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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Here's a privy-marked Canadian Silver Maple Leaf (SML) from 2012. It was part of a Chinese Lunar Calendar series of privy-marked SMLs; 2012 was the Year of the Dragon.   Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Subtle and fantastic!  |
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1974 Iceland. 1000 Krónur 1st Settlement   |
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1974 Iceland. 1000 Krónur 1st Settlement I really like this design. A nice example! |
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The listings I got this and others from claimed China Ancients. I did look for a website to identify and found one but, if they ain't in a holder with the description written upon it, I won't remember, lol. This monster is 45mm and 36.31-ish grams. The largest "Ancient" I got is 59mm I think and is posted in the "Largest with Tiniest" thread. Whatever era/decade this is from, I like it much, there was one something like it posted in this thread earlier on. Cheers!  |
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This monster is 45mm and 36.31-ish grams. The largest "Ancient" Very nice ! |
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Meet the Red Dragon of Wales, depicted on Great Britain's 2000 1 Pound coin. (QEII appeared on the obverse.) 
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
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Great examples! |
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I was going through my Bullion and came across these, I actually had forgotten about them. 2020 .9999 1oz Germania Beasts Fafnir Silver Round - 1st Issue in the Germania Beasts Series - 25k mintage.  |
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Myanmar 10 pyas 1963:  |
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Fantastic detail! |
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Nice dragon on this British medal commemorating victory in the First Nanking Opium War, which was waged from 1839 to 1842 to bully China into opening its markets and population to the importation of Indian-grown poppies and their addictive end product. As a consequence of its military loss, surrender, and treaty, China was forced to cede Hong Kong into the Empire and pay many millions of pounds in reparations and costs to the Crown. The Latin legend on the reverse is "Armis Exposcere Pacem," which translates to "They demanded peace by force of arms." This silver 37mm medal has been seen both with and without suspension and was probably a pattern ultimately rejected for its gratuitously humiliating depiction of the vanquished Chinese dragon. Image cribbed from Heritage, where this example was hammered down in June 2017 at $26,290 including fees.  
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Lovely design! |
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1887 UK ˝ Crown - Victoria 2nd portrait.    |
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Fantastic! |
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