I picked up this very nice Proof Set of 2022 New Zealand coins on Ebay. These have a world wide mintage of only 250 so are quite rare and usually expensive. I got it for below half of the normal price. New Zealand does not issue many new coins into circulation these days and the last official BU Mint Set was released in 2013.
There were a couple of unofficial BU Mint Sets in 2014 & 2015, but after that only Proof Sets have been issued by NZ Post.
These coins have been struck by the Royal Dutch Mint.
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hasn't come yet but I just bought a 1890 Victoria British crown in around low VF condition not worth much but still my first 1800's silver and a big one at that
The coins are struck in different metals from the circulation coins. They weigh slightly more too. The $2 there weighs 11.25 grams and is struck in Brass. The normal $2 are struck in aluminium bronze and weigh only 10.00 grams.
The 10, 20, 50c coins there are struck in cupro nickel. The circulation coins are struck in nickel plated steel (20 and 50c) or copper plated steel (10c).
Also noticed they are struck by Royal Dutch mint, whereas our circulation coins are struck at Llantrisant (Dollars) and Royal Canadian Mint (cents coins). Currently the latest dates in circulation of all are 10c - 2020, 20c - 2020, 50c 2019, $1 and $2 (2019), although 2020 dated coins were allegedly minted.
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I think that is a mistake or misprint on the specs for the 10 cent coin on the packaging. It definitely has a copper look/finish to it. It does not have the silvery bright finish of a copper-nickle proof coin.
Interesting about the different compositions though. If they are different to the normal circulation coin they should have a separate page/entry on Numista. I will have to investigate further.
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My first coin for August is a 1943 UK Threepence in silver. A low mintage (1.3 million vs 103 million brass)
and the fact they were for colonial use only, makes these quite scarce.
It's in not bad shape either.
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A type I wanted for a long time, but couldn't find one that had a good legend with good details.
Byzantine Empire: Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1295) AV Hyperpyron, Constantinople (Sear 2326; DOC V.558-9; LPC 36; PCPC 94B)
Obv: Nimbate, draped bust of the Virgin, orans, within city walls with six groups of towers; B above, H in left field, two groups of four pellets below Rev: ANΔPO/NIK / ΔECΠO/THC Π/AΛ/E; Andronicus II kneeling right at the feet of nimbate Christ, who stands facing, laying right hand on Andronicus' head, book of Gospels in left; IC / XC across fields Dim: 24 mm, 4.01 g
Byzantine Empire: Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180) EL Aspron Trachy (Sear 1959)
Obv: IC-XC; Christ standing facing on dais, bearded, wearing nimbus cruciger with five pellets in limbs, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels in left; eight-pointed star to either side
Rev: M-AN-ΩHΛ-O / ΘЄ/Ο/Δ/Ω/Ρ/OC; Manuel I, bearded and St. Theodore, bearded and nimbate (on right) both standing facing, jointly holding patriarchal cross with two crosses on shaft and large globus on base between them, emperor wearing crown, divitision and loros, right hand on pommel of sheathed sword on hip, saint wearing military attire with left hand on pommel of sheathed sword at hip
Byzantine Empire: Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180) EL Aspron Trachy (Sear 1959)
Obv: IC-XC; Christ standing facing on dais, bearded, wearing nimbus cruciger with five pellets in limbs, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels in left; eight-pointed star to either side
Rev: M-AN-ΩHΛ-O / ΘЄ/Ο/Δ/Ω/Ρ/OC; Manuel I, bearded and St. Theodore, bearded and nimbate (on right) both standing facing, jointly holding patriarchal cross with two crosses on shaft and large globus on base between them, emperor wearing crown, divitision and loros, right hand on pommel of sheathed sword on hip, saint wearing military attire with left hand on pommel of sheathed sword at hip
Gold or silver just wondering cause it looks like both
Byzantine Empire: Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180) EL Aspron Trachy (Sear 1959)
Obv: IC-XC; Christ standing facing on dais, bearded, wearing nimbus cruciger with five pellets in limbs, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels in left; eight-pointed star to either side
Rev: M-AN-ΩHΛ-O / ΘЄ/Ο/Δ/Ω/Ρ/OC; Manuel I, bearded and St. Theodore, bearded and nimbate (on right) both standing facing, jointly holding patriarchal cross with two crosses on shaft and large globus on base between them, emperor wearing crown, divitision and loros, right hand on pommel of sheathed sword on hip, saint wearing military attire with left hand on pommel of sheathed sword at hip
Gold or silver just wondering cause it looks like both
Another cracked on, but its more serious on this one, but the strike is pretty good…
Byzantine Empire: Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180) EL Aspron Trachy (Sear 1958)
Obv: IC-XC; Christ seated facing on backless throne, bearded, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, cradling book of Gospels on lap
Rev: MANΩHΛ-ΔECΠOTH; Manuel I, bearded, standing facing, wearing crown with pendilia, divitision and loros, akakia in right hand, and the Virgin nimbate, standing facing, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding patriarchal cross between them; MP-ΘV in right field
The first five banknotes I coincidentally found when I was buying a book in a charity shop as well as the Suriname coins. Next I went to a antique shop where I bought five more banknotes, along with some coins.
Belgium 200 Francs 1995
Brazil 10 Reais Macaw (Printed around June 2020)
Cyprus 5 Pounds 2003
Slovakia 50 Korun 2002
Sweden 100 Kronor 2000
Czechoslovakia 50 Korun 1987
Ecuador 5 Sucres 1988
Hong Kong 10 Dollars The Chartered Bank 1981
Japan 10 Yen 1930
Japan 100 Yen 1930
Denmark 25 Ore 1971
Denmark 25 Ore 1992 and 1995
Denmark 50 Ore 1989, 1990 and 1992
Denmark 1 Krone 1969 and 1971
Jersey Five Shillings 1966
Suriname 1 Cent 1988x2
Suriname 5 Cents 1988x2
Suriname 10 Cents 1979 and 2009x2
Suriname 25 Cents 1987 and 2009x3
Suriname 100 Cents 1987
Roman Follis Constantinus II 4th Century AD (New oldest coin Since the 1736 Chinese cash coin which held the trophy from 2020-2022!)
U.K. Halfcrown Lima 1746 (made from captured silver from the war of Jenkins ear )
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My first coin for August is a 1943 UK Threepence in silver. A low mintage (1.3 million vs 103 million brass)
and the fact they were for colonial use only, makes these quite scarce.
It's in not bad shape either.
Nice coin I read in the Royal mints annual reports from the late 30s to 1972 and its interesting because after a few years of the brass one circulating they started to recall the silver 3Ds to be shipped to Britain’s colonies to be recirculated.
But when all of Britain's colonies declared independence they introduced their own coinage so the colonial era coinage was withdrawn from circulation shortly after but most U.K. coinage was shipped back to the U.K. and recirculated. But after 1946 the sixpence, shilling, Florin and Halfcrown was changed from 50% silver to Copper nickel, the Royal mint slowly recalled the silver coinage and melted them down (including the small silver three pence) and by 1967 the mint estimated that there were more crowns in circulation than all silver 3Ds from 1816 to 1945 (and possibly some post 1945 Maundy 3Ds that were spent).
So in the coming months before Decimalisation the small Silver 3D was in use albeit in minuscule numbers.
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Entirely and thanks for the extra info. I wondered why these coins are so hard to find now, besides them being colonial use, the numbers of 1 million or so are low for the 1940s, but not enough to make them real rarities. I also knew 1945 was melted down, but not 1942 to 1944.
Plus all of the British countries except Fiji were using the small silver threepences. They were minted in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand right through to 1965. Fiji had a British brass threepence issued in 1947 with a Fijian design, but before then they did not have a threepence at all, or may have used the base silver NZ coin (Australian and SA 3d's were 92.5% and 80% silver until 1946/1951). The New Guinea currency also included a base metal holed 3 pence coin.
Various 3d coins of the Pacific (New Zealand, Australia - later design, New Guinea with 6d and Fijian brass 3d)
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Back to the topic, my obsession with tiny silver coins continues, for me 2019 was the year of Halfcrown, 2020 the Florin, 2021 the shilling and now 2022 the small stuff!
1825 Maundy Penny - George IV (near EF/high VF) - size 11mm
1835 Maundy Penny - William IV (almost EF)
1834 Three Halfpence, these tiny coins were issued for colonies (like the 1940s 3d) and were used mostly in Malta, Ceylon and the West Indies - yet many ended up being used in Great Britain as well. 1834 was the first year and it was issued only until 1862 (With no coins between 1843 and 1860)
1836 Threehalfpence - Coin grades gVF, the 1834 is essentially EF.
These tiddlers were about 12.5 - 13mm in size (All seller photos)
1834 Sixpence - grades VF, my first William IV era sixpence.
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One more coin that arrived in the mail today. An upgraded florin.
1944 UK Florin - Uncirculated and it was cheap.
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No new acquisition since Monday? I suppose everything slows down in August. This means that less people are checking eBay and that, if you're around for an auction that ends at 9:45 p.m. on a Friday (!), it's likely there won't be much competition.
There was some competition for this lot of two Canadian colonial notes (seller's pictures):
… but less than I expected, even for a Friday evening.
The first note is a merchant scrip going back to 1790, one of the earliest such notes issued here. The denomination of 6 livres is in “old currency”, i.e. the currency of New France.
The second note was presented by the seller almost as if it were a bonus and was barely described at all. It's of course low grade but quite interesting. The Bank of Lower Canada was a phantom bank that issued fake notes in 1856 which, as in this case, did circulate quite heavily.
Hosterman & Etter, Halifax jewelers, produced this token at full weight and the next year joined in the light weight “craze” which lasted for about 20 years.
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A very nice one indeed. I was just thinking… if there was much lightweight copper currency in circulation already by 1814, according to Gresham's Law the heavier tokens would be hoarded, meaning that the advertising they expected to gain by circulating their own tokens didn't happen. Perhaps that's why they switched to lightweight?
I completed my Old Head Queen Victoria Halfcrown collection finally with this stunning 1898 coin.
It is EF and I believe a natural condition with light tone, has some nice recessed lustre.
Also brought a decent 1915H Australian Florin (This is a scarce date)
Possibly historically cleaned, but this is a decent Fine+ example. 1910s Aussie Florins are usually notoriously worn in Fair or worse shape.
And a first year Aussie sixpence!
Another coin notoriously hard to find that is not worn to death.
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It has got quiet here, has coin buying gone quiet in Europe?
Thank God for us New Zealanders
Manky stained 1844 British shilling (Fine, likely buried or shipwrecked judging by iron stains)
1873, 74 and 75 shillings - all got near melt (Spacefillers) not a bad group really. The shilling was like the
2 Euro coin/ 5 Euro note of its time.
1876 Sixpence, a scarce date, a high grade piece and cheap due to its blackening and scratch
1891 Sixpence, nice high VF example, very attractive (Scans don't do them justice)
1926 Sixpence, a good example from a bulk lot.
1905 and 1906, average examples added as spacefillers
1920s bulk group, poor 1920 and 1921, decent 1922 and good 1925
As you can see, I have started collecting sixpences now!
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Numismatic life in Europe did not stop ,,Moneytane,, -we keep shopping.
It's my first time and so far it's the only coin that adds to my collection ( Consciously) But I needed to fill the missing place in the series of the year of the First Republic coins of Czechoslovakia.N#5167
Purchased officially in a numismatic store near Prague:
Diameter 16,02 mm , Brass
I don't even know what to call it? But I know and I won't tell.
Took a small break from buying coins, so instead I have decided to add some new banknotes to my collection.
Recently I went to London to renew my Mexican passport so I had some time to visit Coincraft to buy some banknotes
In total I paid £59 for this but due to me and the dealer not paying attention I accidentally forgotten to look in the wallet if there was any duplicates (which some of them had). So technically I got 4 duplicate notes for free.
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I picked up this very nice set of New Zealand $5 Coins from 1998. Bought it from a dealer in NZ at a much cheaper price that what they go for in Australia.
Mike
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Nice group, I am assuming yours are the Cupronickel ones, there was a silver set made too.
Agree about prices here, I have got many of my better Australian coins at prices well below what I would pay over in Australia.
Worldwide collection - Love your notes, great mix of Mexican and Arab countries.
Mimael - your coin looks like a interwar Czechoslovakian coin.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Worldwide collection - Love your notes, great mix of Mexican and Arab countries.
Thanks.👍
I have always had a thing for Mexican coinage due to me being born there and my mom having a sense of nostalgia because she can remember them in Circulation at the time before the government made bad choices, which caused the mint to switch from Silver, Gold and copper to small coins made from cheap medals albeit kept decent designs.
While for Arab countries I feel that most banknotes from there are underrated, thus most banknotes with colourful vintage looking designs can be found at reasonable prices.
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I bought these circulating plastic coins. They are the only circulating plastic coins in the world (so far). They are from a country called Transnistria.
I'm going to do an unboxing video of them on my YouTube channel when they come in the mail.
Ah okay, so you don't have reports or footage of them in actual circulation that's what I meant, sorry for the misunderstanding.
I new saw a circulated chip, all are pristine. On Numista a coin can be classed circulating as long as you can get it at face value not just as a Numismatic product, it doesn't necessary have to actually circulate in the wild.
Annoyingly there would have been two other items, from the same seller, but my computer clock was
somehow about a minute slow, and I was about to make a bid when the page said bidding had ended.
Sorry for that disappointment!
Here is the opposite story: a coin I had meant to bid on, forgot, but then it failed to get the minimum bid, so I was able to call the next day and nab it anyhow.
Aspron trachy (or just asper) of the Empire of Trebizond, Manuel Comnenos (1238-1363). Image of Saint Eugenios, a 4th century martyr in these parts, reverse. Image of Manuel obverse (this is the order of my photos. Quite a difference in quality between the two sides, but this goes in my theme of coins with saints.
Just my second Byzantine coin, will probably be adding some, though I doubt I will ever catch up to QuantGeek.
I recently got a 20 and a 50 UK pence, an AU 1 shilling, 1 Thai baht, 50 AU cents, 1 AU dollar, and an Indian 200 Rupee (not a coin but thought I'd include it)
Why is everyone still posting here, there is a September thread up now. Its not August 34th, but Sep 3rd.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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