"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)

Ooops sorry lol. I can delete!

 

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Don't delete just teasing ya!

 

Lol ok!

 

lets bring this thread back and post coins with sea creatures

 

Great idea!
All the way back to 625BC
Mysia/ Kyzikos
EL Hekte (1/6 Stater) ND
Tuna Fish

 

Borgsum (Boldixum) (City on the Island of Fohr, District of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein) (Porcelain Coinage)
50 Pfennig ND (1917-1920)

 

Iceland

 

More Icelandic

 

Karia/ Kos Is.
Kos Mint
EL 1/48 Stater ND
Crab
4 known

 

1975 Barbados, 29,000 struck in proof only, sterling silver
Reverse
Neptune, God of the Sea sitting at the left facing right with his left arm extended straight out holding his trident and his right arm down by his side with his hand placed on a whale.

 

I still have all my FM Proof Sets from 74/75/76. They were beautifull in design. Mine are all still in plastic safety capsulation/ so the coins are all proof 70 no toning/ oxidation. Imagine how beautifull those 16/17/18th century German States AR 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/10 Thalers would be/ if they had been encapsulated back when they were minted. At least gold stays perfect/ if not touched/ circulated.
John

 

Absolutely agree. Too many people dismiss the FM productions but the designs are beautiful. I love all of mine.

 

The only ones I have are a few ancients.

 

Those FM issues got me hooked on collecting. I would say that the Franklin Mint did everything to perfection. The coins were all beautifull in their motifs/ engraving. Presentation boxes also were made to look good and offer safe resting place for coins. The plastic trays a really neat idea to preserve coins appeal. My favorite proof set was the Belize special silver set. Barbados/ Papua-New Guinea sets also stunning.

 

Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are the favourites in my collection.

 

Here is the above's sister, I used the same flip and card to try and emulate the toning.
Didn't work..

 

Seychelles - 10 Rupees, 1977