World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

Couple of ancient India coins just arrived, seller's pix. Silver one is labeled as 225-650 Sasanian-Gadhaya Dynasty. Copper is 1715-1835 French India catch.

 

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OK - on that definition SA still makes First World. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World which even includes a map that shows SA in the First World. By this definition many unlikely countries count as Third World - including Switzerland, Ireland and Sweden.
I was taking it more of the recent usage of the term "Third World" for the under-developed and poorer nations of the world, and again I would say that does not apply to SA.

 

You can always fall back to a definition to describe a person ,place or thing....however to me definitions are just that a way to describe..... there are places here in the U.S. as well other ...so called first world countries....where living standards are below the so called third world definition.
If living and housing conditions are below or equal to that of a third world country ,then pretty much you're living in a third world life style.
Try explaining to a hungry or homeless person how lucky they are to live in a first world country.
So maybe we should consider changing the terms of first , second,and third world to the "haves and the have nots?"

 

Too much arguing about semantics. Let's post some new coins.

 

I'll add another SA, one of my favorite Countries to collect.

 

1892 ZAR Penny

 

No '92's . Plenty of 98's!

 

Here is a 1892 2 1/2 shilling. I have nearly all the ZAR coins except for the gold ponds. Still seeking a 93 penny and a 92 5 shilling. Mintage on this one was 16,300.

 

Awesome! All these ZAR coins skyrocket in price once you hit XF. The survival rate of coins that would straight-grade is small, along all denominations.

 

A few new ones to feed my Wildman addiction.

1794 1/6 Thaler Brunswick-Luneburg-Callenberg-Hannover
Obverse: Date in circular legend
Reverse: Wildman with a tree in right hand, 6 at right

Ruler: George III

Composition: Silver




1732 1/6 Thaler Brunswick-Luneburg-Callenberg-Hannover
Obverse: Crowned quartered arms
Obverse Legend: FEIN SILB
Reverse: Wildman with a tree in right hand, 6 at right

Ruler: George II August

Composition: Silver




1778 Pfenning Brunswick-Luneburg-Callenberg-Hannover
Obverse: Wildman holding the tree with branches on the left side, trees in the background
Reverse: Denomination lines close together

Ruler: George III

Composition: Copper




These are all seller images.

 

A rather large 100 Cash from Honan

 

Picked these up at the Ohio Stae Coin show this weekend.

1756 Malta 30 Tari

Obverse: Crowned arms, date in legend
Reverse: John the Baptist standing with a banner in right hand, lamb lying at right, the value in exergue

Ruler: Emmanuel Pinto

Composition: Silver





Swiss Cantons - Zurich 1753 Thaler

Obverse: Oval arms of Zurich in a baroque frame, supported by a rampant lion at right
Obverse Legend: MONETA REIPUBLICÆ TIGURINÆ
Reverse: City view, date below
Reverse Legend: DOMINE CONSERVA NOS IN PACE

Note: Dav. #1791.

Composition: Silver
Diameter: 40mm

 

This came the other day, one of a lot of 50 mostly NL coins. The seller tells me it is a fake, however I am not sure if it is a new or old fake, "contemporary counterfeit", or possibly even genuine? Weight is exactly 25 grams, words around the edge are correct. The "ring" when dropped in a nutating fashion on the table top does sound odd though.

 

Vietnam 4 Tien, 1848-83. Obverse inscription Tu duc Thong Bao , reverse inscription Su Dan Phu Tho. Cleaned.

 

Netherlands Indies one cent 1942-P, 1945 P and S

 

Two more coins arrived today from India. Another Indo-Sasanian silver coin and a French India 'catch'.