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Bought this at coin club tonight, 3 small chops and a couple minor rim dings but still...



I got it for $39

 

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That is a beautiful design!

 

This seems, to me at least, like a good grab for ~25 cents:

Greece - 1851 10 Lepta

 

Italy 1991 200 lire KM#142 ... Ebay item # 252073066622
yes the design is very busy, but it does have a butterfly on it. lol for the "coins with insects" collection.
Ebay link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/252073066622?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

Hungary 1990 100 forint KM#678 ...Ebay item # 311430049515 with a "fly" in PROOF with a small mintage of only 10,000. I have been hunting this proof version for about 10 years now. ugh! nice to finally find it and buy it. I have the UNC. version. for the "coins with insects" collection.
Ebay link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/311430049515?ru=http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=311430049515&_rdc=1

 

@spirityoda - you have seen the 1920s Italian 10 centissimo coin?

 

yes. I have the complete date run 1919-1937 bee set. there are many "coins with insects". I know most of them, but every now and then some pop up that I did not know about. there are some cheezy colorized ones out there that I am not sure if I want to get those yet or not.

 

That's a great buy for that price. Greek coins from this era are relatively valuable.

 

I have always wanted a Silver coins from Haiti to add to my collection of World Silver Coins. I was able to pick up this Proof set at a reasonable cost.Most of the Proofs from Haiti tend to be on the high side. This is an interesting set in that the COA list the coins as BU whereas the industry considers them Proofs. My inspection of the details, sharp rims and reeding makes me agree. No mintage is listed for the set but the 25 Gourdes(USA Bicentennial) has a mintage of 10,000, the 50 Gourdes (1976 Montreal Olympic) is 8,000 and the 50 (Pope Paul Holy Year) is 6,000. Someone out there collects coins with hands, spirityoda? I think the reverse is one of the more interesting designs around. Palm trees, cannons, drums, rifles, flags, anchors and a few other hidden items.

1976 Haiti Proof Set

 

yup I am still collecting certain "coins with hands". and yup your praying hands coin is on my want list still. looks great in proof too. congrats. envy is the word.

 

Greece 1851 10 lepta KM#25, mintage-587,000
grade/value
F-$40.00 VF-$80.00 XF-$150.00 UNC.-$450.00
not sure what your coin grade is ???
2016 Krause world coins catalog values may differ from real life values. nice find.

 

I thought this early Angola coin was pretty neat. I have a soft spot for Portuguese coins.

 

hey Hiddendragon I got my new 2016 Krause catalogs yesterday. your coin....
Angola/Portuguese Colony 1923 50 centavos KM#65 nickel, mintage-6,000,000
grade/value
VF-20-$5.00 XF-40-$20.00 MS-60-$35.00
Krause values may differ than real life values...
not sure what your coin grade ? VF-XF ? nice find.

 

It's Good details at best, but for the price it's certainly worth it.

Maybe if I found the right person this could be worth $1-2. But really, it appears to me that if you're a dedicated collector of this series, you would likely just buy a VF or EF example which is not much money (~$100).

 

Won this @ last nights HA auction....

 

1899 -1910 do have Re punched dates. I can't tell by photo you may want to loop it
Great pickup !!!!!

 

You could get more than a dollar or two for it. I collect Greek coins and I would buy this even in the condition. Pretty much all the Greek coins from this era that I see are heavily circulated. There are some people who just want the best examples but there are also people like me who can't afford the best and just want the coin.

 

Thanks, I imagine NGC would have picked up the re punched date, but I'll take a second look when I get it in hand.

 

just bought this off Ebay...Slovenia: 500 SILVER tolar 1993 PROOF UNC Academia Science Angel cloud bees:
Ebay link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151836955662?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

another 1 off my list. yippy !

 

my new 2016 Krause catalog only starts the grading at Fine for your coin.