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postie came today with some that ive not shared with you yet

 

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the photo i bought this coin with on ebay of just the reverse wasnt very good aand it appeared more worn than it is ! so naturally i assumed the worst for the portrait but ive been very pleasantly surprised

 

Two new Goetz patterns. These are both graded PF65 BN and have a great purple wash on chocolate brown fields. Really attractive in hand. Lots of nice patterns from this era were created and are fun to collect when they surface.

 

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Wow homer 4 Sure */*

 

1971 Panama 150th Independence Anniversary 20 Balboas



60.9mm; 131.5gm

Not truly my latest, but mislaid for a month or so. I don't think I posted it previously; if so, please forgive & delete this.

Not too beat up (except for the big hit on the 'N' in BENIFICIO); as I recall, I got it for near melt (then).

 

1618 Double Tournois
I felt this was an acceptable coin having all the lettering and wanted to add at least one french copper into my Canadian colonial collection.
It may be the oldest coin I have with a date on it in numbers I can read.

1618 D (Lyons) Double Tournois
Louis XIII
France & Pre-Confederation Canada

LOVIS-XIII-R-DE-FRAN-ET-NAV-D
OBVERSE

1618-DOVBLE-TOVRNOIS
REVERSE

 

Some Panamanians:

1940 1.25c, mintage 1,600,000. This one's in great shape with a matte-like finish. The dark mark near 7 o'clock on the reverse is a small scratch that the light hit at the wrong angle.



1940 2.5c, mintage 1,200,000. Of the two that I got, this one is nicer.

 

1966 half Balboa, 40% silver, mintage 1,000,000. Can't tell if it's the incomplete helmet rim or just worn.



1947 Balboa, 90% silver, mintage 500,000. I've wanted one of these for a while, such a gorgeous coin.

 

United Kingdom 1993 One Penny

 

Barbados 1989 One Cent

 

Germany 1981 F 2 Pfennig

 

the latest been after a set for a while !

 

100 mm macro arrived today. First shots.

 

Wow, I'm thinking of bidding on one tomorrow!

 

nice set. I like the goose and the lone wolf.

 

Thanks I love them the wolf is definitely the best one !

 

I would also like that set.

 

I love pattern coins. These are the first I have seen from Germany. Was reading up on Karl Goetz. Very cool. Thanx for the post. Very nice collectables

 

just now got this 1923 BELGIUM 2 FRANCS EXTRA FINE off Ebay:


I have 1 franc, and this 2 francs on the way and another 50 centimes of this same obverse design also coming on the way. nice little set. :too-cool-for: