World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

your collection is quite impressive. my dealer has a 100 Korona that i'm considering getting next year.

 

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So got this from my LCS today and it said UNC. Got it home and looked at it and some of the details look a little weak but the cartwheel luster is very good and broad (for such a small coin) and on the high points there are no color or luster breaks on those areas. Then I read in my mega red that strikes from this year are notoriously weak in those same areas for the Commonwealth issues. So I am thinking MS with weak strike. Who all has experience with this series and what do you all think?

 

I came across some cheap foreign silver while on a pre-Christmas vacation.

 

A Conder token...





A Mysore 20 cash...I've wanted one of these for years!



I think I hear Santa...I better get to bed quick!

 

Fiji.

 

I'm a sucker for Isle of Man coinage. This is a 2019 commemorative that caught my eye. Yeah, I know. Paid way to much for it but it's cool.

 

Not a lot of luster but I don't see any wear, could this be MS 62 - 63ish?

Edited images to hopefully be a little better on the zoom.

 

Ukraine.
2 and 5 hryvny.

 

Just made arrangements from @PaddyB to get these. Will have to wait for them to make the journey across the pond.

The first 3 fit my space set.





The last one is just because I like Isaac Newton and his ties to numismatic history.

 

My final additions for 2019

GB 2019 Sovereign PF70UC





And one that I’ve been searching for in PF70UC......GB 1989 quintuple Sovereign (5 Sovereign). Actually I had to buy the whole 4 coin set, all in PF70UC

 

That 1989 Set is beautifull. I will have that on my 2020 to do list.

 

I'm afraid it will remain on my 2020 "Can't afford" list!

 

I have a few of the 3 coin (1/2, full and 2 sovereign) sets in FDC and PR69UC and one 3 coin PF70UC but the 5 pound was a 69UC. I'd been hunting for a 5 pound 70UC for a while but either the timing of the auctions did not suit me or someone else wanted it more than I did.

So I got lucky when this whole set in 70 UC came along. It was early morning for me and middle of the night in the UK so a large chunk of the bidders were asleep with hangovers . Here's hoping the luck crosses over to 2020 as well

 

A final ancient for the year.


Vardanes I (38 - 46 B.C.)
AR Tetradrachm
O: Bust with short pointed beard facing left, ear coverd by hair, wart on brow.
R: King enthroned right receiving palm frond from Tyche holding a cornucopia.ENT 43-44 AD
13.91g
27mm
Seleucia Mint
Sellwood 64.20-27

Ex. Harlen J Berk

 

Nice coin Mat! Wish you a great coin 2020!!!!
John

 

Thank you, same to you!

 

I recently posted my Indo-China Piastre in this thread and was kindly sent a 20 & 50 cent french indo-china coins from @spirityoda.

Now they go well with my large Piastre.


Thanks again, Craig.

 

Nice coin! Mat....

 

I've wanted a crown of Edward VII for some time, patience paid off as Civitas listed one at a very reasonable price so I jumped on it.

$70 total...I think it was a great deal.