Additions to your collection - July 2018
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3 of em!
Including a very rare variety of the 1913 5 Cent.
Including a very rare variety of the 1913 5 Cent.
I collect anything: If it's Italian or Italian states i collect it even more!
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The first of my crowns has arrived:
I'm really beginning to appreciate pre-Risorgimento Italian coins!
I'm really beginning to appreciate pre-Risorgimento Italian coins!
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Quote: "CassTaylor"The first of my crowns has arrived:Do I EVER agree.
I'm really beginning to appreciate pre-Risorgimento Italian coins!
I collect anything: If it's Italian or Italian states i collect it even more!
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L'Italia chiamò, sì! 
I honestly prefer post-Risorgimento coinage for the reason that it's organised and easier to collect by type, but now that I'm nearing completion of the non-gold, affordable types, I've begun to look at the pre-1861 types as well. I'll probably look to get something from the "Cinque Giornate di Milano" or the Roman Republic (the 1848-49 one) next.
I honestly prefer post-Risorgimento coinage for the reason that it's organised and easier to collect by type, but now that I'm nearing completion of the non-gold, affordable types, I've begun to look at the pre-1861 types as well. I'll probably look to get something from the "Cinque Giornate di Milano" or the Roman Republic (the 1848-49 one) next.
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2 nice new German states coins - First one from the Kingdom of Bavaria and second from Hamburg + some nice coins from my last swap:
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Quote: "sc.rednek"Starting the new month out with this tiny little coin, a 1750 Swedish 2 DalerWhat is this?
Doesnt look like it would fit well into a pocket.
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Quote: "alfonz"Sweden had a severe lack of precious metals but the largest copper mines in Europe, so from 1643 until 1759 they produced large plates of copper for their bigger denominations. The heaviest was almost 20kg, one of the heaviest circulating coinages ever made. Here's a short article
Quote: "sc.rednek"Starting the new month out with this tiny little coin, a 1750 Swedish 2 DalerWhat is this?
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Quote: "sc.rednek"Starting the new month out with this tiny little coin, a 1750 Swedish 2 DalerI saw one of these in the museum. Simply WOW!
ROMA AETERNA
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Quote: "loruca"3 of em!
Including a very rare variety of the 1913 5 Cent.
50 centesimi is just perfect. How much did you pay if it's not a secret?
ROMA AETERNA
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I received a bunch of coins today, but this one looked beautiful against the light
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Quote: "druzhynets"30 euros!
Quote: "loruca"3 of em!
Including a very rare variety of the 1913 5 Cent.
50 centesimi is just perfect. How much did you pay if it's not a secret?
Was quite a deal!
I like the new profile pic!
I collect anything: If it's Italian or Italian states i collect it even more!
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A pair of nice silver pieces from Lebanon.
The 25 piastres is the same 5g 23mm form as the old LMU franc.
12 & 1/2 piastres, apparently was too hard, so instead a 10 piastre coin was struck, which is correspondingly smaller than a silver 50 centime( 2.5g 18mm), it is 2 grams and 17mm dia., and one year only.
The 25 piastres is the same 5g 23mm form as the old LMU franc.
12 & 1/2 piastres, apparently was too hard, so instead a 10 piastre coin was struck, which is correspondingly smaller than a silver 50 centime( 2.5g 18mm), it is 2 grams and 17mm dia., and one year only.
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
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1st Coin) Peru, 1856 Overdate real
2) Dominican Republic, 1897 Peso
3) Guatemala 1869 Peso, Counterstamped over 1869 Peru Un sol.
4) Pretty common Bolivia 1830 4 Sols. The condition is why it interested me.
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Quote: "johnspa"Excellent!!
1st Coin) Peru, 1856 Overdate real
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
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Quote: "johnspa"struck at Philadelphia mint
2) Dominican Republic, 1897 Peso
1896-97 ... 302,404
1897-98 ... 251,066
1898-99 ... 906,089
source US mint record
Is this coin not in the Numista catalog? If so I think you can add it.
can you verify it is 38.1mm dia, 26.7g ? The mint record only has this spec. for '98-99 issue.
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
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Quote: "Mr. Midnight"Is this not it?
Quote: "johnspa"struck at Philadelphia mint
2) Dominican Republic, 1897 Peso
1896-97 ... 302,404
1897-98 ... 251,066
1898-99 ... 906,089
source US mint record
Is this coin not in the Numista catalog? If so I think you can add it.
can you verify it is 38.1mm dia, 26.7g ? The mint record only has this spec. for '98-99 issue.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces30223.html
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yes, it is. I didnt find it when I searched. That is a Paris mint coin.
I am perplexed about these Phila.. mint pieces -
I am perplexed about these Phila.. mint pieces -
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
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I picked up a small lot of Asian coins from eBay that just came in yesterday. I haven't catalogued them in yet, been working too much, but here's a quick pic I took when I unpacked them. A few from Thailand, Laos, Ceylon, and Hong Kong. There's also one from Nepal, and I'm pretty sure the dark one towards the center is from Tibet, but I haven't had a chance to look it up yet. 
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
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Some nice coins from the Kingdoms of Serbia, Portugal and Bavaria:
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I picked this up on eBay from Hungary and I have one question... is this really what proof zinc coins look like??? (the date reads 1970 also the coins better quality in person)
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collecting CFA colonials for Common Planchets project - these are almost too good to be real, both BU. total investment less than USD10, so wat to think?
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
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My new banknote:
Russia 100 roubles FIFA World Cup
Russia 100 roubles FIFA World Cup
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Colombia
Costa Rica
Egypte
Ghana
Guinea
Tonga
Costa Rica
Egypte
Ghana
Guinea
Tonga
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More half francs from LMU era, plus a larger one.
three different Spanish types, three different French types, plus a few unchanging Swiss.
I think the 'pick of the litter' is the 1903 semeuse, which is evidently the key date of that type.
three different Spanish types, three different French types, plus a few unchanging Swiss.
I think the 'pick of the litter' is the 1903 semeuse, which is evidently the key date of that type.
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
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Am I allowed to post something not money related? Feel free to say no, but too late here it is!
17th or 18th century Indo-Persian talwar, 31.5" (80 cm) blade. It's a common soldier's (probably cavalry) sword, not made for royalty or anything special, but decent condition and doesn't appear to have seen too much combat, only a few nicks in the edge. Unfortunately the leather sheath is long gone.
Back to the topic of coins, I also picked up a Sasanian, haven't looked through the catalog to find exact match yet but it's probably Khusru II
17th or 18th century Indo-Persian talwar, 31.5" (80 cm) blade. It's a common soldier's (probably cavalry) sword, not made for royalty or anything special, but decent condition and doesn't appear to have seen too much combat, only a few nicks in the edge. Unfortunately the leather sheath is long gone.
Back to the topic of coins, I also picked up a Sasanian, haven't looked through the catalog to find exact match yet but it's probably Khusru II
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Another big silver crown for me this week:
9 (1800) K France 5 Francs
A true classic never goes out of style; very much applicable to Dupré's immortal Herculean trio, featured on French coins as recently as 1996, over 200 years after it was born. I really dislike most auction houses', and Krause's (and subsequently, also Numista's) way of cataloguing these early Franc issues; usually it's "Consulate" (for issues 1799-1804) or "Directory" (for issues 1795-99). Historically accurate, but honestly, just say "1st Republic" and get it over with.
This type is also the first 5 Francs type ever minted under the new Franc currency (began 1795), and while quite common, the K mintmark indicates Bordeaux for my coin's provenance; with a mintage of only about 28.000, this was a great find for 30€!
1883 Hawaii 1/4 Dala - Kalākaua I
Yes, it looked suspicious to me too. But the redeeming factor here is that this coin formerly mounted as a pendant; you can see where the loop was on the top of the obverse, which I have since removed. All the literature I can find on these coins says that lots of the survivors of melting were made into jewellery following their demonetisation in 1903 after Hawaii was annexed to the US a few years prior, in 1898.
Being formerly jewellery would not only explain the loop but also the wear and polished surfaces; I also suspect it may have been gold plated at one point too. It passes weight, ping and ice tests smoothly as well, so I can say I'm quite confident. It's one hell of a coin, and I'll be looking out for it's relatives.
9 (1800) K France 5 Francs
A true classic never goes out of style; very much applicable to Dupré's immortal Herculean trio, featured on French coins as recently as 1996, over 200 years after it was born. I really dislike most auction houses', and Krause's (and subsequently, also Numista's) way of cataloguing these early Franc issues; usually it's "Consulate" (for issues 1799-1804) or "Directory" (for issues 1795-99). Historically accurate, but honestly, just say "1st Republic" and get it over with.
This type is also the first 5 Francs type ever minted under the new Franc currency (began 1795), and while quite common, the K mintmark indicates Bordeaux for my coin's provenance; with a mintage of only about 28.000, this was a great find for 30€!
1883 Hawaii 1/4 Dala - Kalākaua I
Yes, it looked suspicious to me too. But the redeeming factor here is that this coin formerly mounted as a pendant; you can see where the loop was on the top of the obverse, which I have since removed. All the literature I can find on these coins says that lots of the survivors of melting were made into jewellery following their demonetisation in 1903 after Hawaii was annexed to the US a few years prior, in 1898.
Being formerly jewellery would not only explain the loop but also the wear and polished surfaces; I also suspect it may have been gold plated at one point too. It passes weight, ping and ice tests smoothly as well, so I can say I'm quite confident. It's one hell of a coin, and I'll be looking out for it's relatives.
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Another half franc
can't resist comparing to one 100 years younger
only difference is the mint mark
can't resist comparing to one 100 years younger
only difference is the mint mark
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
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My daughter is teaching me the in's and out's of my 35mm camera and editing software (GIMP). Hoping to get experienced enough to not have to by a macro lens.
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
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Speaking of LMU silver coins:
Only one of these coins is actually a new addition to my collection from July; that would be the 1877 Alfonso XII 1st portrait, 2nd legend type in the upper right. But this one completes my type set of LMU era silver Spanish 5 Peseta coins issued 1869-99 (apart from trial strikes and the Cantonal Revolution type); that type-set-completed feeling you get seeing a neat line of green ticks never does get any less satisfactory.
Only one of these coins is actually a new addition to my collection from July; that would be the 1877 Alfonso XII 1st portrait, 2nd legend type in the upper right. But this one completes my type set of LMU era silver Spanish 5 Peseta coins issued 1869-99 (apart from trial strikes and the Cantonal Revolution type); that type-set-completed feeling you get seeing a neat line of green ticks never does get any less satisfactory.
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Quote: "CassTaylor"That's a beautiful type set. Spain isn't one of my main collecting areas, but I can't help admiring this set of coins!! Thanks for sharing.
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Just arrived, my 1st NGC slab.
I'm unimpressed. Getting out the hammer and chisel. Will become part of Pre-1960's Country collection as an EF.
I'm unimpressed. Getting out the hammer and chisel. Will become part of Pre-1960's Country collection as an EF.
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
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Quote: "atdavid"You're very welcome! I'm still doing the 1 and 2 peseta type set coins for Spain, which I collect mostly 1869-1939, or from the Glorious Revolution to the beginning of Franco's regime and it's uninspired coins. 1, 2, 5, 10, and 50 centimos are largely complete for me.
Quote: "CassTaylor"That's a beautiful type set. Spain isn't one of my main collecting areas, but I can't help admiring this set of coins!! Thanks for sharing.
Alfonso XIII's one year issue (1894) 2nd portrait 2 peseta coin is apparently extremely scarce, with a worn example being sold for 170€ in Barcelona.
Also, is that how NGC formats it's holders nowadays? Goddamn, and I thought the clear PCGS slabs were ugly....
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Whole bunch of Monaco new francs, 1960-82
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
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Now the middle of the month, and just now got my first addition to collection ...
'Advertising medalet - With Vesta Batteries you win - hog pig heads tails 26mm'
[British, 19th Century]
'Advertising medalet - With Vesta Batteries you win - hog pig heads tails 26mm'
[British, 19th Century]
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
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Quote: "ZacUK" Now the middle of the month, and just now got my first addition to collection ...Big thumbs up!!!
'Advertising medalet - With Vesta Batteries you win - hog pig heads tails 26mm'
[British, 19th Century]
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
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Im a Numismatist, a filatelist and a notaphilist:
The thule kap york one (Aluminium 25 Øre 1910 used in a part of Greenland) I bought not only because it is beautiful, but also to add the diameter
The thule kap york one (Aluminium 25 Øre 1910 used in a part of Greenland) I bought not only because it is beautiful, but also to add the diameter
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Starting with 2 nice Roman coins, I really like the design with the emperor holding a globe in one hand:
Emperor Constans
Emperor Gallienus, I really want a better conditioned coin from him one day, because he made some that definetly look different to the ones of the other 3rd century crisis ones.
Josef I, Emperor of the HRR on a Bohemian coin. In my opinion an awesome condition for a very low price!
Oskar II King of Sweden and Norway.
George IV King of the United Kingdom and Hannover. I finally have both farthing variants of his portrait now.
Christian IX King of Danmark on a very small coin.
Emperor Constans
Emperor Gallienus, I really want a better conditioned coin from him one day, because he made some that definetly look different to the ones of the other 3rd century crisis ones.
Josef I, Emperor of the HRR on a Bohemian coin. In my opinion an awesome condition for a very low price!
Oskar II King of Sweden and Norway.
George IV King of the United Kingdom and Hannover. I finally have both farthing variants of his portrait now.
Christian IX King of Danmark on a very small coin.
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A couple of banknotes I stopped by to pick up while running errands for a friend just now; 
ND (1942-45) French Indochina 1 Piastre "Black on Blue Issue"
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1943 Netherlands East Indies 25 Gulden/Roepiah
The second one is particularly appreciated because if you're following the Banknotes per day thread, you'll have noticed the set of 1943 Netherlands East Indies notes printed by the ABC (American Banknote Company) in WWII; I was missing only the 25 when I posted it, and now it's missing no longer.
To be honest there's also a 500 I don't have, but that one I don't count because it's ridiculously rare and expensive.
ND (1942-45) French Indochina 1 Piastre "Black on Blue Issue"
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1943 Netherlands East Indies 25 Gulden/Roepiah
The second one is particularly appreciated because if you're following the Banknotes per day thread, you'll have noticed the set of 1943 Netherlands East Indies notes printed by the ABC (American Banknote Company) in WWII; I was missing only the 25 when I posted it, and now it's missing no longer.
To be honest there's also a 500 I don't have, but that one I don't count because it's ridiculously rare and expensive.
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Finally got Sudan KM 45.1 10 Ghirsh !
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July seems to be a banknote heavy week for me:
1939 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Dollar
Not bad for 10€!
1939 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Dollar
Not bad for 10€!
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Latest metal detecting find. No time to take a good picture yet. Inspired my current avatar on here
Also found what looks to be a potin, my phone camera can't get a good pic of it though.
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Got this one a week or two ago but didn't post it:
It looks like a feng shui token, but this type is actually one of a handful of machine-struck cash types, this one from Kwangtung (Guangdong) province in the south.
It looks like a feng shui token, but this type is actually one of a handful of machine-struck cash types, this one from Kwangtung (Guangdong) province in the south.
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I took a chance and won this on eBay two hours ago for CDN $10.50:
The description says only "1859 Canada One Cent".
Is it what I think it is?
The description says only "1859 Canada One Cent".
Is it what I think it is?
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Quote: "Camerinvs"I took a chance and won this on eBay two hours ago for CDN $10.50:A 9/8 or double-punched one?
The description says only "1859 Canada One Cent".
Is it what I think it is?
If so, not bad for $10.
Sapientiae plerumque stultitia est comes.
Si c'est un grand plaisir d'être reconnu par ses amis, c'est peut-être encore plus flatteur d'être reconnu par ses adversaires.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
Si c'est un grand plaisir d'être reconnu par ses amis, c'est peut-être encore plus flatteur d'être reconnu par ses adversaires.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
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Quote: "pejounet"A 9/8 or double-punched one?If it is Charlton DP#2, in VG grade it is worth about CDN $90. Perhaps it is VG+ which would mean somewhere between $90 (VG) and $135 (F). I was not the only one to think there's something here since the second highest bidder, at $10, was $3 above the market value for the plain 9 variety.
If so, not bad for $10.
I will have to wait and see, but eBay is great for deals on scarce coins which are poorly described and photographed.
For now, I consider that I'm $3 under, but that the suspense is worth it -- even though I don't collect such varieties.
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Quote: "CassTaylor"July seems to be a banknote heavy week for me:What's hilarious is that from 1905 they issued notes in dollars while the coinage was British sterling! Here is what an American visitor to the island, Lilian Elliott, wrote in 1914:
1939 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Dollar
Not bad for 10€!
₱o$₮ag€ $₮am₱$ a₹€ mo₹€ £€₲i₮ima₮€ a$ a ƒo₹m oƒ ¢u₹₹€nc¥ ₮ha₦ ₮h€ €₦₮i₹€ "¢oi₦" ₱₹odu¢₮io₦ oƒ ₦au₹u o₹ ₦iu€. ••• £€$ ₮im฿₹€$-₱o$₮€ $o₦₮ ₱£u$ £é₲i₮im€$ €₦ ₮a₦t qu'o฿j€₮$ mo₦é₮ai₹€$ qu€ £a ₱₹odu¢₮io₦ €₦₮iè₹€ d€ «mo₦₦ai€$» d€ ₦au₹u ou d€ ₦iu€.
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You can never have too many 25 pen/ 50pen coins, atleast when they cost under 3€
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Quote: "Camerinvs"
Quote: "CassTaylor"July seems to be a banknote heavy week for me:What's hilarious is that from 1905 they issued notes in dollars while the coinage was British sterling! Here is what an American visitor to the island, Lilian Elliott, wrote in 1914:
1939 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Dollar
Not bad for 10€!
Wonder if that was still the case in 1939?
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Quote: "CassTaylor"Yes, because the British Eastern Caribbean States started to issue dollars/cents coins in 1955 only, and that was to replace the British sterling currency.
Wonder if that was still the case in 1939?
₱o$₮ag€ $₮am₱$ a₹€ mo₹€ £€₲i₮ima₮€ a$ a ƒo₹m oƒ ¢u₹₹€nc¥ ₮ha₦ ₮h€ €₦₮i₹€ "¢oi₦" ₱₹odu¢₮io₦ oƒ ₦au₹u o₹ ₦iu€. ••• £€$ ₮im฿₹€$-₱o$₮€ $o₦₮ ₱£u$ £é₲i₮im€$ €₦ ₮a₦t qu'o฿j€₮$ mo₦é₮ai₹€$ qu€ £a ₱₹odu¢₮io₦ €₦₮iè₹€ d€ «mo₦₦ai€$» d€ ₦au₹u ou d€ ₦iu€.
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Two keys, made somewhere between 1750-1925. Belonged to the Finnish army until I bought them. The larger one is quite heavy.
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Arrived yesterday but only got around to photographing just now:
Again, only one coin (the 1908 2 Lire, bottom left) is an addition from this month; but I'm posting a family photo since it's the last component of a type set (excluding the Trial Strike 5 Lire); the famous quadriga design on pre-WWI Italian coins, now I have one of each denomination of each design.
The "slow quadriga" types (on the left) seem to be more expensive (or more readily overpriced) in general than the "fast quadriga" ones (on the right); but I slummed it and got two cheap, worn, slow types. Now the only LMU standard silver lire coins that evade me are the VE III eagle types.
Again, only one coin (the 1908 2 Lire, bottom left) is an addition from this month; but I'm posting a family photo since it's the last component of a type set (excluding the Trial Strike 5 Lire); the famous quadriga design on pre-WWI Italian coins, now I have one of each denomination of each design.
The "slow quadriga" types (on the left) seem to be more expensive (or more readily overpriced) in general than the "fast quadriga" ones (on the right); but I slummed it and got two cheap, worn, slow types. Now the only LMU standard silver lire coins that evade me are the VE III eagle types.
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
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I was talking to someone at work about coins when they suggested I stop by the accounting office. I come in the next day to find that the office has something for me. This bag is all the rejects from the cashiers and coinstar machine for the past 6 months. Most if it is Canadian but also contains a few interesting pieces.
Buying gold and electrum coins 700bc-1950ad
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1879 book, 1917 kerenski note and a coin.
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This Beautiful banknote of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia, - I just bought, and hope it will come to the Daddy soon !
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Quote: "Dato Mikeladze"This Beautiful banknote of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia, - I just bought, and hope it will come to the Daddy soon !That is the one of the last places I would expect to see French in....
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Quote: "CassTaylor"I was at the Harvard Campus earlier this month and one of their library museums had an exhibit of passports of refugees and immigrants. I did see a Georgian passport of a Jew with French, Georgian and Russian in it
Quote: "Dato Mikeladze"This Beautiful banknote of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia, - I just bought, and hope it will come to the Daddy soon !That is the one of the last places I would expect to see French in....
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Now that I think of it, I can indeed recall seeing French in places one wouldn't likely expect, like on banknotes issued in Albania during WWI (occupied jointly by France and Italy on the Allied side, and Austria-Hungary on the other).
French cultural influence was much more widespread in the pre-WWII world than one would think today, comparable to contemporary American cultural influence; Francophiles from the Generation of '80 in Argentina to Meiji Japan existed across the world, and French was the diplomatic language of courts across Europe, with Wikipedia noting the irony of a Prussian military honour by Frederick the Great, the Pour le Mérite, having a French name.
I even remember reading that late as September 1939, a German and Soviet commander (Guderian and Krivoshein, I think) in Brest, Poland met, and conversed in French, neither being fluent in the other's first language. I just never thought interwar Georgia would be a place French language reached!
French cultural influence was much more widespread in the pre-WWII world than one would think today, comparable to contemporary American cultural influence; Francophiles from the Generation of '80 in Argentina to Meiji Japan existed across the world, and French was the diplomatic language of courts across Europe, with Wikipedia noting the irony of a Prussian military honour by Frederick the Great, the Pour le Mérite, having a French name.
I even remember reading that late as September 1939, a German and Soviet commander (Guderian and Krivoshein, I think) in Brest, Poland met, and conversed in French, neither being fluent in the other's first language. I just never thought interwar Georgia would be a place French language reached!
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Three acquisitions today:
Ancient Egypt Ptolemy IV 3rd century BC
extra large bronze showing head of Zeus (Ammon) facing right on one side and eagle standing on thunderbolt on other, 41.14 mm and 70.1 g.
Nabataean Kingdom bronze showing King Rabbel II and sister Gamilat (his queen), struck in Petra, 1st century AD
Philip III of Macedonia silver drachm, 4th century BC, mint: Colophon
Will
Ancient Egypt Ptolemy IV 3rd century BC
extra large bronze showing head of Zeus (Ammon) facing right on one side and eagle standing on thunderbolt on other, 41.14 mm and 70.1 g.
Nabataean Kingdom bronze showing King Rabbel II and sister Gamilat (his queen), struck in Petra, 1st century AD
Philip III of Macedonia silver drachm, 4th century BC, mint: Colophon
Will
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A 'round the Med tour -
enlarging collections of each of these subject countries and planchet types.
Also, a few South American little bits
enlarging collections of each of these subject countries and planchet types.
Also, a few South American little bits
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
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Quote: "Mr. Midnight"A 'round the Med tour -You got some beautiful coins there. Congrats.
enlarging collections of each of these subject countries and planchet types.
Also, a few South American little bits
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I mentioned these in another post; they arrived today:
1863 USA "Fractional Currency" 25 Cents
1874 USA "Fractional Currency" 10 Cents
1874 USA "Fractional Currency" 25 Cents
1863 USA "Fractional Currency" 25 Cents
1874 USA "Fractional Currency" 10 Cents
1874 USA "Fractional Currency" 25 Cents
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Quote: "sc.rednek"Starting the new month out with this tiny little coin, a 1750 Swedish 2 DalerI just bought a giant Ottoman Akce 1828 from ebay.
( https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53301.html )
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Quote: "Monninen1"Dam i bet postage is a lot :))
Quote: "sc.rednek"Starting the new month out with this tiny little coin, a 1750 Swedish 2 DalerI just bought a giant Ottoman Akce 1828 from ebay.
( https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53301.html )
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Only this addition for the past two weeks ...
'1790's Undated Middlesex Salters Hats Halfpenny Conder Token D&H 473'
[Not on Numista currently]
'1790's Undated Middlesex Salters Hats Halfpenny Conder Token D&H 473'
[Not on Numista currently]
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
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Quote: "pejounet"The answer came in on Thursday and I was right ... ... not to rejoice too quickly:
Quote: "Camerinvs"I took a chance and won this on eBay two hours ago for CDN $10.50:A 9/8 or double-punched one?
The description says only "1859 Canada One Cent".
Is it what I think it is?
If so, not bad for $10.
Still, at the same time I won a lovely 1891 small leaves 1¢ in VF ... for $23.50 (catalogue value well over $100) and several other fantastic deals, e.g. on Newfoundland silver.
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Quote: "sc.rednek"Starting the new month out with this tiny little coin, a 1750 Swedish 2 DalerNice one !
Regarding its shape and the corrosion, it was probably found inside the Nicobar shipwreck
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Quote: "WHATEVERR"Only 2€. Netherlands --> Finland. USPS shipping usually costs 20€ but Europe is cheaper here.
Quote: "Monninen1"Dam i bet postage is a lot :))
Quote: "sc.rednek"Starting the new month out with this tiny little coin, a 1750 Swedish 2 DalerI just bought a giant Ottoman Akce 1828 from ebay.
( https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53301.html )
About the plate money, im wondering which one I should buy first:
Some pattern coin from 1800-1917, possibly french
or
A plate money, most likely 1 daler.
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Some Finnish euros. I’ve stopped collecting these when they started the president series. I have a few Older ones to get, but happy with these in the meanwhile
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An early Birthday present from my wife today.
Canada 20 Dollars 2008
Snowflake with one clear and six blue crystals.
Coin in original box and certificate.
31.39gms of 99.99% silver & 38mm diameter
Now to look for its mate with green crystalls
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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