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=> wow gbroke => sweet toning on that 1965 Canadian 50 Cent Piece!!

Semi-Interesting Fact: "1965" was the first year that Elizabeth's Tiara Portrait was introduced ... before the Tiara Portrait, they used the sweet ol' Laureate Portrait ...


Tiara Portrait




Laureate Portrait




=> below is a link showing the evolution of Liz' portraits during her "62 year reign"

https://www.jandm.com/script/getitem.asp?CID=3&PID=87

 

1861 Italy 2 Centesimi (M-Milan mint), a fairly common coin but a nice MS RB (imho)

 

Just arrived today from the lost Dutchman. I'm pretty sure it's the coolest thing in my collection now.

 

That looks cool, can you give some background?

 

what is that countermark? (that's a countermark, right?)

 

It's a Spanish 8 reales cut to a 4 reales then counterstamped Tortola for the British Virgin Islands to approve its use as a 4 shilling 1-1/2 pence. The host coin is late 1700's and counterstamped early 1800s.

 

That is awesome!!

 

I had a good day at the market and got this nice specimen for 2 US.

French Guiana 1846-A 10 Centimes (Louis Philippe I),

 

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cool coin. mintage- 1,400,000 metal- billon, KM#A2, weight-2.5000g.
1846 10 centimes
A= Paris mint mark
grade/value
VG-$8.00 F-$15.00 VF-$35.00 XF-$75.00
guessing yours looks VF+ -XF ?

 

Yes, VF to XF I think. It still has a nice cartwheel with this dark purple patina. Rather nice.

 

Two new pieces i got this weekend.

 

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Nice Derick

 

My Paul Franklin XX Piece struck in Gold on irregular planchet. Oct 1956.

Pair of Die Hub Trials of Wuesthoff's Somers Island XX pence. Likely struck by Bashlow or Paul Franklin.

 

Picked up these STUNNING toned Russian proofs.
Extremely vivid color. (two images each, direct and indirect light.


Banana for scale




Also some nice Canada dollars.

 

Upvote for banana

 

Thanx man, I am starting to enjoy my junk bin searches. Something to look forward to every weekend and is a cheap way of enjoying coins.

 

Here are a couple of nice "budget friendly" pieces I picked up in last couple of days... I blew my weekly coin budget early in the week on a Bolivian 20C piece but I couldn't help myself from buying a little lagniappe


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I got a nice little hoard today (£70), Mainly Canada silver dollars but there was also a 1679 Charles II Scottish Sixpence in copper and a 2009 Kew 50 Pence, very low mintage.
An exceptional Aussie 1916 Penny with full pearls around the crown.
Lots of scrap silver too which should cover the cost of these coins.
These shots were all taken before the coins needed preservation from PVC slime and grease.