World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

Wow, I absolutely love both, I would buy those for my collection any day.

 

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Nuremberg 1 Kreuzer 1773

 

Got to go back and get the 2014, but here is the 2015 Proof Britannia. A feast to the eyes.

 

I just bought 2 new insect coins off Ebay. the 1st I finally discovered from searching world coins with butterfly's. to my amazement 1 came up that I did not see before.

Italy 1991 200 lire KM#142 ... Ebay item # 252073066622
yes the design is very busy, but it does have a butterfly on it. lol

the second coin is...
Hungary 1990 100 forint KM#678 ...Ebay item # 311430049515 with a "fly" in PROOF with a small mintage of only 10,000. I have been hunting this proof version for about 10 years now. ugh! nice to finally find it and buy it. I have the UNC. version.

 

Had a pre-op eye appointment( having Cataract surgery next week) today in Grapevine, TX. Stopped by the coin show to see what was there. I picked up a couple of Silver Bullion coins and a couple of World silver that caught my eye. Then I walked by a table that was selling old books, older US mint and proof sets and a few other odds and ends. Looking over the top of some scattered books I spied a stack of World Proof Sets. I didn't see anything interesting until someone move a book and I saw a worn looking Panama Proof set. The huge 20 Balboa just screamed at me. I knew it was almost 4 oz and had to examine it. Noting 2 other silver coins in the set got me going. I could see that the 20 Balboa had a crack in the plastic and was blacken in that spot as a result. I also noticed that it was unpriced. I did some quick figuring in my head and knew the 20 Balboa Proof was worth about $75-90 by itself. I was prepared to spend around $150 for the set. I ask the dealer for a price and watched as he picked up a Krause cataloge. He looked it up, said the set list for $140 and he would take $100 for it, and would even throw in the box and COA. Sold! Total 5.6931 ASW!

20 Balboa features Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Spanish exployer. 3.8538 ASW
5 Balboa features Belisario Porras, "the constructor of the republic" 1.0444 ASW
1 Balboa features Balboa 0.7949 ASW
50 Centesimos, Fernando de Lesseps, French engineer on Panama Canal
25 Centesimos, Justo Arosemena, noted writer
10 Centesimos, Manuel E. Amador, creator of the flag
5 Centesimos, Carlos J Finlay, help end Yellow Fever during canal construction.
2 1/2 Centesimos (Panama Pill) Victoriano Lorenzo
1 Centesimos, Chief Urraca

1978 Panama 75th Anniversary Proof Set Mintage 9,667

 

A couple of World silver coins that needed a home

 

Awesome set & price Good luck with the surgery @sonlarson !

 

Here are two new silver coins that I got for $2 each. Tunisia 1 dinar, fao issue, and turkey 25 lira.

 

I picked up this nicely toned 1927-R Italy 10 Lire at La Galerie Numismatique via Sixbid. Hope the picture is clear. It's a nice looking example but a few surface marks on the obverse would hurt the grade. I'm thinking of submitting it to NGC anyway. I would be happy with a 62 or 63 grade. But who knows...

 

A couple more I won at a Jesus Vico auction...

 

...And a couple more I won over at the Goldberg sale. I live the 1913 Argentina Centenario medal... it was struck from modified original 1913 8R dies found in the mint. Also the 1901 GB Penny is a nice red example and better in hand.

 

I love this set. I'd love to build a complete collection of the Panama proof series. The 1985 and '83 are the two tougher dates to find I believe and they were both un-authorized strikes if my memory serves me correctly.

 

I've been out of the coin-buying game for a couple years due to lack of money, but recently got a pretty good deal on an XF/AU 1916 France 10 Centimes. This is my favorite coin every minted due to it's fantastic beauty and ambition. Pics are a bit washed out but it has some gorgeous light purple toning.

 

I have been chasing this one for a while. Very happy to finally check it off the list.

 

Very nice grade for date. Great score!!!

 

I recently bought a Harshly cleaned 2 Francs 1919 from France. Despite being harshly cleaned I still made a good deal as, I bought it only for 50 c

 

That is a good deal, worth $4 in silver alone.

 

Any silver at or under melt value is a great deal. I sometimes find deals like yours, I just got my Tunisia and Turkey coins for under melt. Hoping they are as nice of shape as they seem when I get them.

 

very nice coin. what grade is it ? VF-XF ?

 

It's raw at the Moment. Hoping it will slide into a XF PCGS holder this month.