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Don't usually keep these, but this is a new pickup that's mine (for now, anyway) and nicer than normal (also, that's not an offer to B/S/T FWIW)

Germany (Third Reich) - 1935 A 5 Reichsmark​

 

India - Indore
Rupee
1890's

 

Okay...I'm not sure which KM# this is, but I believe it's a China (Fukien Province) 10 Cash from 1901-1905. Would definitely appreciate some attribution help.

Bought it from an old collection (there will be some more coins to share once I'm done with imaging) - they were all stored in manila envelopes (hence the color.) My first impression is that it was cleaned a long time ago and then re-toned in the envelope - because there is some underlying luster (stronger on the reverse than the obverse.)

What do you think? AU details? UNC details? Attribution?

 

Looks like its been cleaned, not very worn at all, AU details is a good guess. Fukien is Fu Jian Province, straight west from Taiwan. With a coin like this I type in as much of the wording on it as I can then 'numista', and usually find the story about it. Sometimes it helps to be able to read some of the Chinese characters as well.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces27638.html

 

Some highlights from today's visit to the LCS (all were stored in manila envelopes, which explains the color):

Belgian Congo - 1910 1 Centime



Ceylon - 1937 1 Cent



Czechoslovakia - 1935 10 Haleru



Ecuador - 1928 1 Centavo



Fiji - 1934 Six Pence



Great Britain - 1937 Half Penny



Ireland - 1933 Farthing



Latvia - 1937 1 Santim



Lebanon - 1933 5 Piastres



Mozambique - 1936 20 Centavos

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Wow, you scored some really beautiful coins there! Wish I had a LCS around here.

 

Thanks!

I think my favorite, and possibly the least valuable, is that Ceylon 1937 Cent. Only books for a couple dollars in BU.

The Ireland farthing is pretty nice in hand, as is the Mozambique 20 Centavos and the Ecuadorian Centavo.

 

Some early gold additions in recent months.

610-664 Heraclius (Byzantine)

383-408 Arcadius (Eastern Roman Empire)

1059-1067 Constantine X Ducas (Byzantine)

Spain - Visigoths 612-621 Sisebut

 

1707 Queen Anne Crown (Edinburgh Mint) VF35

 

And an Ancient

SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus I Soter (281-261 BC). AR tetradrachm (17.11 gm). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Seleuceia on the Tigris

 

Lovely ancient gold!

Lovely crown, WC and I just got a rougher Tet of Antiochus I too!

 

I cannot find the thread in the Ancients section to post my new acquisitions so I do it here. Post some pics of your coin please

 

Nice! I particularly like the reverse; boy, she looks "hissed" - why did they do that?

 

There are quite a few adjustment marks on the coin but then most of her coins have also seen a lot of use. If they are in AU or MS grades, their prices are absolutely astronomical This crown is a VF35.

I guess after 18 pregnancies and no surviving heir anyone has a right to be....."hissed" ......a very unfortunate Queen

 

Yesterday I got this 1943 Ecuador 5 sucres. It's a nice big silver coin.

 

Here is one that came today, an upgrade

 

Not a new acquisition, but took new pics of one of my awesome Secret Santa gifts last Christmas!

 

Got this one in as a slight upgrade to my collection - tiny little Half Farthing dated 1837:

 

I like the crown, but the lion is out of this world nice!!!! Now I'm looking for one!