World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

Wow Nice all 3 !But this one 4 sure <^>!!!!

 

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Christian, the seller's listing seemed to indicate that those initials weren't common. I'll go along with your assessment, but it appears to elevate the mintmaster/assayer office beyond the ordinary...Thanks!

 

Maybe soon this too will be mine<^>44?

 

1896KB Kingdom of Hungary Millennium Commemorative 1 Korona

... I just noticed! Symbols and words...I'll try to get pics.


Here are images of the edge inscriptions. I've left them as thumbnails.



I hope one of you scholars can translate the words...and shed light on the arcane symbols. Thanks up-front!

 

That was the motto of emperor Franz Joseph as king of Hungary. See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Joseph_I_of_Austria#Personal_motto

Christian

 

Once again I find myself in your debt, Christian. Thank you...

 

I am always trying to find the 1927 peso think number and thin in uncirculated condition. I have bought many (more than 20) in search for one that is not cleaned since you cannot see it well on the photos of the sellers. I have only found one UNC not cleaned. This specific one I posted was an accident and only saw the variety once I received it. The silver coin series of Chile 1900 to 1927 is a mystery to me. You are correct, so many die varieties and I have no idea why. These coins are normally in terrible shape and good specimens are indeed scarce. Much less common than non key date Union South African coins I also collect. You do find the odd 1927 2 and 5 pesos in good condition, but the others, no way. Note on the NGC census page how little of these early 20th century silver coins were graded in all denominations. I kind of find it ridiculous that the cat. value for these are so low.

 

My grandfather bought this for my grandmother when he was working in Iran for one of the oil companies back in the mid-1970s. It's a 2 1/2 Pahlavi Gold in a gold bezel. Pretty cool design I think and has a bit of clashing that is neat too.

 

The French Indochine Piastra was used to pay my people for opium back in the early 1900 to late 1800s. I have a few of the original piastra and some 20 cent and 10cent . The older generation used to hang them on their clothes and hats for decoration and showing their wealth. My mom said in the early 1900 the Hmong grew opium and sold them to the Chinese so in the South East Asia these coin was mainly found in Thailand and Laos . My grandfather had so many of them back then ,so he buried some and carried some to the states . These was never tend to used for circulation ,but strictly for the opium trade. The smaller coin that has the seated liberty lady was circulated as money. My family owns a handful of these as memories

 

that coin is cool. i like the setting too.

 

Speaking of the French indo china piastre, I just got a 1900 10 centime last week. I really like it and would love to get a 20 and 50 centime and piastre.

 

You other new acquisitions are: a 1889 Brazil 500 reis, 1855 Hannover 6 pfennig, Bermuda 1964 silver crown, and a 1932 southern Rhodesia 6 pence. The 6 pfennig is very tiny and hard to photograph. I found it in a dealers bin for 5.00 and it's in really decent shape.

 

Thanks for the reply. You're right with the population numbers, there are indeed not many coins graded so far, albeit the best 1927 1 Peso coin graded by PCGS is listed as MS67. For the larger 5 Peso (same year) the situation looks a bit different, more coins graded with none higher than Ms65 though. I think the 2 Peso 1927 could be a hot coin.

Awesome, hopefully you won't remove the coin from its bezel it's better left together the way it is.

 

Here My latest 1 1/2 Pence. Tiny coin with the 2 of 1/2 Doubled .

 

I am indeed looking for a good two pesos. Good trade then. Besides the 1927, have a look if you may the other years e.g. 1915, 21,22,24 and 25. I only have the NGC census.

 

A new addition.

 

Here one more from India . Anyone know what year this could be?.

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Greek 1970 50 Lepta [/ATTACH] View attachment 277255

 

Two recent pickups....