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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BustCoinageDude, post: 1052507, member: 12004&quot;]December is a great month for numismatics.&nbsp; Both Christmas and Hannukah offer great themes on coins.</p><p>Both biblical and secular winter themes are available regardless of one&#039;s orientation.</p><p>&nbsp; I would like to offer some suggestions.</p><p>The first one is Hannukah.&nbsp; Israeli Lirots in the 1970&#039;s and 80&#039;s offer nice proof coins about 25mm in diameter, these are silver and have huge Hannukah candle mennorahs on them and hebrew lettering.&nbsp; They are about $20-$30 in Proof.&nbsp; Also, for about $20-$40, Widow&#039;s Mites Judean Prutahs are available in VG-F.&nbsp; These are available from various kings, emperors, and prefects like Herod,Tiberius, Pilate, Alexander Janeus, etc.&nbsp; These are wonderful history in your hands. </p><p>&nbsp; Also, Byzantium Billon and Bronze Trachey coins about 30mm in diameter are a good choice as they have Christ on the obverse and Byzantine emperors on the reverse.&nbsp; Very Christian and historic.&nbsp; They run $20-$50.&nbsp; VG-VF</p><p>&nbsp; For secular folks, Canada has some good winter themes with snowmen and hockey,&nbsp; In the US we have winter themes on some of our statehood quarters like Vermont and Alaska.</p><p>&nbsp; Also, African American who celebrate Kwanza can find very attractive Zimbawbwan and Kenyan coins from Africa with Cornucopia on them.</p><p>&nbsp; These themes are universally celebrated in numismatics, so I recommend them all for the holidays.</p><p>&nbsp; Here is one of my favorites from my collection.</p><p>&nbsp; Its a Polish Zlotny Commemorative of John Paul II.&nbsp; Since its Christmas, it has a huge cross on the obv and rev.&nbsp; Very appropriate for Christmas type sets.&nbsp; Share yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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