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Message:: [QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 1510672, member: 4381"]<a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/nzflorin.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/nzflorin.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/nzflorin.html</a>   Kiwi Florins [h=3]1963 New Zealand Kiwi One Florin[/h]   <blockquote> The Kiwi bird is the national symbol of New Zealand, a flightless ratites, which is unique in its feather structure, size and egg to size ratio (the egg of the kiwi is very large compared to the bird).  It is about the size of a chicken, much smaller than its close relatives, the Emu and Cassowaries.  It is very threatened  by foriegn imported predators (read cats) and habitat loss.  There are 5 species and a number of subspecies.     New Zealanders have been known as Kiwi's since the use of the bird as a mascot for an elite military unit in the late 19th century and then expaned to all New Zealand soldiers during World War I.    <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/images/kiwi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />   The Florin was part of the previous monetary system of New Zealand, valued at 2 shillings (of which 20 shillings made a pound) ,  which was minted from 1933 until 1946 in %50 silver and from 1947 to 1967 as Cu-Ni alloy.  This 1963 example is uncirculated and the coin is 28.5 mm, about the size of a half dollar.       [TABLE="class: cms_table"][TR]  [TD] <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/philadelphia/kiwi_florin_r.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/philadelphia/kiwi_florin_r.png" rel="nofollow">  <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/philadelphia/kiwi_florin_r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  </a>     1963 1 Florin Reverse[/TD]   [/TR]   [/TABLE]    [TABLE="class: cms_table"][TR]  [TD] <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/philadelphia/kiwi_forin_r.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/philadelphia/kiwi_forin_r.jpg" rel="nofollow">  <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/philadelphia/kiwi_forin_r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  </a>     1963 One Florin Obverse[/TD]   [/TR]   [/TABLE]          [HR][/HR]     Several mints from around the world make exciting coin designs in circulating alloys, silver  and gold.  Among my favorites are the Perth Mint in Austrailia which produces a variety of  coins for nations mostly through out the Pacific Rim. The Neatherlands has also produced some interesting designs, and several private US based mints have produced foreign currency on  contract, include the Franklin Mint which has produced many Israeli Coins.  Our interest in foreign coins has been nominal but rapidly growing as it seems that US designs  are so stuck in the mud.  Also, foreign mints are creating bold new designs with color and bimetal designs that are both eye catching and fun.  This is a short list of our current modern design:       [HR][/HR] [TABLE] [TR][TD] <ul> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/koala.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/koala.html" rel="nofollow">Australian Silver Koala</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/kookaburra.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/kookaburra.html" rel="nofollow">Australian Kookaburra  Silver</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/turt_ausie.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/turt_ausie.html" rel="nofollow">Australian Perth Mint Reef II Sea Life Silver Hawkbill Turtle </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/red_oct.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/red_oct.html" rel="nofollow">Australian Perth Mint Reef II Sea Life Series Octopus</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/starfish.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/starfish.html" rel="nofollow">Australian Perth Mint Reef II Sea Life Series Starfish</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/sugeon.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/sugeon.html" rel="nofollow">Australian Perth Mint Reef II Sea Life Series Surgeon Fish</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/manta_ray.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/manta_ray.html" rel="nofollow">Australian Perth Mint Reef II Sea Life Series Manta Ray</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/cockatoo.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/cockatoo.html" rel="nofollow">Australian Perth Mint Silver Cockatoo Parrot</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/duggong.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/duggong.html" rel="nofollow">Australian Perth Mint Dollar Silver Dugong</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/cuban.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/cuban.html" rel="nofollow">Cayman Islands Cuban Amazon Parrot: 25 Anniversity World Wifelife Fund</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/panda.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/panda.html" rel="nofollow">Chinese Silver Panda</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/easter.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/easter.html" rel="nofollow">Easter Islands </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/fiji.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/fiji.html" rel="nofollow">Fiji Island Turtle Bullion</a> minted in New Zealand</li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/archeopteryx.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/archeopteryx.html" rel="nofollow">German 10 Euro Archeopteryx Coin</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/indo-Sassanian.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/indo-Sassanian.html" rel="nofollow">Indo-Sassanian Gadhaya Paisa Saurastrat - Silver Coin</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/israeli.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/israeli.html" rel="nofollow">Israeli Coins</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/japan.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/japan.html" rel="nofollow">Japanese Aomori Coin</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/judwar.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/judwar.html" rel="nofollow">Judean Roman Wars</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/herod.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/herod.html" rel="nofollow">Judean Herodian Coinage</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/kashmir.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/kashmir.html" rel="nofollow">Kashmir</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/kurd.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/kurd.html" rel="nofollow">Kurdistan</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/mac.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/mac.html" rel="nofollow">Macabean Coins</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/arch.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/arch.html" rel="nofollow">Netherlands Architecture Commemerative Euro</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/manhattan_commem.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/manhattan_commem.html" rel="nofollow">Netherlands 400 years since the discovery of Manhattan Commem</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/nzflorin.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/nzflorin.html" rel="nofollow">New Zealand 1963 One Florin</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/kaka.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/kaka.html" rel="nofollow">New Zealand 1996 Kaka Parrot $5 Silver Dollar</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/niue_vangough.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/niue_vangough.html" rel="nofollow">Niue Island Artist Series: Van Gogh</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/cave.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/cave.html" rel="nofollow">Niue Island Cave of Chauvet</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coa_valley.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coa_valley.html" rel="nofollow">Portugal Coa Valley Archeological Site Coin</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/chatam_sofer.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/chatam_sofer.html" rel="nofollow">Slovakia Chatam Sofer Commem </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/octopus.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/octopus.html" rel="nofollow">Tuvalu Deadly and Dangerous Silver Blue Ringed Octopus</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/spider.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/spider.html" rel="nofollow">Tuvalu Deadly and Dangerous Silver Funnel-Web Spider</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/sart.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/sart.html" rel="nofollow">Western Satraps 1st Century - 2nd Centry India -R-Drachm</a>  </li> <li><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/images/israeli_perth_cook/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/images/israeli_perth_cook/index.html" rel="nofollow">Israeli Akko, Birds, Red Sea and Elijah Coins.  Perth Minti Kookabura and Koalas,  and Van Gogh Coin from Niue Island</a></li> </ul>[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [HR][/HR]   Our modest collection generally contains the following coins types. Click to see these examples show below including photography:  Section I:US Coints <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/large_pennies.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/large_pennies.html" rel="nofollow">Large Cent Coppers</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/flying_eagle.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/flying_eagle.html" rel="nofollow">Flying Eagle Cents</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/lincoln.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/lincoln.html" rel="nofollow">Lincoln Cents and Wheat Backs</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/buffalo_nickles.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/buffalo_nickles.html" rel="nofollow">Buffalo Nickels</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/jeff.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/jeff.html" rel="nofollow">Jefferson Nickels</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/war_nickels.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/war_nickels.html" rel="nofollow">Jefferson Silver War Nickels</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/half_dimes.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/half_dimes.html" rel="nofollow">Bust Half Dimes</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/mercs.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/mercs.html" rel="nofollow">Mercury (Liberrty Head) Dimes</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/roosevelt.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/roosevelt.html" rel="nofollow">Roosevelt Dime</a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/barber_quarter.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" 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class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/barber_half.html" rel="nofollow">Barber Half Dollars</a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/walking_liberty.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/walking_liberty.html" rel="nofollow">Walking Liberty Half Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/franklin.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/franklin.html" rel="nofollow">Franklin Half Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/kenedy.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/kenedy.html" rel="nofollow">Kennedy Half Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/morgan_coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/morgan_coins.html" rel="nofollow">Morgan Silver Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/peace_coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/peace_coins.html" rel="nofollow">Peace Silver Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/ikes.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/ikes.html" rel="nofollow">Eisenhower Clad and Silver Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/sacagawea.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/sacagawea.html" rel="nofollow">Sacawagea Golden Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/proofs.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/proofs.html" rel="nofollow">Modern Silver and Clad Proof Sets</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/ase.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/ase.html" rel="nofollow">Modern American Silver Eagle uncirculated mint coins and proofs</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/comemeagles2008.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/comemeagles2008.html" rel="nofollow">Modern Silver and Clad 2008 Commorative Bald Eagle Series</a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/gold_coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/gold_coins.html" rel="nofollow">Gold Coins</a> - Not too many Circulated US Silver Coins prior to 1964   Go To Section II: <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/foreign.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/foreign.html" rel="nofollow">Modern and Ancient Foreign Coins from Outside The United States</a>  Go To Section III:<a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/wwf.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/wwf.html" rel="nofollow">Mandy's 25th Anniversary  World Wildlife Fund Silver Coins</a>          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