World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

I have a panama pill that I found in a junk silver box. sooooo tiny. so we cant edit a post after a day does by? better picture of my 5 Francs.

 

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It's a pea brain of a problem.
Damn hard to find.

 

Any Canadian silver .05- .50, all are getting real hard to find

 

JUNK, BUT THERE'S nothing out there.. $3

 

My new coins. It is gift of my friend from KY. They are wonderful!

 

I know these aren’t rare or valuable but I can’t resist buying them when I see them. I keep hoping a billion Chinese people will decide they want them and bid against each other. Plus I like dragons.

 

I like Chinese coins, but I'm too scared of getting stuck with a fake to buy them.

 

My main collecting area is British standard coinage but I cannot resist an attractive Crown size coin from around the world. I don't even mind the occasional copy as long as it is a good one and the price reflects it's status! Here are 4 from my "tangent" folder:

Prussia 1871 Thaler
British Trade Dollar 1903
Spanish 5 Pesetas 1892
Eritrea 5 Lira 1891

 

I'm supposed to be on a Numismatic diet (after a HUGE splurge on a super rare coin for my Albanian set). But, who can resist when out of the blue another lovey coin falls into your lap?

This arrived today from a gentleman in Great Britain, the customs form noting 'one item of numismatic interest'. Funny, I also had to sign for a box at the same time which arrived from Japan as it appears my husband has been Christmas shopping early. Yet, the Japanese coin came from Great Britain.



The seller made an unsolicited offer--he spotted my set over at NGC and figured quite correctly I'd be interested.

The slab is scuffy but I think I shot through the worst of it. I find these double hoo/phoenix 50 sen coins anywhere from wildly toned to blast white. Love them and quite happy to add this one to the flock. My most duplicated series.

 

year 3 Showa?

 

Yes, aka 1928 for us Gregorian calendar types.

 

Oh wow! I love that Tallero. I definitely need that one

 

Yes but watch for fakes! Only 196000 made but they come up occasionally. My one weighs 27.3g and they should be 28.125g so it is a "copy" although quite a good one. (I only paid copy price for it, so I am not too worried.)

 

Another one for me US minted coins. This one is minted in Philly using the same planchets that were used on the Kennedy Halves.

The line crossing his shoulder appears to be a raised line not a scratch...much to my surprise.

 

Found this in a coin shop junk bin. This is my wife's 1st coin from Cambodia.

 

Nice looking coin, your wife has good taste.

 

This is the first slabbed coin I've bought in quite a while, but it was certainly worth the wait! I've wanted to have one of these ever since I first saw one, as I love the design. This was minted in Paris in 1851, just 3 years after Switzerland as a federal state came into existence. Before then, it was a conglomeration of more loosely affiliated cantons. Although not an insignificant purchase for me, I really think I got a deal on this one, as all the others I've seen went for a good bit more than I paid. I'm really looking forward to having it in hand:

 

30 Drachmai - Constantine II Royal Marriage 1964 Silver - Greece