Hi all, it's been awhile since I posted. Best regards to all. Lately been interested in the other Seated Liberty coins from Peru. Starting a set of these. I find them amusing and well done. Anyone else doing a typeset of these?
I find the design of these coins quite appealing. The iconography is awesome, And presented well on both side of the coin. But alas, I am not doing a type set. I only have the one coin, 1914 1 Sol. NGC MS-60.
See the coins of colonial France Indochina (Vietnam). https://www.cgbfr.com/indochine-francaise-10-centiemes-1937-paris-sup,fco_458949,a.html This 10 centime is in the same sequence as your Peruvian uno dino. France also used Seated Liberty on the entire series up to the crown-sized piastre.
Wow - I know about England's "Seated Britannia" but never knew there are so many others from different countries.
Switzerland had a Seated Helvetia, so to say, on this 2 Fr coin (Wikimedia image link) and some other denominations, roughly between 1850 and 1875 ...
Here is an Australia Token I have had for a while. By my notes they describe it as "Seated Justice" but the imagery is pretty similar.
If you want to read more about the history of seated figures on coins, check out this awesome Registry set: https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=13319 This article has a bit on the history of Seated Britannia: https://www.coinworld.com/news/prec...luence-on-american-seated-liberty-design.html
Yeah. I hear ya. Those are a surprise to me as well. I love when the members wake me up with some great coins @physics-fan3.14. @alurid
There's more to collect than just U.S. coins. A lot more overdates and varieties to be discovered, and cheaper too.