About seven weeks ago a ebay seller listed a very nice looking Icelandic 1929 1 Krona and after downloading his pictures I kinda suspected it might be a mintstate coin because i did not see any contact marks on it and even with what appears to be wear on the coin can be just dark toning,,Which many people confuse with wear,,,,its some what of a common mistake made by many. I know this series very well and I learned to pick these things out just from a photo......I guess it pays to be obsessed with a series like I have been with these Kingdom coins. I won the auction for only $5.50 but I payed dearly for the NCS/NGC process. Here are a few pictures of the coin
Thank you moneyer12..... I wasn't fond of slabs at first and it took me a number of years to begin to like them,,,,but after a while I felt that it would be better to have them graded and incased in a protected holders so my investment would be protected from both elements and handeling. The darker area around the 1 is from the oils from someones tumb because if you tilt the coin just a little bit you can see a very lite fingerprint.
i agree iceman, it's just that the slabbing craze hasn't taken off over here, to the extent that it has in the states. but there again i'm just an old fashioned guy who is very reluctant to change.............:thumb:
I agree.....I wasn't caught up in the craze at first and i'm a bit old fashion myself. what would be a alternitive is something like what ICCS of Canada does, is to place the coin in a flip with the other side containing the info of the coin and since many people keep there better coins in these plastic flips,, it maybe the way to go. Here is a pic of one of those Flips
Thank you ...Bruce It was a nice catch for a change,,,,to get a coin on ebay for pennies on the dollar.
Thank you,,,,,jlblonde That's the thing with these coins is that they are very cheap,,,even with there very low mintage and being very scarce in uncirculated condition and very rare for highend MS-63 or above for most of the early kingdom coins like this one. I was told by many people that these coins have no real demand and I have come to the conclusion is that its not that these coins are not popular with collectors ,,,its because that most people only come across circulated coins that have been used and covered with vergis and that makes them undesirable to many collectors. But I have proven that there are nice end kingdom coins out there and its just a matter of taking the time and effort to find them like I have for the past 8 years. I have nearly complete my mission ,,,,I just need to find one coin and that one is a 1933 25 Aurar,,,I have one in a mid-range AU with a planchet flaw,,but its not a Unc,,,,So the reach contionus....Any one have one ????? I'll pay some really good money for one. Here is a pick of another one i got about 4 years ago at auction. Its a pcgs ms-63 but this coin has just about 95% full mint luster and I think that this coin would easily grade a ms65 if it wasn't for the minor planchet flaw to the upper left side of the 1.
Very nice. This coin isn't typical for the date is it? The color looks right but I'm surprised the strike isn't more robust.
Yes ,,,,pretty much. This typical alloy that the Copenhagen mint used and or the way they rolled out the metal made it not the best looking planchet for striking coins with,,,,if you was to put one of these coins under a strong loop you will see very tiny pot holes all over the surface of the coin even after the Royal Mint in Egland took over production of the coins. but in 1957 they changed the metal composition (They removed the aluminium) and the 1 and 2 kronurs looked much better. The old composition was (92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel) until 1946 and it was changed to ( 79% copper, 20% Zink, 1% nickel ) this may have made the coin better for striking as well made the coin look much nicer.
