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<p>[QUOTE="Seated J, post: 4959603, member: 102873"]I've started collecting world coins this past year, mostly crowns, after being exclusively into slabbed US coins. I saw that Frank Robinson was offering 7 oz. ASW world coins, no culls, for $175 on his price list and it seemed like a good opportunity to add some smaller denominations to my collection. I thought it would be fun to share a breakdown of what he sent.</p><p> There were 56 coins total, mostly in 2x2's. The silver weight totaled 7.012 oz. Condition was better then expected, averaging about VF with a few G (Canadian quarters) and several AU-UNC. Silver content was at least .400 fine with an average of about .700. All but one was from the 20th century. Here's the breakdown by country:</p><p><br /></p><p>Australia: sixpence 1958; florin 1943,1954</p><p>Austria: 2 schilling 1928; 5 schilling 1961; 20 schilling 1971</p><p>Belgium: 20 francs 1953</p><p>Bulgaria: 50 stotinki 1913; 50 leva 1930</p><p>Canada: dime 1919(x2),1944; quarter 1903,1905,1906, half 1943</p><p>Canada (Newf.): dime 1941(x5); 20 cents 1912</p><p>Dominican Rep.: 1/2 peso 1947</p><p>France: 50 centimes 1921; 5 francs 1963; 10 francs 1933</p><p>Great Britain: threepence 1935; sixpence 1926,1939; half crown 1941</p><p>Hong Kong: 10 cents 1888,1903</p><p>India: 1/4 rupee 1944; 1/2 rupee 1943</p><p>Ireland: shilling 1939</p><p>Italy: 500 lire 1960</p><p>Japan 100 yen 1960</p><p>Netherlands: 25 cents 1944; gulden 1931,1957</p><p>Panama: 1/4 balboa 1953</p><p>Philippines: 20 centavos 1944</p><p>Portugal: 2.50 escudos 1945</p><p>Saudi Arabia: 1/4 riyal</p><p>South Africa: 5 cents 1964; sixpence 1948</p><p>Straits Settlements: 10 cents 1910,1926</p><p>Sweden: krona 1945,1946,1949,1967</p><p>Switzerland: 1/2 franc 1945</p><p>USA: dime 1944</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a lot of fun going through this lot and feel like it was a great deal.</p><p> This is not a paid ad from FSRCorp. or any of its subsidiaries.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Seated J, post: 4959603, member: 102873"]I've started collecting world coins this past year, mostly crowns, after being exclusively into slabbed US coins. I saw that Frank Robinson was offering 7 oz. ASW world coins, no culls, for $175 on his price list and it seemed like a good opportunity to add some smaller denominations to my collection. I thought it would be fun to share a breakdown of what he sent. There were 56 coins total, mostly in 2x2's. The silver weight totaled 7.012 oz. Condition was better then expected, averaging about VF with a few G (Canadian quarters) and several AU-UNC. Silver content was at least .400 fine with an average of about .700. All but one was from the 20th century. Here's the breakdown by country: Australia: sixpence 1958; florin 1943,1954 Austria: 2 schilling 1928; 5 schilling 1961; 20 schilling 1971 Belgium: 20 francs 1953 Bulgaria: 50 stotinki 1913; 50 leva 1930 Canada: dime 1919(x2),1944; quarter 1903,1905,1906, half 1943 Canada (Newf.): dime 1941(x5); 20 cents 1912 Dominican Rep.: 1/2 peso 1947 France: 50 centimes 1921; 5 francs 1963; 10 francs 1933 Great Britain: threepence 1935; sixpence 1926,1939; half crown 1941 Hong Kong: 10 cents 1888,1903 India: 1/4 rupee 1944; 1/2 rupee 1943 Ireland: shilling 1939 Italy: 500 lire 1960 Japan 100 yen 1960 Netherlands: 25 cents 1944; gulden 1931,1957 Panama: 1/4 balboa 1953 Philippines: 20 centavos 1944 Portugal: 2.50 escudos 1945 Saudi Arabia: 1/4 riyal South Africa: 5 cents 1964; sixpence 1948 Straits Settlements: 10 cents 1910,1926 Sweden: krona 1945,1946,1949,1967 Switzerland: 1/2 franc 1945 USA: dime 1944 I had a lot of fun going through this lot and feel like it was a great deal. This is not a paid ad from FSRCorp. or any of its subsidiaries.[/QUOTE]
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