Well, after going to the FUN show last week, I decided to go to my state’s local show this week. I came back with some neat things. First on the list is a Hawaiian cent from 1847. I have been reading about the Kingdom of Hawaii recently, so when the cent showed up I figured I’d buy it. It was the first issue of Hawaii, with a mintage of 100,000 pieces. The engraver was Edward Hulseman. The coins sat in the bilge water of the ship for several months before being delivered. They turned out to be a complete failure, and 88,305 were sold as scrap and shipped out of the country in 1885. The second purchase at FUN was, in my opinion, a great deal. It was a coronation proof set from 1937. I had been looking for one for a while, and this one was an affordable one with no major problems. The case is really neat. Much better quality than his successor’s. The things I bought at my local show were as follows. A Japanese 10 mon from 1708. It’s very big. I like the stamps on the rim, which translate to “For the everlasting use of the world”. Because it only weighed three mon, but was assigned a value of ten mon, merchants hated the coin, so it was only made for that one year. Before Thailand had round money, they used a type of currency natively called Pod Duang. It is more commonly known as bullet money. I already had a 1/8 Baht, so when I saw a 1/2 Baht I figured I’d pull the trigger. Also, I was gifted a National Banknote from my hometown, so I was on cloud nine for the rest of the day, because I love anything local, and I had researched the signatures on the note to see who the people were. One day I’ll visit the bank president’s tombstone. Anyhow, another neat thing was this little promotional token for the Early American Coppers Society.
@Milesofwho you picked up some neat items! Even though I do not collect world coins, that Hawaiian coin is very attractive. And I love the Thailand bullet money! Is the design just on the 2 sides pictured, or does the design continue on the other sides?
It’s just those two marks. The wheel is a dynastic mark, while the other one is the ruler mark. There is usually more than one type of ruler mark. This one is an image of the royal water pot!
