World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

So I got them yesterday, and where I was concerned on the 1899B there might be wear is toning, and the colors are awesome .

 

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This one has signs of an old cleaning or wiping around the eagle, still, I won't look a gift horse in the mouth. Nice enough for me.

 

nice grade. I collect this coin type set.

 

I'm not really collecting these, more like gathering. When the dust settles, I hope to have a handful of uncleaned ones. The rest will probably get me some nice coins in swap.

 

Nice coins! Incidentally, I knew a kid in grade school that had Polish parents. His name was Greg, but they called him Kuba. Is that a nickname for Greg? Or are you even Polish? Or am I being nosy?

 

Nosey.

Kuba is a short form of Jacob in Poland. In terms of popularity, it's probably the equivalent of John/Johnny. From day one on CT I introduced myself as Jacob. I have no idea why Greg chose to be called or was nicknamed Kuba. Middle name, maybe?

 

Ah...Jacob. Didn't know the kid's middle name, but that makes sense.

 

A pair of 50 Centavos added to collection.

 

I read a book not too long ago that mentioned that King George I (I think it was the first George) had two mistresses who were nicknamed the elephant and the castle because of their build. I can't say for sure if that's where the motif on the coins came from but it might be.

 

I guess George liked his women full-figured.

 

Righteous tune!

 

The other Two. I've had the 1956 for a while. Added the 1959 today which completes the series. Four coins. 1955,56.57, and 59. Don't know why not minted in 1958. Mexico does that you know.



Interesting think when you calculated the value and cost of a coin. The 1959 is listed at $3.50 retail in Krause.

My cost today was, let's see. A trip to Grapevine, TX about $3.50 worth of gas, cost to get into the Texas Coin Show, $3.00 each for my wife and I. Lunch at Taqueria's Mexican Restaurant, $33. Awesome food by the way. Very authentic. Tons of ambiance. Entire staff is Hispanic, menus in Spanish, jukebox plays Mexican music, and if you dine every Saturday from 3-5 p.m., a free margarita. So the coin cost me
$3.50+$6.00+$33=$42.50. Oh, I forgot, the coin also set me back $2.00 at the show.

 

if that story isn't true...it should be.

 

You can find mention in the third paragraph here: http://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=george1

And here: http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question54770.html

The book I read it in was about Peter the Great of Russia and just mentioned it in passing.

 

I got these 5 new silver coins for around $50 total. The Canadian dollar is part of a type set I'm building, as is the new Zealand crown. the Chile 20 centavo is the first Chile silver coin in my collection. The canada Winnipeg silver proof and the Portugal 500 escudo were less than $2 over melt.

 

Just got this one too, I'm hoping it looks better than sellers pics when it gets here, but not counting on it. Papal states, 1867 10 soldi.

 

I just noticed something, and maybe one of you will know the answer. What is the meaning of the 50 on the lower left, close to the rim, on the reverse?

 

Italian States-Papal States
KM#1386.1 large R under wreath bottom
.835 silver, mintage- 4,765,000
grade/value
F-$2.50 VF-$5.00 XF-$9.00 UNC-$20.00
not sure what your coins grade is ?
not sure what that "50" number is for ???
these values may differ from real market prices.
cool early coin.

 

50 Centesimi. 5 Centesimi = 1 Soldi

 

Here's a new commemorative I picked up for my Hungarian Korona set.

This 1896 silver korona commemorates 1000 years of Hungary.

The obverse features Franz Joseph I (Ferenc Jozsef I), Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (reign: 1848-1916), while the reverse commemorates the arrival of Prince Árpád and the Magyars in 896.