World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

One of my three recent buys from Japan:


And my latest Albanian. Expanding past Zog to the Italian Invasion (though I won't likely carry out the Albanian collection into the Communist era)

 

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9 coins came today, this is the prettiest of them all

 

I picked up this one on Tuesday - I don't know a great deal about it except that it is from Koblenz in Germany, 1921, and made in iron - so feel free to elucidate if you know more!

 

Some brief notes about Canadian coins - from "Coins",Publ. Hamlyn.
The population was small, and Canada itself not a political unity until 1867, so that even after a regular coinage was introduced by the British in1858 it was struck for 5 different provinces - Canada, New Brunswick, New Foundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. And it was struck in England, for not until this (20th) century did Canada have its own national mint."

 

If I may, comments about PaddyB's coin. 25 pfennig, issued by town of Koblenz in 1918 (Kriegsgeld, i.e. War Money)and 1921 (Notgeld, i.e. emergency money). Portrait is of Joseph Gorres, famous German Catholic writer, of Koblenz. Coat of arms of town on , obverse, translated, "Valid until 1 year after final peace". Gorres was philosopher, theologian, historian and journalist.

 

This came in the most recent batch, Holland 2 stuivers 1757

 

Turkey Piastre, 1773

 

Got a shiny German 1907 Mark today in the mail, also the new Niue Goddesses $5 coin, which is bullion, but I absolutely love this super high relief piece.

 

1947 1/4 Balboa MS63

 

Here's two new silver animal coins added to my collection.

 

This little gem showed up the other day...

 

Since it's Easter, I thought I would share a coin I have had for awhile that is perfect for today. I've wanted this type for the longest time.

A coin featuring the resurrection of Christ.

The obverse isn't great, but in had, at different tilts, you can make out the faces clearly.

All that matters to me was the reverse and a full face on that is the $.


Andrea Dandolo (1342-1354 A.D.)
AR Mezzanino nuovo
O: AN DADVL SM VENE DVX, Doge and St. Mark holding banner, P in ex.
R: •XPS•RES-VRESIT•, Christ emerging from tomb, holding banner and cross.
.77g
15mm
Biaggi 2822

 

Very nice. It looks like original surfaces with a lot of detail, easily an AU, but maybe a true Uncirculated. Also, the year 1892 was lower mintage, a mere 2.5 million. (Compare 1879 27 million, but most years about 4 to 6 milion.) So, it is a rarer issue. Again, very nice.

The silver Florin was .900 fine and 12.34 grams, so it is about like a US half dollar. Interesting, also, is how it fit into the currency of the time alongside the thaler and the silver gulden.

(Long before, of course, the "gulden" was gold, as was the florin. War is costly.)

 

Been shopping again - just as well I no longer have a wife to nag me about it!

 

I thought these were kinda neat. The toning on these were also a plus.

1964 Poland 10 zlotych. Two coin set

The one on the left has raised lettering on the obverse,
and the other has incuse lettering.

 

1935 Switzerland 20 Fr MS 66

 

Turkey Ottoman Dynasty Mahmud II gold Mahmudiye Year 29 of reign 1836/37