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Pillar of the Community
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Some stunning coin added to your collection Hfjacinto.
I have a 2 1/2 euro too. Always thought it was strange denomination.
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Very interesting additions, hfjacinto! I particularly like the escudo commemorative issue.
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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Today's coin is copper nickel, and of course its a commemorative. Portugal celebrates a lot just so you know. Today's coin is a 2.5 Euro from 2017 that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the vision in Fatima. In 1917 3 shepherd children (Lϊcia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto) witnessed an apparition of the Virgin Mary. The church and the government initially tried to keep it quiet but as rumors spread more and more people came to see the apparition. On October 13, in what many skeptics describe as a mass hallucinations, the sun danced in the sky. All pictures taken that day of the sun show nothing but thousands of people claimed to see the sun dance. Francisco and Jacinta Marto died in the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, but Lucia lived to 97 and lived her live as a nun. Fatima is today a holy pilgrimage site with 2 large churches. In total 3 churches had been built on the area, but only 2 now stand. This is the 2nd church built in the 1930's.  The interior of the church is somewhat simple. The tombs of the 3 shepherd children are located in this church (I didn't take a picture)  On the 13 of the 6 months from the initial apparition (May 13 to Oct 13), thousands of pilgrims flock to Fatima. As the original church can't handle the capacity, a new much larger church was built with the capacity of 7500 seated. The new church    The coin:   Issuer: Portugal Period: Third Republic (1974-date) Type: Circulating commemorative coin Year: 2017 Value: 2½ Euro 2.50 EUR = USD 2.51 Currency: Euro (2002-date) Composition: Copper-nickel Weight: 10 g Diameter: 28 mm Shape: Round Orientation: Medal alignment References: KM 874 Mintage: 91,000 |
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An interesting bit of history and a nice example.  |
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United States
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Thanks Jbuck, I try to add flavor to my posts, just posting a coin without context is somewhat boring! Also congrats on the 1909 - S IHC!!    Edited by hfjacinto
09/01/2022 09:39 am
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I try to add flavor to my posts, just posting a coin without context is somewhat boring! Agreed.  Quote:Also congrats on the 1909 - S IHC!! Thanks! Now all I need is the 1877.  |
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You'll be happy to know tomorrows coin isn't a commemorative. It's also one I've wanted for a while and while the mintage is high, it's actually pretty scarce.
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Thanks for sharing an interesting Portugal commemorative, hfjacinto, as well as a bit of the back-story!
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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A movie was made about this, "Fatima".
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Strange face value, 7½ Euro It continues the (portugese) tradition of ''½'' coins (e.g. 2,50 Escudos). As do the the 2½ Euro commemorative coins. Furthermore, as jbuck mentioned, it makes them NCLT and keeps them from circulation. Besides, the Euro area is full of ''strange face value'' coins. Examples: 1,50 3 4 7 8 12 and even a 19,18 (from Lithuania) Quote:
You'll be happy to know tomorrows coin isn't a commemorative. It's also one I've wanted for a while and while the mintage is high, it's actually pretty scarce. Looking forward to learn which coin it is. |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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A wonderful story. I'm looking forward to the next coin.
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United States
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The early silver coins of Portugal are generally priced higher than what is expected per the mintage, with many being in the millions. I always assumed that it was due to some melting due to the bullion value being higher. While visiting the Museum of Money in Lisbon, I picked up a 2 volume history of the Bank of Portugal and in the first volume, close to the last chapter, they covered the first mintage of silver coins. While the mintages are correct, not all coins were released to the public, in many cases the majority were in vaults of the Casa de Moeda (house of coin). When the government changed the coins to Nickel and copper the government decided to keep the silver in vaults. In the 1930's the majority in some cases 75% or more of the coins were sold for bullion and gave a very large cash infusion to the Bank of Portugal. So the reason that many early Portuguese silver coins are priced higher than expected is that they were never released. Today's coin is a 20 Centavos in Silver. I have been unable to find this in the US and was happy to get one in Portugal.   Issuer: Portugal Period: First Republic (1910-1926) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1913-1916 Value: 20 Centavos (0.2 PTE) Currency: Escudo (1911-2001) Composition: Silver (.835) Weight: 5 g Diameter: 24 mm Shape: Round Orientation: Medal alignment Demonetized: Yes References: KM562 Mintage: 706,000 |
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Today's coin is a 20 Centavos in Silver. I have been unable to find this in the US and was happy to get one in Portugal. Excellent! |
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Pillar of the Community
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@hfjacinto, your photos always look very professional. How do you photograph your coins?
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Pillar of the Community
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@Numis, In a prior life, I was a semi professional photographer. So I use a DSLR with a Macro lens.  |
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