My buying in will be a bit slower for February into April as I pack up and prepare for my big move.
Only bought some Pacific banknotes lately and have a few average silver coins on the way, but very quiet for me sorry.
Like those Swiss coins - Mr Midnight.
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Some worn but more scarce dates I have bought of English 19th century coins. All of these are gap fillers until better coins are found.
1887 Half Crown - Very worn (sub VG) - But Young Head Victoria which is much rarer than Jubilee coins, hence why they are usually this worn (Then again most 1874 - 1887 YH are worn, well used coins!)
Even more worn is this 1829 shilling - basically Good and the rarest of this series - again a coin I did not have.
An 1836 Threepence, this was a good find as in this era, this coin was only used in West indies, Ceylon and Malta - but some got to the mainland. Well worn (gVG) but not often seen. Most of my 3ds are 1880s or later.
Also got worn 1817 and 1819 shillings and a VG 1856 shilling.
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I picked up this beautiful Silver Set in February. Five silver coins from 1 cent to 20 cents. Issued by the Perth Mint in 2009 in capsules in a fine Jarrah wood box with certificate of authenticity. I have wanted one of these for a while. It wasn't cheap. 🙄
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I picked up this beautiful Silver Set in February. Five silver coins from 1 cent to 20 cents. Issued by the Perth Mint in 2009 in capsules in a fine Jarrah wood box with certificate of authenticity. I have wanted one of these for a while. It wasn't cheap. 🙄
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They look special, brismike….out of my pay grade though. Thanks for sharing.
Some worn but more scarce dates I have bought of English 19th century coins. All of these are gap fillers until better coins are found.
1887 Half Crown - Very worn (sub VG) - But Young Head Victoria which is much rarer than Jubilee coins, hence why they are usually this worn (Then again most 1874 - 1887 YH are worn, well used coins!)
Even more worn is this 1829 shilling - basically Good and the rarest of this series - again a coin I did not have.
An 1836 Threepence, this was a good find as in this era, this coin was only used in West indies, Ceylon and Malta - but some got to the mainland. Well worn (gVG) but not often seen. Most of my 3ds are 1880s or later.
Also got worn 1817 and 1819 shillings and a VG 1856 shilling.
Some nice adds Tane, good to see you picked up the '87 YH, always a tough addition. I picked up a 1920 shilling but it is too worn to show. like yours, it is a gap filler.
This is a piggy bank for which the owner didn't have the key. The child would insert his coins at the top; once full s/he would bring it back to the bank where it was opened and the content deposited. The store owner believes it's from the 1960s and I would say the same.
The Banque Provinciale du Canada (1900-1970) was the successor of the Banque Jacques Cartier which fell into difficult times and ceased operations in 1899-1900. In 1970 there was a merger out of which the Banque Nationale was born. It still exists.
That's a nice gimick! And it appears to be in working order. I imagine you could make a skeleton key fairly easily, if you wanted to have a look inside.
Even takes 50 cent coins, that supports your dating.
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
Yes — I was thinking it should be possible to make a key. I wouldn't be surprised that the key shape could be found online, especially that it's probably the same key for all these piggy banks. Just last week I opened a Sentry 1170 (fireproof “safe” for documents) for which the key had been lost. A thin metal strip and a screwdriver did the trick. This piggybank should be even easier (when I go back home I'll check the back which has the info about the maker).
That's a good point about the 50 cents. They were already quite scarce in circulation, but people were aware of their existence much more than we are now (at least the general public).
The first one is a commemorative for the 25th anniversary of the reign of King Oscar II of Sweden, and the second is a commemorative of the 50th anniversary of the marriage of King Oscar II and his wife Lady Sofia
Dated 1897 and 1907 respectively
I also have a 1757 George II Sixpence coming in that should be here tomorrow, so that’s cool as well. Will post pictures when it comes in
Some worn but more scarce dates I have bought of English 19th century coins. All of these are gap fillers until better coins are found.
1887 Half Crown - Very worn (sub VG) - But Young Head Victoria which is much rarer than Jubilee coins, hence why they are usually this worn (Then again most 1874 - 1887 YH are worn, well used coins!)
Even more worn is this 1829 shilling - basically Good and the rarest of this series - again a coin I did not have.
An 1836 Threepence, this was a good find as in this era, this coin was only used in West indies, Ceylon and Malta - but some got to the mainland. Well worn (gVG) but not often seen. Most of my 3ds are 1880s or later.
Also got worn 1817 and 1819 shillings and a VG 1856 shilling.
Some nice adds Tane, good to see you picked up the '87 YH, always a tough addition. I picked up a 1920 shilling but it is too worn to show. like yours, it is a gap filler.
Thanks - don't feel bad about 1920 - that year is notoriously difficult to find anything not worn to death. First year of base silver meant these coins were used right through to 1971 or even 1990 in the case of shilling and florin, as the silver value in these coins never reached past face value until 1968, but the early 1920s coins were worn to death by then.
All my 1920 dated coins except the 3ds (Both of which are Fine/VF) are VG condition or worse. They were badly struck too as it just after WW1 and the quality control and morale was way down there! Ghosting (Seeing the kings head on the tails side) is common on copper and 3ds. Also the Reverse wore quicker on these coins.
Ironically you will find too, that most 1919 dated coins, are usually in much better than average condition, as it was the last year of Sterling silver, except some 1920 dated 3d coins, which were also sterling silver (They wear blacker rather than the gungy green colour of base silver).
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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This is a piggy bank for which the owner didn't have the key. The child would insert his coins at the top; once full s/he would bring it back to the bank where it was opened and the content deposited. The store owner believes it's from the 1960s and I would say the same.
I've got a couple of these from local savings banks in the UK. I use a suitcase key to open them.
The first one is a commemorative for the 25th anniversary of the reign of King Oscar II of Sweden, and the second is a commemorative of the 50th anniversary of the marriage of King Oscar II and his wife Lady Sofia
Dated 1897 and 1907 respectively
I also have a 1757 George II Sixpence coming in that should be here tomorrow, so that’s cool as well. Will post pictures when it comes in
Nice 2 KRs ! pretty cool, three posters with Sweden this month!
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
The first one is a commemorative for the 25th anniversary of the reign of King Oscar II of Sweden, and the second is a commemorative of the 50th anniversary of the marriage of King Oscar II and his wife Lady Sofia
Dated 1897 and 1907 respectively
I also have a 1757 George II Sixpence coming in that should be here tomorrow, so that’s cool as well. Will post pictures when it comes in
Nice Swedish commem group there and those Argentine State coins.
3 more from me
1864 Maundy Penny UK - Poss Proof finish, easily AU maybe even UNC. I have never seen one this nice, most of my Maundy pennies are VF to EF. This is well beyond EF. It cost me $75 - a lot for a 10mm coin with 52 cents worth of silver in it!
A medal for once, this is a 38mm bronze medal of the Coronation of King George III and Queen Charlotte in September 1761 (262½ years ago!). Its in surprisingly good shape for such an old piece, most 18th century bronze medals are worn flat.
This is easily good VF condition and it makes the Queens lips look very big (Those “we wuz kangz rumours” that Charlotte was Black or Mulatto come flooding back).
Paintings of both rulers however show them with really thick (Jagger/tyler/jolie/me) sized lips - yet they appear entirely Caucasian.
Its not listed yet - but has a similar obverse to this smaller one
And getting away from the UK - I bought this for $46 as it interested me and 99% of my South American collection is base metal coins after 1935. This is a Uruguayan 50 centimos from 1894.
I would say its VF or slightly better (Some real wear on the flags and shields) and some really nice toning too. It was a strange coin, issued between 1877 and 1894 yet only issued in 1877, 78, 93 and 94. Most were minted in Buenos Aires and sometimes Uruguayan coins got minted in the UK (Heaton for the 10, 20, 40 centismos pieces) and France. This coin is actually quite poorly struck and has a strange ring, but it is 90% silver.
And after that there is no more silver Uruguay coins until 1916/1917 and then some baser coins in 1922.
The other thing I have learned is that most Latin American countries had stable currencies and proper silver and gold coinages before World War One. This is full silver half dollar/ half crown sized.
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Thanks for the love on my Swedish Commemoratives. I quite like them, nice to see others do as well.
Heres that George II Six Pence I mentioned earlier, it just showed up. There was a hair in the 2x2 it was in that was bugging me, so I took it out for the moment. It’s going on one in a few. I gotta buy more, I’m almost out
I like to collect colonial coins, but this my first German colony.
That’s a very nice one. Must have cost a pretty penny :). I’d like to eventually build a Colonial Rupee collection spanning across asia and Africa, from the Italian rupee to the sichuan rupee !
Thanks for the love on my Swedish Commemoratives. I quite like them, nice to see others do as well.
Heres that George II Six Pence I mentioned earlier, it just showed up. There was a hair in the 2x2 it was in that was bugging me, so I took it out for the moment. It’s going on one in a few. I gotta buy more, I’m almost out
That is really nice!
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My coin buying has been quite slow this month, partially due to the Melbourne ANDA Money Expo which I will likely be in attendance of. I am hoping to get a few nicer coins there, which I will show here.
One coin I did purchase this month is a Victorian Half-crown contemporary counterfeit, cast from lead.
Victoria Lead halfcrown (undated)
Lead, being relatively easy to melt and cast, allowed for the production of counterfeit coins with minimal effort. Counterfeiters would create molds of genuine coins using materials like clay, and then pour molten lead into these molds to produce replicas. These counterfeit coins often lacked the finer details and quality of genuine coins, as shown above, but they were still able to circulate within the economy.
I am quite fascinated by contemporary counterfeits such as this one, and I am actually in the midst of trying to complete an Australian 1911 lead cast set. (Maybe I will find some this weekend!)
Just last week I opened a Sentry 1170 (fireproof “safe” for documents) for which the key had been lost. A thin metal strip and a screwdriver did the trick.
Had to do the same thing on a smaller version of that. It's even easier than you did though. A single paperclip bent just right works perfectly. Stick it in and jiggle it a bit as you twist.
"What we are is not as important as what we aren't"
My coin buying has been quite slow this month, partially due to the Melbourne ANDA Money Expo which I will likely be in attendance of. I am hoping to get a few nicer coins there, which I will show here.
One coin I did purchase this month is a Victorian Half-crown contemporary counterfeit, cast from lead.
Victoria Lead halfcrown (undated)
Lead, being relatively easy to melt and cast, allowed for the production of counterfeit coins with minimal effort. Counterfeiters would create molds of genuine coins using materials like clay, and then pour molten lead into these molds to produce replicas. These counterfeit coins often lacked the finer details and quality of genuine coins, as shown above, but they were still able to circulate within the economy.
I am quite fascinated by contemporary counterfeits such as this one, and I am actually in the midst of trying to complete an Australian 1911 lead cast set. (Maybe I will find some this weekend!)
That is a fascinating piece of lead IM94. I managed to pick up a brass 1819 GB sixpence last year, which is not too bad as far as contemporary counterfeits go. The belt on the reverse tends to fade off into oblivion.
My coin buying has been quite slow this month, partially due to the Melbourne ANDA Money Expo which I will likely be in attendance of. I am hoping to get a few nicer coins there, which I will show here.
One coin I did purchase this month is a Victorian Half-crown contemporary counterfeit, cast from lead.
Victoria Lead halfcrown (undated)
Lead, being relatively easy to melt and cast, allowed for the production of counterfeit coins with minimal effort. Counterfeiters would create molds of genuine coins using materials like clay, and then pour molten lead into these molds to produce replicas. These counterfeit coins often lacked the finer details and quality of genuine coins, as shown above, but they were still able to circulate within the economy.
I am quite fascinated by contemporary counterfeits such as this one, and I am actually in the midst of trying to complete an Australian 1911 lead cast set. (Maybe I will find some this weekend!)
That is a fascinating piece of lead IM94. I managed to pick up a brass 1819 GB sixpence last year, which is not too bad as far as contemporary counterfeits go. The belt on the reverse tends to fade off into oblivion.
Thank you, ttkoo.
That is a very cool sixpence, I do love the history of contemporary counterfeits like yours!
I wonder if they were produced in large-ish numbers, It would be interesting to see the setup of how these were made - if they were cast once-off by a few individuals, or if there were more elaborate operations that went into the production of these.
I am collecting the copper-nickel Swiss francs now.
Here are some high grade pieces, taken from mint sets, I suppose, they have full wagon wheel lustre and rainbow tones, but look at that last one, I don't know what to say…
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
I am collecting the copper-nickel Swiss francs now.
Here are some high grade pieces, taken from mint sets, I suppose, they have full wagon wheel lustre and rainbow tones, but look at that last one, I don't know what to say…
Very nice, I do actually really like that last one.
I have a slight feeling you quite like the Swiss coinage…
Have a nice day and sunshine in your soul colleagues.
The post office brought him this morning.
Here is a historical summary of where and when the symbol of the Czech Lion appeared:
In 1158, Emperor Frederick I. Barbarossa rewarded Prince Vladislav II. royal crown and a new heraldic animal that replaced the previous eagle. The lion represented the virtues of a knight, the strength and courage that Vladislav demonstrated in conquering the city of Milan in the emperor's service. And how did the heraldic beast get its second tail? Again, heroism played a role in this. In 1204, King Přemysl Otakar I helped Emperor Otto IV. in the fight against the Saxons, and for this the Bohemian lion received a second tail, which distinguished it from the beasts of other nations and gave it unique prestige. However, medieval writers liked to add color to their narratives and are not a reliable source of information. Therefore, only one thing is certain - the first truly documented Czech lion was the symbol of the Přemysl dynasty and appears on the equestrian seal of Vladislav Jindřich from 1203. It was Přemysl Otakar II, the iron and gold king, who made the lion the symbol of the entire country.
Issue of 4500 pieces:Silver two-ounce investment coin Czech Lion 2024 stand
I took a photo of it through the plastic capsule - I couldn't choose it
Sample size to cent I couldn't find its width anywhere
Collector's series Czech lion Number 76654-750 Issuer of Niue Face value NZD 5 Author Asamat Baltaev, DiS. Material Silver 999 / 1000 purity Weight 62.2 g Diameter 37 mm Capsule packaging
This is a Mauryan punchmark coin that I have attributed as G&H 507a, listed in the revised edition 2014 as Extremely Rare ( 1 - 2 coins) from hoard M4126. Discoveries since then have undoubtably added to the number of this variety, but I am still happy to have picked this type up for little more than the postage.
This is a Mauryan punchmark coin that I have attributed as G&H 507a, listed in the revised edition 2014 as Extremely Rare ( 1 - 2 coins) from hoard M4126. Discoveries since then have undoubtably added to the number of this variety, but I am still happy to have picked this type up for little more than the postage.
I'm glad to share some of my recent acquisitions as I am quite proud of them and they provide some much appreciated diversity to my collection. I look forward to sharing with you all. (Some of the pictures were taken on different days with different lighting so please excuse the inconsistencies.)
First are some nice pieces from French Indochina, an 1897 and a 1903 piastre as well as a 1937 20 centimes. I'm very thrilled with the piastres as they're such beautiful coins that one doesn't come across each day. It's also nice to add some historic silver to my ever growing collection. The 1903 definitely seems to have been cleaned at some point but cleaned coins don't really bother me too much. If anything they help to bring the price down of some of the harder to find stuff.
Next is a very beautiful 1896 British crown. I love the classic St. George and the Dragon design and I think this is my favorite design of Victoria as well, so I was also very happy to have acquired this piece. It's certainly seen better days but I'm still happy to have it.
Another British coin, but this one probably has more in common with the piastres. This one is a 1898 British trade dollar and I've been trying to find one of these for a while but because of the prices of them and with how many fakes are out there, I was very pleased to find one for a good price from a trusted seller. I just love how the design syncretizes the various themes from the different cultures that Britain would've been interacting with in this region
The last three pieces I have to share today are from Japan, each one quite different from the other. First is this Isshugin which I hope will be the first of many in my collection. I've already been working towards trying to obtain more pieces to assemble a Meiji type set, and that has inspired me to delve deeper into the earlier issues of Japanese coinage.
Next is another 100 Mon which I think is a classic among pre-Yen Japanese coins. It's got some corrosion but otherwise still looks pretty good.
Lastly is this 1908 50 Sen. Unfortunately it's not at beautiful as earlier variety with the iconic dragon design but it's still a wonderful piece with relatively very little wear.
Thank you all for taking a look at what I've shared today and I hope to be back soon with some more pictures.
Then two coins commemorating Britannia and Liberty the relations between the United Kingdom and the United States.
50 Pence Gold proof (my first gold purchase)
2 Pounds Silver proof and the bullion version (not pictured)
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Had a wonderful swap with @backpacktrip in Jeddah a few days ago, where I purchased a 1 Kilo bag from him at a great deal and he was also kind enough to give me a few freebies too, and also we swapped coins, explored the Historic Al Balad District and we ate Pakistani food on the advice of Mike himself, All in all we had a wonderful time
Here are a few photos of the coins and us
Before SwapAfter swap
I am currently organizing them into Ziploc bags where I will store each country in one Ziploc bag, I will share the photos later in this thread
Here is some of my haul:-
My first NCLT (5 Dollars - Boris Becker - Niue) It was given as a gift
My first Wheat Penny :D
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very nice. ! I placed An order for the Charles circulation set from the RCM and I’m still waiting. oddly enough, some new commemoratives on Black history in Canada have been issued, with the Queens portrait.. still
Some new arrivals from Australia (after paying a King's ransom in duty):
Very nice group - did you know about the “egg” you find on 1959 Florins, notice an egg like dot between the emu's legs. Only appears on the 1959 coins. It was a die change.
I have all dates of the Australian Florin series - many of them worn to death before 1935. The hardest were 1914 and 1915H coins, 1932 surprisingly easily.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Some new arrivals from Australia (after paying a King's ransom in duty):
Very nice group - did you know about the “egg” you find on 1959 Florins, notice an egg like dot between the emu's legs. Only appears on the 1959 coins. It was a die change.
I have all dates of the Australian Florin series - many of them worn to death before 1935. The hardest were 1914 and 1915H coins, 1932 surprisingly easily.
That is true about the ‘emu egg’ variety, thanks for bringing that point up. Although, it does not appear on proofs of the same year, making it an easier way to differentiate between high grade business strikes and proofs from 1959.
Lucky you - proofs are rare. My 1959 is just a plain circulation piece. Yours is definitely proof, look at that polishing!
Of course its AU - UNC though, again old photo and old camera muting the lustre - which is good considering in life you may need blu blockers to look at it.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Lucky you - proofs are rare. My 1959 is just a plain circulation piece. Yours is definitely proof, look at that polishing!
Of course its AU - UNC though, again old photo and old camera muting the lustre - which is good considering in life you may need blu blockers to look at it.
Thank you, I am very happy to have this one. The wire rim is another way to look for a proof over a high grade circulation piece, which is a feature that typically appears on proofs of all year in the QEII florin series. I would absolutely love to get a nice Australian QEII proof penny or half penny at some stage, they look lovely in proof. Sadly a bit much for my budget right now.
Your circulation one is a lot nicer than mine Tane, mine is around the VF to the borderline EF mark, but still has a bit of lustre.
very nice. ! I placed An order for the Charles circulation set from the RCM and I’m still waiting. oddly enough, some new commemoratives on Black history in Canada have been issued, with the Queens portrait.. still
I bet there’s a lot of demand for set same with the sets for the uk.
Yeah I do find it odd they are continuing to use the Queen’s portrait on the obverse still.
Furthermore the Maple Leaf of my first non UK coin with King Charles on the obverse.
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very nice. ! I placed An order for the Charles circulation set from the RCM and I’m still waiting. oddly enough, some new commemoratives on Black history in Canada have been issued, with the Queens portrait.. still
I bet there’s a lot of demand for set same with the sets for the uk.
Yeah I do find it odd they are continuing to use the Queen’s portrait on the obverse still.
Furthermore the Maple Leaf of my first non UK coin with King Charles on the obverse.
I ordered the 2023 Charles set back in Dec, the delivery was scheduled for Feb. but haven’t received it so far. The 2023 mintage is very low, some 10000 and won’t circulate. so far I only have portraits of Charles from the uk (crowned and uncrowned)
I ordered the 2023 Charles set back in Dec, the delivery was scheduled for Feb. but haven’t received it so far. The 2023 mintage is very low, some 10000 and won’t circulate. so far I only have portraits of Charles from the uk (crowned and uncrowned)
You're talking about the 2023 regular 5¢—$2 coin set, right? I thought the Mint had made it clear that they were striking them for circulation, but if not, they may have meant any Charles III issue, and since they have already started to mint with the year 2024 issue, it is possibly what they meant.
If you have a more info about this (link?), please let us know — thx!
I ordered the 2023 Charles set back in Dec, the delivery was scheduled for Feb. but haven’t received it so far. The 2023 mintage is very low, some 10000 and won’t circulate. so far I only have portraits of Charles from the uk (crowned and uncrowned)
You're talking about the 2023 regular 5¢—$2 coin set, right? I thought the Mint had made it clear that they were striking them for circulation, but if not, they may have meant any Charles III issue, and since they have already started to mint with the year 2024 issue, it is possibly what they meant.
If you have a more info about this (link?), please let us know — thx!
i believe the mintage for C3 is limited to 100k for 2023 date specifically. it’s possible I suppose some of them will circulate. I would have to find that link that gives the break down between the green pacakge BU sets, rolls, proofs and loose-for circulation coins (if any)
The RCM has still not charged me for the set btw although I placed it in early December
I believe the mintage for C3 is limited to 100k for 2023 date specifically. It’s possible I suppose some of them will circulate. I would have to find that link that gives the break down between the green pacakge BU sets, rolls, proofs and loose-for circulation coins (if any)
The RCM has still not charged me for the set btw although I placed it in early December
I checked the RCM website earlier today and believe the best evidence there are circulating 2023 C'''R coins is the coin exchange program, such as in Ottawa on December 12. Check the Events page for more such events. I don't think they ever do this for non-circulating coins, such as the E''R 2023 base metal BU coins. They did it for the mourning toonie, which is a circulating coin.
Damn a lot of nice pieces y’all been getting! I have some coins coming in on either Monday or Tuesday, so I’ll be sure to add my pickups to the list when they show up!
The kangaroo and emu appear on the coat of arms partly because neither animal can walk backwards. This is to symbolise the nation moving forward and progressing.
Inside the shield are the symbols of each of the states of Australia.
Damn a lot of nice pieces y’all been getting! I have some coins coming in on either Monday or Tuesday, so I’ll be sure to add my pickups to the list when they show up!
I can’t wait to see them, either in this month’s thread or next!
Some new arrivals from Australia (after paying a King's ransom in duty):
Very nice group - did you know about the “egg” you find on 1959 Florins, notice an egg like dot between the emu's legs. Only appears on the 1959 coins. It was a die change.
I have all dates of the Australian Florin series - many of them worn to death before 1935. The hardest were 1914 and 1915H coins, 1932 surprisingly easily.
I had not noticed the egg! Thanks very much for pointing it out.
The exceptionally high-quality currency spread from the Czech Kingdom to the whole of Europe, and its success prompted the minting of a number of imitations. We know the garbled tallér from Hungary, talar from Poland, tàliro from Greece, tallero from Italy, dare from Persia, dalur from Iceland and daler from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Holland. Thanks to the boom in international trade in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was Dutch currency that spread throughout the world.
How did Jáchymov tolars become US dollars? This incredible story will remind you of the investment coins of the Czech Mint with the year 2024 and the altered relief struck from one troy ounce of pure silver.
Here is a lot from an eBay seller that I just received today. It may not look like anything but the seller obviously didn't know that one of these notes is a little special:
The RS prefix of the note in the middle identifies a test note. It is not in the best of shape but it's still worth quite a bit more than the two other notes.
Damn a lot of nice pieces y’all been getting! I have some coins coming in on either Monday or Tuesday, so I’ll be sure to add my pickups to the list when they show up!
I can’t wait to see them, either in this month’s thread or next!
Meant to respond when they came in, but I’ve been busy.
2009 Silver Eagle, 2023 Libertad, and an Aztec Calendar ¼ ounce round.
Here’s a better picture of the Aztec reverse. Absolute beauty, imo.
1986 Proof Set. The quarter has some decent blue toning on the Obverse, but you can’t really see it in this picture. If I can get a good picture of it I’ll add it to the Toned Coins thread.
This is more a medal than a coin, but it’s a 3.8 ounce, 24k Electroplated on Bronze medal depicting a bust of Louis XIV. Pretty cool piece. Nice chunker to add to the collection. Got this guy in an eBay live for cheap. The bust itself sticks out a fair bit, too. Pretty high relief on that.
Then there’s this guy. A blank Quarter planchet. Pretty cool piece as well, though nothing too crazy.
I have a couple more pieces incoming, but they won’t be here till next month, so I’ll be sure to post those in the next thread as well!
I believe the mintage for C3 is limited to 100k for 2023 date specifically. It’s possible I suppose some of them will circulate. I would have to find that link that gives the break down between the green pacakge BU sets, rolls, proofs and loose-for circulation coins (if any)
The RCM has still not charged me for the set btw although I placed it in early December
I checked the RCM website earlier today and believe the best evidence there are circulating 2023 C'''R coins is the coin exchange program, such as in Ottawa on December 12. Check the Events page for more such events. I don't think they ever do this for non-circulating coins, such as the E''R 2023 base metal BU coins. They did it for the mourning toonie, which is a circulating coin.
To follow up on this I just got in my change, today 29th Feb., my first two C3R quarters, dated 2023. So, they are indeed to be found in circulation.
Meant to respond when they came in, but I’ve been busy.
2009 Silver Eagle, 2023 Libertad, and an Aztec Calendar ¼ ounce round.
Here’s a better picture of the Aztec reverse. Absolute beauty, imo.
1986 Proof Set. The quarter has some decent blue toning on the Obverse, but you can’t really see it in this picture. If I can get a good picture of it I’ll add it to the Toned Coins thread.
This is more a medal than a coin, but it’s a 3.8 ounce, 24k Electroplated on Bronze medal depicting a bust of Louis XIV. Pretty cool piece. Nice chunker to add to the collection. Got this guy in an eBay live for cheap. The bust itself sticks out a fair bit, too. Pretty high relief on that.
Then there’s this guy. A blank Quarter planchet. Pretty cool piece as well, though nothing too crazy.
I have a couple more pieces incoming, but they won’t be here till next month, so I’ll be sure to post those in the next thread as well!
Lovely pieces, ixx_grid!
Those silver ones are quite nice, that ASE has some cool peripheral toning. Is there any reason the silver eagles often show up toned? Is this done artificially, as I have seen straight-graded examples from this era with crazy toning.
Very nice 1986 proof set. I would love to see some photos of the toning in the toned coin thread if it shows up in the pictures.
That blank planchet is cool, I like the NE Error Collection provenance on the slab. Some very nice additions overall, lots I haven’t seen much of down here in Australia!
Yep, I quite like the toning on the ASE, it is a little scratched on the sun, but still nice besides that. No clue why ASEs turn up toned so much, but newer examples in most cases are artificially toned. You could buy stuff online that colors silver, or another method would be using boiled egg shells and letting the coin sit in that for extended periods of time
Im a natural toning kinda guy, I just think it looks better, but there are some nice artificially toned pieces out there.
And I gotchu with the proof set quarter, I snagged a couple pictures of it a few minutes ago for ya, I’ll post that over in the other thread after this.
Same, that’s why I snagged the blank. I’ve only ever gotten 1 blank planchet back in the wild, and it was a penny planchet. Cool as hell, imo. Here’s hoping some of these coins find their way down to Australia for you to snag! There’s a bunch in this thread I wanna add to my collection lmao so I feel you there
Nice “RS Test note” cherry picked out from an inexpensive lot Camerinvs! Always nice to snag something a bit special for much less than what we'd expect for something like that (no matter what the condition)
Nice “RS Test note” cherry picked out from an inexpensive lot Camerinvs! Always nice to snag something a bit special for much less than what we'd expect for something like that (no matter what the condition)
Thanks, Serial_Number_8!
I'm now waiting for two Newfoundland bills of exchange from the early 1800s. I should receive them within a week and will post them in the March thread.
I have an American friend who constantly picks out DoC, Devil's Faces & the odd 1937 bill out of his LCS bargain bin for less the $5.00. He's been sharing his spoils recently (great stuff to see).
two Newfoundland bills of exchange from the early 1800s. I should receive them within a week and will post them in the March thread.
I took a photo of it through the plastic capsule - I couldn't choose it
Sample size to cent 
I couldn't find its width anywhere
