World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

Belgium, zink wartime occupation coinage, came in a recent batch of mixed coins.

 

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A trio of additions to my Ireland type set. All are one year only types. The 1966 is unique in that it is the only example of a 10 Shilling coin in the Ireland Republic.

Ireland 1966 10 Shilling 50th Anniversary-Irish Uprising of Easter, 1916
Mintage 2,000.000 of which about 1,270,000 melted. 0.8333 Silver, 0.4860 ASW


Ireland 1988 50 Pence. Mintage 5,000,000
Dublin Millennium


Ireland 2000 Punt(Pound). Mintage 5,000,000
Millennium

 

A new hammered shilling.


James I (1603 - 1625 A.D.)
AR Shilling
O:· IACOBVS · D’ · G’ · MAG’ · BRIT’ · FRA’ · ET · HIB’ · REX ·, third bust right, crowned and mantled; XII (denomination) to left.
R: .EXVRGAT. DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI., coat-of-arms. mm: lis
Tower (London) mint
30mm
6.17g
North 2099; SCBC 2654.

 

Thailand - 50 Baht 2016
84th Birthday of Queen Sirikit

 

The first ever High Relief Kilo Libertad, celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Libertad Kilo. Photos don't do this thing justice, only 1,000 made.

 

BRAZIL COINS , INCLUDING A MDD ERROR COIN http://giladzuckerman.webs.com/mercuguinness.html#BRASIL

 

2017 Mexico 1 kilo Silver Aztec Calendar Antiqued Finish. They have been making these since 2002 and this is the 15th Anniversary, this is the only Antiqued version made. The details seem enhanced on the antiqued version. This one's #402 of 1,000.

 

I consider that huge one to be a great addition to your coin collection as well as a right savvy investment.

 

I went on a bit of a buying spree this week after not really buying anything for a few months. Most of these are for my turtle collection, along with one wolf. One of them is just a bullion round, but seems to be from Ascension Island and was too cool to pass up.

 

Trying to complete my 2017 Pistrucci 200th Anniversary coins.....almost there.......got the half sovereign (PF70UC) and the plain edge struck on the day..

The half sovereign


Plain edge Struck on the Day

 

$10 for both from my local coin shop. Pretty happy with this:

 

I just checked and those two coins combined melt value today is $16.36, so a good score in that way in addition to being good looking collectible coins.

 

Yep. The dealer is not overly concerned about making extra. I'm happy to take these off his hands.

 

These two showed up in the mailbox a couple days ago

 

1887 Proof Half Sovereign PR63DC. I love the shield reverse of the old half sovereigns

 

I've always liked the obverse design of the Hungarian 1972BP 100 Forint silver commemorative for the Buda and Pest Union Centennial. A historical note: Buda and Pest were sister cities on opposite sides of the Danube until joined together in 1872, followed by the additional joining of Old Buda in 1873 to comprise what is currently the city of Budapest. I never cared for the reverse on the coin, however, and so never picked one up.

For reference, this is the 1972BP 100 Forint commemorative type mentioned above:
KM-598 Silver 0.640, 22g, 37mm


The obverse of that 100 Forint commemorative was adapted from a design by Asszonyi Tamás, and I wasn't aware that he had produced medals bearing the original design in high relief, but I stumbled across one the other week and picked it up for my collection. In my research, I also discovered that this medal was produced with at least one alternate reverse as well.

This medal is big. It's an 85mm bronze, and weighs in at a whopping 451g (0.994 pounds!). The thickness of the relief on the obverse is astounding; the joined Budapest device is at least a quarter inch above the field, and the medal itself is ~3/4" thick at its center.

A beautiful medal that truly conveys the intent of the artist:

Hungary 1972
Buda and Pest Union Centennial medal
Asszonyi Tamás
Bronze 85mm, 451g

 

The first 3 guilders issued by the Netherlands. One of only two known to heritage auctions (the other is graded one point lower).

 

Lebanon - 10 Qirush/Piastres 1961

 

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