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Dutch Gold 14 Gulden (minted in Dordrecht in 1762 by the Mint Master Wouter Buck):

 

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Looks superb!

 

This coin was minted the year that the Disney film "Mary Poppins" was set in England.


Britain Sovereign 1910 - Edward VII

One of the film's songs has the lyrics:
"It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910, King Edward's on the throne"

 

Kingdom of Belgium Gold 20 Francs of Leopold II (minted in Brussels in 1882):

 

Colombia 1845 16 Pesos. This is a type I have wanted to find an affordable example of for a while. This one is circulated, but I don't mind.

 

Ottoman Silver Zolota of Mahmud II (minted in Qustantiniya (Constantinople) in either 1825 or 1826):

 

Khwarazmian Silver Dirham of Jalal al-Din Mangubarni (minted in Qal'at Nay sometime between 1220 and 1231):

 

Nice. I have always liked the arabic script. This one looks nice and flashy!

 

So, apparently the last 3 coins I have purchased have all been gold. That is not like me. This is the last one. It's another type that I have been looking for a reasonably priced one for a while.



Japan: Manen Era (1860-67) Gold Koban (1 Ryo) C-22d PCGS AU-55.

Obverse: A fan-shaped Kiri crest, a square panel with the value, a square panel with the signature of the Mint Official, and another fan-shaped Kiri crest
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, grass script), Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
壱
两

光
次
Translation: One
Ryō
Mitsutsugu

Reverse: Butter-fly-like signature, and various other characters, the stamps of mint officials
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Hiragana
Lettering:
た
七

Mint: Ginza, Edo, modern-day Tokyo, Japan

Composition: Gold (.574)
Weight: 3.3 g
Size: 35 mm
Shape: Oval

 

Qajar Gold Toman of Ahmad Shah (minted in 1917):

 

Safavid Gold 1/4 Mithqal of Tahmasp I (minted in Sabzawar sometime between 1524 and 1576):

 

Kalachuris of Tripura Gold Dinar of Gangeyadeva (minted sometime between 1015 and 1041):

 

Czech Republic Gold Ducat of Charles IV (minted in Jablonec nad Nisou in 1998):

 

This just in - 1895 GB Shilling, this is the slightly more common "Large Rose" variant.

 

Another upgrade just in: 1898 GB Crown with the LXII edge:

 

From the Stack's Bowers NYINC sale... Slightly better date. I now have the 1927 (NGC PL66UCAM), 1928 (PCGS PL63), 1931 (NGC PL65) and 1933 (NGC PL64). The 1933 being far and away the toughest date of the series. Pretty sure the rest of the set is achievable, and that I can complete it. I've now got half the dates of the 8-year series. The 1934 is also a tougher coin, but they do come available at times in nice grades. These all used to be considered bullion coins, but much like the Peruvian 100 Soles series, collectors have come to appreciate how tough some of them are in the better grades. This new 1928 Austrian piece remarkably nice looking for an MS63PL.

Still need the 1926 (should be easy), the 1929 (available), 1930 (tough in high grade), and finally 1934. For whatever reason (depression?) none were struck in 1932.