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Polish coin part of series of issues' marking Polish Kings and Princes.
This coin features Przemysł II, for the history buffs out there the national bank of Poland website has good info on him as well as other Kings part of this series. More info than what you can find on wiki.

http://www.nbp.pl/homen.aspx?f=/en/banknoty/kolekcjonerskie/2004.html#02

 

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Hmm, it says "Mongolia 1 oz .999 silver" right on the coin shown here. If the image is too small for some, larger ones can be downloaded from Coin Invest (the company that develops these issues) here: http://www.coin-invest.li/DesktopModules/ToSic_CoinInvestCatalog/ImageArchive.aspx?ProductID=805 (zip file, about 3 MB).

Christian

 

The Aussie coins are amazing, I mean they have some real fast appreciation in the market after the Perth mint sells out of them. I'm chasing after the Koala & Wombat Opal silver coins right now before they trade up over $300 US.

 

Picked up these two today.

First a b-e-a-utifully toned 1916 France 10 Centimes. One of my favorite coins EVER. The two rim hits annoy me but I couldn't pass up the toning.



Second is a thick old reeded copper coin. I was thinking Ancient Indian but not positive. Anybody who has any other clues let me know.

 

Yessss I like that particular French coin too.

 

I had the opportunity to pick up another complete set of the 1946 Luxembourg 20F, 50F, and 100F coins. I couldn't pass it up, I just love this design! I love the toning also!

 

...and these three also came today. Just had a chance to photograph them.

 

The Irish coin, is it two shillings and 6 pence?, strange denomination.
two days ago I was looking at an old proof set from Malawi, it had 4 coins: 6 pense, 1 shilling, 1 florin and half a crown, it took me more than 5 minutes to get the total, which I think is 1 crown and 1 shilling

 

Not that strange. A "leat coróin" (with dots above the T and the C, thus basically leath choróin) is simply a "half crown". And as far as I know, that denomination was at least as popular in the UK and in Ireland as the 2s coin (florin), if not more common ...

A half crown was one eighth of a pound, I think. Darn pre-decimal denominations.

Christian

 

I had a couple questions about the "sizes" of the Luxembourg pieces, so here is a comparison image.

 

Brg, I used my razor sharp sleuthing skills and have determined you are partial to designs with horses. All of the coins and medals you post are beautiful by the way.
Is there a story behind why you enjoy/collect the equestrian varieties? Just curious. While you're at it, show me your favorite.

-greg

 

Drool...

 

Hi Greg, I'm not sure what draws me to the horses -- but you are correct, that is a "topical/thematic" collection I have. Currently, I display the graded examples in an NGC custom set which you can view here. It has 122 entries today, but is always growing. I also have about another 100 coins that are raw with horses on them. In general, I think that the horse is a very graceful animal, and is also entwined with a lot of historical events -- thus, I'm able to find coins with horses that allow me to learn a lot about history.

Another thing that's sort of a draw for me is that I can collect world coins, tokens, medals, US coins, etc...and all have examples with horses. My oldest is a Trajan Decius coin from c. 250AD, and the newest is the 2012 Sacagawea/Native American dollar...the set is always growing, and the hunt also makes for a very entertaining way to collect.

Of course, I also collect a few series of US coins, and US type coins...

-Brandon

PS -- regarding my "favorite" one, I can't choose. There are simply too many that I love.

 

Well you certainly have a stunning collection, from what I see in your set. I can see why it is hard to choose a favorite. The set is so diverse. Really beautiful.
I assumed you had a Prussia Napoleon defeat 3 Mark, and you did not disappoint.
I like your horse theme because it sure does give you a very wide range of options and time periods. Nice job brg.
I see why you won the "Most Creative Set" last year. Keep em coming!

-greg

 

New 1889 40 Reis.

Nice condition with clear details.

 

This one came from Greece today. Always fun to get a coin from abroad!

 

The seller was a woman?

 

not funny..

 

Going through a dealer's junk bin today, I found an 1831 Farthing in F/VF condition and an 1861 Farthing in G/F. There seem to be some very, very dedicated collectors of 19th century British coppers - are there any varieties I should look for on either of these? And what is the value range of one in this condition?

http://www.myfarthings.co.uk/williamiv1831.html

Will scan and post later. Also in my take-home from this search were 4 notgeld coins, including 2x F80.1A/M2512 (10 Pfennigs from Coblenz, Germany), a F549.2 (Octagonal 5 Pfennig from Trier, Germany), and a piece I can't attribute from French Algeria (5 Cents from Chambre De Commerce, Oran), and some Imperial German stuff that is a step above junk.

 

"Not funny."

By rapper standards, it's a compliment.