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Germany 25 Pfennig  from 'Wiki Coin Facts': "This coin is a nickel twenty-five pfennig from a type issued 1909-12 from the Berlin (mintmark "A")mint. Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig through one mark) were minted to a unified design. The denomination superseded a copper-nickel twenty pfennig issued 1887-92 and, like the earlier coin, does not seem to have been a success. It is seldom seen compared to the other denominations of the time." Edited by Spott
02/07/2014 01:09 am
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United Kingdom
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1910 British florin of King Edward VII:  This is the last year of King Edward VII's reign. He died on May 6, 1910. The florin with the standing Britannia is my favorite design of the reign. Unfortunately it suffers the same problem as the Buffalo nickel and the early Standing Liberty quarters: the date is one of the highest points on the coin, and tended to wear off quickly in circulation... |
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My pick for today is a 1910 Belgian Franc. King Albert I on the obverse, succeeded his uncle, Leopold II on the throne in December 1909. With this first coin, we wave him good-bye as we continue our descent into the past.  |
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Australia
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A well worn 1910 Shilling from Australia. The first year of a Australian coinage.  Steve  |
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Brazil 40 Reis 1910  |
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Mexico 1910 One Peso   |
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Norway 1 Ore, bronze, 2g, 16mm, mintage 2,480,000. Another dark brown coin lightened to show detail.  |
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Another melt tub rescue. 1910 GREECE 1 DRACHMA; 0.835 silver; 23mm; mintage= 4.5 mil. :   |
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Belgium
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20 Kopeken, Imperial Russia.  My Russian collection ends in 1910. |
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Canada
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 German States, Prussia, 3 marks, 1910 One of my all-time favourite purchases at $10. Although small change of up to 1 mark was produced for the whole German Empire under the generic title "Deutsches Reich", the minting of large coins of 2 marks and up was left to the 27 component states of the Empire, many of which had their own home-grown monarchs. Prussia, the largest and strongest German state, had its King Wilhelm II double as King of the entire Reich. While the obverse designs of the lovely silver 2, 3, and 5 mark coins differ, every single one has a common reverse and edge (lettered and reading "GOTT MIT UNS", God is with us: compare the Dutch GOD ZIJ MET ONS). History time: Wilhelm II was a bit of a dope who set the stage for the undoing of everything his predecessor Wilhelm I (and the talented Otto von Bismarck) had achieved through unifying Germany. His foreign policy meant that by 1914, Germany's only two allies were the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires: both of these extremely traditional states had calcified from the inside and were liable to crumble at any moment. Come 1918, the decimated Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires completely shattered and at least a dozen unhappy new republics were born, not least the German Weimar Republic. The Weimar Republic was crippled by unfair post-war reparations and you know what happens next! Edited by nalaberong
02/07/2014 7:33 pm
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And here is a crappy Belgian Frank, dipped to within an inch of its life.  Belgium, 1 franc, 1910 This contains the same silver weight as the French and Swiss francs (and many other currencies too) thanks to the far-reaching Latin Monetary Union. I got it for 8 cents, so even if it's in terrible shape I still came out ahead! |
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United States
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Staff edit - pulled the fantasy coin. The intention is for actual coins.
How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Nalaberong, I have a question. You said: Quote:
While the obverse designs of the lovely silver 2, 3, and 5 mark coins differ, every single one has a common reverse and edge (lettered and reading "GOTT MIT UNS", God is with us: compare the Dutch GOD ZIJ MET ONS). When I saw this on a Sieges Thaler, I assumed it was there because they were celebrating winning the war and believed that God had been on their side. Do you know when this phrase was first added to the coins and why? Is it similar to the modern "In God We Trust" on US coins? |
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