Additions to your collection - January 2023

New year new additions.This is my first find from a Coinstar machine, A Latvian 1 Euro Cent from 2014.

 One addition today … 

‘France, Charles X, Freedom of the press 1827, 41mm white metal medal GVF’ 

[LIBERTE DE LA PRESSE / ORDONNANCE DU ROI LE 17 AVRIL 1827]  

My first coins of the year!

Today received another small addition to my modest collection of “composers” (altogether 33 more or less circulating coins exist). 

Two more to go (Liszt and Sarasate) before I close this topic. 

Got this in change at Kwik Trip gas station Jan 1. Hope the rest of the year goes like this.

Not very good,but silver

Ringing in the New Year with a very, slow delivery addition (2 statutory holidays and a once-in-a-century snowstorm slows up delivery times).  This is a Mohar from the Kingdom of Kathmandu (Nepal), dated NS821 (miss attributed by the Seller as NS829).

N#63055

I found an online catalogue, The Coinage of Nepal ( https://archive.org/details/TheCoinageOfNepalByE.H.Walsh/mode/2up?view=theater ), which is an update of a catalogue by E. H. Walsh (1908).  Fascinating history and quite helpful but still not definitive.  NGC claims many varieties exist and our own catalogue suggests it is a frozen date from 1701 – 1715.  Wish I could find those references.

Tibet gets most of the “press” on the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism but, these symbols seem to be somewhat fluid between India, Bhutan, Nepal, China, and Tibet. My best interpretation (clockwise starting at 12 o’clock)……

1. Lucky Diagram 
2. Wheel of Law
3. Vase of Holy Water
4. Vase of Offerings
5. Banner of Victory
6. Two Golden Fish
7. Lotus Flower
8. Conch Shell

Tibet would call #1 the Endless (Eternal) Knot and replace #3 or #4 with the Parasol.

It would seem Nepal had an interest in weight standards too. “It is based on a mohar of the weight of six masas, a broad bean used in India as a weight. Cunningham notes that the masa averages 14'6 grains and the weight of six masas is therefore 87'6 grains*.  My coin weighs 5.53g which is 85.34 grains, very close I would say.

Many online examples seem to have mounts removed, such as my coin.

Peter M. Graham

Ringing in the New Year with a very, slow delivery addition (2 statutory holidays and a once-in-a-century snowstorm slows up delivery times).  This is a Mohar from the Kingdom of Kathmandu (Nepal), dated NS821 (miss attributed by the Seller as NS829).

 

 

 

 

N#63055

 

I found an online catalogue, The Coinage of Nepal ( https://archive.org/details/TheCoinageOfNepalByE.H.Walsh/mode/2up?view=theater ), which is an update of a catalogue by E. H. Walsh (1908).  Fascinating history and quite helpful but still not definitive.  NGC claims many varieties exist and our own catalogue suggests it is a frozen date from 1701 – 1715.  Wish I could find those references.

 

Tibet gets most of the “press” on the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism but, these symbols seem to be somewhat fluid between India, Bhutan, Nepal, China, and Tibet. My best interpretation (clockwise starting at 12 o’clock)……

1. Lucky Diagram 
2. Wheel of Law
3. Vase of Holy Water
4. Vase of Offerings
5. Banner of Victory
6. Two Golden Fish
7. Lotus Flower
8. Conch Shell

Tibet would call #1 the Endless (Eternal) Knot and replace #3 or #4 with the Parasol.

 

It would seem Nepal had an interest in weight standards too. “It is based on a mohar of the weight of six masas, a broad bean used in India as a weight. Cunningham notes that the masa averages 14'6 grains and the weight of six masas is therefore 87'6 grains*.  My coin weighs 5.53g which is 85.34 grains, very close I would say.

 

Many online examples seem to have mounts removed, such as my coin.

One of the best reference for Nepal coins is “The coinage of Nepal: from the earliest times until 1911 - by N G. Rhodes, K. Gabrisch and C. Valdettaro”. You will find more details about your coins and its varieties in this book.

Your coin is #289 in this catalog.

Obv: In central circle, trident and legend 'Sri Sri Bhaskaara', 'asta mangala' in eight petals around. 

Rev: In central circle, two imitation Persian characters forming horizontal lines, sword with wreath in centre and legend 'Malla Deva 821'. In eight outer petals, legend 'Nepareivara Girindra'.
The title 'Neparesvara Girindra' means 'Lord of Nepal and King of the Hills'. The letters 'ra' and 'la' appear to be interchangeable, so the epithet is identical to the 'Nepalesvara' that appears on many other coins.

Got these for £5 and a small bag of decimal halfpennies for free to search through after my exams next week and the week after.

• Southern Rhodesia Half Crown 1949.
• UK Two Shillings 1945.

Parimal

Peter M. Graham

Ringing in the New Year with a very, slow delivery addition (2 statutory holidays and a once-in-a-century snowstorm slows up delivery times).  This is a Mohar from the Kingdom of Kathmandu (Nepal), dated NS821 (miss attributed by the Seller as NS829).

 

 

 

 

N#63055

 

I found an online catalogue, The Coinage of Nepal ( https://archive.org/details/TheCoinageOfNepalByE.H.Walsh/mode/2up?view=theater ), which is an update of a catalogue by E. H. Walsh (1908).  Fascinating history and quite helpful but still not definitive.  NGC claims many varieties exist and our own catalogue suggests it is a frozen date from 1701 – 1715.  Wish I could find those references.

 

Tibet gets most of the “press” on the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism but, these symbols seem to be somewhat fluid between India, Bhutan, Nepal, China, and Tibet. My best interpretation (clockwise starting at 12 o’clock)……

1. Lucky Diagram 
2. Wheel of Law
3. Vase of Holy Water
4. Vase of Offerings
5. Banner of Victory
6. Two Golden Fish
7. Lotus Flower
8. Conch Shell

Tibet would call #1 the Endless (Eternal) Knot and replace #3 or #4 with the Parasol.

 

It would seem Nepal had an interest in weight standards too. “It is based on a mohar of the weight of six masas, a broad bean used in India as a weight. Cunningham notes that the masa averages 14'6 grains and the weight of six masas is therefore 87'6 grains*.  My coin weighs 5.53g which is 85.34 grains, very close I would say.

 

Many online examples seem to have mounts removed, such as my coin.

One of the best reference for Nepal coins is “The coinage of Nepal: from the earliest times until 1911 - by N G. Rhodes, K. Gabrisch and C. Valdettaro”. You will find more details about your coins and its varieties in this book.

 

Your coin is #289 in this catalog.

Obv: In central circle, trident and legend 'Sri Sri Bhaskaara', 'asta mangala' in eight petals around. 

Rev: In central circle, two imitation Persian characters forming horizontal lines, sword with wreath in centre and legend 'Malla Deva 821'. In eight outer petals, legend 'Nepareivara Girindra'.
The title 'Neparesvara Girindra' means 'Lord of Nepal and King of the Hills'. The letters 'ra' and 'la' appear to be interchangeable, so the epithet is identical to the 'Nepalesvara' that appears on many other coins.

Thanks Parimal!!  I now have a few more hours of reading to do.  Very much appreciated.

 Three recent additions … 

‘William Beckford Sentimental Magazine medal, Mayor of London’ 

‘Icelandic 100 Kronur coin 1995’ 

‘France 1667 Marriage of Louis XIV coin/jeton’ 

[LVD XIIII ET MAR THER D G FRA ET NAV REX ET REG // VINCIT DVM RESPECIT / 1667] 

Different: N#238220 

Prussian ⅓ Reichsthaler - Friedrich II - 1773A

N#14690

Finally a new coin for this year, and only for £11.55 on ebay! 

Always wanted some Norwegian silver

 Two recent additions … 

‘Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia Silver Token unusual’ 

[FRIED WIL III K V PREUSSEN / L // AMAT AUREA CONDERES / IETON] 

‘Worn, off-centre copper halfpenny token 1790s for John Wilkinson, Iron Master’ 

Description from the seller:

One side shows Justice seated and holding a balance in her right hand, with the 

name Pecunia below. The edge text is incomplete because the coin is mis-struck. 

The visible part reads: -incial Coins. Perhaps the whole text is: Provincial Coins. 

The other side shows his profile and the edge text is: John Wilkinson, Iron Master. 

Original: N#164971 

My first buy in for 2023 includes coins from the UK, Egypt and Ottoman Turkey.

1937 UK penny, basically UNC, a real stunner and so cheap. A coin few bother getting as you can get a VF/gVF one for mere cents.

1938 Halfpenny - ditto, common coin, common date, but how many do you see like this?

This love affair with Ottoman coins won't stop, a Turkish 5 Kurus of year 25 of Abdul Hamid 2's reign (AD 1899/1900). This one has a slight cud error too at 12 o'clock. These coins were all ½ price and like someone said to me in December, these Islamic coins are underappreciated. Well let me do the appreciating!

Ditto as above, but this 5 Kurus is year 1 of the next reign (1909) and its also high grade cleaned EF.

This is a year 2 coin of Mehmed V's reign, but its a 10 Kurus which is slightly larger and thicker. These coins are .833 or 5/6 silver.

A few additions to my Danish collection in varying conditions (hope the pictures do them justice):

Some very good years 1 krone coins (1929 & 1938) and 2 kroner (1924 & 1959):


Two silver 10 øre (1907 & 1910) from the short reign of Frederik VIII, which along with the 25 øre probably is one of my favorite coin designs:

A commemorative 5 kroner (1960) for Fredrik IX silver wedding:


And lastly, a 100 kroner (1998) from 1972A series:

A couple of additions. In both cases I put a low bid and was a little surprised to win (seller's photos):

Savanne is in NW Ontario. Aluminium, diam. 35 mm. The axis is about 20º off medal ↑↑ alignment. 

I suspect the 1891 medal is made of pewter; diam. 28 mm.

Some florins to start the year, and completely by chance, one with a fish, one with a bird, and one with both a fish and a bird.

Nice group - the Irish one is very beautiful.

More of my 1st buy in.

Another Turkish 10 Kurus from Mehmed V Reshad - this is year 5 (AH 1331 - 1913)

These next coins are all Egyptian Ottoman ones and Mehmed V unless otherwise described

Tiny 1 milleme in very high grade, Year 6 (1914) - Got this for only $5

A 1 Qirsh, this one is silver and Year 2. In gVF grade, most of these coins are high VF to AU except the 20 Qirsh

1 Qirsh were also issued in larger base metal coins as well, this is AU and Year 4

Year 6 and also very high grade - you seldom see these in such high grades,later dates like this mainly as they were

used for such a short time, before the Hussein Kamil coinage of 1916, his rule began in late 1914 

and Ottoman coins were no longer issued. Year 6 is the last year of this coinage.

2 Qirsh - Year 3, I had most of these already, but my examples were very worn and I wanted better

ones and these were quite cheap ($10 - $15 or so)

The last two coins are older and more worn dating from the last years of Abdul Hamid II's reign (1900 - 1907)

2 Qirsh, Year 33 (AH 1325 - 1907/08), Apart from being grubby, this coin is quite nice and

I think last or 2nd to last year of Abdul Hamid II

Another huge 20 Qirsh coin, this one is Year 32 (1324 - 1906) and fairly worn. Still nice and it 

was very cheap ($37.50, about 20% above melt).

I now have 5 of these large 20 Qirsh coins!

I picked up a 2017 50 Cents Bond Coin this afternoon.

Only need the 2016 & 2017 1 Dollar Bond Coins to complete my set of Zimbabwean Bond Coins.

So happy to fill in 1 more gap in my collection.

Aidan.

got some Russian imperial coins 

Just got these. Hard to find so I didn't think my locale coin shop would have them. Low and behold they did. Now got two more coins checked off the list for my complete set of every coin/mintmark/type/variety of 2006  (my birth year) for the U.S.

Wow, thats amazing, you must have a lot of money for a 16 year old. When I was 16 I got $25 a fortnight pocket money and nothing in summer when I had to work at orchards between school terms. If i worked hard I might have made $60 in a week.

There is no way that would have brought half of the stuff you had - that was the early 1990s.

Good work!

PS: I am assuming you are 16, unless you were born between Jan 1 and 14, in which you would be 17.

Moneytane

Wow, thats amazing, you must have a lot of money for a 16 year old. When I was 16 I got $25 a fortnight pocket money and nothing in summer when I had to work at orchards between school terms. If i worked hard I might have made $60 in a week.

 

There is no way that would have brought half of the stuff you had - that was the early 1990s.

 

Good work!

 

PS: I am assuming you are 16, unless you were born between Jan 1 and 14, in which you would be 17.

Yes I am 16 but I have done quite a lot of chores like deep cleaning a large refrigerator that was very dirty and also doing weekly work that gets me 20$ a week

Filling in the African continent with 2 new countries and an upgrade, for my pre-1962 circulating  countries……

N#7547

N#19052

N#3649

silvergeek

Moneytane

Wow, thats amazing, you must have a lot of money for a 16 year old. When I was 16 I got $25 a fortnight pocket money and nothing in summer when I had to work at orchards between school terms. If i worked hard I might have made $60 in a week.

 

There is no way that would have brought half of the stuff you had - that was the early 1990s.

 

Good work!

 

PS: I am assuming you are 16, unless you were born between Jan 1 and 14, in which you would be 17.

Yes I am 16 but I have done quite a lot of chores like deep cleaning a large refrigerator that was very dirty and also doing weekly work that gets me 20$ a week

That is great, and what a way to invest it. I wish all 16 year olds were like you. I was nowhere near that disciplined with coins or cleaning refrigerators back then! I pretty much spent any money as soon as I got it, well into my 30s.

N#91546

 Two recent additions - same item, different suppliers … 

'Britain 'The first column of Crystal Palace erected at Sydenham' white metal 45mm' 

[1852] [DESIGNED BY SIR JOSEPH PAXTON / ERECTED BY MESSRS FOX & HENDERSON] 
 

‘1852 Crystal Palace Sydenham medallion, Sir Joseph Paxton - white metal (44mm)’ 

[Presented to subscribers of 'The Age' newspaper] 

[DESIGNED BY SIR JOSEPH PAXTON / ERECTED BY MESSRS FOX & HENDERSON] 

Been to the Philippines and get loads of coins including Spanish and American colony, and independence period.

Chris

 Two recent additions … 

‘Isle of Man 2000 Queen Mother Crown coin cover - Coronation of King George VI’ 

[Mercury No. 1305] [THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE QUEEN MOTHER] 

N#43547 

‘Isle of Man. Concorde Test Flight. 2009. One Crown Coin. UNC.’ 

 
N#53779 

Just got this in the mail today! Lovely 79 bc denarius.

New addition:

A South Ossetia coin 😀

 Three recent additions … 

‘Eagle & Snake Brass Jeton, Garden Scene Cockerel & Goose, 23mm 1.46g Spiel Money’  

Not N#141267 

Not N#168881 

‘Victoria Royal Jubilee Exhibition Manchester 1887 Medallion 45mm’ 

[Heaton // OPENED BY T R H THE PRINCE & PRINCESS OF WALES MAY 3RD 1887] 

N#302471 
 

‘French commemorative medalet brass for Coronation of Charles X at Remes 1825’ 

[CAROLUS X REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS // RUMPITUR BAUD FACILE / REMIS / 29 MAI MDCCCXXV] 

some nicer Monaco items

N#76653

 Nine recent additions, from same seller so saving postage. First three … 

‘Nuremberg, Louis XIV [Roi Soleil] - jeton laiton’ [Feu# 1959] 

[LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX / LGL // NON SPEM DELVSIT / TRESOR ROYAL] 

N#318680 

‘Tresor Royal, Louis XIV [Roi Soleil] - jeton cuivre’ [Feu# 1957] 

[LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX / LGL // NON SPEM DELVSIT / TRESOR ROYAL] 

 As above, but different metal. 
 

'Le Regent, Philippe d'Orleans - jeton laiton' [Feu# 8094] 

[LVD XV D G FR ET NAV REX // AVVNCVLVS EXCITAT HECTOR - TVTOR REG / PHILIPPVS D AVREL] 

N#55426 

 Second three … 

‘Alienation des Domaines [Tresor Royal], Louis XIV [Roi Soleil] - jeton cuivre 1677 ’ [Feu# 2901] 

[LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX // IVNCTA MINVS PROSVNT] 

‘Parties Casuelles, Louis XIV [Roi Soleil] - jeton cuivre 1696’ [Feu# 2689] 

[LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX / C // UTILE DAMNUM] 

‘Bâtiments du Roi [Louis XIV Roi Soleil] - jeton cuivre 1683’ [Feu# 3025] 

[LOVIS LE GRAND ROY DE FRANCE / HB // NEC CESSAT LVSTRARE ORBEM / AEDIF REGIA] 

 Third three … 

‘Louis XIV - jeton cuivre 1671’ [Feu# 12638] 

[LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX // SIC IMPENDIT OPES / 1671] 

‘Tresor Royal, Louis XIV [Roi Soleil] - jeton cuivre’ [Feu# 1960] 

[LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX / L // NON SPEM DELVSIT / TRESOR ROYAL] 

‘Extraordinaire des Guerres, Louis XIV [Roi Soleil] - jeton laiton’ [Feu# unknown] 

[LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX / LGL // SVA INNIXVS VIRTVTE QVIESCIT] 

Well my dad is back from his trip with various things as well as coins from Singapore, Australia and the UAE.

Better pictures coming soon.

Added 2 of the N.D. (1962-65) 10 Rand notes to my collection.

Aidan.

Worldwide collection

Well my dad is back from his trip with various things as well as coins from Singapore, Australia and the UAE.

 

Better pictures coming soon.

I was In the UAE myself a week ago and absolutely got addicted to these chocolate covered dates. 

ashlobo

Worldwide collection

Well my dad is back from his trip with various things as well as coins from Singapore, Australia and the UAE.

 

Better pictures coming soon.

I was In the UAE myself a week ago and absolutely got addicted to these chocolate covered dates. 

Same here, when I was there July last year I bought the milk, dark and assorted bags of them. 😃

India 1944 1 Rupee & 8 Annas postal order;

Zimbabwe 2017 50 Cents Bond Coin;

Aidan.

I got my first Charles III coin in my change a few dasy ago, 50p 2022. A very nice design, reminiscent of the old George V Florins.

As the first Charles III coin I have handled, I shall add it to my collection :)

It's too shiny to take a quick phone pic of it, will upload a scan or fire up the Nikon.

New addition:

Sinkiang - Turkestan 

Hibernia

I got my first Charles III coin in my change a few dasy ago, 50p 2022. A very nice design, reminiscent of the old George V Florins.

As the first Charles III coin I have handled, I shall add it to my collection :)

 

It's too shiny to take a quick phone pic of it, will upload a scan or fire up the Nikon.

Lucky you.😄

I have only found one which I got from the post office when I was buying some Christmas cards other than that I and my friends have not seen one so far.

I found this nice and shiny '64 quarter at work today, one of my coworkers held it for me since he knew I collected coins. I was very excited when I found out and was very grateful.

Hibernia

I got my first Charles III coin in my change a few dasy ago, 50p 2022. A very nice design, reminiscent of the old George V Florins.

As the first Charles III coin I have handled, I shall add it to my collection :)

 

It's too shiny to take a quick phone pic of it, will upload a scan or fire up the Nikon.

The reverse design was that used on the 1953 & 1960 5 Shillings.

I hope to get one very soon for my collection - considering I have met the King twice here in New Zealand in 2012 & 2015 (as Prince of Wales, of course).

Aidan.

After 3 years of roll hunting for W quarters, finally found one! 2019W  War in the Pacific

Oh, and I also found a Canadian 1968 50% silver quarter, too.

Some worthwhile updates to South Africa and Ireland

Found in a bulk bag of silver, I got these VF/EF coins cheap

AU 1949 Sixpence of Ireland, very nice in this condition, and scarce.

1723 Woods Halfpenny of Ireland, very good to Fine, nice early token, scarce dot before Britannia variety.

Scarce 1940 penny, its the date to collect in the Irish penny series, this one is VF/gVF

The 1940 was in this group of 14 Irish pennies ranging from 1928 to 1968. All of the earlies to 1943 were there!

Moneytane

Some worthwhile updates to South Africa and Ireland

 

Found in a bulk bag of silver, I got these VF/EF coins cheap

 

  

AU 1949 Sixpence of Ireland, very nice in this condition, and scarce.

 

   

1723 Woods Halfpenny of Ireland, very good to Fine, nice early token, scarce dot before Britannia variety.

 

 

Scarce 1940 penny, its the date to collect in the Irish penny series, this one is VF/gVF

 

  

The 1940 was in this group of 14 Irish pennies ranging from 1928 to 1968. All of the earlies to 1943 were there!

 

The 1723 ½ Penny is classed as a coin, not a token.

The 1940 1 Penny is the scarcest one in the 1928 to 1968 1 Penny series.

1949 is the first year of the Republic of Ireland's coins.

Aidan.

The lady who sold it to me, said it was a token so I took her word for it.

Its my first pre 1928 Irish piece.

I take it you are impressed with the rest?

I have 2.5kg box of world coins arriving soon as well.

Charles III 1oz Britannia.

I've just received these two Hammered Coins a Shilling and a Sixpence of  Elizabeth I they are both full flange and have reasonable detail and as they didn't cost the earth they where a bargain especially the sixpence as it cost below £10 with the Rose mm for 1565.

The Shilling has an A mm for 1582/1584. 

1582 QEI Shilling mm A

1565 QEI Sixpence mm Rose

ZacUK

 Third three … 

 

‘Louis XIV - jeton cuivre 1671’ [Feu# 12638] 

[LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX // SIC IMPENDIT OPES / 1671] 

 

‘Tresor Royal, Louis XIV [Roi Soleil] - jeton cuivre’ [Feu# 1960] 

[LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX / L // NON SPEM DELVSIT / TRESOR ROYAL] 

 

‘Extraordinaire des Guerres, Louis XIV [Roi Soleil] - jeton laiton’ [Feu# unknown] 

[LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX / LGL // SVA INNIXVS VIRTVTE QVIESCIT] 

All very nice and unusual I have a few and enjoy that Period of times designs. 

Ian P

I've just received these two Hammered Coins a Shilling and a Sixpence of  Elizabeth I they are both full flange and have reasonable detail and as they didn't cost the earth they where a bargain especially the sixpence as it cost below £10 with the Rose mm for 1565.

The Shilling has an A mm for 1582/1584. 

 

1582 QEI Shilling mm A

1565 QEI Sixpence mm Rose

Nice pair - classic coins, from the classic era.

Ian P

All very nice and unusual. I have a few and enjoy that Period of times designs. 

 Thanks. I recently got 12 more [four lots of three] but not had time yet to find details, of some. 

 Edit: As far as I have got with details … 

These were at my local coin shop the other day asking for a new home.

New additions 😀

State of Chu

State of Yan

Sendai Domain

@Turi

Nice additions. I have always liked those coins with the hole in the centre.

Hibernia

@Turi

Nice additions. I have always liked those coins with the hole in the centre.

Thanks. I like it too, it is very interesting coins.

hello all and let me do an uncommon addition:

I've got my first 2023 coin and it shows the philosophy of swapping.

I received this Solomon Islands gold coin today nicely packed.

Bought a few coins and notes in the weekend.

And this one deserves some spotlight:

N#206255 

It's not everyday you see a banknote that old available in the fair. In nice condition except for the bookworm damage at top center.

My last January addition:

Not the most popular of personalities but nice coins. 

Among other acquisitions:

These are usually found well worn, as this one, which means they probably entered the local economy. Collectors don't usually like worn pieces, but the economic historian will be the more interested if he/she knows a private issue like this one became a local currency because the issuer was trusted. I don't know of any other issue of Canadian aluminium tokens which was used so extensively.

This is a small aluminium token that is uncirculated, unlike the previous one. Kesaston is a village on the Saskatoon─Regina highway.

The last of these three is unfortunately damaged. There wasn't enough copper money in circulation, so local entrepreneurs took matters in their own hands. Eventually, the State intervened with a major reform of the coinage ("57 George III").

This “stiver” (a Dutch currency) already looks better after a gentle cleaning with acetone (this is the seller's photo). Essequibo and Demerara (here spelled Essequebo and Demarary), with Berbice, became the Colony of British Guyana. Some of these tokens along with half-stivers found their way to the BNA colonies but also elsewhere, such as Trinidad:

This is from the Port of Spain Gazette in 1861. The writer is wrong, though, about the date. It has to be 1813, not 1816 when no such tokens were issued.

After several years, I finally decided to spend some serious money on my collection. Some highlights:

Two old coins from Curaçao. €10 each, which is slightly over catalog value, but you don't see them very often. Three coins left before I reach my collecting goal for Curaçao.

Three early 20th century Dutch coins, as well as a 2 ½ guilders Wilhelmina with deep hairlines.

Two French coins. Another 6 to go before I reach my collecting goal for France (76 already ‘in’!):

Saint Pierre et Miquelon. I already had the 1 franc, so my collecting goal for this country is now completed 😄

French West Africa

I have a weak spot for Soviet coinage.

My collection of the United Kingdom was in serious disbalance: a lot of coppers and small silvers. A few florins and half crowns were a welcome addition.

And besides these 43 more coins. As happy as a kid in a candy store.

I agree, that is a fantastic haul you have there. The Dutch coins are very nice and a cute group of English silver, the  shilling and sixpence are lovely