They're eventually destined for someone else, but these arrived for me in the mail today
Now, time for the rest of you to show things you've bought, been given, found or even stolen to add to your collection this month.
Additions to your collection - August 2015
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Pinch and a punch for the first of the month...I got in first
They're eventually destined for someone else, but these arrived for me in the mail today
Now, time for the rest of you to show things you've bought, been given, found or even stolen to add to your collection this month.
They're eventually destined for someone else, but these arrived for me in the mail today
Now, time for the rest of you to show things you've bought, been given, found or even stolen to add to your collection this month.
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My last spanish pre-euro collection is now completeand I got those two for bargain price!
Portugal 1000 réis 1899 and Peru 8 reales 1818.
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I was at the Barcelona coin marked today and this is what I found.
...and some Catalan coppers.
...and some Catalan coppers.
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All the big Spanish ones were 14 euros a piece except the provisional goverment and Latvian lati which were 15 euros 
, The venezuelan was 25.
Franco was 7 euros and the crown was 40.
, The venezuelan was 25.Franco was 7 euros and the crown was 40.
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Quote: kolikko99...and some Catalan coppers.are any of those for swap/sale?
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Quote: eitan190Sure, I think I might sell some of them.Quote: kolikko99...and some Catalan coppers.are any of those for swap/sale?
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Quote: FrenchloverThe same as mine but mine is between XF & UNC
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
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I just got a few cents for my collection. Steady but sure going.
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Quote: bam777Yesterday, I bought a collection for 48 Euros!
This included silver coins and coins from lots of different countries.
I will provide pictures at some point...
2 x post '20s half crowns, a few florins and sixpences!
Some nice coins from France and colonies.
As this was a French collection...
Came in a nice box too!
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He terrorized some poor Numista member into giving him the coins for a bargain price. 
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“A man without a hobby is only half alive.”
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Quote: dptashnyHe terrorized some poor Numista member into giving him the coins for a bargain price.No, I pretended I was doing a coin talk at a school!
@redsmithstudios
In France, where I am on holiday, there was a brocante (car boot). I was looking for coins...found some here and there. Bought some old francs for 2€. A agriculture medal for €4. Passed on expensively overpriced individual worthless coins.
Found some other coins for 20 cents each. Inquired how much they were in total. €25! It wasn't worth it.
I moved on and then saw the lot above. Looking through the collection, I picked out and asked, "How much is this one?" ---> Now other sellers had said,"It depends on the coin."
This guy didn't even look at the 1936 Half Crown in my hand and said,"50 cents". This continued with a silver florin etc. So I then enquired about the whole lot. 40€. Brilliant. The red and white box came in at 8€ after I got it down from 15€.
Some nice coins in the lot but I would say it was worth it!
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Added one more country to my collection:
Also, got a 1965 100 Yen - 2nd to last year 100 Yen coins had silver in them
Also, got a 1965 100 Yen - 2nd to last year 100 Yen coins had silver in them
HoH
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I hope I didn't pay to much for this silver lot, tell me what y'all think its worth?
If you see something you want, let me know.
If you see something you want, let me know.
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!
Looking for pre 1783 coins
Looking for pre 1783 coins
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Here's my last purchase, there's an unfortunate scratch on this Lucca coin because it's in super condition other than that
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My 5 Soldi (Numista pictures) has similar scratches ... I still hope that they are mint made adjustments, but those were usually made before the minting 
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Got some more coins today from the same guy who yesterday said he was just going to melt all these down, so I bought all that I could yesterday and today went back with more cash to get the rest... and I guess he got the bright idea that these might be worth more as actual coins so he pulled all the good stuff that I didn't get yesterday. He did let me get these, the two Canada coins at the top I got for $10, I just couldn't let them go to the melter, and the rest for $33, that dang Cuban 5 cent snuck in there.
My only regret is that I didn't have more cash yesterday to buy everything he had.
Sadly the 1816 British coin is holed, its in really good condition, and Bam that Swiss coin is 1958
My only regret is that I didn't have more cash yesterday to buy everything he had.
Sadly the 1816 British coin is holed, its in really good condition, and Bam that Swiss coin is 1958
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!
Looking for pre 1783 coins
Looking for pre 1783 coins
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Obtained these items yesterday from a small market near where I live.
Both are from Gibraltar. Date 2005. 200th Anniversary of Battle of Trafalgar. They are not on the Numista website, so I am going to add them to it now.
Also bought this little beauty for my other collection.
30mm Cannon shell. 200mm tall. It is a practice shell. Will sit nicely with my other shells (not sea shells)
Both are from Gibraltar. Date 2005. 200th Anniversary of Battle of Trafalgar. They are not on the Numista website, so I am going to add them to it now.
Also bought this little beauty for my other collection.
30mm Cannon shell. 200mm tall. It is a practice shell. Will sit nicely with my other shells (not sea shells)
I'm just a collector of coins, not a slave to it, unless I am in a coin shop.
For all you banknote collectors. Link to my swap list.
https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/swap_list/COINMAN1
For all you banknote collectors. Link to my swap list.
https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/swap_list/COINMAN1
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Russia 1 ruble 1818.
Once again a nice bargain for a beautiful coin and I didn't even have to pay postage because the seller lives very close to me so I went there to pick it up.
Once again a nice bargain for a beautiful coin and I didn't even have to pay postage because the seller lives very close to me so I went there to pick it up.
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I've just ordered this.. It's a piece from the period of Japanese occupation in WWII.
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Also I received these coins earlier today.
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Quote: "Mark240590"I've just ordered this.. It's a piece from the period of Japanese occupation in WWII.
Nice Great Japan (大日本) counter stamp ... I have quite a lot of occupation banknotes but I have not seen coins that often other than from the chinese puppet states.
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Since my last reply on 16th July I have a few more additions ...
'2003 1 oz fine silver Britannia £2 Pound coin (in capsule) .958'
'Rare £2 coin! 1999 Rugby World Cup'
'Fattorini Harrogate half penny token'
'1787 John Wilkinson iron master token'
'50p coin London 2012 Olympic equestrian horse riding fifty pence 2011'
I bought it for the rotation error!
'Iceland - Island - 8 modern coins'
'The Gambia - 4 modern coins'
'Canada - 1850 Bank of Upper Canada one penny Token'
'3 x St Helena Ascension Island one crown twenty five pence coins 1980 1978'
'Unknown token/coin not silver 21.19 gms'
Probably a fake, but still cheap!
That is all for now.
'2003 1 oz fine silver Britannia £2 Pound coin (in capsule) .958'
'Rare £2 coin! 1999 Rugby World Cup'
'Fattorini Harrogate half penny token'
'1787 John Wilkinson iron master token'
'50p coin London 2012 Olympic equestrian horse riding fifty pence 2011'
I bought it for the rotation error!
'Iceland - Island - 8 modern coins'
'The Gambia - 4 modern coins'
'Canada - 1850 Bank of Upper Canada one penny Token'
'3 x St Helena Ascension Island one crown twenty five pence coins 1980 1978'
'Unknown token/coin not silver 21.19 gms'
Probably a fake, but still cheap!
That is all for now.
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
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My Yugoslavian notes came in today, I thought they were neat because these banknotes are the last banknotes ever issued under the name of Yugoslavia. After 2003, these were re-issued but with the name changed to Serbia instead of Yugoslavia and some small differences. Among them were some nice surprices though, one 200 Dinara note is actually a replacement note (it has a 'ZA' prefix) and the seller gave me some bonus coins, which he apparently discovered while cleaning up his attic. And the best part about the coins is that they are worth more in exchange value than the amount of money I paid in total for the banknotes!
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
-Plato
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Too bad you didn't buy the Nikola Tesla 100 dinara, I think that it's the most beautiful note of the last yugoslavijan dinara series.
This is not my picture and I don't even own this type of note.
This is not my picture and I don't even own this type of note.
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Early Anglo-Saxon, Kingdom of Northumbria: Archbishop Wigmund of York (837-849) Æ Irregular Styca (SCBC-872)
For this particular issue, the legends are often mere nonsense...
Obv: +VcMVND APEP; Small central cross
Rev: +EDILVEVRD; Small central cross
Early Anglo-Saxon, Kingdom of Northumbria: Archbishop Wigmund of York (837-849) Æ Styca (SCBC-870)
Obv: +VIGMVND; Small central cross
Rev: +COENRED; Small central cross
For this particular issue, the legends are often mere nonsense...
Obv: +VcMVND APEP; Small central cross
Rev: +EDILVEVRD; Small central cross
Early Anglo-Saxon, Kingdom of Northumbria: Archbishop Wigmund of York (837-849) Æ Styca (SCBC-870)
Obv: +VIGMVND; Small central cross
Rev: +COENRED; Small central cross
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Quote: "Quant.Geek"Early Anglo-Saxon, Kingdom of Northumbria: Archbishop Wigmund of York (837-849) Æ Irregular Styca (SCBC-872)I often feel I should have at least one of these given I live in what would have been Northumbria !
For this particular issue, the legends are often mere nonsense...
Obv: +VcMVND APEP; Small central cross
Rev: +EDILVEVRD; Small central cross
Early Anglo-Saxon, Kingdom of Northumbria: Archbishop Wigmund of York (837-849) Æ Styca (SCBC-870)
Obv: +VIGMVND; Small central cross
Rev: +COENRED; Small central cross
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Quote: "Mark240590"I often feel I should have at least one of these given I live in what would have been Northumbria !
The Northumbrian coinage is very interesting, but very expensive! These stycas are affordable, but I would love to get some of the others, but the cost is very prohibitive. These two complement my others:
Early Anglo-Saxon, Kingdom of Northumbria: Æthelred II, 2nd reign (ca. 844-850) AE Styca (North-190; SCBC-868)
Obv: +EDILRED REX. Small cross within circle
Rev: +EARDVVLF. Small cross with pellet in each angle
Early Anglo-Saxon, Kingdom of Northumbria: Eanred (810-841) Æ Styca (SCBC-862)
Obv: +EANRED REX; Small central cross
Rev: +DIHTRA; Small central cross
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