Pic heavy... Over the last few days or so, I received or reviewed these 4 world coins, and I have some questions about each of them. + 1988 Australia Holey Dollar and the Dump Silver I want to take it out of the OGP and place the coins in a Quadrum(s). However, I'm wondering if it's a good idea to combine the two coins, and place the small coin inside the big one - or should I separate them? What would you do? + 1959 Canada Dollar Newfoundland Silver NGC/Krause states that there are two types of this coin - business and proof strikes. As you may know, however, many Canadian dollars of this period are struck as proof-like. I'm wondering if mine is a proof-like strike. As you can see, there's very strong mirroring that's shown from the pics. There's also very strong cartwheel luster on both sides of the coin. From what you can tell from the pics, would you classify this coin as a proof-like strike? + 1902 Great Britain 6 Pence Matte Proof Silver Do you think that this is a matte proof coin? It's certainly a matte color, though that may be tarnish. The rim to the edge appears sharp, which is consistent with proof strikes. The details are very sharp and I don't see die deterioration. Put another way, do the details look sharper to you than a mint state circulation strike version? It looks to have some scratches, hairlines or otherwise. + 1989 Isle of Man $25 Gold I can't find info on this coin, either in Krause catalogs or NGC's online guide. What's strange to me is that it's denominated as $25 instead of in British currency units. There seems to be very little information online regarding this coin, and gold coins of that year show a portrait of a cat instead of an eagle like on this one. This is a very small coin. Pics were taken with a phone, so sorry for the poor quality pics. Do any of you recognize this coin? Thanks in advance!
I can't speak for the other pieces, but that Isle of Man coin looks suspect. Pomjoy Mint is a high quality operation from what I've seen. I wonder if it's a token of some kind.
The supposed IoM thing looks as bent as a nine bob note. If it is gold it may be 9 carat, and it looks typical of pseudo coins made for the jewellery trade to put in coin rings (popular at the time) for people who could not afford a ring with the usual sovereign or half sovereign coin.
Yes, there is no such thing as a $-denominated coin from the Isle of Man. Pound, Crown, Angel ... yes. But this one, uh, that is one of the worst portraits of QEII that I have ever seen. Never made it to an actual coin. Here is a nice match though: Some "2 pesos" piece featuring Her Majesty and the words "Isle of Man". http://www.terapeak.com/worth/white...of-man-pendant-necklace-crystal/161021548543/ Christian
I found a match on the Isle of Man "coin" on the 'Bay below. Maybe it's a privately made, novelty knock-off: http://www.ebay.com/itm/PURE-GOLD-S...506593?hash=item58add47f21:g:EuEAAOxy039TNdH5
The ebay ad is misleading with its 'Pure Gold', I have seen a fair number of these made for jewellery 'coins' and In Britain they are usually 9 carat, I suppose in USA they would be 10 carat, they are very far from pure gold and the mount in the ebay ad would be 14 carat max. The value is about 1/3 of the seller's asking price.
Just a fantasy in low carat gold, have it tested to confirm this. However, I do like the dollar and the sixpence. 1902 was the coronation year, quite a few people put aside coins that year. I would be very happy with the condition without worrying too much about details The Australian piece is a bullion coin, I don't think it matters what you do with it.
From what I remember the Australian coin set is around 50 dollars, and that's retail (might have been a little more). It's not worth much but is interesting. I think you should try putting it in there. The GB coin is pretty detailed but I'm unfamiliar with these. It is most likely a sharp AU with some past cleaning. The Canadian dollar doesn't look PL to me but it could be the pics
