveland's coaching staff, sources said. In that light, perhaps Green leading the franchise he played for in 2010-11 was always meant to be.
>This marriage, however, would not have been possible without Brooklyn assistant Jacque Vaughn removing his name from consideration for New Orleans' vacancy. And while the appeal of keeping one's kids in the same location plays a factor in many NBA parents' career planning, league sources told B/R it was Vaughn's negotiations with Griffin that derailed the Nets coach from joining the Pelicans.
>In those talks, which included a dinner in Chicago, Griffin previewed the same level of influence he has utilized throughout the executive's tenure in New Orleans, where members of Van Gundy's coaching staff and Alvin Gentry's before his often mentioned Griffin's preferred involvement in areas such as minutes, rotations and skill development, primarily for the players he has drafted since 2019. With Vaughn, sources said, Griffin had specific ideas to fill out the coach's entire assistant group, envisioning Bucks assistant Charles Lee as the associate head coach, plus a starting backcourt of Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Kira Lewis.
>"He wants to have some level of involvement in every decision," one Pelicans voice said.
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For the last day of Underrated tenors week, we have Offenbach's masterpiece, Les contes d'Hofmann. An operetta composer for most of his life, doing this work was a challenge for him, but he managed to pull off one of the best operas ever. It's a shame he didn't see the success of this master work, he died four month prior to the premiere. Unfortunately, there were a lot of things in the opera that were still pending when the composer died, so there has always been some uncertainty within the opera community about how Offenbach planned his opera to be. For example, until the late 80s the order of the acts was performed wrongly (Olympia-Giulietta-Antonia), but fourtunately musicologists and hitorians have been doing their best to recreate what Offenbach wanted, so now we know, among other things that the order of the opera is Olympia-Antonia-Giulietta.
The tenor this final day is no other than Neil Shicoff, an amazing voice with a very diverse repertoire. He excels at French opera, at Italian opera, at contemporary opera, Russian opera and so on. A very compelling actor too, his performances are definitely a good watch always.
This performance is from the Met (with the wrong Act order), in which the three ladies are played by Gwendolyn Brandley, Roberta Alexander and Tatiana Troyanos. James Morris has the chance to do all four villians along Anothony Laciura, who plays all of his minions. Susan Quittmeyer completes a brilliant cast led by the wonderul Charles Dutoit.
So, that's it! Hope you enjoyed this week!
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NEW ITEM - 1762 1/2 escudo! (update: now sold)
[Proof/Full Picture Album] [Video Album] ( I update availability promptly. If you see it listed, it is available)
Welcome previous buyers and viewers! I’m an avid Latin Monetary Union (“LMU”) coin collector (20 francs, etc.). I enjoy hunting and buying … and buy more than I want to hold. So I sell to keep up my buying addiction, and for the fun of exposing folks to uncommon coins. Spreading the good word of fun old gold. All coins include Airtite capsules. Spot is US$1,760 at time of posting.
See videos for many coins below. As a frequent buyer of gold coins I'm often surprised as the reality vs. the pics (though often pleasantly surprised!). The videos are here for you to know what you're getting.
(PMs only, link here - will redirect you from chat). Happy to do my best to answer any nerdy questions about old world gold. If I don't know it, it may inspire me to figure it out!
LMU STANDARD COINS
Belgium: 20 francs, 1865 (Leopold I), 0.1867oz gold, XF/AU, **$EXP** [KM#23] [Pic - See Full Album] [Video]
- First circulating Belgian coin minted to LMU standard. Minted two years: 1865-1866, both dated 1865. First King of Belgium. Not to be confused with Leopold II, the one with a resume of atrocities.
- Uncommon coin, $450 on APMEX (edit: typo - $450, not $550).
France: 20 francs (Charles X), 1830, 0.1867oz, XF/XF+ [KM# 726] **$EXP** [Pic - See Full Album] [Video]
- Minted 1825-1830, relatively low quantities vs. other 20 francs.
- The second king of the France after the monarchy was restored, he was an unpopular reactionary ruler from the outset. Charles X abdicated in 1830 under pressure from revolutionaries in favor of Louis Phillipe I, the last king of the French.
- Well struck, nice detail -- two fine hairline scratches on obverse.
France: 20 francs Lucky Angel (early year), 1848, 0.1867oz gold, VF **$EXP** [[KM#757](https://en.numi
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