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United Kingdom
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South Africa 2 1/2 Shillings 1897 Mintage: 149,160  This is the coin that first sparked my interest in collecting. Found in amongst a box of world coins from my great grandfather, at the time 1897 seemed unimaginably old- now my collecting has gone back over a thousand years. The buzz of not having a clue what it was and the satisfaction that came from identifying it. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Great Britain 1847 Gothic Crown - mintage around 8,000:  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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British West Indies 1822 1/16 dollar "Anchor Money" mintage 142,000   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5870 Posts |
Edited by barryg
09/17/2017 9:36 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I guess a denomination of three counts as odd, meaning my lowest mintage goes to my 3 kreuzer piece from the German state of Frankfurt, 1850, with a mintage of 182,300:  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
A kilo coin. Holy smokes. Good job everyone, neat coins and thanks for keeping the thread alive.  |
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Russian Federation
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I didn't realize it was world silver day already! This coin might not technically have an odd denomination, but it's probably my lowest-mintage non-crown-sized world silver...   Elbing, Swedish occupation of, solidus, 1657. Obverse: CAROL GVST D G, crowned CG monogram within inner circle Reverse: SOLIDVS PRVSSIAE 57, arms of Elbing in cartouche within inner circle KM# 65 (listed as "rare"), Numista 96629 (rarity 97 - only my example), Kopicki 9655 (R7, estimated 4-6 examples known). |
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 United States
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R7, estimated 4-6 examples known Nice work @J1M--that certainly counts as rare! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For yesterday, here is my odd (number) denomination world silver. Poland/Russia 5 groszy, 1839, .192 silver, mintage 380,435  |
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United States
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Edited by barryg
09/18/2017 06:01 am
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United States
34452 Posts |
More eye candy from @barryg! Here is my somewhat weary 1875-CC Twenty Cent Piece (mintage 133,290):   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
1875 S Twenty Cents ~ 1,155,000 minted   My biggest regret with the 20 cent coin is that I had a beautiful VF 1875 CC and sold it in the 80's for peanuts before the CC's took off. My original purchase price for the CC was $35.00. Can you believe that? It also was one of my first coin purchases.
I am glad I at least have this one that looks a lot better than these images. This one has some luster which does not show in my pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sorry I'm late! Hectic day yesterday! British Honduras, 50 cents 1901 Mintage 10,000 (my lowest for any "real" coin)  And an honorable mention; my rarest and most expensive non-ancient Japan 5 sen 1870 Original mintage 1,501,473; most lost or destroyed. PCGS lists 207 in all grades for this date  |
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United States
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1876 Double Dime. Mintage 14,640  |
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United States
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