World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

So I see. I'm sorry but I still think it is not a good likeness of the Queen but each to their own opinion.
The reverse of the coin I think is a great design.

 

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Of the 4, I like the Pegasus Queen profile best. Something about chopping her off at the neck disturbs me. Canada would be second, only because the crown is missing.

 

Found a una peseta 1953 in i nickel roll search. Can't make out the number on the star though

 

Also found a 20 pence 1982 in same roll as the peseta

 

Here is an older Austrian 1 Florin that seems to be in MS condition. It is 1887

 

A few others

 

I popped a proof set the other day. It is the coinage of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. I wanted to photo a coin for one of the Paddy's day threads, but, none seemed to fit.
Then decided to photo the Coppers instead. I think with a few tweaks of the lighting I should be able to get a shot of the white coins.
For now the Half Penny,
And the Penny,

 

This is the first gold coin I've ever purchased. 2015 Canada 25 cents. I bought it because it was relatively affordable for a gold coin, but boy, is it small. It's only 0.5 grams of gold. I had no idea how much that was, but it isn't much. Still, pretty coin.

 

I can not find any info about that gold Canada 25 cent coin. Is it privately issued or minted by the government?

 

It's from the government. It came in the same sort of RCM box as most of the silver wildlife coins I've gotten from Canada. Here's a link to it on the RCM site. http://www.mint.ca/store/coins/0.5-g-pure-gold-coin---grizzly-bear---mintage-10000-2015-prod2150115

 

A few recent pickups:

 

This one arrived today - an upgrade for my Penny collection:

 

Series completed. This is the last of the 1980s Canada Silver Proof Dollar Collection. I save the best for last. Proof Like Specimen

Canada 1980 Dollar Prooflike Specimen Northwest Territories Mintage 539,617

 

Some upgrades for my farthings and fractionals today:

 

I like that 1/3 Farthing. I've never seen one of those before.

 

They are rather fun! Although legal tender in the UK they were mainly made for use in Malta, which was a colony in the 19th century. 12 different dates from 1827 to 1913 - the bulk in the 2nd half of the 19th century. They are pretty small - about 6/10ths of an inch or 16mm. They are not the smallest UK coin in circulation - the 1/4 farthing has that accolade - just 4 years made: 1839, 1851,2,3. 3840 of these to the pound!

 

Thanks for that. I am going to keep my eye out for one now

 

I really need some black paper for a better background. I saw this on sunday and couldn't get it out of my mind. so I got it today.

 

Love those old Dutch coins. Lions, ships, riders...

 

This one may belong in an "ancients" themed thread, but since for decades I have been a collector of "modern world coins" I consider that my main interest. Ancients are world coins, just older.

The thing that often drives a purchase is the history that goes along with the coin. I watched a documentary on Petra last weekend and decided to acquire of coin of the Nabataean Kingdom.

This arrived today. Jugate busts of Aretas IV & Shuqailat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretas_IV_Philopatris




Petra was the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/326