This is a good learning experience. Here is a coin I have posted before, due to its colorful toning. Now I have a better idea of what the various...
I realized that I did not know the definition of the term "privy mark", so I goggled it. Privy mark Secret mark incorporated in a coin design as...
France - New Caledonia, one from a kilo of mixed world coins I recently got.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are a 74 and a 73, Holland and Zeeland[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Bhutan, 1835 1/2 rupee[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sword privy mark on reverse[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This one appears to have two privy marks on the reverse, a seahorse and a caduceus[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It took me a while to realize that I do have coins with winged humanoids on them. The guy on the reverse of this one is called a "Garuda", which...
The one from British India might not satisfy the rules of this game or thread, so I tack on from a neighboring country as well.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
This animal looks kind of mythical to me, Griffin? Zink wartime coinage. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thailand, this one came yesterday, date is 2517 Thai year = 1974 AD. Much bigger than the current issue 1 baht coin.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is my big old Neptune, one of my favorites[ATTACH] [ATTACH]continue with same theme
Numista lists this one as commemorative and non circulating. It was issued after his death in 1965. I share his birth date and the Old Bulldog has...
OK, this part of the world...Straits Settlements, which covers a lot of ground..hope I am following this thread properly.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That is some kind of Sumatra keping, I will come up with more info in 8 hours or less. Nice coin, I have a couple of them.
I think this one commemorates the life of their national leader, whatever his name was...[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That is an amazing story, lordmarcovan, wow. Thanks for posting that one. I do not think I personally have any "death and mourning" coins, wait, I...
Well, I see it is 0715 on the 21st already, who won?
These are both very recent acquisitions, and I am rather proud of them. I am about out of multiple date coins, so I say, continue with multiple...
I like Ike! He is the first president I can remember way back when I was a little kid. One time in about 1980 I bought $300 worth of Ike dollars...
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