My turn to start the monthly thread!
Nothing for me yet, but I'm awaiting the arrival of a 1943 500 Lire banknote....
Additions to your collection - February 2018
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The first Numista owner of this coin
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces93009.html
I know it's been cleaned at some point in its 250 years of existence but not in a way that bothers me. Details are still pretty good.
This quarter Guilder from Utrecht was minted for only 2 years. As the mints were not authorised to mint this denomination it was outlawed quite rapidly. This maybe aldo explain why decent qualities are not even that rare for this type.
I would love acquire a Scheepjesschelling (Ship Shilling 6 Stuivers) one day. They are around but looking for at least VF.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces93009.html
I know it's been cleaned at some point in its 250 years of existence but not in a way that bothers me. Details are still pretty good.
This quarter Guilder from Utrecht was minted for only 2 years. As the mints were not authorised to mint this denomination it was outlawed quite rapidly. This maybe aldo explain why decent qualities are not even that rare for this type.
I would love acquire a Scheepjesschelling (Ship Shilling 6 Stuivers) one day. They are around but looking for at least VF.
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I splurged and got some gold, first gold I've gotten in a LONG time. I've wanted these two types since they're kind of unique, the type 1 gold dollar is the smallest US coin ever minted, and the $2.50 "Indian Head" (along with the identical design $5) is the only recessed image US coin.
(Sorry for the low resolution, they're very small coins and this is best my scanner can do)
(Sorry for the low resolution, they're very small coins and this is best my scanner can do)
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Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work
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Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work
... A gallery of my coins and artifacts can been seen on FORVM Ancient Coins
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Some new portraits and some old Habsburg Kreuzers for my collection.
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Citeer: "Quant-Geek"Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...Lovely example! Also very interesting as I've been looking at the same one for a while but haven't managed to obtain one. (Seems my budget is a little lower than yours)
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work
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Citeer: "oggy"This is the most expensive coin I bought! So, imagine what the ones I passed on ended up. There are still plenty of these coins around, so you can still find them and hopefully you can snag one too. They are truly lovely. The silver ones are not too shabby either...
Citeer: "Quant-Geek"Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...Lovely example! Also very interesting as I've been looking at the same one for a while but haven't managed to obtain one. (Seems my budget is a little lower than yours)
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work
A gallery of my coins and artifacts can been seen on FORVM Ancient Coins
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My 3rd rarest 1/2 cent
Also picked up the elusive 1959F 2 Mark from Germany, not sure why such a low mintage on that
Also picked up the elusive 1959F 2 Mark from Germany, not sure why such a low mintage on that
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On of my latest purchases, a silver calendar medal from Hamburg minted in 1804.
If you like coins, medals and tokens with ship motives follow my new instagram account with regular updates @numisnautiker
From time to time I sell some coins on Ebay make sure to follow me @apuking on Ebay.
From time to time I sell some coins on Ebay make sure to follow me @apuking on Ebay.
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Citeer: "oggy"This is the most expensive coin I bought! So, imagine what the ones I passed on ended up. There are still plenty of these coins around, so you can still find them and hopefully you can snag one too. They are truly lovely. The silver ones are not too shabby either...
Citeer: "Quant-Geek"Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...Lovely example! Also very interesting as I've been looking at the same one for a while but haven't managed to obtain one. (Seems my budget is a little lower than yours)
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work
Unfortunately I don't know too much about Islamic coins yet, so I'm more of an interested window shopper than a serious bidder unless one really sneaks under the radar.
Plus the Goldberg auction is coming up....
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I just received this 1 oord coin from the city Huissen. Although Huissen was part of the German States Kleve and not of the Dutch Republic, the coins from 1609/1611 were imported in to the Republic and the Spanish Netherlands. These coins from Huissen are registered in the Dutch Republic catalog. Huissen is part of the Netherlands since 1816.
Special interest in Coins from the Low countries (Feudal-present). Former numista referee for Low Countries Feudal, Burgundian Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Dutch Republic, Netherlands and Netherlands East Indies.
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Citeer: "Quant-Geek"Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...Very nice! On the first photo it reads أمر rather than أمير. I think both are OK to mean "commander". As for the date, in more standard writing conventions the "6" and the "100" would be split, but they touch each other on the coin. If it's ثمان وست مائه that would be AH 608, not 648, but I doubt that what comes before ست مائه is correct. We seem to have something like ثمن راب وست مائه (if we split the components to stick to the more standard form, with راب a form derived from أربعة I suppose) which doesn't really mean 648, though one would need to check Classical Arabic grammar. The Arabic numbers are a nightmare.
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work
EDIT: My interpretation of the date with راب doesn't work since we need the third triliteral, which is ع. Yet I cannot read ثمان for the first part. And if it is, or a similar form to mean "8", then the date is 608 (or 680?). It is actually easier to read "three" (ثلاث) than "eight".
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My contribution to the "modern" times 
. I collect Danish Indian coins so was happy to pick this up today (one of six different coins spread across two lots):
Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) Pb Cash (UBJ-102; Gray-84a; KM#76)
Obv: Crowned F3 monogram
Rev: Plain Cross
Just to give you some idea, the below specimen sold for $130 prior to buyer's fees. My overall cost was much less and the lot included other 3 coins in similar condition. It was an awesome score!
. I collect Danish Indian coins so was happy to pick this up today (one of six different coins spread across two lots):Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) Pb Cash (UBJ-102; Gray-84a; KM#76)
Obv: Crowned F3 monogram
Rev: Plain Cross
Just to give you some idea, the below specimen sold for $130 prior to buyer's fees. My overall cost was much less and the lot included other 3 coins in similar condition. It was an awesome score!
A gallery of my coins and artifacts can been seen on FORVM Ancient Coins
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Citeer: "Camerinvs"I should be able to confirm my attribution in a few days as I ordered Broome's book. The current attribution was confirmed using the BMC catalog...
Citeer: "Quant-Geek"Well, I bought a coin this month that I have been looking at for a while. Apparently, a hoard of these coins were found recently and hence it has been auctioned off in several different auctions for the past several months. Each of them exceeded my allocated budget, until I was able to snag this one. Persistence pays off...Very nice! On the first photo it reads أمر rather than أمير. I think both are OK to mean "commander". As for the date, in more standard writing conventions the "6" and the "100" would be split, but they touch each other on the coin. If it's ثمان وست مائه that would be AH 608, not 648, but I doubt that what comes before ست مائه is correct. We seem to have something like ثمن راب وست مائه (if we split the components to stick to the more standard form, with راب a form derived from أربعة I suppose) which doesn't really mean 648, though one would need to check Classical Arabic grammar. The Arabic numbers are a nightmare.
Seljuqs of Rum: The Three Brothers (1249-1259) Ꜹ Dinar, Konya, AH648 (Album A1227)
Obv: لا إله إلا الله / محمد هو رسول الله الإمام / ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺼﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ أمير المو / منين ضرب الدينار فى سنه / ثمان وستمائه بقونيه
Rev: السلاطين الاعاظم / عز الدنيا والدين كيكاوس / وركن الدنيا والدين قلج أرسلان / وعلا الدنيا والدين كيقباد / بنو كيخسرو براهين امير المومنين
Haven't finished the attribution yet, but the legends are all there. Took the better part of 2 hours to get to this point, but not continuously though. Always amazes me when collectors don't spend time with their hobbies and expect others to do their work
EDIT: My interpretation of the date with راب doesn't work since we need the third triliteral, which is ع. Yet I cannot read ثمان for the first part. And if it is, or a similar form to mean "8", then the date is 608 (or 680?). It is actually easier to read "three" (ثلاث) than "eight".
A gallery of my coins and artifacts can been seen on FORVM Ancient Coins
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What volume is that in the BMC Oriental Coins set?
EDIT -- Apologies if that's getting a little too technical, but in volume 3, there are two silver dirhams from Konyah, both dated 645, #235 and #237, for which the date is rendered differently:
235
237
So, the "abu" (ابو) part on yours and here on #237 seems to mean "40". This would correspond to the more standard "arba3een" (اربعين) of #235. Interesting ... I'll check in the dictionaries and further update if I find anything.
EDIT -- Apologies if that's getting a little too technical, but in volume 3, there are two silver dirhams from Konyah, both dated 645, #235 and #237, for which the date is rendered differently:
235
237
So, the "abu" (ابو) part on yours and here on #237 seems to mean "40". This would correspond to the more standard "arba3een" (اربعين) of #235. Interesting ... I'll check in the dictionaries and further update if I find anything.
₱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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Citeer: "Camerinvs"What volume is that in the BMC Oriental Coins set?Sorry for the terse response. Have been busy all day as I have been monitoring three auctions while doing some office work
EDIT -- Apologies if that's getting a little too technical, but in volume 3, there are two silver dirhams from Konyah, both dated 645, #235 and #237, for which the date is rendered differently:
235
237
So, the "abu" (ابو) part on yours and here on #237 seems to mean "40". This would correspond to the more standard "arba3een" (اربعين) of #235. Interesting ... I'll check in the dictionaries and further update if I find anything.
. As with any attribution, it requires a bit of research and hence, in order for me to come up this attribution, I had to rely on several sources. The calligraphy and wording on these coins are similar, if not identical, to the silver dirhams that were issued in the name of the Three Brothers. So, I used BMC, several Islamic coin sites, Mitchiner, and Plant to come up with this attribution. I will not know if it is precise until I check Broome. Furthermore, the date has been verified using the attribution that Steve Album used for his coins... A gallery of my coins and artifacts can been seen on FORVM Ancient Coins
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Finaly I bought coin of my dreams, thaler of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor .
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Georgia. Tbilisi civic AE AH 1131, Bakar. Puli.
Parthia. - Drakhm. Mithridates II
Cappadocian kingdom - Ariobarzanes . Drakhm
Parthia. - Drakhm. Mithridates II
Cappadocian kingdom - Ariobarzanes . Drakhm
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Citeer: "Quant-Geek"Sorry for the terse response. Have been busy all day as I have been monitoring three auctions while doing some office workIn fact, I have no choice but to agree. Once the odd "abu" (ابو) is out of the way, I can read "thamaan", though the script is a little unorthodox.
I suppose Plant says something of the "abu = 40" part, because it is unusual and not found in modern Arabic. If the "u" (و) part is actually for "and" as one would expect, then we're left with only "ab" (اب) to mean 40. I would be surprised if Broome got into that level of details, but Mitchener and Plant may.
₱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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Just added these 2 Roman denarii to my small collection
1. Caracalla
2. Commodus
Gordon
1. Caracalla
2. Commodus
Gordon
Collect what you like and like what you collect.
Remember you are only the custodian of you collection, its only yours for your lifetime.
Remember you are only the custodian of you collection, its only yours for your lifetime.
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Yesterday i got a coin i wanted for some time among other common coins. An escalin from 1750 (2nd type) from the Austrian Netherlands struck in Anvers (hand mintmark). Not so rare or expensive but a coin whose design is really great according to me. I was waiting to find one with complete legends and a nice grade for a good price.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces28161.html
(I'm sorry for the poor pics)
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces28161.html
(I'm sorry for the poor pics)
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Very poor condition, but considering the scarcity of the draped bust quarters, I'm quite happy with it :)
Numista lists it as 79 on the rarity index, I think this is now my rarest circulated coin, at least by that rating.
Numista lists it as 79 on the rarity index, I think this is now my rarest circulated coin, at least by that rating.
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AH 1322 (1904) Xinjiang/Sinkiang 5 Miscals - Guangxu
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Citeer: "CassTaylor"Thats too all a fascinating coin. There were 3 Emperors who ruled this state, unlike other states ruling like Guangxu Emperor. Well, Sikiang state reminded me of Genghis Khan, was his attacking route to Persia/Central Asia.
AH 1322 (1904) Xinjiang/Sinkiang 5 Miscals - Guangxu
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Belize:
Bermuda: 1 Dollar and 10 cents 1993 (both low mintage):
Brazil:
Canada:
Curacao:
Mexico:
Panama:
Bermuda: 1 Dollar and 10 cents 1993 (both low mintage):
Brazil:
Canada:
Curacao:
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'We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.'
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
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Been meaning to pick up a few of these coins and I had the opportunity to buy them recently. These coins are from the Harptree hoard. The coins from this hoard are well documented and was discovered in 1887 by W. Kettlewell of Harptree Court, while he was searching for a new spring. The coins were sent to the British Museum, and were documented by John Evans for the Numismatic Chronicle of 1888. The museum was given a few of the coins and the rest were returned to Kettlewell. The coins remained with the family throughout the years and was finally brought to market in 2016. I missed out on the original offering and was preoccupied with other coins last year and again ignored it when a hoard of them were offered in 2017.
Roman Imperial: Julian II (361-363) AR Siliqua, Arelate (RIC VIII 312; RSC V 148c)
Obv: DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VOT / X / MVLT / XX in laurel wreath, circular medallion at top of wreath; TCONST in exergue
Roman Imperial: Constantius II (337-361) AR Siliqua (RIC VIII 216; RSC V 342-3a)
Obv: DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX in laurel wreath; LVG in exergue LVG
Roman Imperial: Constantius II (337-361) AR Siliqua (RIC VIII 214; RSC V 259a)
Obv: DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VICTORIA DD NN AVG; Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm, one wing visible; LVG in exergue
Roman Imperial: Julian II (361-363) AR Siliqua, Arelate (RIC VIII 312; RSC V 148c)
Obv: DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VOT / X / MVLT / XX in laurel wreath, circular medallion at top of wreath; TCONST in exergue
Roman Imperial: Constantius II (337-361) AR Siliqua (RIC VIII 216; RSC V 342-3a)
Obv: DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX in laurel wreath; LVG in exergue LVG
Roman Imperial: Constantius II (337-361) AR Siliqua (RIC VIII 214; RSC V 259a)
Obv: DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VICTORIA DD NN AVG; Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm, one wing visible; LVG in exergue
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Got some uncleaned Romans this week. Lets see in a few weeks how they look after an olive oil bath. 
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The last coin I'm going to be able to afford for a while in my goal to get at least one of all non-gold circulated US coin types, the dozen or so remaining ones are WAY out of my current price range. (the 5¢, 10¢, and $1 draped bust, and all the 1790's types). So I'm going to focus on subtypes for a while now, especially the cheaper ones!
For some reason this half dollar has a Numista rarity index of 82 compared to 79 for the quarter, even though 3 times as many minted. And for roughly the same price I was able to get much nicer condition, compared to that quarter from my last post.
For some reason this half dollar has a Numista rarity index of 82 compared to 79 for the quarter, even though 3 times as many minted. And for roughly the same price I was able to get much nicer condition, compared to that quarter from my last post.
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Citeer: "sc.rednek"The last coin I'm going to be able to afford for a while in my goal to get at least one of all non-gold circulated US coin types, the dozen or so remaining ones are WAY out of my current price range. (the 5¢, 10¢, and $1 draped bust, and all the 1790's types). So I'm going to focus on subtypes for a while now, especially the cheaper ones!May I ask how much you paid for the Draped bust quarter and half dollar? I'd like to get a good idea as to a reasonable price for those coins.
For some reason this half dollar has a Numista rarity index of 82 compared to 79 for the quarter, even though 3 times as many minted. And for roughly the same price I was able to get much nicer condition, compared to that quarter from my last post.
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Citeer: "sc.rednek"I splurged and got some gold, first gold I've gotten in a LONG time. I've wanted these two types since they're kind of unique, the type 1 gold dollar is the smallest US coin ever minted, and the $2.50 "Indian Head" (along with the identical design $5) is the only recessed image US coin.Beautiful coins!
(Sorry for the low resolution, they're very small coins and this is best my scanner can do)
Great things do come in small packages.
I too am saving up for an old gold coin, possibly a sovereign or a french 100 francs.
Good luck with your ramen noodles!
N.uk
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I have taken interest in the Philadelphia minted coins of Cuba designed by Barber
some Pesos
the 40 centavos
the 20 centavos
the 10 centavos
I have a lot of the small types too, but haven't organized them yet
some Pesos
the 40 centavos
the 20 centavos
the 10 centavos
I have a lot of the small types too, but haven't organized them yet
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That Italian 500 Lire (1943) banknote that I had coming mentioned in the first post; a magnificent note, almost as big as a washcloth!
A worn British Honduras 25 Cents 1919, 20€; not bad for a coin with only a 40,000 mintage!
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Not very rare but still some nice new portaits.
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China - Empire (Kirin) 20 Cash - Guangxu
I've actually had this coin for about a year, but I 'lost' it; found it again a few days ago while sorting through my military medals box; probably fell in while I was rearranging my collections.
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Angola, 100 kwanzas 1991. I've been told this coin wasn't officially put in circulation, but I can't find anywhere something to confirm that:
British West Afrika:
Djibouti:
British West Afrika:
Djibouti:
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Citeer: "Essor Prof"British West Afrika:I got my first and currently only British West African coin about 2 months ago, online seller I was buying another coin from had this for sale for about a dollar, I thought it looked cool and since I didn't have to pay extra shipping I added it to my purchase. Yours is a very nice looking coin! Didn't expect to see another on a thread so soon here, not exactly the most common place? Mine's only a 1/10 penny, not a whole 1 penny
Any idea what the Arabic lettering on these coins say? the first 40% of the letters are the same on our coins, then the others are different. I don't read Arabic beyond the numbers 0-9.
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Citeer: "Numismatist uk"Its the monetary unit in Arabic, "one penny" or "one tenth of a penny". I can't read Arabic either, but Google can
Citeer: "sc.rednek"Strange for that lettering to be on a west African coin isn't it.
CiteerAny idea what the Arabic lettering on these coins say? the first 40% of the letters are the same on our coins, then the others are different. I don't read Arabic beyond the numbers 0-9.
I'm puzzled about it.
... A gallery of my coins and artifacts can been seen on FORVM Ancient Coins
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There is 2 weirder Finnish stamps:
5 penniä Helsinki ?
And mourning stamp 1 penni 1900/1901
Nikolai Bobrikov was the governor-general (leader) of Finland. He quite simply did not like Finland. He tried to get rid of the Finnish lion, he hated that.
Then he got rid of the Finnish stamps. Gallen-kallela was an artist, he made a mourning stamp because of this. It was a protest against the Russification as we call it.
3 years later Bobrikov was basically the dictator, and had gotten rid of many things and had tried to russificated Finland many times. He walked down the senate building stairs and a senator (official?) shot the 65 year old man multiple times. Bobrikov was wounded, and the senate official/senator shot himself. Bobrikov's "dictatorship" ended when he died on the journey to the hospital.
Russification continued until Lenin took power, but before that we got our stamps back.
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Citeer: "Quant-Geek"Very useful!
Citeer: "Numismatist uk"Its the monetary unit in Arabic, "one penny" or "one tenth of a penny". I can't read Arabic either, but Google can
Citeer: "sc.rednek"Strange for that lettering to be on a west African coin isn't it.
CiteerAny idea what the Arabic lettering on these coins say? the first 40% of the letters are the same on our coins, then the others are different. I don't read Arabic beyond the numbers 0-9.
I'm puzzled about it.
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Australia:
Cook Islands:
Papua New Guinea:
Samoa:
Solomon Islands:
Tonga:
Cook Islands:
Papua New Guinea:
Samoa:
Solomon Islands:
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1993 Tunisian 100 Milliemes, I thought it was a Moroccan coin until tonight!
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces825.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces825.html
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Ionia, Miletos: Anonymous (295-275 BCE) AR Drachm (Price 2151; Marcellesi 29)
Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, MI (civic) monogram in left field
Look at the artistry on this coin. The folds on his brow are just stunning and the pectoral muscles on Zeus is stunning as well. Puts our crappy, modern coins to shame...
Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, MI (civic) monogram in left field
Look at the artistry on this coin. The folds on his brow are just stunning and the pectoral muscles on Zeus is stunning as well. Puts our crappy, modern coins to shame...
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Just won on Ebay this nice Slovakian 1944 50 Korun commemorative silver coin, a steal at only 4,50€!
(Seller's photos, not mine)
NGC Price guide puts it at USD $ 22,50 for XF40; not sure how reliable that figure is but I'm assuming I got a bargain.
(Seller's photos, not mine)
NGC Price guide puts it at USD $ 22,50 for XF40; not sure how reliable that figure is but I'm assuming I got a bargain.
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More of my Cuba obsession - the 1953 100th Anniversary of José Martí
Minted in Philadelphia, but designer is the Cuban artist Esteban Valderrama Peña
Minted in Philadelphia, but designer is the Cuban artist Esteban Valderrama Peña
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Citeer: "Essor Prof"There are coin fairs almost every week in Belgium? Where do I sign up?
Citeer: "atdavid"I love all the coin photos (best part!) and variety you've been posting. Out of curiosity - where are your acquisitions from? Curious if you have a nice coin shop, show, or great swap partner!Thank you for your interest. Most of my coins come from coin fairs. I never visit a coin shop and only bought a few times something on eBay. But I'm visiting coin fairs almost every week and the last few years I also visit live coin auctions.
Seriously, how big are these fairs?
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Some of my more interesting World coins from the last couple of weeks
Gordon
Gordon
Collect what you like and like what you collect.
Remember you are only the custodian of you collection, its only yours for your lifetime.
Remember you are only the custodian of you collection, its only yours for your lifetime.
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My first of the year, and my first uncut ever! 
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Citeer: "CassTaylor"There are coin fairs almost every week in Belgium? Where do I sign up?I said I visit a coin fair almost every week, not that there are coin fairs in Belgium almost every week. In fact there are every week 6 to 8 coin fairs within a 1,5 hour drive. I know, Belgium is a paradise for coin collectors. Of course, Belgium is a small country so within a 1,5 hour drive I also cover a big part of The Netherlands too, although there are not so many coin fairs as in Belgium.
Seriously, how big are these fairs?
Every coin club in Belgium has a monthly coin fair (two clubs even have a weekly coin fair). Those monthly coin fairs are rather small, but every coin club also has one big yearly coin fair. To give you an idea, the biggest coin fair in Belgium is in Tienen and they have 536 tables available for exhibitors. The biggest coin fair in The Netherlands is in Houten and they have 3300 m² available. Here you can see a picture: http://www.wbevenementen.eu/evenement/muntmanifestatie-2017-houten/
In December there was a new and big international 3 days coin fair in Maastricht: 165 exhibitors from 42 countries. Here is the list of the participating exhibitors: http://mifevents.com/en/participating-exhibitors/
Unfortunately it was very bad weather on Sunday (snow) and much less visitors than I've expected on Saturday, so I don't know if this coin fair will be held again this year.
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@Essor Ok, that makes more sense if there are coin fairs in different cities in a 1,5 hour drive radius around you. I was imagining a case like London where there are something like 20 coin fairs and auctions in a year! Not that I'd complain though
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Here are the 50 penniä coins of 1916, chilling on a comfortable sofa.
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Citeer: "CassTaylor"@Essor Ok, that makes more sense if there are coin fairs in different cities in a 1,5 hour drive radius around you. I was imagining a case like London where there are something like 20 coin fairs and auctions in a year! Not that I'd complain thoughNone anywhere vaguely close to me.
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Citeer: "Monninen1"Great condition, are they polished?
Here are the 50 penniä coins of 1916, chilling on a comfortable sofa.
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Citeer: "Numismatist uk"No idea, but unc costs under 5€
Citeer: "Monninen1"Great condition, are they polished?
Here are the 50 penniä coins of 1916, chilling on a comfortable sofa.
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Citeer: "Monninen1"Good price for a good piece of history
Citeer: "Numismatist uk"No idea, but unc costs under 5€
Citeer: "Monninen1"Great condition, are they polished?
Here are the 50 penniä coins of 1916, chilling on a comfortable sofa.
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I can see now that I am the first person to own this in Numista: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces130891.html
Second one to own: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces125442.html
(St. Christopher on land on sea in the air hold us safe-token not on Numista)
But two error coins?
Second one to own: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces125442.html
(St. Christopher on land on sea in the air hold us safe-token not on Numista)
But two error coins?
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In the spirit of the Olympics I decided to splurge and re invest some in my collection with this beauty!
Matt
Matt
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Citeer: "Myeackle"In the spirit of the Olympics I decided to splurge and re invest some in my collection with this beauty!Those are magnificent coins! The 100 Francs series is beautiful.... but I will probably never get my hands on this whole set.
Matt
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Egypt silver pounds:
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€140 including postage:
Spanish Netherlands - Flanders - Liard 1692
British India - Madras Presidency - 10 Cash 1803
British India - EIC - Rupee 1835
Bavaria - Gulden 1837
Bavaria - Gulden 1855
Portugal - 5 Reis 1743
Austria - 20 Kreuzer 1868
Now I need to calm down a little :-)
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Citeer: "jokinen"Wow, great pieces of history!
€140 including postage:
Spanish Netherlands - Flanders - Liard 1692
British India - Madras Presidency - 10 Cash 1803
British India - EIC - Rupee 1835
Bavaria - Gulden 1837
Bavaria - Gulden 1855
Portugal - 5 Reis 1743
Austria - 20 Kreuzer 1868
Now I need to calm down a little :-)
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Citeer: "Essor Prof"Egypt silver pounds:
I still don't know why but I find them really cool, so this year I've started collecting them.
ROMA AETERNA
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Citeer: "druzhynets"I still don't know why but I find them really cool, so this year I've started collecting them.And these are all scans. In reality they are even much nicer.
Here are a few more:
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I'll be eating those noodles.
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Citeer: "Essor Prof"Yes, they are very nice and shiny. I have 4 or 5 of them.
Citeer: "druzhynets"I still don't know why but I find them really cool, so this year I've started collecting them.And these are all scans. In reality they are even much nicer.
Here are a few more:
ROMA AETERNA
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Relatively cheap addition this week, 1834 cent (large 8, small stars, medium letters variety). I already have an 1837 type 2 "young head", so I wanted a type 1.
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20 Kreuzer 1848 A and 20 Krajczár 1843 B of Ferdinand I (V). - Habsburg dinasty.
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Just 2 additions so far ...
'George IV 1821 Small Coronation Medal'
[Not on Numista yet]
'1992 United Kingdom five ECU coin' [Three Graces]
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15850.html
'George IV 1821 Small Coronation Medal'
[Not on Numista yet]
'1992 United Kingdom five ECU coin' [Three Graces]
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15850.html
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
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Citeer: "CassTaylor"Just won on Ebay this nice Slovakian 1944 50 Korun commemorative silver coin, a steal at only 4,50€!Very nice piece, cg :)
(Seller's photos, not mine)
NGC Price guide puts it at USD $ 22,50 for XF40; not sure how reliable that figure is but I'm assuming I got a bargain.
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Citeer: "Tovarich"Someone at my local coin shop messed up on value when writing out the index card on the bid board so I got an 1814 US Large Cent for $19Wow! I paid $50 for mine and it even has a hole in it! What condition is your coin?
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Citeer: "Tovarich"Nice! What was their intended price, $190?
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Some new stuff for my portrait collection.
And a Hungarian token/ medal that is not in the database for now.
And a Hungarian token/ medal that is not in the database for now.
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