World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

looks great! don't ever get any older coins in such a wonderful condition myself

 

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here are my 2 newest coins. I got the san marino silver 500 lira for melt value, and the china 20 cents I got for $7.50. why are older silver Chinese coins relatively for the large mintage numbers?

 

Added this variety to my type set. My new Dansco had a hole for it and 2 others that I din't have a coin to fill. The other 2 are on the way. 1906 Narrow Date 2 centavos.

 

Nice one, love mexican copper.

 

Some sweet pickups guys! The Jubilee is beautiful. Will have to get one of those.

 

A beauty indeed. I am getting more into the 1950's Mexican coinage!

 

A coin with some issues, but a rarity indeed. Bolivia 20 centavos KM 159 was struck on 0.9 silver planchets and a good specimen is quite are rare by its own. Here is an example of a specimen struck on a copper planchet. I could not find any previous reference of such an occurrence.

 

very cool.

 

Thanx man, a 5 dollar find at the market.

 

Lovely coin!

 

Can kick myself, there was also a MS condition 1883/2 Chilean 1 peso for a 100 US. I did not have enough money on me, only to return the next day to find it sold. Depending on MS grade, it is worth between 1200 and 4000 US.

 

I did find this specimen with nice cartwheel. One is lucky to find these not harshly cleaned. It has, what I believe, some filled die effect on the lettering.

 

Nice catch on the 20c chilie.

As for the Peso, ive had the same issues missing out on deals due to lack of $. Just have to lick your wounds and move on

 

Yes, that's right. My wife is on holiday out the country and it is only me and the boys. So, road trip looking for interesting coins in the plazas. This continent offers some treasures if one is willing to look hard.

 

I return in this thread after several months, with my last acquisition:

Hungarian 5 Pengo 1939





Obv.: portrait of Admiral Horthy, regent of the Kingdom of Hungary during the years between World Wars I and II and throughout most of World War II.

Rev.: Crowned shield (arms of Hungary) with standing angels supporting.

Mint: Budapest (BP)

36 mm., 25 gr., .640 silver.

petronius

 

Almost the same coin...four years later.

Issued for 75th birthday of Admiral Horthy, the most important difference is the metal...no more silver, but aluminum, a poor metal for the needs of the war. Same diameter, 36 mm., but weight is only 6.15 grams

This piece with Proof finiture is a restrike, from Budapest Mint, but coins with normal finiture were issued (2 million pieces) and circulated, since 1943.






petronius

 

2 New additions to the Mexico Type set.

 

i picked this up at a coins show, can't decide if i like it or not. it's some type of fantasy token produced in 2007 of an 1808 isle of man coin. it's huge, 42 mm and 21g...had a couple bad spots on the back. i think it's copper plated bronze? seems there are a slew of fantasy coins produced around this time, anyone know whoproduced them...or why?