Few More Comonwealth

Steve,the Zimbabwean coins are of historical interest,as they have been driven out of circulation by the hyperinflation.

I have got that date for the 1/2c.,1c.,& the 2-1/2c. (Tickey).The 1973 5c. is a hard coin to find,as is the 10c.,20c.,& 25c. coins.The higher denomination coins very seldom crop up,as the Rhodesians left the 6d.,1/-,2/-,& 2/6 coins in circulation as decimal coins.

Aidan.

 

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Might well be Aidan but not to me, not enough room in the house to expand the collection to much LOL I think I will stick to the pre Indipendence Commonwealth coins Of to a coin fair tomorow at Charing Cross (All been well) so will be on the lookout for a couple more Rhodesian for the collection.

De Orc :thumb:

 

The Gambian,Ghanaian,& Nigerian pre-decimal coins are of interest.As for Biafran coins,they never turn up.I have a few Biafran notes,but no coins yet.

The Rhodesian gold coins crop up occasionally,especially as a 3 coin set in a black Reserve Bank of Rhodesia case.When you see loose Rhodesian gold coins,you see more 10/- ones than the 1 Pound.The 5 Pounds never seems to crop up loose on its own.

Aidan.

 

Chances of me getting a Gold Rhodesian coin are about the same as me winning the Lottery LOL Um then I could afford one

De Orc

 

That was a fun little show I used to visit every Saturday.

As soon as you come out of Charing Cross tube station, you will see few coin/stamp dealers and initially I thought that's the show. Later I found that you need to take the stairs down and go behind the tube station and the show is inside a small room.

After show, I used to walk to a nearby shop with name like 'Colin Narbath & Sons'. They used to deal exclusively in paper money. But I found that they rented their basement to a local coin dealer. During every visit, I always found some very interesting coins from this dealer. I am sure you will have fun visiting his store in basement of that shop. Let us know what you find during your visit.

Cheers!
Ballabh Garg

 

Steve,you should also check out Coincraft in Great Russell St opposite the British Museum.Here's Coincraft's website; www.coincraft.com .

Aidan.

 

Ballabh things have changed a bit since you last called in, the upstairs bit is no longer there, unfortunatly I never got there as the rail link was out of action with no warning will try again next week. Aidan I know Coincraft quite well and sometimes pop in om my way to visit the British Museum :smile
'Colin Narbath & Sons' is that the shop up a little side street by the Windhams theater? if so I bought some Russian notes for Mrs Orc from there, but did not know about the coin seller in the basement.

De Orc

 

One consalation thouge is that these 4 turned up this morning from a seller in Oz :smile

New Guinea

1935 1/-
1936 1/-
1938 1/-
1945 1/-


De Orc :kewl:

 

Steve, your collection continues to amaze me. Wonderful selections.

Ben

 

Thanks Ben, I keep seeing bits that I like LOL Well it will never be called anything but eclectic LOLthats for sure :whistle: I had realy been looking forewards to a good old hunt today and might have even found a few more Roman Yep I am annoyed LOL

De Orc :kewl:

 

I have one. I was at a local auction back in October and bought a couple of books of misc coins for $40 CDN and this (among other nifty finds) was in it.

 

That is a very nice example of a very scarce & a historic coin.I picked up a Nova Scotian 1864 1c. coin for NZ$3 at a fair 2 weeks ago.It is not a common coin at all,even though it has a reported mintage figure of 800,000 pieces,the same figure as the 1861.

To me,any coin that has a mintage figure of 999,999 pieces or less is a scarce piece worth watching out for,especially in the British Commonwealth series.

Aidan.

 

Nice H cent thanks for sharing it with us :thumb:

De Orc

 

I just came back from a viewing at our local auction house. The have an 1861 Nova Scotia and 1861 New Brunswick cent going on the block tomorrow. I would guess the condition at VG, maybe even pushing F, but only if you squinted.

I know the crowd at this auction and I figure I can grab them for a few buck each.

No real reason to mention this, other than sharing the thrill of the hunt.

LordCo

 

Sean,it seems strange that it is the Nova Scotian 1861 1c. that always turns up,but the 1864 never seems to crop up.The Prince Edward Island 1871(H) 1c. often turns up.

The New Brunswick 1861 1c. does turn up,but the 1/2c. is in a league of its own.

As for trying to find New Brunswick silver coins,that is a very difficult task.I was very lucky to be sorting through another dealer's unsorted coins,when an 1862 New Brunswick 20c. coin turned up.I ended up getting it.

Aidan.