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Valued Member
Canada
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You did well and again you get coins that would all find a spot in my world collection.Even the two US as 1948 is my birth year.
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 United States
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The stuff keep on coming and today was no exeption to that. Excellent!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Sweden
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You did well and again you get coins that would all find a spot in my world collection.Even the two US as 1948 is my birth year. Let's continue a bit on that track today  Honestly, I think today had a some more interesting coins than normal. It's just those darn jewelers that keep on ruining things    1 Dime, US 1948 ½ Frank, Switzerland 1850 (first issue of the ½-Franc, with seated Helvetia. Rare design, but the flaw is obvious) 1 Markka, Finland 1966 1 Luigino, Principality of Seborga (Micronation!)(2x) 10 Kroner, Norway 1996 50 Bani, Romania 2012 500 Yen, Japan (I have been looking for one of these for so long now!) 20 Ngwee, Zambia 1968 50 Pence, UK 1997 1 Mark, West Germany 1972-F 1/4 Dollar, US 1989 Best of all, the price was next to nothing: 30 SEK. Wonderful day to say the least. The only thing that was missing was some sun, but that's february for ya. |
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Valued Member
Canada
496 Posts |
Some nice acquisitions for your want list,rare and African collections.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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Wow you lucky guy!
If I did my conversions correctly, I'd probably pay that much for the 1/2 franc or the luigino alone, and the 500 yen is worth more in face value.
(I actually have a 500 yen coin, but only because a friend gave me one after returning from Japan. And back then it still was a lot cheaper.)
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Great pick-ups! Thanks for the link on the Principality of Seborga. It's a fascinating story and they have their own coins!  Very interesting and a real find to get one of those. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Even with the damage the 1/2 franc has got to be worth at least or more than the total you spent for all of them.
Certainly a buy at 2.5 SEK (0.25 USD).
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United States
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Another nice batch.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Another nice group of pickups.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That Luigino is a fantastic find, worth more than twice the price of the lot! And congrats on finally getting the 500 yen. You're now about 1/75th of the way to a complete type set or them!  |
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Norway
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I'm especially a bit envious of that Seborga coin and that you continually manage to pick up coins below face value.
Great deal, again!
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Sweden
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Last week was definitely a true steal for what it's worth. The Luigino is pretty much uncirculated, and looks like just about any modern uncirculated circulation coin. At first I actually confused it with a Spanish 200 Peseta coin. The blueish colour didn't add up, it looked way too new and the date, 2012 was definitely off. Then I checked the inscription property and realized I didn't recognize a thing. Needless to say it was an addition for sure. The dime and ½ Frank both cost 5 SEK each, the rest 2 Kronor each. Either way, steals for all of those prices. This is exactly why I love looking through boxes of assorted coins for hours on end. This week's picups aren't nearly as crazy but still fun, small additions, but also including good eyesight.   1 Euro Cent, Germany 2010-E 2 Öre, Sweden 1945 ½ Franc, Monaco 1976 5 Centavos, Philippines 1945 100 Meticais, Mozambique 1994 Now I will confess that I have committed a mortal sin. I did polish the Cent and 2-Öre coins. But for all it's worth, they were both ground finds lodged between some cobblestones at the market. I'm even surprised myself I noticed them. Either way, the 2-Öre is essentially scrap (anopther one to the pile), the 1-Cent is perfectly viable with a "caring" touch. Let's see what next week brings! |
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I will confess that I have committed a mortal sin. I think it's okay to clean a coin found on the ground or in the dirt. They are your coins to do with as you please and you certainly know enough about coins that you won't damage anything rare. You got some nice coins this week. |
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Germany
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1 Euro Cent, Germany 2010-E That can't be. Mint-mark ''E'' is for Muldenhütten. That mint was closed in 1953.  It's mint-mark 'F'' (Stuttgart). |
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Norway
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Perfectly fine to take care of roadkill. I guess some trader or customer lost those? I don't imagine the 2 Øre has been laying there for 70 years, as I would have picked it up when I walked there.  I have an eye for roadkill coins. Anyway, nice fins again. How much did you pay for those 3? I probably get envious again, but still, you usually state the price. |
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