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Clifton College (UK) athletic award to R.R. Reynolds for the half mile open.

 

Beautiful toning on that one!

 

Well, here is a real rarity for any GB coin collectors!
William II (Rufus) Penny, S1259, believed to be Osbern of Salisbury, 1087 to 1100 AD:

 

2 colombia coins i picked up. 10 centavos 1942 B PCGS MS64+ and 50 centavos 1934. both of them cost about 87 bucks.

 

1957 5 Rupee from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) marking 2500 years. MS-66

 

Ottoman Silver Beshlik of Mehmed IV (minted in Tarabulus Gharb in either 1672 or 1673):

 

@paddyman98 haven't I heard you say you have a Cuban heritage? I just picked up this medal and thought of you.



Spanish Colony. Isabel II bronze "Havana Water Works Inauguration" Medal 1858 MS62 PCGS, Vives-409 Oval 56x65mm. SE INAUGURARON LAS OBRAS PARA LA CONDUCCION DE LAS AGUAS DE LOS MANAN..S DE VENTO - DIA 28 Neptune standing on shell, holding a trident and reins of a quadriga of sea horses. Crowned coat of arms in wreath on water / 22 lines of script.

Metal: AE

 

As a collector primarily of ancient coins, I like the reverse design on this one.

ITALY
Victor Emmanuel III (1900-1946)
AR 2 Lire (27.1mm, 9.95g, 6h)
Dated 1916. Rome mint
Obverse: VITTORIO EMANVELE III RE D'ITALIA, bust of King Vittorio Emanuele III right, D. CALANDRA below neck
Reverse: Personification of Italy, helmeted and draped, standing left in quadriga, holding shield in left hand and olive branch in right; date to lower left below prancing horses; author and engraver's names in exergual line; L●2 below flanked by knots with mintmark to left and Star of Italy to right
References: Numista 7359
Mintage: 10,923,056​

 

MS-61

 

Fantastic!