http://www.mrbrklyn.com/israeli.html Since its inception the State of Israel has been very proud and productive in its coins and currency. This section will be one of my growing coin collecting area, of both Israeli circulating coins and commemortative. I also have some the state sells through its banking system, both authentic coins and replicas. This is a 10 Argot from the early 1980's Half New Sheqel 1954 50 Pruta 10 Pruta Damascus Menorah Chanuka Herodian Uncirculated Half Sequel Qumran 1/2 Sequel Mint Condition Qumran 1 Sequel Proof 1954 Pruta 2 Sheckel Proof Akko One Shekel Akko and Coin Detail of the Door. In truth, I lost track of which Obverse is the 2 Sheckel Proof and which is the Proof-Like One Sheckel uncirculate. One coin has a more complete brickwork over the door. The other has some bald spots in the strike. That being said, the AKKO design from Israel is one of my all time favorite coin designs and I find the depth of the landscape to be simply breathtaking The City of AKKO is now an UNESCO sight and this coin celebrates that fact. However, Israel has put out a number of urban coins such as this and the result is always special. Jericho Half Sheckel Jericho Whole Sheckel 1985 Solomon's Ship Israeli Birds Silver one sheckel with European Gold Finch Israel's Popular Bible Art Series The hard to find Moses and the Parting of the Red Sea Elisha carried up to heaven with a whirlwind. This coin one last years design award and has a small Mem on it which is either a mint mark or the designers initial. ` ` ` `
I am thinking about getting the 3 coin set with Elijah, Jonah, and Sampson. I just don't know if I want to spend $219.
Personally, I think they are worth it. Those Bible Art coins are very popular. The Holyland mint has mothers of Israel coins at the show. I couldn't even get near the table. Ruben
They are extremely nice coins, it's just that $219 is hard for me to come by, being jobless and all. I have a little over $300 saved up, but I was trying to save it for a coin show near me in October. Maybe if gold goes back up I'll sell my 1/10 ounce AGE and buy the set.
And each of the 3 newest biblical art coins have a mintage of 1,800 each. I really am contemplating it now. That's a really low mintage for less than $100 a coin.
I buy Israel Mint coins every now and then. I do have sets of the Einstein and the Rabin commems from years gone by. I do plan to continue my purchases of themes I like as $ permit.
