World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

Rather pleased with this group of German Weimar Republic silver coins picked up on Wednesday:

 

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Toned Canada 1948 Key Date quarter. I am very happy with this coin. For my toned caribou quarter collection 1937-1967. Paid $56.67 U.S. dollars.

 

Another pleasing pick up today - Italy 20 Lira 1927. Lovely design and a scarce coin:

 

Wow, that's a cool one, congrats.

 

Roman Empire.
Marcia Otacilia Severa (the wife of emperor Marcus Iulius Filippus, 244-249).

 

Panticapaeum.

 

Antiochia am Orontes.
Ruler: Cleopatra.

 

Here are some I've put into new holders lately. The lighting is a bit off on some of them.

British Cyprus
1955 - 5 Mils


Newfoundland
1911 - 50 Cents


Mexico
5 Centavos
Unclear date, 1920-1927


France
1923 - 2 Francs


Mexico
1939 - 1 Cent


Yugoslavia
1945 - 5 Dinara


Mexico
1963 - 5 Centavos


Kenya
1968 - 10 Cents


South Vietnam
1968 - 20 Dong


United Kingdom
1973 - 50 Pence
Entry into European Economic Community​

 

Also this one, nothing special but still a nice coin.

United Kingdom
1997 - 50 Pence​

 

You guys are getting lots of nice coins! Thanks for sharing....

 

My first coin show and some pretty awesome upgrades for my shilling set at the Dublin International Coin show.

 

Here are a handful of common Chinese cash coins that I labelled yesterday. All were recovered from the Musi River in Palembang, Indonesia.

Tang Dynasty of China
759-762 CE
Qian Yuan Zhong Bao
2.68g and 24mm; Hartill#14.114


Tang Dynasty of China
718-732 CE
Kai Yuan Tong Bao
2.15g and 22.5mm; Hartill#14.3
Middle Period; "No shoulders on yuan" variety


Tang Dynasty of China
718-732 CE
Kai Yuan Tong Bao
2.69g and 23mm; Hartill#14.4
Middle Period; "Left shoulder on yuan" variety


Tang Dynasty of China
718-732 CE
Kai Yuan Tong Bao
2.91g and 24.5mm; Hartill#14.4
Middle Period; "Left shoulder on yuan" variety


Tang Dynasty of China
718-732 CE
Kai Yuan Tong Bao
2.15g and 22.5mm; Hartill#14.3
Middle Period; "No shoulders on yuan" variety


Northern Song Dynasty of China
998-1003 CE
Xian Ping Yuan Bao (Regular Script)
2.51g and 24mm; Hartill#16.43
"Regular size" variety


Ming Dynasty of China
1368-1398 CE
Hong Wu Tong Bao
2.68g and 24mm; H#20.57


Ming Dynasty of China
1368-1398 CE
Hong Wu Tong Bao
2.83g and 24mm; H#20.57​

 

This coin is not exactly a new purchase, but this is the first time I have been happy enough with the images to post it. I struggle to photograph PL coins, and gold is a whole new ballpark in comparison to the usually dark copper I collect. This thing is super reflective on both sides, and if I did not know better, I would swear this was a proof (as far I know none were struck in 1926). Any thoughts @physics-fan3.14 ?

1926 Chile 20 Peso

 

Here are a couple more coins I photographed for the first time. I've shared the Carthage sheckel before but it should be the only one I've posted before.

Carthage
Circa 220-210 BCE
AE Shekel


Germany
1938
10 Reichspfennig
A - Berlin Mint


Australia
1955
3 Pence


Mexico
1964
1 Peso - .100 Silver


Canada
1996
2 Dollars

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Picked this up for only opening bid on ebay.

Features a rat on the reverse.


Ti. Quinctius. (112 - 111 B.C.)
AR Denarius
O: Laureate bust of Hercules left, seen from behind, with club over shoulder.
R: Two horses galloping left, with a desultor riding the nearest one; •/H above, rat below, •D•S•S on tablet in exergue.
Rome Mint
3.68g
20mm
Crawford 297/1b; Sydenham 563; Quinctia 6

 

KM#169 Chile, 20 pesos, .900 gold, weight- 4.07g. or 0.1177oz. no proofs. must be proof like.
mintage-85,000

 

Here is a small Seleucid coin that I finally put into a holder and spent time to ID.

Seleucid Empire
223-211 BCE
Antiochus III the Great
Copper - 1.74g 10mm
Obv: Apollo bust right
Rev: Apollo standing left holding bow to the ground, BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY
Ref.: Seleucid Coins (Part 1) 1052​

 

This coin fits in well with the other oddities in my collection.

1749 Farthing error

 

I picked this little beauty up today. Not something I was looking for, but i liked the look of it, so i threw in a bid and won! I'll need to buff the case a little to get some of the scratches out of it. It's in NGC plastic, MS65.