World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

I just saw one of those George III in extra fine for a decent price on ebay. I was tempted to get it.

 

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Here is a piece i just got. Look at the words carefully on the queens side.

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cool doubling for sure.

 

Got this in the mail today. A nice addition to my Philippine type set.

1919s Philippines Centavo MS61 Mintage 4,540,000

 

So I have an expensive addiction. Here are three more coins for my animals collection. 1936 U.S. Bay Bridge half dollar (I know, this is the World Coins forum, but bear with me (get it, bear?)). 1994 Mexico 5 pesos, and 2016 Virgin Islands 1 dollar. Edit: Full disclosure - I learned after I bought it that the Virgin Islands coin is an unofficial issue. I had wondered why the Virgin Islands would issue coins about a Russian zoo, and the answer was that it didn't. Oh well. Not the worst mistake I've made buying coins.

 

cute bears. I really liked that Bay bridge.

 

Thank you. I've been wanting one for awhile and decided to finally take the plunge.

 

I recently got a small handful of raw Japanese coins in respectable shape.

These two are Showa 9 and S. 15 (1934, 1940 respectively) and feature the 'golden kite'. A rather martial theme as the kite is an aggressive/war emblem associated with battle and the first Emperor. The Kite is pictured with the rays of the sun behind, as in the mythology the bird shine brightly and either blinded or led the enemy astray with it's light.

The Dansco for the Japan type set calls it a dove on the year 15 issue. It is the dove-opposite (and would likely find a dove tasty).

(year 15, aluminum)

(year 9, nickel)

 

I love the design of the Panama Bilbao series. Picked up these two 1/2 Bilboas a while back and just recently got around to getting photos of them.

 

Here's a new pickup for my Austro-Hungarian set.

Hungary 4 Krajczar (1868) KM-442
Obverse die trial in tin (thin planchet)

Though the date and mint mark would have been on the reverse, this was a one-year type, so it can be dated to 1868. Business strikes were in copper with a thick (2.8mm) planchet.

Remnants of paper and glue on the reverse indicate this came from a mint archive book.

 

Just in time for the wearing of the Green.... Erin Go Bragh !

Where be my brother Irishman davemac? @davemac

 

Fantastic! I love the Ireland coins, they are simple, uncluttered. To the point, you know? Very eye appealing to me!

 

I knew this set was a good a good pick. As the color of the coins as pictured are spot on in hand. Many thanks to Seattlite86 for his assist in nailing this one.
The half crown almost has a woodie grain to it.

 

I LOVE South African silver!! This 5 shilling was purchased on ebay for a few dollars under spot! It has uncirculated luster, and tons of cool die polish marks that I completely failed to capture.

 

Another Japanese...a nicer one, but I haven't figured out how to show the relfective flash of the red surfaces particularly well. 2 sen, Meiji 14/1881 in an MS-64RB slab.

 

A few more.....

 

Not new to me, I've been slowly saving these from an album they've been in for over 40 years. They all needed an acetone dip.

 

Two more.

 

As many of you may know I am new to coin collecting. I inherited my Dad's coins. It is taking me quite some time to go through them. He did have many foreign coins. Here is one I really liked.

 

1909-11 Hupeh (Hubei) 1$