Most Beautiful Foreign Coins?

Middlesex 400

Fish, you do know this is a halfpenny not a half cent right?!

There are a wide variety of Conder token designs available in uncirculated condition for roughly $100. This one could set you back almost twice that. Just another reason I've abandoned the US market.

 

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Yeah, I know it's not a half cent. I just think the design is striking and fairly well-executed, plus I'm a curious SOB that can't help but wonder what every pretty li'l coin would cost. Especially the coppers. God help me, I don't know what it is about 'em.

Drives the wife nuts.

Fish

 

Thanks DeOrc...it's from Yarm's post but I'll let him know you like it..LOL

 

I'm partial to the British Sovereign.

 

That is a very nice token.

That is a very nice 1/2d. token you've got there,Yarm.That London civic Coat-of-Arms is very clear.I don't know anything about Robert Orchard,apart from the fact that he was a traders' token issuer.

 

I like the Hungarian 5 Pengo as well:

 

I still think that the Mexican 1910-13 "Cabalito" Peso is one of the prettiest coins I have ever seen.
I own a 1910 in VF condition and last Monday I saw an uncirculated 1910.

 

Another candidate:

Australia 1 dollar 2006, "The 1758 Pillar Dollar", antique finish.

 

I like that one too Tbirde...:kewl:

 

Guys, looks like the folk maiden will be back on a Latvian coin... this time on a 1 Euro coin.

http://www.bank.lv/eng/main/sapinfo/coin_genesis/

 

What about the Kelantanese gold Dinar coin? Here's an article; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelantanese_dinar .

Aidan.

 

The French coins, take any time period and any metal and I feel they set the standard.
As for ancient coins I love gallic tribes 200 -100 BC.
The ancient Israel coins are among my collection as well so I guess I like them as well.

 

I just received a world coin lot in the mail yesterday that had 2 of the 100 francs coins. They are lovely!

 

I also think more modern French coins are very attractive.

 

Cucumbor,the British Gothic Crown is a very rare coin.The British Gothic Florin is an easy coin to get,except the 1849 'Godless' Florin & the 1851 (which was struck only in Proof).

Aidan.

 

Aidan,
I know it's rare, but I like dreaming.
Of course, if I were considering buying one, it would probably be a florin. Actually I have already bid on a florin once, but didn't win...

Cucumbor

 

Most Beautiful Foreign Coins??

To me it's not a "foreign" coin ;-)
But it's still my favourite coin.
German East Africa, 15 Rupees 1916

 

I love this Great Britain Crown.

 

Probably one of the rarest of Korean coins, this is one of the neatest one I have seen:



Let's not ask about the price tag - it's not affordable.

 

For some folks the $65,000 price tag in Krause for that 1906 20 won (KM#1131) might be affordable (not me unfortunately), but with the rarity of that coin (2,506 minted in .900 gold - 16.6666g, AGW .4823 oz.), I doubt that it would go that cheaply at auction if one were to turn up looking for a new home.