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<p>[QUOTE="JLKVD, post: 8088674, member: 131701"]My Contribution to this topic:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405654[/ATTACH] </p><p>PCGS PF 66 CAM 1952 South Africa 1 pound gold coin. One of the only 2 series of gold coins with King George VI on the obverse (the other being the 1937 sovereigns). Fairly rare at less than 12,000 minted and hard to find with CAM or DCAM. Unlike their 1937 counterparts these are relatively affordable as I snagged this piece off eBay for like 700 USD as a raw coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405658[/ATTACH] </p><p>1916 T German East Africa 15 Rupien PCGS UNC details bent. Perhaps one of the most famous siege coins of WW1. Minted in a train carriage in Tabora to pay for the local Askari troops using unrefined gold from a local mine. They are now highly sough after and desirable.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405659[/ATTACH] </p><p>1966 Rhodesia 10 shillings gold coin. One of the lesser known facts is that the Rhodesian government minted a set of gold coins in 1966 for collectors that consist of the 10 shillings, 1 pound, and 5 pounds. They are highly sought after in modern times.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JLKVD, post: 8088674, member: 131701"]My Contribution to this topic: [ATTACH=full]1405654[/ATTACH] PCGS PF 66 CAM 1952 South Africa 1 pound gold coin. One of the only 2 series of gold coins with King George VI on the obverse (the other being the 1937 sovereigns). Fairly rare at less than 12,000 minted and hard to find with CAM or DCAM. Unlike their 1937 counterparts these are relatively affordable as I snagged this piece off eBay for like 700 USD as a raw coin. [ATTACH=full]1405658[/ATTACH] 1916 T German East Africa 15 Rupien PCGS UNC details bent. Perhaps one of the most famous siege coins of WW1. Minted in a train carriage in Tabora to pay for the local Askari troops using unrefined gold from a local mine. They are now highly sough after and desirable. [ATTACH=full]1405659[/ATTACH] 1966 Rhodesia 10 shillings gold coin. One of the lesser known facts is that the Rhodesian government minted a set of gold coins in 1966 for collectors that consist of the 10 shillings, 1 pound, and 5 pounds. They are highly sought after in modern times.[/QUOTE]
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