The "Coin Uno" or "Follow the Leader" game (World Coins edition)

Whoa, hold on, there! Not so fast!

I don't have any Norway pics!

So I've gotta stay 1857 in the USA for this round.

 

Since we're still in the Good ol' USA, and I didn't get a chance to post my other "Holey Gold Hat-pedigreed" California gold fractional, here 'tis. An octagonal gold 50c piece.

The last digit in the date is pretty indistinct, but I'm pretty sure it was 1872.

The hole was just barelllllly closed, by the slenderest little "bridge" of metal along the edge. I was scared it was gonna break through, but it never did. You can tell someone had soldered it there once upon a time. I'll bet this was originally on a hat pin.

So anyway, 1872 or USA, next.


PS- if this were a more widely collected series, with all the varieties listed in the Red Book, I'll bet someone would've named this variety the "Sourpuss Liberty" or "Frowney Face". She's really got a pout goin' on, there! Looks like she's about to cry.

(Maybe she didn't like almost having her head punctured; who knows.)

 

ROFL!

Come to think of it, I believe that's it- the "whoee- somebody needs to change the cat litter box" face!

 

Hi, Abe!

You mentioned Morgans. I thought I didn't have any. I've had shockingly few over the years.

This one was on the Holey Coin Vest, though.



Artificially toned as all-getout, of course, but it had pretty "crayon" colors in hand. And when you're talking about a holey coin, you can just have fun with 'em and not be all uptight about stuff like that. Slabs? Pah! Problems? Hey, it's already holed. Cleaned? What do I care? As long as it's purty and I can hang it on my vest, it's all good!

The holeys were kind of liberating that way. A nice casual sort of collection.

That's 1889 or USA up next.

 

Miss this one, kind of.

Too dark for some folks' tastes, but I like 'em "crusty" like this.

This one would actually meet the standards of my current Box of 20 collection, if I still owned it.

So 1847 or USA, next.

 

Oh, hey, I'll play behind myself to switch us out of the USA for a bit, maybe.

Anybody have Liberia? (or 1847)

This was a fairly recent coup. Ex- NGC PR64 BN. Now PCGS PR65 BN, and thereby the finest graded at either service, last I looked.

 

Dang Norway! And I'm out of 1847s!

 

1843 Edit- whoops! 1845 or British India next

 

Cool counterfeit!

Here's Straits Settlements, 1901.

NGC MS62 BN. Tough little coin.