Additions to your collection - July 2021

Posted: 1 Jul 2021, 01:03 #

Welcome to a glorious summer in July.

Received these lovely banknotes from a colleague.

Brunei in great condition.
The Malaysian notes 10 Ringgit & 1 Ringgit
The Brazil 1000 cruzados is an overprint 1 Cruzado Novo

Posted: 1 Jul 2021, 03:10 #

You beat me to the Punch.

I had a big buy up in Christchurch and also a friend of my Aunty's gave me her old coin collection. I had so many coins I got pulled aside at the airport, they saw a blob on my carry on bag and laughed as I pulled out a large plastic bag full of coins and assured them that rusted 20 Franc coins of Morocco are completely worthless and not "rare gold coins"!

Coins sorted into piles for addition to my NUMISTA collection! - Coin 8,000 is coming on and lots of Arab countries this time!

Arab and Polish coins amongst others waiting their turn.

I also went to Shades Stamp Shop in Christchurch, now in a suburban house after the 2011 earthquakes. I brought some REALLY good upgrades of my Kiwi stuff (Better shots later).

An AU 1944 shilling, catalogue value cost $150, to me $70 - a VERY rare coin in this state.

1940 Penny and 1947 Halfpenny AU, silver 1933, 40 and 45 3d coins - all AU or UNC (1945).
Other photo shows Cupronickel 3ds - all are Uncirculated (Average ones are F - VF). 1940s dated copper from NZ is as common as dirt in F - VF condition, with lustre and above EF it's as scarce as hen's teeth.

1958 and 1959 6d - a cheap way to get UNC examples of coins usually found in VF. I know have all 6d AU/UNC between 1957 and 1965. Notice all these coins have crossed out prices!

Fijian collection add ons , all cheap or free, 1954 pennies x 2

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Posted: 1 Jul 2021, 11:51 #

That is a big haul Moneytane.

Posted: 1 Jul 2021, 19:17 #

Nope, not coins nor banknotes this time

Posted: 3 Jul 2021, 02:24 #
Edited: 3 Jul 2021, 13:49

My budget is blown for a month or two but, I think well worth it.

This one is inspired by our own Numista member, Gothic Florin. I believe the best Victoria portrait (followed closely by the Jubilee). I could only find Hong Kong and India for bronze / copper examples.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1615.html

Oddly enough, an upgrade of the exact year and denomination. My weak VF just wasn't cutting it for me.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3875.html

Lastly, if this seller had advertised this as a Condor Token (which it is), it would have been snapped up sooner. I still payed a pretty penny but in my estimation well worth it. I've sent a catalogue request for Dalton & Hamer 6a.

I do love the Condor Tokens but budget wise I'm going to get one from each of the countries. Just Wales and Britain to go.

Edit
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces299118.html

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure, that just ain't so. Mark Twain

Posted: 3 Jul 2021, 07:12 #

Close ups of the Kiwi coins I brought.

1940 Penny - AU

1947 Halfpenny AU

1933 3d, gEF/AU dipped

1940 3d - AU

1945 3d - slider UNC

1951 3d - UNC - Brilliant UNC - a very nice and fresh example

1953 3d UNC - early Lizzies have weak strikes on portraits

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Posted: 3 Jul 2021, 07:20 #

Bluhawk - yes I agree, my first trip to my hometown in 4 years and a great dealer I had not seen for over a decade, it was good to buy coins that were not online for once, but to select better coins in front of me and the bulk coins were very reasonably priced!

Peter M Graham - Those tokens and the Indian piece are gorgeous, you blew your coin budget well!

The rest of those Kiwi coins up close

1954 High AU, a bit duller and again weak strike, this is a hard coin to get like this, most 1954 3d coins are Fine rather than VF

1956 - UNC/Choice UNC - a great year and which you can get 1st rate coins like this cheap (It cost just $10). The first year of the "strapped" effigy. I have a rare 1956 strapless coin too!

1957 UNC - another gleamer and oh so cheap at $5, average 1956/59 3d's are gVF to EF.

1958 UNC/AU, a bit harder and Obverse is a bit dull (AU or poor strike)

1959 6d - UNC another great coin

1958 6d - AU, this is the only hard year from 1956 to 1965 to find UNC, this AU/near AU coin is as good as it gets. None of these 1950s cupronickel pieces cost me more than $12 and are worth it.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

Posted: 3 Jul 2021, 07:28 #

Quote: "Peter M. Graham"
Lastly, if this seller had advertised this as a Condor Token (which it is), it would have been snapped up sooner. I still payed a pretty penny but in my estimation well worth it. I've sent a catalogue request for Dalton & Hamer 6a.

I do love the Condor Tokens but budget wise I'm going to get one from each of the countries. Just Wales and Britain to go.

The name is not Condor - that is a bird. It is the surname of James Conder,
who created one of the first catalogues for those tokens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conder_token

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

Posted: 3 Jul 2021, 13:47 #

Quote: "ZacUK"
The name is not Condor - that is a bird. It is the surname of James Conder,
who created one of the first catalogues for those tokens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conder_token

Thanks Zac, my bad. I originally spelled Hamer as "Hammer".

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure, that just ain't so. Mark Twain

Posted: 3 Jul 2021, 16:34 #

My issuer 847
NÜRNBERG STADT 1 KREUZER 1694

Posted: 4 Jul 2021, 12:42 #

An "Old Head" florin to start off the month.

Posted: 4 Jul 2021, 15:58 #
Edited: 1 Aug 2021, 08:53

I tried finding some stuff I wanted but to no avail. Searched a number of places in Hong Kong from Shaukeiwan to West Kowloon to Mong Kok to Lam Tin, came up empty-handed.

These are all duplicates but I guess they count. I got them at a farewell dinner with a group of friends.

1992 HSBC $10 note
$1 coin (1979)
20 cents (1977)

[15/7 update]
I got this 1875 cent from a book fair (there was a section devoted to collectibles). It is now the oldest Hong Kong cent I have.

[26/7 update]

HSBC $5 note (1958) - been looking for this variation for a long time.
1 cent coin (1902)
5 cents (1905)
I now have a grand total of three Edward VII coins.

[late 31/7 update]

A $100 note from HSBC, 1997. First of its type to be added to my collection since the pandemic started.

"Life is all about being too wrapped up in the now to care about the future. When the future becomes the past, you start to regret what you've done."

Posted: 4 Jul 2021, 17:00 #

Quote: "Moneytane"

The great photography of these coins in brilliant condition makes it a delight to see them.

KS5331 Productions
The 10 cents would have been nice to acquire.

Posted: 5 Jul 2021, 02:54 #

some better pieces for my collection of 20th century Monaco

Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac

Posted: 5 Jul 2021, 07:46 #
Edited: 5 Jul 2021, 07:46

Quote: "BluHawk"

Quote: "Moneytane"

The great photography of these coins in brilliant condition makes it a delight to see them.

KS5331 Productions
The 10 cents would have been nice to acquire.

Thanks dude, its not often I get praise for my shaky photography skills. Will be uploading a nice old Fijian $5 note from the 70s soon! Also some choice South Island of New Zealand photos to our scenic thread.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

Posted: 5 Jul 2021, 11:47 #

Few more missing ones...

Posted: 5 Jul 2021, 11:52 #

Quote: "BluHawk"KS5331 Productions
The 10 cents would have been nice to acquire.

?

"Life is all about being too wrapped up in the now to care about the future. When the future becomes the past, you start to regret what you've done."

Posted: 5 Jul 2021, 12:16 #

Quote: "KS5331 Productions"I tried finding some stuff I wanted but to no avail.

The link you sent took me to the 10 cents HK note

Posted: 5 Jul 2021, 16:06 #

Quote: "BluHawk"The link you sent took me to the 10 cents HK note

ah yes
those notes were either uncirculated (starting price HKD500!!) or sold as a set with other notes I already have with no option to purchase them separately.

"Life is all about being too wrapped up in the now to care about the future. When the future becomes the past, you start to regret what you've done."

Posted: 5 Jul 2021, 17:08 #

Hello all,

Just received this half crown (seller's pics followed by my pics):

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A pretty decent example. Here it is in the catalogue.

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Posted: 5 Jul 2021, 18:17 #

Camerinvs - lovely coins. Your coins are better than the one in the catalogue.

Posted: 6 Jul 2021, 02:54 #

I agree, that half crown is very nice - much nicer than ALL of my George III coins - George IV, well thats another matter

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Posted: 6 Jul 2021, 03:22 #
Edited: 6 Jul 2021, 20:39

Thank you both for your good words.

I have a few other half crowns of that period (late George III to William IV) but nothing that comes close to this one in terms of grade.

Edit: Received today this well circulated 1935 Jubilee Crown:

In theory at least, these are non-circulating (like all George V Crowns), but there are many which show much circulating wear; this doesn't look like the wear of a pocket piece.

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Posted: 7 Jul 2021, 11:07 #

ROMA AETERNA

Posted: 7 Jul 2021, 12:10 #
Edited: 7 Jul 2021, 12:14

Putting a date set of American Silver Eagles together. 1986 - 2021

Posted: 7 Jul 2021, 12:35 #

Quote: "Camerinvs"Thank you both for your good words.

I have a few other half crowns of that period (late George III to William IV) but nothing that comes close to this one in terms of grade.

Edit: Received today this well circulated 1935 Jubilee Crown:

In theory at least, these are non-circulating (like all George V Crowns), but there are many which show much circulating wear; this doesn't look like the wear of a pocket piece.

Sorry, but this coin is a Chinese fake, it has that brushed fake wear appearance of many Chinese fakes of old coins. The wear on St George is all wrong and the coin has been artificially aged.

Where did you get this.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

Posted: 7 Jul 2021, 16:44 #

Quote: "Moneytane"
Sorry, but this coin is a Chinese fake, it has that brushed fake wear appearance of many Chinese fakes of old coins. The wear on St George is all wrong and the coin has been artificially aged.

Where did you get this.

Interesting. To me it doesn't look fake, but I checked the specs: non magnetic / diam. 38.62 / weight 28.09 g (from 28.28 g) allowing for wear. I don't rule out that it could be a fake, but at least the specs seem good to start with. I'll show it to an expert whenever I finally have a chance to attend a show.

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Posted: 7 Jul 2021, 20:33 #
Edited: 7 Jul 2021, 20:34

Quote

I have never thought of taking a photo from this angle. Thanks for this.
I guess it has to be a bit more thick than the average coin for the edge and lettering to look so good.

Posted: 7 Jul 2021, 20:41 #

I’ll see if I can pull out my specimen of the half crown. It’s similarly worn, but I bought it from a well known store in London, so I’m sure it’s genuine

Posted: 8 Jul 2021, 03:11 #

well that's a tough act to follow.

Please just ignore or else try to be upbeat about my new addition to my Sardinia collection, which I think is both authentic and exquisite.

Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac

Posted: 8 Jul 2021, 16:54 #

Nice coin, Mr. Midnight, and I should add that among the many nice additions above ↑↑↑, I particularly like Peter's 1889 ¼ Anna.

BluHawk, the pics taken at an angle are actually the seller's. I only cropped them.

ashlobo, I'll be interested in seeing your Jubilee Crown.

Here is a book I received this morning:

On the cover is this 1870 $2 note.

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Posted: 9 Jul 2021, 07:14 #

A few new Hungarian coins

Posted: 10 Jul 2021, 06:32 #

Fijian Banknote buy in

1969 $10 - stained but rare

1976 $2

1978 $5

1978 $10

1983 $10 - series B

1986 $5

1986 $20 - nice note

2007 - $5

2007 - $20

2017 Rugby 7's - $7 yes its legal tender and circulating

2000 - $2Y2K note - I could not afford the $2000 one!

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

Posted: 10 Jul 2021, 07:47 #

Today I got 3 coins , in which 2 of them add to my Canadian collection

The 2 Canadian coins I got were:

A dime from 1942, with a small die crack

And:

a 25 cents from 1935, in probably F-VF condition

And here is the third coin, the coin I was most excited about:

A Dutch India duit from 1695 from Negapatnam(Nagapattinam) mint which is the smallest coin in my collection (13mm) and the Oldest .

Not bad for an amateur coin collector like me

Hi there! I am an inexperienced collector with an interest in a lot of coins

Posted: 12 Jul 2021, 12:11 #

I added some German notgelder

And a islamic coin

Turi
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Posted: 12 Jul 2021, 17:42 #

Nice. Rarely is an Islamic coin so easy to read. The fact that it was struck in a round year (AH 100) means that there was more room for the rest of the legend, including the mint, Damascus.

Several coins came this morning, including this nice "pistareen":

I'm not sure yet what the references "Vic. 2666" and "C&C 7962" is.

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Posted: 13 Jul 2021, 06:01 #

Quote: "Camerinvs"Nice. Rarely is an Islamic coin so easy to read. The fact that it was struck in a round year (AH 100) means that there was more room for the rest of the legend, including the mint, Damascus.

Several coins came this morning, including this nice "pistareen":

I'm not sure yet what the references "Vic. 2666" and "C&C 7962" is.

Very nice. On my list of important currency in Colonial Canada.

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure, that just ain't so. Mark Twain

Posted: 13 Jul 2021, 19:31 #

That's exactly why I got it. I paid quite a lot more than $10, which must have been quite some time ago.

John Kleeberg as a long article on the Pistareen in the Colonial Newsletter, December 1998. This is downloadable from archive.org (temporarily offline as I write these lines).

Today I received another book:

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Posted: 13 Jul 2021, 22:53 #

I was quite excited to receive this yesterday. The 1905 is quite tricky to find in collectable condition.

It came with a couple more gothic florins:

(the above sold as the "xxri" variety, though I think I can see a trace of the serif.

Posted: 14 Jul 2021, 07:29 #

Quote: "Gothic Florin"I was quite excited to receive this yesterday. The 1905 is quite tricky to find in collectable condition.

I’m genuinely blown away by the quality of that florin.

Hi there! I am an inexperienced collector with an interest in a lot of coins

Posted: 14 Jul 2021, 09:27 #

Quote: "Goutham Sivasailam"
I’m genuinely blown away by the quality of that florin.

Thank you. To be fair, it cost a little more than the two gothic florins combined!

Posted: 14 Jul 2021, 19:34 #
Edited: 14 Jul 2021, 19:34

1946 2 Dong, North Vietnam

Posted: 14 Jul 2021, 20:31 #

Quote: "Gothic Florin"I was quite excited to receive this yesterday. The 1905 is quite tricky to find in collectable condition.

It came with a couple more gothic florins:

(the above sold as the "xxri" variety, though I think I can see a trace of the serif.

All of your coins - OMFG!

They blow me away - you must have a bottomless pit of money, but coins like this are rare and desirable and they look so beautiful!

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Posted: 16 Jul 2021, 04:47 #

Meanwhile my sole 19th century English addition for a while

1888 Halfcrown - probably in the low EF region, a nice coin but I probably overpaid for this one.
Still a great improvement on my current 1888 halfcrown

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

Posted: 16 Jul 2021, 19:54 #
Edited: 16 Jul 2021, 19:59

A good day:

There are actually four other Gertie's casino tokens.

The background is "Spink green", i.e. one of three more RIC volumes (II first ed., V.1, V.2).

Also, this common Chinese note, actually issued by a Japanese puppet bank:

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Posted: 16 Jul 2021, 20:45 #

Quote: "Camerinvs"A good day:

There are actually four other Gertie's casino tokens.

The background is "Spink green", i.e. one of three more RIC volumes (II first ed., V.1, V.2).

Also, this common Chinese note, actually issued by a Japanese puppet bank:

nice ones.
Love the toning on the 1888 Queen Victoria

Posted: 17 Jul 2021, 12:33 #
Edited: 20 Jul 2021, 12:30

Its been a while since my last time around the "Additiont to your collection" thread and in the forum in general.

I had plenty of addition theese days/months but I was super bussy.

I left you one of my favourites, a coin that I wanted since I started to know the spanish catalogue.

I specifically loved this example since it is WORN (price was "worn" too). It is a pretender coinage and its suposed to not had too much circulation so...

Se queres ca muller che queira, ten diñeiro na carteira

Posted: 20 Jul 2021, 02:08 #

And the wear seems to be from circulation, not from being carried around as a pocket piece.

Received this morning:

Particularly happy with the Straits 1862 half cent.

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Posted: 20 Jul 2021, 12:39 #

Halfgroat - Zygmunt II Lithuania 1558 or Półgrosz litewski - Zygmunt II August Wilno mint
The same coin under 2 issuers:)

My personal list of scammers from Numista: erniemix, yvain, CassTaylor

Posted: 25 Jul 2021, 23:56 #

Got a bunch of coins - this one caught my eye.
Druid

Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 15:12 #

So many lovely coins on this thread!

This 1657 ort of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth fills a gap in my Poland OFEY. 17th century is now complete except for reign of Wladyslaw IV where I can't afford anything... ever.

And a Venetian grosso of Francesco Foscari that can be dated to 1450 (I will carefully try to remove the green stuff, which, from a poke with a toothpick, does not appear to be verdigris).

Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 15:27 #

New coin in my collection.

Ezana coin of Aksum Kingdom

Turi
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Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 15:48 #

Nice additions above ↑↑↑.

Here's something different. The grade is VF+, which is not great for such a recent issue, but it is well worth the US $40 (= CDN $50.11 + taxes and shipping) which I paid for it on eBay:

It was very poorly described ("2012 CANADA 50 DOLLARS BANKNOTE") which means that most people didn't even click on the images. I did.

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Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 16:01 #

Quote: "Camerinvs"....
It was very poorly described ("2012 CANADA 50 DOLLARS BANKNOTE") which means that most people didn't even click on the images. I did.

I'm not familiar with the intricacies of banknotes, what is special about this $50?

Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 16:03 #

Quote: "ashlobo"

Quote: "Camerinvs"....
It was very poorly described ("2012 CANADA 50 DOLLARS BANKNOTE") which means that most people didn't even click on the images. I did.
I'm not familiar with the intricacies of banknotes, what is special about this $50?

Look carefully... You don't need to be familiar with any specific banknote to find out why it's special...

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Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 16:57 #

Is it because Mark Carney has signed the note & he was also Governor - Bank of England?

Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 17:07 #

I'm guessing it's all the missing color in the polymer?

Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 17:16 #

Guys, you really surprise me!

The error is actually quite obvious and I still want you to try for yourself to find it. Once you see it, you'll wonder how you missed it!

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Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 17:39 #

Quote: "Camerinvs"Guys, you really surprise me!

The error is actually quite obvious and I still want you to try for yourself to find it. Once you see it, you'll wonder how you missed it!

is the Braille dots arranged at the wrong order/place?

Hi there! I am an inexperienced collector with an interest in a lot of coins

Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 17:44 #

Quote: "Camerinvs"

Quote: "ashlobo"

Quote: "Camerinvs"....
It was very poorly described ("2012 CANADA 50 DOLLARS BANKNOTE") which means that most people didn't even click on the images. I did.
I'm not familiar with the intricacies of banknotes, what is special about this $50?
Look carefully... You don't need to be familiar with any specific banknote to find out why it's special...

I know nothing about banknotes but I find it strange it has two different serial numbers.

Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 17:45 #
Edited: 26 Jul 2021, 17:48

I guarantee y'all that when you see it, you'll check your notes in your wallet!

EDIT ─ Ah! Aaaah! Yes, rsirian1: mismatched serial numbers!

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Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 20:03 #

Quote: "Camerinvs"I guarantee y'all that when you see it, you'll check your notes in your wallet!

EDIT ─ Ah! Aaaah! Yes, rsirian1: mismatched serial numbers!

WOW! What a great catch (& very impressive mismatched SN error). That you managed to snag such an error for that LOW price -- is literally jaw-dropping for me. Two digits mismatched to boot! That's $325 for a VF but I think it would sell more for about $400 since it's polymer, in great shape & we've seldom seen errors with the polymer. Well done Camerinvs!

https://sites.google.com/view/notaphilycculture/collecting-banknotes

Posted: 26 Jul 2021, 20:07 #

Camerinvs - that is an awesome find for a bargain price.
well done.

Posted: 27 Jul 2021, 00:01 #

As I looked at it more closely this morning I noticed that the "2" in the right side serial number is a little high. So, I'm wondering whether it could be that the problem was here rather than on the left side.

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Posted: 27 Jul 2021, 04:25 #

Quote: "Camerinvs"I guarantee y'all that when you see it, you'll check your notes in your wallet!

EDIT ─ Ah! Aaaah! Yes, rsirian1: mismatched serial numbers!

lol, probably why I’m not fit to collect banknotes, I’d go cockeyed. In anycase, I barely carry any cash and it’s been a while since I’ve held a $50 for any significant length of time

Posted: 27 Jul 2021, 04:36 #

New coin. 1 Kreuzer- 1796 of Nurnberg

Turi
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Posted: 27 Jul 2021, 07:25 #

World coin buy in mid July

All the coins Finland and Trinidad and Tobago

Greece and Norway, I filled in many gaps with these 2, basically all the change coins of Norway from 1950 to 1990 there and the Greek coins are 90% complete from King Paul (1950s) to the 1990s 100 Drachme coins

Portugal, a good mix from aluminium 10 cents up to 200 Escudos.
Namibia, a good mix there, but I still don't have a $5 coin.

Mozambique earlies including a silver 5 Escudos (I already have 10 and 20 escudos as well).

Very good buying for a few dollars.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

Posted: 27 Jul 2021, 07:32 #
Edited: 27 Jul 2021, 07:33

I also brought in some very nice TONGAN banknotes.

1995 series - King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV

1 and 2 pa'anga (Tongan Dollaz)

5 and 10 pa'anga - I love these notes, rich and full designs, nice bright colours!

2008 series - King Siaosi Tupou V

2 and 5 pa'anga

10 pa 'anga - this one shows the royal cemetery with the Tomb of Tupou IV visible. All Kings of Tonga are called Tupou and the regnal number goes up with each ruler.

These notes are obselete now, Siaosi died in 2013 aged only 64. The current king is his younger brother Uakalolo Tupou VI.

I have a chance to buy the $20 and $50 of both series, but quite expensive, should I?

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

Posted: 28 Jul 2021, 16:32 #

"I have a chance to buy the $20 and $50 of both series, but quite expensive, should I?"
-if it was me, I would pass trusting my initial instincts, after I had passed on them the first time. I rarely buy larger denominations ($50 plus). I usually reserve my $ I saved on higher denoms for lower denoms of earlier versions. But, ultimately, it's up to you 'Moneytane.'

I bought some cheaper $1.00 (P-42) of Australia 3 years ago & have since been hoping to get these:
P-37a Coombs & Wilson (UNC):

and P-37c: Phillips & Randall (AU):

(Really like the designs on the back of these)

Picked them up from a coin shop in the US. Don't normally buy from coin shops but this one had been recommended & I thought I'd give them a go.

https://sites.google.com/view/notaphilycculture/collecting-banknotes

Posted: 28 Jul 2021, 21:22 #

Just got this off ebay😺

If you don't stand for something you'll fall for anything

Posted: 29 Jul 2021, 06:32 #

Serial_number8 are you "walk2dwater" on CCF? Anyway love your early Australian dollars, I have one Commonwealth one.

Have decided I will buy the $20 notes but not the $50s, that fits in with my $20 limit like you (My Fijian notes on CCF all stopped at the $20s, except the 70s one's which are expensive).

Part of the reason I won't buy the $50s is this

1941 NZ 3d in aEF condition, this coin is not even rare in Average condition - but for some unknown reason, 1941 is an incredibly hard coin to find in VF or better condition. Most silver 3ds in the series are at $3 for Avg/Fine, $8 for VF and $30 in EF.
This one is $4 for average, $45(!!!) for VF and $125 in EF! The obverse is full EF, but Georgie looks dusty with the usual hair and cheek wear.

It cost me an exorbitant $80 or one of those Tongan 50 Pa'anga notes!

I have spent literally years trying to upgrade my 1941 3d and this is absolutely the best I have seen that is not $00000s or in a slab! I can breathe a huge sigh of relief now. Only a high grade 1942 6d eludes me (Another extremely rare piece).

My other two coins are similar grade Fiji from King George V including a nice 1st year Florin. Unlike the 3d these were more reasonably priced.

1934 Fijian Florin in full EF (Most are Fine)

1936 Shilling in aEF (To be honest it looks EF to me).

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

Posted: 29 Jul 2021, 18:07 #

"Serial_number8 are you "walk2dwater" on CCF? "
- Guilty, as charged. I guess my "Devil's Face" avatar betrayed me?

"1941 NZ 3d in aEF condition,... It cost me an exorbitant $80 or one of those Tongan 50 Pa'anga notes!"
- Looks like you did the right thing. Stay true to your collecting goals (I always say).

While you were writing up that interesting summary of currency from Fiji (on CCF), this P-52b 10 Shilling came in last week. (I consider going for lower denominations a wise move since one can get better graded notes within one's budget & here's my example):

Along with the Aussie "Commonwealth" from a more recent order, these 3 from New Zealand were part of the package:
P-163c near solid (I also won the solid from another seller which graded UNC66)

P-163c replacement (likely a UNC63 or 64 due to some mishandling on top border):

and this P-170c $2 radar (gem):

https://sites.google.com/view/notaphilycculture/collecting-banknotes

Posted: 30 Jul 2021, 01:58 #

New additions:

*BES Islands

* Abkhazia

Turi
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Posted: 30 Jul 2021, 03:55 #

Quote: "Turi"New additions:

*BES Islands

* Abkhazia

Those are some beautiful coins especially the first one.

Btw this is unrelated but today is my birthday!

Hi there! I am an inexperienced collector with an interest in a lot of coins

Posted: 30 Jul 2021, 04:20 #

Quote: "Goutham Sivasailam"

Quote: "Turi"New additions:

*BES Islands

* Abkhazia

Those are some beautiful coins especially the first one.

Btw this is unrelated but today is my birthday!

Cool! Happy birthday!

Turi
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https://www.youtube.com/@passaportenumismatico

Posted: 30 Jul 2021, 07:07 #

Quote: "Serial_Number_8""Serial_number8 are you "walk2dwater" on CCF? "
- Guilty, as charged. I guess my "Devil's Face" avatar betrayed me?

"1941 NZ 3d in aEF condition,... It cost me an exorbitant $80 or one of those Tongan 50 Pa'anga notes!"
- Looks like you did the right thing. Stay true to your collecting goals (I always say).

While you were writing up that interesting summary of currency from Fiji (on CCF), this P-52b 10 Shilling came in last week. (I consider going for lower denominations a wise move since one can get better graded notes within one's budget & here's my example):

Along with the Aussie "Commonwealth" from a more recent order, these 3 from New Zealand were part of the package:
P-163c near solid (I also won the solid from another seller which graded UNC66)

P-163c replacement (likely a UNC63 or 64 due to some mishandling on top border):

and this P-170c $2 radar (gem):

Those notes are nice, I have looked at some early Fiji, but keep missing them or they are wildly overpriced (There is a Specimen £20 note of KGVI which is at like $5800).

I can never catch auctions with the Penny note or the uniface 1/- and 2/- and have seen a few tatty 5/- notes.

In case you don't know - the Kiwi notes signatures are RL Knight 1975/77 and Donald Brash the last series 1989 - 1991.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

Posted: 30 Jul 2021, 07:12 #

Meanwhile my Australian friend came through today (He got some Kiwi silver and one of my nice spare Fijian 1943S Florins in return).

1983 and 1984 Fiji uncirculated sets - usual bronze faults and a nice pair - both scarce with no coins issued for circulation in those years.

Recent Australian commems I wanted, 2017 Mabo, 2019 Indigenous languages, 2001 Norfolk Island (For my 2001 Federation album) and STUNNING Qantas dollar.

1993 $2 coin (A rare year for my $2 collection, now complete to end of 2020) and a 2017 5 cent which completes my Australian 5 cent coins 1966 - 2019 Clark.

close up of 1983/84 Fiji 50 cent and scarce 1980 1 cent coin.

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society

Posted: 30 Jul 2021, 09:06 #

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Posted: 30 Jul 2021, 14:57 #

Posted: 31 Jul 2021, 14:51 #
Edited: 31 Jul 2021, 22:06

Found at the municipal landfill

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Posted: 31 Jul 2021, 20:19 #

numis27 - a wonderful find

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

Posted: 2 Aug 2021, 06:55 #

This one I picked up at a recent auction
Levinson IV-2 (14)56 Austria

Levinson VII-7a
1494 Bologna, Italy

Posted: 2 Aug 2021, 13:43 #
Edited: 2 Aug 2021, 13:54

That Bologna piece is fascinating.
I had thought they were under Papal States back then (which would have made this a medal), but that did not occur until 1506. I see it is listed in the auction catalog as a medal or a pattern for a teston. Do you know anything more?
(I also picked up a Bologna coin at that auction... about 3 centuries younger).

Posted: 2 Aug 2021, 14:03 #

The piece is a "Pattern Testone Bronze" cast. 12.68 g. Robert Levinson states in his 2nd ed.
"The Early Dated Coins of Europe 1234-1500" and I quote " This is the earliest Anno Domini
dated Italian copper coin. It has been cast from the same dies as the 4 ducat piece and the silver
double testone". This is all of the information I have at this time. I hope to meet with Bob at
ANA show this year. I will have the piece with me and I will ask for more info. I really do appreciate
you inquiring about the coin. I collect Early Dated coins and have nearly 300 different. I have
posted on other forums and rarely get a response. Thank you for your question!!

Posted: 23 Aug 2021, 17:09 #

Quote: "Camerinvs"Thank you both for your good words.

I have a few other half crowns of that period (late George III to William IV) but nothing that comes close to this one in terms of grade.

Edit: Received today this well circulated 1935 Jubilee Crown:

In theory at least, these are non-circulating (like all George V Crowns), but there are many which show much circulating wear; this doesn't look like the wear of a pocket piece.

does anyone know how often post-Edward VII crowns found their way into circulation?

Posted: 23 Aug 2021, 17:35 #

Quote: "GoldenGarfield"does anyone know how often post-Edward VII crowns found their way into circulation?

Not very much
Nearly all non sterling crowns are found in AU or better and the few that aren't were usually pocket pieces

Posted: 23 Aug 2021, 20:14 #

Nice pocket piece in AG condition.

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Posted: 23 Aug 2021, 20:23 #

About when did the tradition of keeping pocket pieces stop? I know a lot of coins from the 1930s were kept as pocket pieces, but it’s not something people do today.

Posted: 23 Aug 2021, 20:57 #

Quote: "GoldenGarfield"About when did the tradition of keeping pocket pieces stop? I know a lot of coins from the 1930s were kept as pocket pieces, but it’s not something people do today.

A few still do. There's a surprising amount of low grade ike dollars (from the 70s) that were kept as pocket pieces for several decades

Posted: 23 Aug 2021, 20:58 #
Edited: 24 Aug 2021, 01:22

It's probably not entirely dead, but yes: probably down.

I suppose nickel doesn't wear at the same speed as silver and that it is not always evident that a coin was a pocket piece.

In Canada, one would expect the early nickel dollars (from 1968) to have occasionally been carried around as pocket pieces since they are a curiosity more than a circulating coin. So, we're talking about half a century ago, but I must admit that I've never seen one worn enough to qualify as a pocket piece.

I don't know either whether Ike or Susan B. Antony dollars have ever been carried as pocket pieces over a long period of time?

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Posted: 23 Aug 2021, 22:21 #
Edited: 23 Aug 2021, 22:23

Quote: "Camerinvs"It's probably not entirely dead, but yes: probably down.

I suppose nickel doesn't wear at the same speed as silver and that it is not always evident that a coin was a pocket piece.

In Canada, one would expect the early nickel dollars (from 1968) to have occasionally been carried around as pocket pieces since they are a curiosity more than a circulating coin. So, we're talking about half a century ago, but I must admit that I've never seen one worn enough to qualify as a pocket piece.

I don't know either whether Ike Susan B Antony dollars have ever been carried as pocket pieces over a long period of time?

PCGS photo grade might help but for more modern coins like Susan B Antony or Sacagawea dollars those only go down to VF-AU range.

https://www.pcgs.com/photograde#//

Also I will post my scan of my own 2008 quarter (in the near future) that I’ve got that might have been used as a pocket piece.

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Posted: 24 Aug 2021, 03:58 #

Quote: "AgIsSilver"

Quote: "GoldenGarfield"does anyone know how often post-Edward VII crowns found their way into circulation?
Not very much
Nearly all non sterling crowns are found in AU or better and the few that aren't were usually pocket pieces

Wow! That is incredible.

Here is what the coin should look like - dull AU
Many are Uncirculated and can be found cheaply!

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society