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Write about the 1944 Belguim 2 Francs coins America made out of left over steel pennies panchlets to use over there during the war.

 

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My favorite coin series. Enjoy!

Favorite History of a Coin

My favorite history following a particular series of coin has to be, by far, that of the Peace silver dollar. After the devastation of "The War to End All Wars" public demand lead to the adaptation from the "Morgan" to the commemorative "Peace Dollar" despite the fact that congress did not pass the bill requiring the change. It was used widely during the prosperous era of the "Roaring 20's" and the dubious time of Prohibition, ironically used in speak-easies run by gangsters. It was maintained through the economic collapse in 1929, and used regularly by those fortunate enough to have a few during the Great Depression.

Beginning in 1921, and ending, tentatively, in 1935, the Peace type silver dollar had a relatively short run of only 14 years. Designed by Anthony de Francisci, the obverse depicts Lady Liberty facing left; the reverse an eagle atop a peak, clutching the olive branch of peace and facing right, overlooking a rising sun's first rays. A more profound depiction of the feeling of the time and the desire of a generation for peace is hard to come by.

The Peace silver dollar weighs 26.73 grams and is 90% silver, 10% copper for a total of 0.77344 ounces of silver in each coin. The diameter is 38.1 millimeters, and it was minted in three different facilities: Denver (D), San Francisco (S), and Philadelphia (no mint mark).The coins struck this first year were deemed to be in too high relief. The relief was made less prominant, and production hardly missed a beat.

This is a design that not only serves as a testament to the attitude of a generation following the darkest period humanity had known at the time, but was also to resurface 29 years after its discontinuation. Legislation in August of 1964 called for the production of 45 million silver dollars, resulting in production of 316,076 Peace type silver dollars dated 1964. They were struck in 1965 at the Denver mint. For whatever reason, the project was abandoned and prior to any official release all were melted, leaving no specimins for preservation.

The 1964 Peace dollar has been relegated to the status of the 1933 double eagle. Illegal to own as all were supposed to have been destroyed, replicas and forgeries abound, adding to the mystique of this design. The history of the Peace type siver dollar is essential in the continuation of our hobby by intriguing new collectors for the future, and as always, linking us all to the past.
-Andy Simonson

 

I would love to do that, but i have absolutely no clue about what coin you are talking about
I can write about the regular coins made when i was a kid or something and how they transfered to euro's but for what you are asking i do not have enough knowledge about it
If i had, i would do it with pleasure

 

My favorite series is by far the Lincoln Cent. I'm an error/variety hunter and there's always new ones coming out and the vast majority of them are in LC's. They are so common that they are always overlooked and even discarded sometimes. I have found (3) 1988 RDV-006's and a 1999 Wide AM and several other varieties and I found them all in either .50 rolls or pocket change. I guarantee there is no other series you can do that with. Anyways, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Good luck to all!!!!!

 

Because i want to win something to lets give it a try


Don't mind spellingmistakes please, because as you know, English is not my nativelanguage and therefor it is very possible that some errors will occur (lets hope the spellcheck took care of that problem)
Since I do not have any coins collected yet I will do my story on the history of the 1 Franc coin from Belgium.


Belgium is declared independent in 1830, however the monarchy started in 1831.
On 21 July 1831 prince Leopold I took the oath and became the first king of Belgium.
He was the king of Belgium from 1831 until 1865
In his time as a king the first real Belgian coins where made.
In this example you can see the coin of 1 franc with the inscription LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DESBELGES (Leopold first king of the Belgians)

King Leopold died on 10December 1865



On 17 December 1865 the son of the dead king Leopold takes the constitutional oath.
This way Leopold II becomes the second king of Belgium.
He made new coins with hisimage on them.
The coin gets the inscription on the head side LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES (Leopold IIking of the Belgians)
On the tail side the inscription L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Unity makes power)

The king dies on 17December 1909



His brother Albert I takes the throne on 23 December 1909
And as always history repeats, Albert I creates a new coin.

King Albert I dies on 17February 1934 when he falls of a rock in March-les-Dames



Leopold II is our nextking.
When WWII starts and Germany invades Belgium the king had no other choice than surrender.
At the end of the war the king was taken away by the Germans.
Because of that we had no king and Prins Regent Karel took his place.
In 1950 Leopold III came back to Belgium and took his place at the throne back.
He also was kind enough to make new coins for his kingdom.
The coin of the Wynantstype had just the name of Belgium on it in the 2 languages that where spoken in Belgium namely French and Dutch.
The first one was minted in 1938.



The wounded Belgium type of coin was the first type of coin that was minted under Leopold III
It has the image of a wounded person on it on the head side and on the tail side it says GOED VOOR 1 F (witch means good for 1 franc)

King Leopold II dies on 25September 1983



In 1951 the second son of Leopold III takes the throne of his father
King Boudewijn was not a king like the kings before him.
He changed the 1 francpieces in a whole other dimension.
The pieces of 1 franc became smaller, shiny and more “modern”

King Baudewijn was dethroned for a day by the government because her refused to sign a law about abortion.
After that day he became king again.
When the king dies in 1993 his brother Albert II is the man who takes the throne (and is still on the throne until this day)
He does not change much ofthe coin except he replaces the image of his brother with the image of himself.







On 1 January 2002 the changing of the Belgian francs to Euro start to happen.
The Belgian franc is notusable anymore from 1 march 2002 and has been replaced with the Euro.
The piece of 2 Eurocents has the value of a piece of 1 franc

 

Keep em coming, excellent write-ups so far. When I run out of prizes to give, I will reach out to dealers. You can wish to remain anonymous, or just adopt a post (PM me, and I'll have you PM the author. They can send you their address, and you can send them a prize. If you wish to be anonymous, PM me/Ship to me an inter-median and I will ship to them. They can post pictures upon receipt). I have about 12 more worthy door prizes, and then I'll have to buckle down on the contests for a while. No matter what the Grand Prize will be covered by me. Thanks for sharing+the time everyone

 

Tommorrow is wed. and the contest officially closes on Friday at noon. After I get responses back from a random group of (Senior Numisnitists (15+ Years) the winning prize will be posted, and hopefully if it is worthy enough, the winning write-up will be posted somewhere on the homepage.

 

Thank you JCB1983 for hosting this contest, I am enjoying reading all of these wonderful posts about people's experiences with their favorite series of coins. There are some very good entries, I am excited about seeing who the grand prize winner is as well. Good luck to everybody else participating!!

 

Good luck to all
Ofcourse i hope i win
But hey, i allready won, if there is a price for all participants that meens i won something to
So i am allready happy

 

I must say, I am very impressed with all of the entries, I think the grand prize could go to anyone.

Good luck! And may the best man (or woman) win

 

My favorite series is Wheat pennies! I am a newer collector.I started in July 2011. On My 13th birthday I started when I found my dads collectionof a few wheat pennies and they really sparked something in me. So now I’m into wheat pennies and starting other collections of coins.

"In 1909, a new one centcoin design was commissioned by the United States Mint. The new copper coindesign was the new Lincoln Cent, intended as a tribute to the 100th anniversaryof the birth of our 16th President.With Lincoln'sprofile on the front and the circular wheat stalks on the back, what is nowknown and the “wheat penny” was born." by: http://www.pennies.com/facts.aspx

Now as many people know wheatpennies are not worth much but, some are worth a lot of money not many only afew. The ones that are worth a lot of money are the low mintage ones, or missprints. Some of the rarest wheat back pennies are 1909-S V.D.B. (picture 1) whichis worth upwards $1,000. Only 484,000 were minted the number 484,000 seems likea lot but, in coins that is almost nothing. Because now in days there are around1 billion pennies minted a year. The next most rarest wheat penny is the 1922(no d)(picture 2) which is worth around $600 to $1,000 I really do not know howmany were minted but there still is many of them. Another, Maybe the most valuablewheat penny is the 1943 (copper cent) (picture 3) worth up to $1,000,000(1943-d copper).

Now you know more on wheatpennies, to me it’s not what they’re worth. I plan on collecting for my wholelife and passing it on to my kids. Coin collecting is a fun hobby, but I think that pennies are one of the most fun coins to collect over all. Thank you forreading and good luck to everyone. ---Tyler k

 

Do I still have time to write it?

 

Go for it! I wrote mine in about 2 hours!

 

American Colonial coins

My favorite coin series is the American colonial series. Dates can range from the early 1600's to the late 1700's. I find it interesting that the coins were struck in varying designs that ranged from as simple as NE on the obverse and XII on the reverse to elegant designs of people, plants, and my personal favorite the all seeing eye. The first coinage struck for the English colonies in 1616 were made of copper and a small amont of silver. Commonly known as Hoggies the coins bear the image of a hog on the obverse and on the reverse a full-rigged galleon flying the flag of St. George on four masts. An intersting fact is that unlike our modern U.S. currency some coins show a date which is not actually the year they were made. For example, from 1653 to 1682 their were three differet coins "Willow"(53-60), "Oak"(60-67) and "Pine"(67-82) that all bore the date 1652. More interesting still is the fact that many coins of the series came from around the world. sorry posting from mobile is a mess will finish before deadline

 

just wondering, are we allowed to go back and edit our write up to make it better? I want to know because I see some obvious places where my writing can be improved, and a some more fact added.

 

The Half Dime/Disme​

The half dime was one of the first coins minted in the United States under the 1792 Coinage Act. The founding fathers of our ( at the time ) struggling nation knew that it was necessary to have our own identity, including coinage. The United States up until that time had relied almost solely on foreign currency. George Washington in his State of the Union Address on November 6[SUP]th[/SUP] 1792 spoke of the construction of a mint, which we now know as the Philadelphia mint. He said that there was great interest in smaller denominations of currency specifically mentioning the half dime. George Washington was so eager to get the coins into production that they where first coined not at a mint, but in the basement of John Harper. Legend has it that the silver used to produce the 1792 half dime was the melted silverware of George Washington himself. The 1792 is particularly unique in that Martha Washington is believed to have been the model used for lady liberty. The edge of the coin also is “edged” vertically rather than horizontally like we see today commonly referred to as a “reeded edge”. Like the other designs to come in later years, the half dime was smaller and thinner than the early silver dimes at only 17.5 mm in diameter. The coin is inscribed with Industry Lib Par of science translated to “ Liberty Parent of Science and Industry”. Original mintage is estimated at only 1,500 , and only a couple hundred are known to exist today.

1792 Flowing Hair Half Disme​

There are numismatists who believe that the 1792 half dime was never minted for circulation, however most have abandoned this position due to signs of circulation, and some people have been lucky enough to find an example while metal detecting.


The next mintage of half dimes would not be minted until 1794. It also holds a place in history as the first legal tender US silver coin produced at the newly built Philadelphia mint. The new engraver Robert Scot a watchmaker by trait would not only engrave the half dime, but most of early US currency. The Martha Washington modeled bust was replaced with a new lady liberty. This design was widely criticized, leading it to only be minted for 2 shortened years. Many thought that lady Liberty’s flowing hair gave the impression that she was scared. The eagle was also thought to look weak or sickly. The Latin inscription found on the first half dime was replaced with 15 stars representing the number of states in union. Olive branches were also added around the eagle to represent America’s hope for peace after almost a decade of war. Although dates for this coin range from 1794 to 1795 non were actually minted in 1794. The coins with a date of 1794 were actually minted in March 1795 and pre-dated.

1794-1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime​

The next year 1796 would see the half dime redesigned again. Robert Scot and John Ecksein engraved the design off a sketch by Gilbert Stuart. Gilbert Stuart is regarded as one of, if not the greatest early colonial painters. Many of the images we have of George Washington were created by Stuart.

George Washington by Gilbert Stuart 1796



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The fifteen star design was issued until 1797 when Tennessee was admitted to the union and a sixteenth star was added. They came to the realization that adding a star for each new state was impractical, and reduced the number that same year to thirteen, representing the original colonies. The Philadelphia mint would go through a period of almost ten years with low mintages. This was due to outbreaks of yellow fever.

1796-1797 Draped Bust Half Dime (Small Eagle Reverse)
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In 1800 Staurt, Scot, and Eckstein would redesign the half dime replacing the “sickly” looking eagle previously on the back with one based off of the Great Seat of the United States. This rendition of the eagle would be called the Heraldic Eagle. The key date for the half dime series is also found in this mintage. In 1802 only 3,060 were produced, and around 20 are known to exist today. Also in 1800 due to a broken “R” on the press coins were minted with the word “LIKERTY”.

1800-1805 Draped Bust Half Dime (Heraldic Eagle Reverse)
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Between 1805 and 1837 no half dimes where produced. Most believe this was due to a higher demand for lower denominations like the Cent and Half Cent. This demand for currency under 5 cents would also lead to the 2 and 3 cent coins 30 years later.

After more than 20 years the half dime was put back into production with a new design. This was the first time half dimes also had their denomination on them “ 5c “

1829-1837 Capped Bust Half Dime
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In 1837 the half dime would see its last design. This would be the first half dime that was not a bust featured on the coin. Instead it depicted lady liberty in a seated position, had four different varieties, and was minted at 3 U.S. mints, making it the only half dime coined outside of Philadelphia.

1837-1873 Seated Liberty Half Dime
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With the outbreak of the civil war and the turmoil caused by it, the half dime slowly slipped into history, being replaced by a non precious metal five cent piece made out of nickel. The half dime series is full of history therefore placing it in high favor of numismatists everywhere.

 

Lady Liberty's Era 1916-1945
In 1916 a 3 new types of coins came out, the Mercury (Winged Liberty) Dime,the Standing Liberty Quarter, and the Walking Liberty Half Dollar. All of this coins had a image of Lady Liberty on them.The first one of this coins to be discontinude was the Standing Liberty Quarter in 1930. All of this coins experinced the time of the Great War (World War I) and the Roaring Twenties, and the Mercury Dime and Walking Liberty experinced the Great Depression and two World Wars. The Mercury Dime and the Walking Liberty was designed by the same man Adolph Weinman and the Standing Liberty by Herman A. MacNeil.These Coins show the real American Spirt, but these coins are being lost day by day from continude melting.

Mercury Dime or Winged Liberty 1916-1945
A young lady Liberty Is show wearing a cap with wings to symbolize liberty of thought. Named Mercury, because the image looks like the ancient god Mercury. Designed by Adolph Weinman in 1916 and is last dime series to be completely struck in silver.

Standing Liberty Quarter 1916-1930
Designed by Hermon MacNeil in 1916, but was shorted lived and ending in 1930. In 1916 the first type had no stars and Lady Liberty exposed,but was changed.In Lady Liberty's right hand she holds a olive branch of peace and the shield in the other for protection.This was also the last quarter series to be completely struck in silver.

Walking Liberty Half Dollars 1916-1947
Designed by Adolph Weinman in 1916 and is the last coin in circulation to have Liberty on it.The coins have the real hay day of America. They show lady Liberty walking into the sun covered in a American flag. Many of these beautiful coins have been melted for scrap though.


These are three of the coins with beautiful Lady Liberty on them of the 20th century that can tell history,but the real question is Will Lady Liberty ever be returned to coins in circulation?

 

All three of my favorites!

 

the Eisenhower dollar

id have to say coin collecting is one of the most ancient hobbies. it began for me with a common series, that seemed to be when i was a child lease liked. the Eisenhower dollar series .



i was born in 1978, alot was going on back then. the Cuban missle crisis was averted, Vietnam was over. Bruce lee was deemed A LEGEND, president JIMMY CARTER was coming out of office Ronald Wilson Reagan was running for president. computers where becoming the big deal, Microsoft was trading still in the 20's back then and apple was in the same boat , video games were becoming the in crowd. the dollar went far , rent was cheap i can remember our apartment with 3 kids and a live in baby sitter was like 550. my dad worked for eagle-ton glass co. manufacturing , on east treamont avenue, in the Bronx. me and my brother use to goto school down the block at ces 128 . and everyone's parents knew each other. and when they said i know your mother , they were not lying and you would be in trouble.
now do to a unforeseen problem my grandmother keep some things at my mothers house in a old steamer trunk. and my mother would let us play in the closet , of course i had my favorite hiding spot in the hallway cabinet cause it was above the arch way of the hall way and my brother was too chubby to get there. now in this steamer trunk was some old Lincoln cents and Franklin half dollars i would end up keeping in the near future.
now when i started pulling out these Lincoln cent and halves i was about 5 yrs old and putting them in my mr piggie , whom was a blue plastic pig.. i always said he was blue cause i didn't feed him enough..lol.. but that was just me. now there was one coin that i found in the steamer trunk that Mr piggie couldn't swallow and i asked my mom why Mr Piggie couldn't swallow it.. and she said cause its your birthday present and that was a big year.

that same coin which i still have today in my first coin album.



The Eisenhower dollar followed the Peace dollar and is named for General of the Army and PresidentDwight David Eisenhower, who appears on the obverse. Both the obverse and the reverse of the coin were designed by Frank Gasparro. Eisenhower dollars were struck to commemorate Dwight D. Eisenhower, who died in 1969, and the Apollo 11 moon landing of the same year. It was annually minted for only eight years. Special Bicentennial issues were minted in 1975 and 1976. the Eisenhower dollar had the following mintage's
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Business Strikes:

• 1971 47,799,000
• 1971-D 68,587,424
• 1972 75,890,000
• 1972-D 92,548,511
• 1973 1,769,258
• 1973-D 1,769,258
• 1974 27,366,000
• 1974-D 45,517,000
• (No dollars dated 1975)
• 1976 Type I 4,019,000
• 1976-D Type I 21,048,710
• 1976 Type II 113,318,000
• 1976-D Type II 82,179,564
• 1977 12,596,000
• 1977-D 32,983,006
• 1978 25,702,000
• 1978-D 33,102,890

Uncirculated Silver:

• 1971-S 6,868,530 ("Blue Ike")
• 1972-S 2,193,056 ("Blue Ike")
• 1973-S 1,883,140 ("Blue Ike")
• 1974-S 1,900,156 ("Blue Ike")
• 1976-S 4,908,319 (3-coin Bicentennial set)

Proof:

• 1971-S Silver 4,265,234 ("Brown Ike")
• 1972-S Silver 1,811,631 ("Brown Ike")
• 1973-S Clad 2,760,339 (Regular annual set)
• 1973-S Silver 1,013,646 ("Brown Ike")
• 1974-S Clad 2,612,568 (Regular annual set)
• 1974-S Silver 1,306,579 ("Brown Ike")
• 1976-S Clad Type I 2,845,450 (Regular annual set)
• 1976-S Clad Type II 4,149,730 (Regular annual set)
• 1976-S Silver 3,998,621 (3-coin Bicentennial set)
• 1977-S 3,251,152 (Regular annual set)
• 1978-S 3,127,781 (Regular annual set)

and ended production in the year 1978 , of which i own 1 completed album and working on one certified set.
the Eisenhower dollar also came in proof set and mint sets

of which i also have a complete set of. these unique coins are still to this day considered legal tender and although not used in general circulation are a gem of a find for any collector.

 

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