September 2015 - additions to your collection

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Well I've found a new seller that I plan to buy plenty of coins off. These are the first two I picked up

Portugal 2.50 escudos 1943 for NZ$7.00



and Denmark 25 Ore 1905 for NZ$20.00

just got my last Wolfenbutte 24 Mariengroschen today. It completes the series (of 3) during which George IV Ruled as regent for Karl II During his minority.


Quote: "Mark240590"​just got my last Wolfenbutte 24 Mariengroschen today. It completes the series (of 3) during which George IV Ruled as regent for Karl II During his minority.

​Beautiful!
Got 6 new coins from Mexico. Will post them once FedEx delivers them.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Another a first for the country too


New country too: Ascension Island, coronation silver crown, 1st version
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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2 more cheaper ones I'm awaiting. Making up for coins I didn't get last month !

Farrukhbad mint trial pice year 45 of Shah Alam


Edward VII 1909 Guiana & West Indies 4d
something I've been missing a while but have been waiting for a decent price .
Oran ( Algeria) 25 centimes 1921 TnE3 ( without chains)


Morocco 1/20 and 1/10 Riyal, Berlin Mint ( RRRRare) 9.1 and 10.1

Picked up a few coins, but here are two "interesting" ones. I need to do something about the "graffiti" on the first one...

Poland: Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk (1446-1492) AR Denar, Krakow (Kopicki-378)




Poland: John I Olbracht (1492-1501) AR Denar, Wschowa (Kopicki-385)

Quote: "Quant.Geek"​Picked up a few coins, but here are two "interesting" ones. I need to do something about the "graffiti" on the first one...

Poland: Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk (1446-1492) AR Denar, Krakow (Kopicki-378)




Poland: John I Olbracht (1492-1501) AR Denar, Wschowa (Kopicki-385)



​nice! Looks like first coin is from old museum ... I saw coins with numbers right on their surfaces, and all of them were from old private collection/ museums.
Didn't buy any coins these past 5 months or so but got three new ones this September.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces75913.html


https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces75751.html


https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces75750.html
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From time to time I sell some coins on Ebay make sure to follow me @apuking on Ebay.
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Quote: "Quant.Geek"​Picked up a few coins, but here are two "interesting" ones. I need to do something about the "graffiti" on the first one...
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​​nice! Looks like first coin is from old museum ... I saw coins with numbers right on their surfaces, and all of them were from old private collection/ museums.
​Usually you don't find them in this condition and hence it is a nice additional to my medieval Polish coin collection. You are correct in that it is probably from an old collection. I just need to remove that old catalog number with acetone...
Quite an accidental addition -- swung by the bank to get some pocket change (roll of dollar coins) and asked if they had any halves handy. As it turned out, they did - $4 worth, for which I handed over a $5 bill. She gave me back eight Kennedy halves... and a 1971D Ike dollar in really far better condition than one had any business expecting.  :D
"Well, believe me, I calculated the odds of success versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid -- and I went ahead anyway."
--Crow T. Robot, Mystery Science Theater: The Movie
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​​​nice! Looks like first coin is from old museum ... I saw coins with numbers right on their surfaces, and all of them were from old private collection/ museums.
​​Usually you don't find them in this condition and hence it is a nice additional to my medieval Polish coin collection. You are correct in that it is probably from an old collection. I just need to remove that old catalog number with acetone...
​coin is in beautiful condition. probably you willnot remove it completely, so maybe better if it will in current face? number on it doesnot make it worse. maybe even better :) . coin is tooooo beautiful !!!
Quote: "apuking"​Didn't buy any coins these past 5 months or so but got three new ones this September.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces75913.html


https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces75751.html


https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces75750.html
​Whoa! Those are nice coins!!
Thanks to Mr Redsmithstudios I've now got a new largest coin in my collection



And a US coin I've been after for some time

So you got it - I wanted it and I wondered who he reserved it for!!
Yep and I got in first :P;)
A beat up Sarawak 1 Cent coin from 1886. New country to!


I haven't bought any coins lately but here's what I have received
from swaps.

oh and I have now over 500 banknotes in my collection!
http://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/collection/kolikko99
You've scored some really nice banknotes, congratulations!
Funny, my collection also consists of almost 500 banknotes! B)
http://colnect.com/en/banknotes/countries/collection/Lotus07
"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

I finally found a 1935 dollar for a decent price. Such a classic :love:

I also contracted a bad case of the stamp virus:o

No wonder stamp collecting is so popular - stamps are ridiculously cheap!! (and getting cheaper - all the stores in my city are dumping their inventories as fast as they can.) All of these were in an album I got for $10 - and this is just a small fraction of the stamps inside that thing (although most of the others are more modern). Considering how much British Empire coins cost, it is a real thrill to grab two things featuring Queen Victoria for much less than a dollar each.
Just received 2 different packs of coins.

1st pack: French Afars & Issas 100F 1975 ; Belgian Congo & Ruanda-Urundi 5F 1958

2nd pack: British India (Bengal) 1/8 Anna 1195 (1781) ; Ionian Islands 1 Obol 1819 ; German States (Mecklemburg-Schwerin) 2 Schilling 1777 (unregistered) ; South African Boer Republics (Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek) 1 Shilling 1894 ; St Helena & Ascension Island Brilliant Uncirculated 1984 coin set ; and 2 coins to ID (told to be from Ancient Greece & Mongol Empire)
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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Slabbed 1973S silver Ike graded MS67. Shiny.  :)
"Well, believe me, I calculated the odds of success versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid -- and I went ahead anyway."
--Crow T. Robot, Mystery Science Theater: The Movie
Latest purchases from my new favourite seller

Estonia



Chile



And good ol' USA

New countries:
  • New Caledonia (10F 1990)
  • Solomon Islands ($1 2012)
  • German East Africa (1 heller 1909J)
  • São Tomé e Principe (10 centavos 1962 & 20 centavos 1962)

New coins from already registered countries:
  • Falkland Islands £1 2004
  • Brazil 1 real 2002 Kubitschek
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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Imperial China, Wang Mang: Da Bu Heng Qian (7-23AD) Large Spade (Hartill-9.29)

Obv: 大布衡千 Da Bu Heng Qian (Large Spade, Weight One Thousand)
Rev: Blank

Two coins I bought locally this week.
Cayman Islands 5 Dollars 1989. Save the Children Fund KM#102 Silver Proof
British Antarctic Territories 2 Pounds 2103. Queen Elizabeth Land KM#8a Silver Proof (KM#8 is listed)

Paid £12.50 each





These are not listed on the Numista site so have added them as a Change Request.

These are now in the catalogue. Thanks to the guys who validated them so quickly
I'm just a collector of coins, not a slave to it, unless I am in a coin shop.
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Here is the Mecklemburg-Schwerin 2 Schilling coin I'm trying to add to the catalog:
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I bought a couple of cheaper banknotes and two more expensive coins ... I think those are the last additions to my collection this year unless I can get something interesting for real cheap x.



That chrysanthemum coin looks nice
Phil swapped me a long while back and included a 1970 proof set for me. It didn't have the cover but until recently I wasn't bothered but last week I decided it was time to purchase one. 99p + free p&p it was money well spent and even came with the little info booklet !



And for anyone interested I photographed my x3 regency issue wolfenbuttel 24 mariengroschen together. There are slight differences to each variety, and although thale slab ones are higher grades, the raw one is still my favourite. The prince regent legend does it for me XD.

Cilician Armenia Hetoum I Tram formally ID and registered in my collection list.
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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Just ID a Carthage unit from Tanit (horse at a gallop)
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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Buying gold and electrum coins 700bc-1950ad
Odd image duplication? Any one seeing what I am seeing?
Not here
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
A coin I received last month remained unidentified up to this weekend. Now I can formally add a Gaul pewter as I'd to create its file.
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A little expansion to my russian coin collection.

Neil, and everyone who gets a good deal, l would love to see what you guys ate paying for this stuff in your part of the world. Neil, do you mind sharing the price on the canada dollar and barber quarter. Also that blacksmith stamp is very nice!
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
I paid 41 euros = 46.33 usd for all coins.

NGC value for all 2 kopek coins = 234 usd = 207 eur

Finnish market value for the pre 1800 tiny russian silver and copper coins (tipparaha) is around 4 euros a piece,
5 x 4 = 20.

227 - 41 = 186.

Sadly, I'm not that greedy so I don't think I'll be selling or swapping them for ngc prices.
Quote: "redsmithstudios"​Neil, and everyone who gets a good deal, l would love to see what you guys ate paying for this stuff in your part of the world. Neil, do you mind sharing the price on the canada dollar and barber quarter. Also that blacksmith stamp is very nice!
​The 1935 dollar was CAD$25 (which is only USD$18.90 because of our abysmal exchange rate). However, it's a bit cleaned.
Oh, l got your and Neils posts mixed up, but thanks!
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
My barber quarter was NZ$77, which is about US$48. It's about half its catalogue value. It catalogues at about US$96 in VF. But that one was an upgrade so I'll get some of it back from selling my current quarter which is in F condition.
beautiful Saint helena 1821 copper half penny Tn N1

Rare Mauritius 1/4 rupee 1938, and 2 types of scarce DOA 20 hellers
I know it's a bit of a con but I bought myself the date stamped £1 coin to correspond with QEII becoming the longest reigning monarch.


i replaced my Zanzibar Pysa with a higher grade piece.


mans bought the Zambia penny I've wanted a while. It also came with the 6d and shilling cheaply.


last by by by no means least I got a 1994 Tuvalu dollar from Neil in record time ! Thanks again mate :)
Just received Gibraltar 2p 2006, Isle of Man 5p 2002 AC & AD, and a bonus gift: UK 1p 2015 4th portrait
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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A nice early Vatican coin - 1935 2 Lire

This weekend I tried going to an annual local "coin show" arranged by the local coin club and stamp club in unison. 4 coin dealers and 5-6 stamp dealers scattered around a small room. Never been to one of these things before, so it was quite fun to go around browsing coins. Could have spent a lot more than I did, but I managed to restrict myself to a couple of low cost purchases.

These three were in a "3 for 20 kr. ($3)" box:



Picked them out mostly because of their age and I didn't have any 20 markka coins in my collection.

Moving on, there was a "1 kr ($0,15) each" box, and I picked a few out of that:



Don't have too many Kenyan coins, so found a couple of those, the other two I just liked more than the other stuff in the box. I also picked out 11 wheat cents, because I like them and I knew I only had 3-4 of them in my collection. One of the ones I came home with I had already, but 10 new wheat cents to put in was alright.



Last but not least one of the dealers had a few Morgan dollars on display. I absolutely love Morgans, and only have 6 in my collection. Aside from a bunch of fakes he only had 1921 Morgans though, but as I didn't have the 1921-S, I picked out the nicest of the ones he had. Paid 175 kr. ($26,50) for it.



Afterwards I found an email address for someone in the coin club, and I have been corresponding with him today about possibly becoming a member. All in all an enjoyable day, and the first time I've actually bought coins "face to face" :-)
Good for you. Some good finds. Well done.
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​last by by by no means least I got a 1994 Tuvalu dollar from Neil in record time ! Thanks again mate :)

​Wow that was fast. I only posted it a few days ago
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it ha !
Received these two coins as part of an exchange (not Numista) from a guy I have been dealing with for a long time.



KM#'s 460 & 466.2
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
And another one.
This coin was found when I was sorting out my German Notgeld coins, so I think I have had it for a while, but now has come to light. It seems to be a rare coin.

German States Ebersdorf 4 Pfennig 1812

This coin is not on the Numista site so will be adding it today



Comments please
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
Quote: "COINMAN1"​And another one.
​This coin was found when I was sorting out my German Notgeld coins, so I think I have had it for a while, but now has come to light. It seems to be a rare coin.

​German States Ebersdorf 4 Pfennig 1812

​This coin is not on the Numista site so will be adding it today



​Comments please
​Really interesting as minted during Napoleonic Wars!
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That must be a tough one too get yeah ! Very cool !


sorry for the upside down pictures but this is what I got today!
Very nice.
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Just some assorted world silver - I especially like the Victorian Newfoundland piece :D
I just sold a whole lot of those Panama 50th anniversary coins. I narrowed my collecting focus to pre 1945 coins.
Sweden 32 skillingar 1853



Two unidentified Byzantium cup coins



5 kopeks 1780 rare grade vf-xf



Silver litra coin from Luciania -430--380 BC

Gosh, some veeeery interesting coins, but I just love the 32 Skilling 1853 note above, being as I have a penchant for Swedish history. Can't make out the signature at the top of the note though.

This is my star find for September. Bog standard 2 Franc. Had it sitting around for months, but then recently noticed that 1978 was an unusual date for it. It's 'essais'. 6000 minted I think.

Quote: "Scotty"​Gosh, some veeeery interesting coins, but I just love the 32 Skilling 1853 note above, being as I have a penchant for Swedish history. Can't make out the signature at the top of the note though.
​Later this week I should receive these two beauties:

Hungary 10 forint 1848



Denmark 12 skilling 1809




I just love 19th century banknotes, there's just something about them that can't be felt about coins :love:
Well, I'm really a coin person, but I do find these older banknotes fascinating. It's amazing how they survive. They are a small snapshot in time. Thanks for sharing those.
Quote: "Scotty"​Gosh, some veeeery interesting coins, but I just love the 32 Skilling 1853 note above, being as I have a penchant for Swedish history. Can't make out the signature at the top of the note though.

​This is my star find for September. Bog standard 2 Franc. Had it sitting around for months, but then recently noticed that 1978 was an unusual date for it. It's 'essais'. 6000 minted I think.

​You just got a trial coin, all trial coins are more and more valuable than usual ones. How much for this nice find?
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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Yeah. Oh it was in a 1/2 kilo bag of ordinary coins from ebay. Probably works out as 10 pence. The seller missed that one!
Today I found something very exotic on the streets: a Netherlands Antilles banknote from 2011!




Pretty worn out, but still a nice find I think!
"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
Just received these little copper coins from Lorraine (I don't consider really them from Lorraine as the Duchy of Lorraine was not the issuing authority but the City of Metz, which was separate from the Duchy unlike now). 1 of them is unregistered yet but look a little like the 3 others which are quarter sols.

Only one of them is registered as the minting year clearly identified and already registered. The 2 others will follow later. The unregistered one is a kind of variety but undated and bearing the same legend in both faces (Moneta Metensis).

My hometown makes me finding my 224th country.

EDIT: finally identified the 2 remaining minting years including a new one to register
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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Columbia, South Carolina: State of South Carolina $20-$20-$50-$50 March 2, 1872 Uncut Sheet (Cr#7 & Cr#8)

Graded as PCGS-66PPQ :)


Columbia, South Carolina: State of South Carolina $1-$1-$2-$2 Jan. 1, 1866 Uncut Sheet (Cr#3 & Cr#4)

Graded as PCGS-64PPQ :)


Kuwait silver proof set. 2008. Bought for $70. Cat. Price $ 475  :)  :)  :)

Congratulations David, very nice set for little money.
Quote: "Essor Prof"​Congratulations David, very nice set for little money.

​Thank You, friend !

Yours
D.
Going to be spending some evenings going over about 125 Japanese and Chinese cash coins! All of them have be pre-identified and weeded out for fakes by a well-known expert in Cash Coins. So, most of the work is done. I am going to start taking pictures, albeit slowly as time permits. Here is one of the coins from the lot:

Imperial China, Tang Dynasty: Emperor Su Zong (758-759) 10 Cash (Hartill-14.101; Schjöth-352)

Obv: 乾元重寳 Qian Yuan zhong bao
Rev: Blank



One of my last big income

Albania
  • 1 lek 1996
  • 5 leke 1995 & 2000
  • 10 leke 1996 & 2000
  • 100 leke 2000
Aruba 1 florin 2006 & 2007
Azerbaijan 20 kepik 2006
Brunei
  • 1 sen 2002
  • 20 sen 1970
Crete 20 lepta 1900
Ecuador
  • 50 centavos 1988
  • 5 sucres 1988
Jordania 1/2 dinar 1980 Hijra's birthday
Katanga 1 franc 1961
Kiribati
  • 1 cent 1992
  • 2 cents 1992
Liberia 25 cents 2002
Liege Liard 1752
Mongolia 500 tugrik 2001 Damdin Sükhbaatar
Mozambique 100 meticais 1994
Nepal 2 rupees 2058 (2001)
Nicaragua
  • 5 centavos 1974 FAO
  • 10 centavos 1981 (yellow-plated)
Panama
  • 1 centesimo 2001
  • 5 centesimos 1970
Paraguay 1 centimo 1950
Peru
  • 1/2 sol de oro 1976
  • 5 soles de oro 1969
  • 10 centimos 2011
  • 20 centimos 1991
  • 50 centimos 2009
  • 2 nuevos soles 1994
Portuguese Timor 5 escudos 1970
Saudi Arabia
  • 5 halala 1400 (1980)
  • 25 halala 1433 (2012)
  • 50 halala 1397 (1977)
Sierra Leone 1 cent 1964
Tonga
  • 1 seniti 2005 FAO
  • 2 seniti 2002 FAO
Turkmenistan 20 tenge 2009
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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This turned up..



a nice grade for the type as they're generally quite rough.
What kind of coin is that?
"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
Sorry.. Mauritius 50 sous I'm also expecting the 25 sous.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces54570.html
Its a very cool coin! I hope it didn't cost you too much?
"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
This little beauty:


A celtic danube proto-money.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces69017.html
I have not bought much recently, last time on here was 20th August. Since then I got these ...

'A collection of 3 German States pre-1900 coins Baden Schwerin Sachsen'


'British (UK) - 1902 Low Tide Edward VII One Penny Coin'


'Netherlands -1827B One Cent Coin KM# 47'


'Netherlands -1828 (Plain) One Cent Coin KM# 47'


London 2012 Olympic coins - from separate sellers


Bought for the rotation errors

'10 x Banknotes from Belarus. 25, 10, 5, 3 & 1 Ruble. 2 of each, all dated 1992'

I don't really collect banknotes but these are nice!

'Four different 19th century copper Tokens x 4'


'Four different 18th century Conder Tokens x 4'


Those last two lots are very nice, and each token only cost just over £1 each.
I found six of them on here, and the other two *(number 2 and 8 below) I have now added them.

EDIT: Here they now all are in the order shown ...
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces52988.html 1813 Birmingham Workhouse Penny
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces76896.html 1811 Newark Penny *
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces42258.html (1812) Barnsley Penny
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces54572.html 1811 Vincit Halfpenny
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18006.html 1788 Druid head Penny
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces70458.html 1792 Camac Halfpenny
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15446.html 1791 Druid head Halfpenny
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces76892.html 1793 Scott House Halfpenny *
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
I can see this 3 times.
Me too
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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:o Strange - I deleted the last two just now anyway. (8
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
Quote: "chomp-master"​Me too
​I can only see it once, you guys are Drunk!
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
Quote: "ZacUK":o Strange - I deleted the last two just now anyway. (8
​redsmithstudios, didn't you read this before? X-D
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From today's visit at a coin fair: 19 porcelain German emergency coins (notgeld) and some German States coinage:



Quote: "Essor Prof"​From today's visit at a coin fair: 19 porcelain German emergency coins (notgeld) and some German States coinage:







​I love the porcelain tokens!! How much did they cost you?
Quote: "chomp-master"
Quote: "ZacUK":o Strange - I deleted the last two just now anyway. (8
​​redsmithstudios, didn't you read this before? X-D
​yes l saw it, but it was funny to pretend y'all were seeing things
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
Quote: "eitan190" I love the porcelain tokens!! How much did they cost you?
I paid 85 € for those 19 coins, so an average of almost 4.5 € per coin.
Quote: "redsmithstudios"​​yes l saw it, but it was funny to pretend y'all were seeing things
​Yes, it was.
WOOT WOOT!!!!

Just completed my Canadian 1 Cent collection by Date. Feeling pretty smug right now.:` 1858 thru 2012.

Now on to the next goal. Improving every 1 Cent to VF or better and as many varieties as possible (excluding errors). My quick estimate is about 100 coins to go. I'll math it out to see how much I expect to pay and budget from there.

I'm pretty sure I will have to win a lottery to get the 1936 Dot (Last sale was 2010, PCGS SP-66, $402,500 usd).
But (to quote a song from South Pacific) " if you don't have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?".
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble.  It's what you know for sure, that just ain't so.  Mark Twain
Quote: "Essor Prof"
Quote: "eitan190" I love the porcelain tokens!! How much did they cost you?
​I paid 85 € for those 19 coins, so an average of almost 4.5 € per coin.
​I wish they were that cheap here in the states... They usually cost about 10-15 dollars each here.
After 4 weeks, I can add 6 coins and 5 new countries:
  • my 1st pre-1991 Somalian coin: 5 shillings FAO 1970
  • Palestine 2 Mils 1927
  • Réunion 2 francs 1969 (notable as XF)
  • Sarawak 1 cent 1888
  • Southern Rhodesia 3 pence 1951
  • Togo 1 franc 1924
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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New coins: silver coinage from Metz
  • Denier from Bishop Bertram (unregistered coin)
  • Gros from the City (registered as from Lorraine but misclassified as Metz an Imperial Free City)
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
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Bought the following coins yesterday

Alderney, 5 Pounds, 2006. Sterling Silver and fully gilded

Falkland Islands. 5 Pounds. 2013. Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Castle Tower (.925 Silver Proof)

Pitcairn Islands. 2 Dollars. 2013. Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Cenotaph with wreath. (.925 Silver Proof)
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
Earlier this month I did a face to face trade with a collector from Venezuela. These are the highlight of the trade: (specially the coin from Ecuador)

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4240.html

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces590.html

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces14522.html

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5316.html

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2837.html

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2838.html

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6564.html


And some years I was missing of venezuelan lochas and 5 centimos.
-DMK-  Just a collector with hoarding tendencies.
Quote: "demeykelly"​Earlier this month I did a face to face trade with a collector from Venezuela. These are the highlight of the trade: (specially the coin from Ecuador)



​Thats cool! nice additions.
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
Got close to 70 coins in September, mostly common, easy-to-find types, so no point listing them all here. A few worth mentioning:

- Belgium 50 Francs (dutch text) 1954 Unc - nice, large silver coin
- Canada 5 Dollars 2015 - Horned Owl silver oz, which concludes the Birds of Prey series
- Japan 500 Yen 1985 XF - Tsukuba Expo (circ. commem.) - oh, hey, I've recently learned Hiragana, so now I can show it off by writing that as つくば Expo :)
- New Zealand 6 Pence 1935 XF
- Palestine 5 Mils 1935 and 10 Mils 1939, both XF
- Peru 1/2 and 1 Dinero 1912, both Unc - attractive design and a pretty impressive level of detail for such tiny coins
- Russia, empire 5 Kopecks 1890АГ Unc - another tiny silver from mother-Russia :)
HoH

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