Additions to your collection - November 2021

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Amraan Amjad Catalogue referee

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Posted: 31 Oct 2021, 22:09 #

I got Myself a Nice 5 Halalas from 1972 from Jeddah's Flea Market

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Moneytane

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Posted: 2 Nov 2021, 05:29 #

These are some upgrades to my Fijian earlies from the last days of October, but they arrived today.

Halfpennies, all scarcer dates. The 1951 is UNC - others are almost so.

Pennies, a good mix of scarce and common coins I did not have. The 1949, 52 and 56 are the scarce ones.

Threepences - a nice EF 1947 (First year) and UNC 1965

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

Moneytane

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Posted: 2 Nov 2021, 05:34 #

Silver coins, all except the 1942S Shilling are considered scarce dates.

1940 (VF) and 1941 (EF) sixpences - both scarce in any condition (Just 40k minted each year).

1937 Shilling (gVF) a rare date and early legend with "King" left of the crown.

1942S - Despite the higher silver content, the 1942 and 1943 dated coins are the most common of the Fijian pre QE2 series (gVF).

1935 Florin - the scarcest of the KGV dates - a nice EF coin (50k minted).

This brings my Fiji earlies down to a handful of dates now!

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee

Joined: 10 Mar 2017
Posts: 4329

Posted: 3 Nov 2021, 00:17 #

couple of interesting Latin American pieces

I am just beginning to collect Chile.
I am particularly interested in the MexMax Empire period.

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Turi

Joined: 27 Nov 2018
Posts: 529

Posted: 4 Nov 2021, 23:42 #

New coin in my collection: French Cameroon

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

Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee

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Posted: 5 Nov 2021, 00:09 #

Quote: "Turi"New coin in my collection: French Cameroon

Nice looking coin! one of my favorite designs.
Searching information about these coins was how I found Numista.

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Turi

Joined: 27 Nov 2018
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Posted: 5 Nov 2021, 00:17 #

Quote: "Mr. Midnight"

Quote: "Turi"New coin in my collection: French Cameroon

Nice looking coin! one of my favorite designs.
Searching information about these coins was how I found Numista.

Cool! I found Numista by means of one brazilian seller, he told me about the site.

Turi
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Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee

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Posted: 5 Nov 2021, 00:25 #
Edited: 5 Nov 2021, 00:27

couple of interesting Latin American pieces

edit to fix pics

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silvergeek Catalogue referee

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Posted: 5 Nov 2021, 00:26 #

Quote: "Turi"

Quote: "Mr. Midnight"

Quote: "Turi"New coin in my collection: French Cameroon

Nice looking coin! one of my favorite designs.
Searching information about these coins was how I found Numista.
Cool! I found Numista by means of one brazilian seller, he told me about the site.

I found numista from the YouTube channel Christopher Collects

Giobruno

Joined: 15 Sep 2016
Posts: 1638

Posted: 5 Nov 2021, 02:53 #

I got a few coins via swap earlier today. Credit goes to bennycunha for providing me these amazing coins below:

Ancient Greece - Ephesus - bronze Æ14 (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces173567.html):

Portugal - Dinheiro - Afonso III (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces40417.html):

Portugal - Ceitil - João III (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces107218.html):

Portugal - Real - Sebastião I (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces39462.html):

Quick fact: this series of copper real coins from D. Sebastião I (1, 3, 5 and 10 reais) are the first coins that were legal tender in the brazilian colony, by a decree in 1568.
Because of this decree they're considered the first coins of Brazil. And I got one on my hand!

TexanCharizard

Joined: 7 Sep 2019
Posts: 47

Posted: 5 Nov 2021, 21:36 #
Edited: 5 Nov 2021, 21:37

I brought some new coins from eBay, more are coming later

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TexanCharizard

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Posts: 47

Posted: 5 Nov 2021, 21:41 #
Edited: 5 Nov 2021, 21:42

Meanwhile I got these from Amazon

They're new supplies for my collection, in total I have almost 600 coins

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Worldwide collection

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Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 14:31 #

Quote: "TexanCharizard"Meanwhile I got these from Amazon
They're new supplies for my collection, in total I have almost 600 coins

Nice coins but out of curiosity where did you get the binder and flips from?

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TexanCharizard

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Posts: 47

Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 14:32 #

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"Meanwhile I got these from Amazon
They're new supplies for my collection, in total I have almost 600 coins
Nice coins but out of curiosity where did you get the binder and flips from?

I got them from Amazon

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Worldwide collection

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Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 15:10 #

Quote: "TexanCharizard"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"Meanwhile I got these from Amazon
They're new supplies for my collection, in total I have almost 600 coins
Nice coins but out of curiosity where did you get the binder and flips from?

I got them from Amazon

Sorry I need to be more specific, I meant the links to the items or the brand name?

Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.

bennycunha97 Translator

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Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 15:52 #

Quote: "Giobruno"I got a few coins via swap earlier today. Credit goes to bennycunha for providing me these amazing coins below:

(...)

Quick fact: this series of copper real coins from D. Sebastião I (1, 3, 5 and 10 reais) are the first coins that were legal tender in the brazilian colony, by a decree in 1568.
Because of this decree they're considered the first coins of Brazil. And I got one on my hand!

I am very very happy you like the coins so much Giovanni! I am glad I can provide such happiness to my Brazilian friend

This month I got a new coin from Sebastião myself, though not one that would have circulated in Brazil because it's not any of those denoms.

I got the one on the right this month, the other one I already had, but I took this picture so we could all see the differences! They are both 1/2 Tostão coins (50 réis) (this and this respectively). The absence of the 3 dots and the annulets on the quadrants make this a bit scarcer. All four combinations are possible (with/without annulets and with/without dots on top). I am not sure if I will try and get all 4 combinations but at least now I have the bare cross and the busiest cross of the set

It's now one of my favourite coins in my collection (both are in fact) and so I am very happy I got that one this month!

TexanCharizard

Joined: 7 Sep 2019
Posts: 47

Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 16:10 #

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"Meanwhile I got these from Amazon
They're new supplies for my collection, in total I have almost 600 coins
Nice coins but out of curiosity where did you get the binder and flips from?

I got them from Amazon
Sorry I need to be more specific, I meant the links to the items or the brand name?

Flips are both Guardhouse and Unixing (Amazon number for the specific Unixing listing is B07G1B3Z2Y), the binder is a Avery brand binder that is 4-inches

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Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 16:15 #
Edited: 6 Nov 2021, 16:17

Quote: "TexanCharizard"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"Meanwhile I got these from Amazon
They're new supplies for my collection, in total I have almost 600 coins
Nice coins but out of curiosity where did you get the binder and flips from?

I got them from Amazon
Sorry I need to be more specific, I meant the links to the items or the brand name?
Flips are both Guardhouse and Unixing (Amazon number for the specific Unixing listing is B07G1B3Z2Y), the binder is a Avery brand binder that is 4-inches

Thanks and one last thing how many pages does it hold? (because I’m in the position of buy some for storing my collection)

Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.

TexanCharizard

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Posts: 47

Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 16:24 #

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"Meanwhile I got these from Amazon
They're new supplies for my collection, in total I have almost 600 coins
Nice coins but out of curiosity where did you get the binder and flips from?

I got them from Amazon
Sorry I need to be more specific, I meant the links to the items or the brand name?
Flips are both Guardhouse and Unixing (Amazon number for the specific Unixing listing is B07G1B3Z2Y), the binder is a Avery brand binder that is 4-inches
Thanks and one last thing how many pages does it hold?

Thanks for asking, all my 25 BCW Pages fit very perfectly in my Avery 4 inch binder, here's a tip from me about the binder brand's availability, Avery binders are sold in Walmart (Owner of ASDA) here in the States where I live, I did some research and they have a UK branch so they sell them over in the UK

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TexanCharizard

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Posts: 47

Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 16:26 #
Edited: 6 Nov 2021, 16:29

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"Meanwhile I got these from Amazon
They're new supplies for my collection, in total I have almost 600 coins
Nice coins but out of curiosity where did you get the binder and flips from?

I got them from Amazon
Sorry I need to be more specific, I meant the links to the items or the brand name?
Flips are both Guardhouse and Unixing (Amazon number for the specific Unixing listing is B07G1B3Z2Y), the binder is a Avery brand binder that is 4-inches
Thanks and one last thing how many pages does it hold? (because I’m in the position of buy some for storing my collection)

Here's the link for the UK branch of Avery if want an easy way to get Avery since they're good quality
(https://www.avery.co.uk/)
Also here's a picture of their logo

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ZacUK Numista team

Joined: 3 Jan 2011
Posts: 16691

Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 18:25 #

With the 2015 date on it, I wonder where it has been the past 6 years,
before I got it in change today ...

... and why nobody else noticed the serial number.
Rather good condition, with only a few small folds.

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

Serial_Number_8

Joined: 2 May 2020
Posts: 1554

Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 21:14 #

Quote: "ZacUK" With the 2015 date on it, I wonder where it has been the past 6 years,
before I got it in change today ...

... and why nobody else noticed the serial number.
Rather good condition, with only a few small folds.

Great note "ZacUK." It looks like its a first prefix too! I suspect that someone got a run of these 6 years ago & stashed them away because he/she might have heard that they'd be worth something in consecutive order (don't know where this myth originated but it seems to be alive & kicking to this day). Then, years down the road, they find this little stash of notes & completely forget why they stashed them in the 1st place & hey, "let's go shopping! or I could use a pint, etc" That sort of thing (either that or they are a collector but were hard up for cash). I used to do this all the time, years ago, when I was collecting from the 80's to the 90's (dipped into my collection & spent what I had since I just couldn't afford to hang onto the money when I was strapped for cash). I also used parts of my collection to buy notes at shows (or the odd mall outlet that sold older notes). Most dealers will throw these back into the wild since they figure they cannot sell them (the first prefixes mean nothing to them).

Here's a $5.00 I just got from a bank withdrawal:

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

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Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 23:05 #
Edited: 27 Nov 2021, 18:48

Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.

Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee

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Posted: 6 Nov 2021, 23:47 #

A few more Latin American pieces, common dates, but both attractive higher grade.

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

Giobruno

Joined: 15 Sep 2016
Posts: 1638

Posted: 7 Nov 2021, 02:36 #

My favourite coin dealer is back to the city and I managed to visit him today.

Here's what I got:
- Chile half decimo 1885;
- French Indochina 10 cents 1923;
- Hong Kong 10 cents 1901;
- Japan 1 sen 1938;
- Japan 50 sen 1928;
- Brazil 40 Réis 1722;
- Italy 2 euro 2006 (winter olympics).

TexanCharizard

Joined: 7 Sep 2019
Posts: 47

Posted: 7 Nov 2021, 02:38 #

Update

My remaining part of my order came in today

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Moneytane

Joined: 28 Jan 2014
Posts: 3735

Posted: 7 Nov 2021, 03:37 #

The shilling craze continues!
For some reason 18th century coins are popping up for me to buy.

1720 George I - Roses and Plumes shilling
Condition near fine, clearly cleaned and historic scratching on portrait.
Looks like an attempt to monogram and the script shape suggests this is very old as in 1700s old.

Either way its my 2nd KGI coin and just 3 years older than my 1723 SSC shilling.
The other plus was how cheap it was (Well into 2 figures).

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Amraan Amjad Catalogue referee

Joined: 21 Jul 2021
Posts: 598

Posted: 7 Nov 2021, 11:21 #

Quote: "TexanCharizard"
I brought some new coins from eBay, more are coming later

Would mind to Share the List of Countries you have received
Best Regards

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Amraan Amjad Catalogue referee

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Posted: 7 Nov 2021, 11:33 #
Edited: 7 Nov 2021, 13:24

These are the Coins & Banknotes I Received

10 Dinars KM# 1241430 (2009)
10 Dram KM# 112 (2004)
10 Qəpik KM# 42ND (2006)
1 Rouble KM# 567 (2009)
10 Feninga KM# 115(7) (2013)
100 Riels P# 53 (2001)
5 Korun KM# 8 (L) RCM (1993)
5 Pesos (Central Bank) KM# 88 (1997)
1 Cedi P# 372010 P#37b - 06.03.2010 - Series D
10 Centavos (non-magnetic) KM# 277 (1995)
1 Lempira (Without vertical bar) P# 68 (2006-July-13) P#84e: Printer Canadian Bank Note Company
20 Forint KM# 696 (1995) BP
1 Shilling KM# 20 (1989)
½ Rupee KM# 54 (1990)
2 Rupees - Monarchy/Republic KM# 1188 (2066) (2009) २०६६ Republic Coinage
1 Rupee KM# 50(6) (1982) Royal Mint KM#50.1
10 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel) HMZ 2# 1210(7) (1997) B
1 000 So‘m P# 82 (2001) P-82a
1 000 Đồng P# 106 1988 P#106a - Small serif serial # digits
1 Franc CFA KM# 8 (1980) dolphin mark

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TexanCharizard

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Posted: 7 Nov 2021, 15:39 #
Edited: 7 Nov 2021, 15:41

Quote: "Amraan Amjad"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"
I brought some new coins from eBay, more are coming later
Would mind to Share the List of Countries you have received
Best Regards

I'm going to combine both packages for this list

Iraq
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Guyana
Sri Lanka
East Caribbean States
Kyrgyzstan
Sudan
Kenya
Afghanistan
Costa Rica
Bangladesh
Tanzania
Vietnam
Ecuador
Rwanda
Bolivia
Bosnia
Estonia
Artsakh
West African States
Haiti

And countries I already have but I decided to still buy from eBay

Ukraine
Russia
Venezuela

Here's both packages for reference

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guga.lamy

Joined: 29 Mar 2020
Posts: 134

Posted: 7 Nov 2021, 19:49 #

I got these very appealing coins today

:

100 Reis, D. Manuel ll 1909

5 Patacas, Macau 1952

2000 Reis, Brasil 1888

teutonic_metal

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Posted: 8 Nov 2021, 07:02 #

Quote: "Mr. Midnight" A few more Latin American pieces, common dates, but both attractive higher grade.

Nice on the Cuban!

teutonic_metal

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Posted: 8 Nov 2021, 07:05 #

Quote: "guga.lamy"
I got these very appealing coins today :

100 Reis, D. Manuel ll 1909

5 Patacas, Macau 1952

2000 Reis, Brasil 1888

Nice on the Macau 1952!

Amraan Amjad Catalogue referee

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Posts: 598

Posted: 8 Nov 2021, 12:45 #

Quote: "TexanCharizard"

Quote: "Amraan Amjad"

Quote: "TexanCharizard"
I brought some new coins from eBay, more are coming later
Would mind to Share the List of Countries you have received
Best Regards
I'm going to combine both packages for this list

Iraq

Kazakhstan

Armenia

Guyana

Sri Lanka

East Caribbean States

Kyrgyzstan

Sudan

Kenya

Afghanistan

Costa Rica

Bangladesh

Tanzania

Vietnam

Ecuador

Rwanda

Bolivia

Bosnia

Estonia

Artsakh

West African States

Haiti

And countries I already have but I decided to still buy from eBay

Ukraine

Russia

Venezuela

Here's both packages for reference

Thanks a Lot for Sharing

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ZacUK Numista team

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Posted: 8 Nov 2021, 20:27 #

From the same seller (saving postage) I got these three each for a good buy-it-now price ...

'Gibraltar 2007 Diamond Wedding Crown coin (uncirculated)'

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces102230.html

'Isle of Man 2007 Diamond Wedding Crown coin "The Royal Family" (uncirculated)'

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces83329.html

'Isle of Man 1994 Crown - 50th Anniversary of D - Day (uncirculated)'

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces84046.html

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

Moneytane

Joined: 28 Jan 2014
Posts: 3735

Posted: 9 Nov 2021, 01:54 #

Quote: "guga.lamy"
I got these very appealing coins today :

100 Reis, D. Manuel ll 1909

5 Patacas, Macau 1952

2000 Reis, Brasil 1888

Gorgeous coins and in such lovely condition!!

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

teutonic_metal

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Posted: 9 Nov 2021, 02:02 #

I got this 1924 US Peace dollar so far. I have a US Morgan dollar on the way and my first Belgian coin too.

guga.lamy

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Posted: 10 Nov 2021, 00:43 #

Quote: "Moneytane"

Quote: "guga.lamy"
I got these very appealing coins today :

100 Reis, D. Manuel ll 1909

5 Patacas, Macau 1952

2000 Reis, Brasil 1888

Gorgeous coins and in such lovely condition!!

Thank you very much Moneytane and teutonic_metal.

There is one more that I forgot to post. I hope you enjoy it as well

1000 Reis, D. Carlos l 1899

BCNumismatics

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Posts: 3776

Posted: 10 Nov 2021, 11:26 #

I picked up a nice lot of South African coins dated 1965 - including a 1 Cent in Proof!

The 1965 1 Cent coins are pretty scarce coins.

Aidan.

legoww

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Posts: 30

Posted: 10 Nov 2021, 14:02 #

got My first gold coin in my collection today a 2020 1/10 ounce maple leaf for only 20 dollars over spot in a local coin store 😎

teutonic_metal

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Posted: 11 Nov 2021, 03:03 #

Quote: "legoww"got My first gold coin in my collection today a 2020 1/10 ounce maple leaf for only 20 dollars over spot in a local coin store 😎

Nice and good grab!

teutonic_metal

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Posted: 11 Nov 2021, 03:11 #

Quote: "guga.lamy"

Quote: "Moneytane"

Quote: "guga.lamy"
I got these very appealing coins today :

100 Reis, D. Manuel ll 1909

5 Patacas, Macau 1952

2000 Reis, Brasil 1888

Gorgeous coins and in such lovely condition!!
Thank you very much Moneytane and teutonic_metal.

There is one more that I forgot to post. I hope you enjoy it as well

1000 Reis, D. Carlos l 1899

All nice! I own only one Portuguese coin and its a 1943 2.5 Escudos and a 1938 Mozambique 2.5 Escudos. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for the 1952 Macau? I was looking at one a time back and it was pushing $40 US I believe. I passed it up.

Moneytane

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Posts: 3735

Posted: 11 Nov 2021, 10:48 #

My Portuguese collection is just some modern 80s/90s coins to 200 Escudos and a couple of copper 10 centavos to 1 escudo to 1970s and the cupronickel 2.50 Escudos of 1974 - so all common later stuff.

My Angolan includes one worn 10 Escudos of 1960 I think. My Mozambiquan is a bit better, copper 20 and 50 centavos and a set of 2.50, 5 and 10 Escudos from 1952 or 1960.

My latest buys.

1689 William and Mary, English halfcrown - 2nd shield arrangement - worn but a nice circulation cameo.

1758 British shilling, King George II

1940 "English" shilling, AU/EF some light and darkened wear on the King, a nice coin otherwise.

1920s/40s Farmers scrip - tokens paid to farm workers to use at company stores (New Zealand)

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

German_empire5_mark_fan

Joined: 17 Aug 2020
Posts: 208

Posted: 11 Nov 2021, 16:36 #

I have been purchasing a lot of very nice coins and banknotes lately. I even received this as a gift.
Here is one I have a photo of:

Cape Verde 100 escudos 1958
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/note258639.html

My second account. Deleted my first. Member since 2016
https://en.numista.com/echanges/profil.php?id=142505

guga.lamy

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Posts: 134

Posted: 11 Nov 2021, 18:29 #

Quote: "teutonic_metal"

Quote: "guga.lamy"

Quote: "Moneytane"

Quote: "guga.lamy"
I got these very appealing coins today :

100 Reis, D. Manuel ll 1909

5 Patacas, Macau 1952

2000 Reis, Brasil 1888

Gorgeous coins and in such lovely condition!!
Thank you very much Moneytane and teutonic_metal.

There is one more that I forgot to post. I hope you enjoy it as well

1000 Reis, D. Carlos l 1899
All nice! I own only one Portuguese coin and its a 1943 2.5 Escudos and a 1938 Mozambique 2.5 Escudos. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for the 1952 Macau? I was looking at one a time back and it was pushing $40 US I believe. I passed it up.

I bought the 5 Patacas 1952 for 15€. Ideally it would be 12€, but in this superb condition I understand.

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Posted: 12 Nov 2021, 20:14 #

These are my finds over the course of 2 days from only using the vending machine trick (better photos coming soon because it’s dark here

)

Coins

2007 Scouts 50p
2 2013Christopher Ironsides
2 2016 Mrs Tiggy Winkle
2017 shield key date in definitive designs apart from the NIFCs.
2017 Benjamin Bunny
2017 Jeremy Fisher
2019 Sherlock Homes
2020 Brexit
2020 Diversity

Those 50ps all came from 2 different vending machines in the same day!
Plenty of coins for my date run and two oddity coins one 2012 10p with a sort of “proof like” finish to the queens side (more on that later) and a 2014 10p with either machine doubling, double struck or a DDO variety (more on that later).

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Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee

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Posts: 4329

Posted: 12 Nov 2021, 21:28 #

I like the Beatrix Potter coins. Those books were cherished in our household when I was little.

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

Worldwide collection

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Posted: 12 Nov 2021, 23:41 #

Quote: "Mr. Midnight"I like the Beatrix Potter coins. Those books were cherished in our household when I was little.

Same here but sometimes I prefer The Little Prince. I’ve got the book as well as the 50 franc note that has the author of the book on it.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/note201000.html

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lhlimaverde

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Posts: 78

Posted: 13 Nov 2021, 01:39 #

After a huge break time from additions, I got my 141th country: Ireland :)

Lucas Henrique Lima Verde

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Posted: 13 Nov 2021, 17:31 #

Sweden 2 Öre Silvermynt - Fredrik I

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces28455.html

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

ZacUK Numista team

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Posts: 16691

Posted: 14 Nov 2021, 22:04 #

Two additions today; may be more in next few days.

'Scarce 1820 Upper Canada Halfpenny Token'

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces25061.html

'1880 East London Municipality One Penny Token' [South Africa]

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia234906.html

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Posted: 15 Nov 2021, 18:09 #
Edited: 15 Nov 2021, 18:09

First time physically buying coins from a local antiques shop.
1920 Ceylon 50 cents

1917 Egypt 2 Qirsh/ Piastres

1791 Portugal 10 Reis

1807 U.K. penny

High grade 1945 U.K. Scottish Shilling

1960 USA Half Dollar Denver mint

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Posted: 15 Nov 2021, 19:09 #

Quote: "Worldwide collection"First time physically buying coins from a local antiques shop.
1920 Ceylon 50 cents

1917 Egypt 2 Qirsh/ Piastres

1791 Portugal 10 Reis

1807 U.K. penny

High grade 1945 U.K. Scottish Shilling

1960 USA Half Dollar Denver mint

Very nice coins!

Did you manage to get a good price at that store? Usually I find antique stores to be quite over priced in the numismatic department.

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Posted: 15 Nov 2021, 19:10 #

1621 County of Montfort 1 Thaler DAV#7079
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces47207.html

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Posted: 15 Nov 2021, 21:04 #

Quote: "German_empire5_mark_fan"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"First time physically buying coins from a local antiques shop.
1920 Ceylon 50 cents

1917 Egypt 2 Qirsh/ Piastres

1791 Portugal 10 Reis

1807 U.K. penny

High grade 1945 U.K. Scottish Shilling

1960 USA Half Dollar Denver mint

Very nice coins!

Did you manage to get a good price at that store? Usually I find antique stores to be quite over priced in the numismatic department.

I spent £44 ($59.10) on all of these coins.
£5 each for the Ceylon and Egyptian coins. Portuguese and old British penny £10 each and the shilling and benji £7 each to equal £44. Which was a bit pricy for some of the coins but it for the half dollar I got it just over the melt price and I’ve seen the 10 reis go for a few quid more than what I paid for it.

Also when I was looking at some other coins I was looking at a 1962 Canadian dollar coin, Bank of upper Canada token and some other 1700s English tokens which I told the guy to look the price of the condition of the coin and guess what he used to get his prices, Numista!

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Posted: 16 Nov 2021, 02:11 #

A new addition received this morning:

The date of issue is May 16th 1859. This is a period when most legal bank notes were issued by chartered banks, not the government of the Province of Canada.

The Colonial Bank received its charter from the government in the mid 1850s but opened to the public only in 1859. By October of that year it had already suspended its operations and never reopened.

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Posted: 16 Nov 2021, 05:42 #

One more addition to my circulating world collection, pre-1962.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5253.html

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Posted: 16 Nov 2021, 22:50 #

Two more additions ...

'Royal Colosseum coin token 1960 by T. Heath'

'A worn Volcanus Token - hard to read much detail - worn condition - 28mm'

Second item, made around 1589 by Hans Krauwinkel II.
Obverse: Vulcan at his anvil, flanked by Cupid, Mars and Venus
Lettering: VOLCANVS
Rev. Cyparissus to the right with his bow, a fallen stag to the left, pierced by an arrow
Lettering: CIPARISSVS

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Serial_Number_8

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Posted: 17 Nov 2021, 02:11 #

"The Colonial Bank received its charter from the government in the mid 1850s but opened to the public only in 1859. By October of that year it had already suspended its operations and never reopened."
Very nice short-lived Colonial $2 Camerinvs.

I picked up 3 different notes with different QEII portraits:
Belize $2 (1990's):

Fiji One Dollar (1974):

& Gibraltar 10 Pounds (1975):

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

legoww

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Posted: 17 Nov 2021, 22:42 #

Quote: "Serial_Number_8""The Colonial Bank received its charter from the government in the mid 1850s but opened to the public only in 1859. By October of that year it had already suspended its operations and never reopened."
Very nice short-lived Colonial $2 Camerinvs.

I picked up 3 different notes with different QEII portraits:

u should check out Banknote world, they got a new shipment of QEII banknotes from all over the realm, most in UNC

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Posted: 18 Nov 2021, 17:37 #

Some African florins arrived today:

1 from Nigeria (I believe there is only one date from this country):

and 4 from South Africa:

"King Emperor" in 1943(!)

but just "King" by 1952

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Posted: 19 Nov 2021, 05:53 #

A nice addition to my pre-1962, circulating countries collection. Maybe a little overpriced but, it's an honest example of a somewhat scarce type in a field filled with cleaned, verdigris, and heavily worn examples.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24978.html

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Posted: 19 Nov 2021, 16:25 #

Just arrived from Australia. Quite rare in this condition.

Except when it's a modern re-strike from the Cook Islands!

This is the "real" obverse:

Not a real coin, but quite interesting in its own right.

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Posted: 19 Nov 2021, 17:46 #

Quote: "Serial_Number_8"Very nice short-lived Colonial $2 Camerinvs.

Thanks Serial_Number_8! Yes, a short-lived bank, but they did issue a whole slate of notes, and they are reasonably common if compared with many of the other banks of that time.

The allegories are quite interesting on these notes, especially the "Indians" (to use one of the common terms back then) in the idyllic scene in the upper left corner.

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Posted: 19 Nov 2021, 21:13 #

Quote: "Camerinvs"

Quote: "Serial_Number_8"Very nice short-lived Colonial $2 Camerinvs.

Thanks Serial_Number_8! Yes, a short-lived bank, but they did issue a whole slate of notes, and they are reasonably common if compared with many of the other banks of that time.

The allegories are quite interesting on these notes, especially the "Indians" (to use one of the common terms back then) in the idyllic scene in the upper left corner.

I remember seeing a few higher grade Colonial $2.00 listed on eBay a few years ago. You're right in that they weren't priced too high but I only remember seeing a few $3 and no $1 & seldom the $5. I think their low prices may be more due to their uniface designs & typical low grades (thus low demand) but I don't think that they're very common (though a hoard of Twos may have been discovered).

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

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Posted: 20 Nov 2021, 17:46 #

Quote: "Serial_Number_8"
I remember seeing a few higher grade Colonial $2.00 listed on eBay a few years ago. You're right in that they weren't priced too high but I only remember seeing a few $3 and no $1 & seldom the $5. I think their low prices may be more due to their uniface designs & typical low grades (thus low demand) but I don't think that they're very common (though a hoard of Twos may have been discovered).

I agree, and there is also the fact that the demand would never be as high for this as for the Dominion of Canada notes ─ or Bank of Canada notes of course.

These Colonial Bank notes are interesting also because it's only a year after Canada introduced its first decimal coin issues. It's also in 1859 that stamps were issued in the decimal system for the first time. I am probably in the minority of people who organize their collection "horizontally", i.e. by period, not by denomination or types of object. So, all the things I just mentioned, including the stamps, are part of my Province of Canada collection (1841-1867).

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Posted: 20 Nov 2021, 20:23 #

Today five jetons, from the same seller, so saving postage.
The first two are on here, and from Germany and France. Not sure about the others.

'Jeton royal à déterminer en Cuivre/laiton/bronze'
[REGIS SACRA FŒDERA MAGNI / H KRAWIN] [Germany]

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia76922.html

'Jeton royal à déterminer en Cuivre/laiton/bronze'
[IVSTITIA ET PAX OSCVLATAE ST] [France]

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia96208.html

'Jeton Royaux à déterminer en Cuivre/laiton'
[CEST LE FRVIT DE LA PAIX / MARIAGE DV ROY]

https://www.cgbfr.com/marie-therese-dautriche-mariage-du-roy-tb-,fjt_540206,a.html

'Jeton Royaux Louis XIV à déterminer en Cuivre/laiton'
[PARVO PRO MVNERE QVANTA / PARTIES CASVELLES]

https://www.cgbfr.com/parties-et-revenus-casuels-emission-au-type-de-1697-ttb,fjt_05242,a.html
Reverse the same, but different obverse.

'Jeton royal à déterminer en Cuivre/laiton/bronze'
[ …………. ENDIT ……ES]

Unknown - still looking.

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Posted: 20 Nov 2021, 20:32 #

That last item ...

https://www.cgbfr.com/marie-therese-dautriche-jeton-cu-25-tb,fjt_515777,a.html
NVMERAT CVM DOTE TRIVMPHOS // SIC IMPENDIT OPES
Catalogue References: F.13077 var. - Guéant - Prieur487 D

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Posted: 21 Nov 2021, 11:59 #
Edited: 21 Nov 2021, 13:11

First new banknotes in over a month:

More Japanese Occupation yen because my budget is tight. A set of three 3rd series notes (1939-1940) and an overprinted 100yen (1944).
HSBC $20 (1987) - key date of its series and one of the rarest Hong Kong banknotes. With this I have completed my 1985-1992 HKD20 collection.
Bank of China $20 (1997) - dated 1st July too; the day of Hong Kong's return to China. My first note from the Bank of China to be dated 1997.

Quick edit: The addition of the new Military Yen notes brings my collection to exactly 100 different banknote types!!

Edit 2: Some isolated pictures of the aforementioned Military Yen because covering them up did not do them justice.

I have a newfound appreciation for the birds and dragons depicted on the obverses. The Chartered Bank, later Standard Chartered, rolled out the “Mythical Animals” theme in 1979; Japan did it in 1939.

< The 5yen and 10yen notes and their Standard Chartered "equivalents". Which one do you prefer?

Waiting (im)patiently for Christmas...

KS5331

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Posted: 21 Nov 2021, 19:07 #
Edited: 21 Nov 2021, 19:11

Stunning additions guys

Zac UK - Love those Jetons.

KS5331 Productions - More gorgeous HK notes that add to your amazing collection. Standard Chartereds get my vote, as thanks to your thread, I know so much more about them and their history

. The Jap ones are historic but represent a period of misery and also the designs are cheap and they became worthless rags over time.

Gothic Florin - Wow love the African series. Yes you were right about the Nigerian Florin, it was a one off coin and they did not issue anymore until the Kobo series of 1973. I don't have any florins, but have the shilling and 3 pence, both slightly smaller than British types.

Do you have any of these coins?

British West Africa Florins - issued in silver until 1920, they were used in Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. In the 1920s they switched to brass as the silver wore badly in Africa's hot humid climate.

Brass Florin from 1946, part of a currency system that went down to 1/10 Penny holed coins!

These were issued through the 1950s, but in 1958 Ghana went with its own coins, Sierra Leone in 1964 and Nigeria was left with them (Nigeria was the most populous of the colonies).

That leaves a period in the 1960s of no usage of these or Nigerian coins - So I am guessing that British coins were used until the wave of decimal currencies arrived in Sierra Leone (1964), Gambia (1966) and Nigeria (1973, that last place to go decimal).

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Posted: 21 Nov 2021, 22:54 #

Thanks. Outbid on most items tonight, except for this ...

'Original 19th Century No.3 & No.4 Brass card game instructions gaming token - Whist ?'

[Approx. 22mm diameter]
"No.3 IF PLAYER HOLDING LESS THAN 13 CARDS PLAYS TO FIRST ROUND, OTHER HANDS BEING RIGHT, DEAL STANDS GOOD. EXPOSED CARDS MAY BE CALLED WHEN NOT CAUSING A REVOKE."
"No.4 IF ONE PLAYS AGAIN BEFORE PARTNER HAS PLAYED, PARTNER CAN BE MADE TO WIN OR LOSE THE TRICK: ONE TRICK MAY BE SEEN BESIDES THAT IN PLAY"

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Posted: 22 Nov 2021, 01:46 #

South Africa 1965 1 Cent;

Impaired Proof.

Very scarce in ANY grade!

Western Samoa 2016 1 Tala;

1/2 Gram of .585 fine Gold.

Aidan.

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Posted: 22 Nov 2021, 20:43 #

Tickled pink to get this beautiful coin of Constans on ebay. Most of my Phoenix coins are from Trier or Siscia but this is a lovely example from Alexandria.

I don't think it's on Numista yet, so must get busy.
James

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Posted: 23 Nov 2021, 18:22 #

Went to my bank today and got these (sorry for poor quality dark outside).

Also for the first time nearly in a year I did a 1p and 2p hunt and got the 1998 Isle of Man 2p.

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Posted: 23 Nov 2021, 20:06 #

Quote: "Worldwide collection"Went to my bank today and got these (sorry for poor quality dark outside).

Also for the first time nearly in a year I did a 1p and 2p hunt and got the 1998 Isle of Man 2p.

Very nice coins. That's great that you can find them in circulation!

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Posted: 24 Nov 2021, 00:19 #

Quote: "German_empire5_mark_fan"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"Went to my bank today and got these (sorry for poor quality dark outside).

Also for the first time nearly in a year I did a 1p and 2p hunt and got the 1998 Isle of Man 2p.
Very nice coins. That's great that you can find them in circulation!

Thanks.

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Posted: 24 Nov 2021, 05:09 #

Latest addition - as a present for my 45th. birthday - a 10 Pounds from Ireland dated 3 February 1964.

10 Quid was a lot of money in the early 1960's.

Aidan.

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Posted: 24 Nov 2021, 05:57 #

Happy birthday, you are 7 months younger than me!

Fijian buy in

1954 Halfpenny, means I have all the Fijian Halfpennies now!

Fijian wartime fractional currency notes

One penny note (I bought 2), these are very small 90mm long

Shilling - worn, printed one side only and plain paper, low serial number

Two shillings, much less common and printed on better paper

Also some later notes, which I will show later. The Fijian fractional stuff I have been after for ages and glad to have some finally.

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Posted: 24 Nov 2021, 07:10 #

Quote: "Moneytane"Happy birthday, you are 7 months younger than me!

Fijian buy in

1954 Halfpenny, means I have all the Fijian Halfpennies now!

Fijian wartime fractional currency notes

One penny note (I bought 2), these are very small 90mm long

Shilling - worn, printed one side only and plain paper, low serial number

Two shillings, much less common and printed on better paper

Also some later notes, which I will show later. The Fijian fractional stuff I have been after for ages and glad to have some finally.

Fijian banknotes of 5 Shillings upwards are very hard to find - especially for the 1 Pound upwards.

The 1 Shilling note exists on 2 different coloured papers, which you can see here;

https://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AUS/FIJ/FIJ-GOV.htm .

Eventually, I will get my 1 Penny, 1 Shilling, & 2 Shillings notes scanned.

The 1 Penny note is fairly common, but the other 2 denominations are less commonly seen these days.

Aidan.

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Posted: 24 Nov 2021, 07:29 #
Edited: 24 Nov 2021, 07:33

I agree, collecting the coins is much easier.

Thanks for link, can see my 1/- is the earlier type. It showed the overprinted £1 and £5 - which I believe is very rare. The high values of all predecimal must be extremely rare too, I can't imagine much demand for values over £1 there.

My post 1967 Fijian note collection is pretty good, but anything predecimal except those low value notes shown eludes me.

These were a picnic next to Predecimal notes!

These are a picnic next to Predecimal notes!

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Posted: 24 Nov 2021, 07:49 #

1612-21 Spanish Netherlands Tournai 1 Patagon

1944 US Walking Liberty Half Dollar from my grandpa

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Posted: 24 Nov 2021, 08:42 #

Quote: "Moneytane"I agree, collecting the coins is much easier.

Thanks for link, can see my 1/- is the earlier type. It showed the overprinted £1 and £5 - which I believe is very rare. The high values of all predecimal must be extremely rare too, I can't imagine much demand for values over £1 there.

My post 1967 Fijian note collection is pretty good, but anything predecimal except those low value notes shown eludes me.

These were a picnic next to Predecimal notes!

These are a picnic next to Predecimal notes!

That 50 Dollars is from the 2000 issue - which is pretty scarce.

I have the one from the 1996 issue, which is this one;

I would like to get the 2020 50 Cents & 50 Dollars - 50 Years of Independence.

Those were released when no-one could fly to Fiji at all.

Aidan.

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Posted: 25 Nov 2021, 04:27 #

Quote: "Peter M. Graham"A nice addition to my pre-1962, circulating countries collection. Maybe a little overpriced but, it's an honest example of a somewhat scarce type in a field filled with cleaned, verdigris, and heavily worn examples.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24978.html

Very nice, Peter!

Aidan.

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Posted: 25 Nov 2021, 08:13 #

Quote: "BCNumismatics"

Quote: "Peter M. Graham"A nice addition to my pre-1962, circulating countries collection. Maybe a little overpriced but, it's an honest example of a somewhat scarce type in a field filled with cleaned, verdigris, and heavily worn examples.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24978.html

Very nice, Peter!

Aidan.

I agree, nothing wrong with anything being overpriced if it.
i). looks nice like that does
ii). fills a gap

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Posted: 25 Nov 2021, 08:16 #

This is very tough to find in ANY grade!

Aidan.

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Posted: 25 Nov 2021, 15:43 #
Edited: 25 Nov 2021, 16:00

College vending machine trick finds (during my break).

2005 Dictionary 50p
2011 Football 50p
2011 Gymnastics 50p
2017 Jeremy Fisher 50p
2020 Diversity 50p
Plus first 2021 10p of the year

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Posted: 25 Nov 2021, 21:17 #

Quote: "Worldwide collection"College vending machine trick finds (during my break).

2005 Dictionary 50p

2011 Football 50p

2011 Gymnastics 50p

2017 Jeremy Fisher 50p

2020 Diversity 50p

Plus first 2021 10p of the year

oh my except for Kew gardens I believe the football is the rarest 50 p nice find!

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Posted: 25 Nov 2021, 23:04 #

Quote: "silvergeek"

Quote: "Worldwide collection"College vending machine trick finds (during my break).

2005 Dictionary 50p

2011 Football 50p

2011 Gymnastics 50p

2017 Jeremy Fisher 50p

2020 Diversity 50p

Plus first 2021 10p of the year

oh my except for Kew gardens I believe the football is the rarest 50 p nice find!

Lucky me, I assume due to the pandemic and many people falling on hard times their cashing in all of the coins that were in their collections to get extra cash to help them through this financial crisis.

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Posted: 26 Nov 2021, 21:03 #
Edited: 26 Nov 2021, 21:05

Finally scratched this itch!! I fell in love with this design some while back and I even overbid on a nice example and was still outbid!!!

Advertised as BU, which is a stretch, considering the rim dings and scratches but still superior to the previous attempt (and at a lower price). The ostrich feathers have no wear and it still has a full cartwheel, so I'll book it as an AU example.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4322.html

A lot going on with this coin. Rim pinch at 9 o'clock on the obverse, planchet flaw or foreign material (?) on the reverse, and lovely die cracks and double die strikes on both sides which I find very unusual.

And don't use the NGC price guide as a benchmark or you'll never own a decent example.

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Posted: 26 Nov 2021, 21:04 #
Edited: 26 Nov 2021, 21:05

I just bought myself this I’m finally getting a good upgrade in my silver https://www.ebay.com/itm/255203847644?hash=item3b6b55addc%3Ag%3AVgIAAOSwgLthfe-o&LH_BIN=1

Turi

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Posted: 27 Nov 2021, 01:41 #

New additions to my collection:

Orccha and Jalawar silver coins

Colonial Suriname and Order of Malta coins:

Turi
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Posted: 28 Nov 2021, 01:24 #

I also brought a Fijian $1 note from 1969 - Pick 59

It was the first decimal $1 note.

Some Tongan notes to add to my collection

1 Pa' anga (P37 (1)) - Tupou V series

2 and 10 Pa' anga (P44 and P46) - Tupou VI series, current. You may notice the whale from (P37) has been reused instead of the original design of rugby players (Possibly as the Tongan rugby team, is not as strong as Fiji or Manu Samoa - but rugby remains popular throughout the islands).

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Posted: 28 Nov 2021, 01:34 #

I also brought a large group of bulk sterling silver English coins, mostly shillings, but also some 6d and 3d.

These are mainly to prop up my shilling collection with spacefillers until nice coins become available.

Shillings from 1818 to 1880

1895 to 1917 shillings (I did not pay much over melt for them)

Better coins include these

1835 William IV - Very Good

1860 Victoria, a few dents but otherwise a nice surprise in a bulk lot!

1887 Victoria, worn but a young head coin and hard to find!

Also some sixpences and threepences, not bad and no real surprises, mostly 1910s KGV

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Posted: 28 Nov 2021, 08:02 #

Another bargain

8 Canberra Florins for $100!

Thats only 8% above melt value!

Mostly VF or EF, top left is fine, but the coin 3rd row right looks very nice!

I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Posted: 28 Nov 2021, 22:24 #

Four additions today, from the same seller, so saving postage ...

'European jeton - Libertas 1800 Louis XVI Roi de Franc - French gaming token 20mm'

[Not found on Numista]

'UK jetton made in Germany - Anne counter by Iohann Iacob Dietzel - 20.2mm'

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia147113.html

'UK Gaming counter - Victoria 1854 / Napoleon of France 1856 - brass 19.4mm'

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia56492.html

'Germany medallion - Médaille de Charlemagne, pour Aix-la-Chapelle 1846 - WM 41mm'

[Not found on Numista]

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

Peter M. Graham

Joined: 1 Jul 2015
Posts: 1228

Posted: 30 Nov 2021, 05:23 #

As always, nice pieces ZacUK!

A replacement for a weak VF Soviet Union coin.......

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4138.html

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ZacUK Numista team

Joined: 3 Jan 2011
Posts: 16691

Posted: 30 Nov 2021, 06:26 #

Thanks. Three more additions ..

'1901 Calendar Medal - Matchless Metal Polish 38mm Nice Condition'

[Not found on Numista]

'Nuremberg – Jeton' [Lucretia // Mercury] [300 years before previous item]
[LVCRETIA LVX ROMANA 1601 // RECHPFENNIG HANSEN KRAVWINCK / H.K.]

[Not found on Numista]

'France, Jeton, Royal, Louis XIV, Galères Royales, Comptabilité de la'
[AEQUORA LUSTRANOD PACAT]

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia235173.html

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

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