World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

Some recent pick-ups

 

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Definitely am liking the British Commonwealth moderns far more than a lot of the USA issues that I collect--their artwork and themes are far more interesting in many cases. Love the high relief design, and texture contrast in the fields and devices of this one. Fairly low pop, and just a pretty coin:

 

here's 2 i got

 

New to this thread, here are my first:



If you can't tell from my blurry pictures (paper money is SOOO much easier to photograph with an iPhone), these are silver sixpence, the first is 1816 the second is 1888. I think I paid around $25 for both with shipping.

 

Give that man a cigar! Good pick up on the Six Pence coins, Mitch.

 

Not a new acquisition as such, just another example of the world coins I look for while trolling around a coin show years ago and thought I'd share.
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Attribution and photos courtesy Alan Herbert; coin register:
Upper: OC-7778-A II-O-2
Lower: OC-7778-B

 

Not rare but kinda cool

 

Can't get the other pic to work on the previous post. Weird

 

Another interesting Proof Set. Bermuda has very few(17) Proof sets between 1970 and 1999. Most are very low mintage and very expensive. Below is a Silver Proof set that was minted in 1995 but shows the coinage which was introduced in 1970. The exception is the Dollar coin which was introduced in 1988.

1995 Bermuda "25th Anniversary of Issue" Silver Proof Set, Mintage 2,000

 

Newest pickup. I like the reverse design. No silver but still cool. Sellers pics

 

Loved the coin, and since I live in Florida (near where the FUN show is, it was very appropriate. Managed to get one for a reasonable price, with an overall mintage of 1,000.

 

@rooman9 , that's a great reverse on your coin. It's also found on others. I have a gold Australian Sovereign with that same reverse. Nice pick up.

 

It's bullion from France. Part of the UNESCO commem series. I thought it was a very interesting design. Very intricate. It's The Invalides & Grand Palais release. It only has a little over a 1/2 oz. of silver and some gold gilding, but I bought it for the design, not necessarily the PM.

 

Here are two new coins, and a proof set i got this week. Afghanistan 1934 50 pul or 1/2 Afghani, silver , I have been wanting one for a while and finally bought one. A 1930 Czech 5 Korun, silver. I have the 10 Korun from the same series already.

 

This is the proof set, i got it for $8.00, mintage of around 5,000. The coins are still in the celophane, but set came with the plastic holder, which the insert feels like cardboard. Is it better to not put them in the plastic holder? I was thinking the material of the insert could discolor the coins.

 

So far, I have resisted the temptation to remove my proof or mint coins from the original packaging. I have freed up a few that came in PVC laden plastic and put in 2X2s. But these had open, not sealed, packaging.

 

I have not personally seen many of the type of afghanistan coin i just got, but is it common for them to seem struck off center? it looks to me like the rim is way off on both sides.

 

Just finished up another group of images for some recent world coin pickups. Was particularly happy to finally get a Polish 10 Zlotych, even though I'm still looking for the earlier version...

Germany (Empire) - 1918 D 1/2 Mark



Germany (Prussia) - 1910 A 3 Mark



Germany (Third Reich) - 1937 A 2 Reichsmark



Ghana - 1958 Proof 1 Penny
*Mintage of 20,000



Great Britain - 1920 Half Crown



Japan - 1964 1000 Yen



Mexico - 1954 5 Centavos



Mexico - 1966 20 Centavos



Mexico - 1956 50 Centavos



Poland - 1935 10 Zlotych​

 

Peru - 1918/7 C 2 Centavos
@KurtS - think you might enjoy this one




South Africa - 1939 1/4 Penny



Turkey - 1960 10 Lira

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Awesome coins, every one!