Do You Actively Collect Foreign Coins?

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1809 Norway 4 Skillings
This one is one of the "rarer" foreign coins I own.

 

Very cool! Do you know the mintage numbers on that particular year?

 

Unfortunately no. I don't have a Krause and haven't been able to find it on the internet either. NGC prices it around 20-25 which is way more than most of my stuff. Its actually just a little bit silver, but barely enough to know it.

 

2,228,000

 

Aaaand there you have it. Certainly didn't think it was that large given the small number on the market right now.
None on the major auction sites and only 1 I could find elsewhere. Guess they're just not that in demand. I think its a cool piece.

 

It is a cool piece and the mintage is relatively low.

 

If its silver there is nothing to day it hasn't been melted down, I've noticed recently when cataloguing (especially George v Canadian coins were called in and melted down especially the .800 5c which were only made in '20 & '21 as they made cu-NI ones instead, I have a '20 but the 21 is apparently as rare as a hens tooth !

 

I want in the 500 Lire club! :yes:

 

I had a 1989 2 & 500 lire in .500 silver commemorating World Cup italia '90

 

because of variety that's why. U.S. coins are so limit it's scary. so many topical/ themed collections out there. I personally collection world coins with insects, certain coins with hands, certain coins with stars, coins with small coin designs on them. and different shaped coins as well.

 

I do collect world coins. For the Canadian customs I had to prepare a list of what I have. I started collecting exactly a year ago and here are the numbers of coins I bought. These exclude coins as gifts or family stuff.

1. Total coins bought in one year 1028 units
2. South Africa 77
3. Chile 781
4. Other countries mostly bolivia, Peru and Panama 165
5. US 5. Not because I do not like them, just difficult to get from here.
6. 41 of total coins are proofs
7. 3 of total coins are gold (two proofs)
8. 70 circulated specimens are UNC condition
9. 373 circulated specimens are worth more than 30 US.
10. From 373 specimens, 15 has not been graded by NGC
11. From 373 specimens, 56 are from 18 and 19 century
12. 40 of total coins have an error of sort
13. Bought them from about 40 vendors
14. No coins were bought on ebay
15. Photographed 280 of total coins

 

Awesome.

I am keenly interested in the 40 errors. I remember seeing several in your posts at CT. :smile

 

this was in a roll of US cents so it cost me 1c

 

I've learned a lot of history collecting world coins. IMHO, you get a lot "more coin for the dollar" with foreign coins. I like to be able to hold history in my hands, and world coins expands my horizon and awareness of the world. By collecting world coins, I've had fun studying history and geography!

 

Here one Good Book to Buy its $19.95 + worth more to a World Coin buyer the $ spent to buy it! it has every World Coin minted from 1850-1964.mintage# Silver Gold copper+Clad +values

 

I have a few of these and plenty of others I have no idea what they are. Referring to the 10 cent Japanese coin.