World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

After selling a bunch of 92.5%-80% common foreign silver coins I bought this very nice ‘key date’ 1916 Cuba 10 centavos. I like this unc one though I do have a raw Fine example too.

 

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I won this last night on feabay $45.00 shipped

 

Joseph and Alfred Wyon collaborated on this 1863 medal commemorating the visit of Princess Alexandra of Denmark to the City of London (BHM 2783, 77mm).

 

Trivia you probably already know - engraved by Charles Barber and minted in Philadelphia. I need to get one of his Cuba coins myself.

 

Addition to the world crown collection.

1881 Zanzibar Riyal, MS63.

 

Vijayanagara Empire Gold Pagoda of Krishnadevaraya (minted sometime between 1509 and 1529):

 

Update: I've already flipping the three CA dollars to gain the difference with bullion value. I've kept the Crown though as flipping it wouldn't create any 'profit'...yet.

 

Independent State of Croatia Gold 500 Kuna (minted in Zagreb in 1941):

 

A few new beauties!
These first two coins were raw examples I sent for grading.
First up, a 1/84 gulden from Schweinfurt, AU58BN. Schweinfurt is among the many German States that struck the bulk of its issues during the kipper period. If anyone saw my Nurnberg error coin post, you'll recognize the similarities of the reverses, though the Schweinfurt is considerably larger in diameter.


Next up, a fairly scarce 1/24 thaler from Marsberg, AU50. The true view really pops the speckles on the imperial orb, but in hand, they are much less noxious!

Thirdly, a late middle ages kreuzer from Breisach. Graded VF25, this coin was minted right around the turn of the century, Krause listing it as c.1505. I've taken a liking to these later middle ages pieces recently.


Lastly, a siege issue from the town of Minden graded VF30. Dated 1634 and struck as a klippe, this emergency issue was produced during the thirty years war in a short three month conflict between Catholic imperial forces and the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg who collaborated with the invading Protestant Swedes.

 

Independent State of Croatia Zinc 2 Kune (minted in Zagreb in 1941):

 

Two more piedforts (double weight presentation strikes, very rare) from the Zeeland province of the Dutch Republic. I'm trying to complete the entire piedfort set (perhaps 50 coins in total), which I'm not sure if anyone's ever done before. Some piedforts have just one or two known examples. These two have the pedigree of the Vinkenborg collection.

1753 (no line under "ST" die variety; I already own the variety with line)


1754


1738 over 1737 ducaton, Zeeland. Poor condition but very rare.


Goetz "Pact of Malice" medal, word war 1. Very interesting imagery.
The dramatic symbolism on this medal reflects the bitterness felt by Germany towards the secret Treaty of London signed in April 1915 between the Allies and Italy – the so-called ‘Pact of Malice’. France, Britain, Russia, Serbia and Japan are depicted as a many-headed hydra, while Italy is represented as a suckling boy.


All ungraded. I'll have them graded later. Fingers crossed the piedforts aren't cleaned.

 

I want one of those medals!