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1921 R Italy. 20 Centesimi - Vittorio Emanuele III.   |
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1921 -- Region Provencale Chambers of Commerce, 5 centimes:   |
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Just 3 coins for 1921, all British The super star and my first shiny halfcrown in a while   This coin is not that cleaned, just a really over exposed shot, it looks nothing like that in real life - this is airbrushing This 1921 is in the usual gVF - nEF condition and to be honest with these early 50% silver ones, that is what you want as the first two years it was 50% silver, 45% copper and 5% nickel which meant the coins turned a gungy yellow green colour when they wore (If my 1920 arrives tomorrow, I will show you what I mean, this seller says it Fine, which means its probably VG). Sometime around 1922, they diluted the copper to 40% and added 5% more zinc to make worn coins a bit more attractive (The black to sepia brown discolouration you see on numerous coins posted by me, NumisRob, Pepa and Dorado amongst others). This was the famous "Quarternary alloy" that was described by many and one of the few places at the time to make it. Just 2 more years of it and its back to Sterling silver which was basically 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper.  Edited by Princetane
04/29/2020 02:59 am
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1921 -- Crown Colony of Straits Settlements, 50 cents:   |
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1921 was a "key year" in US numismatics. Many of the issues from 1921 are semi-key or key dates within their respective series, more so than perhaps any other 20th century date. The three Walking Liberty half dollars from 1921 are all semi-key dates or key dates. 1921 NGC Good 6   1921-D NGC Good 4   1921-S raw AG3   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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The same is true for the Mercury dimes of 1921.   1921 was the "last" year for the Morgan silver dollar, after having not been struck since 1904. Due to the original dies having long since been lost or destroyed, the mint was forced to re-engrave new hubs from scratch. An 1878 Reverse of '78 (parallel arrow feathers) Morgan dollar provided the reverse, albeit with some modifications, and the obverse came possibly from a 1900-1904 issue, but with extensive re-engraving to strengthen the details, especially in the hair. The big silver coins DID circulate, but mostly in casinos from Vegas west, and were struck at all three Mints.  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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More porcelain Notgeld to go along with Pep's drool-worthy examples. This is a 1921 issue denominated 1/2 Ucker Mark from Prenzlau, with the Meissen crossed sabres. The obverse features a swan, and is very well executed considering achieving this sort of fine detail when casting and firing porcelain is rather difficult on anything but a small scale.   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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A 1921 1 öre coin from Sweden.   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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I love all those ceramic notgeld tokens and yes the 1921 US coins - would love to see a Peace dollar too! I used to actually have one in my first collection (1991 - 2001). I bought it in late 1997 and paid $40 for it - it was in gFine condition (My 1922/23 were UNC and my 1921 Morgans (21 and 21S) were both AU. At one stage I had about 15 Morgans and 8 Peace dollars along with several Franklins, Walkers, 2 Barbers, 1876S, 1853 and 1830 halves as well. Anyway back on Topic, my 1921 Florin is a lot less spectacular than the Halfcrown and this has that gungy wear I mention   I would still say this is good Fine condition and I am not too ashamed of it. The one Pepactonius has is a stunner. And those Saxon notgeld with the gold parts -  They almost look like chocolate coins you could eat - hence the drool. Edited by Princetane
04/29/2020 02:58 am
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Princetane - your 1921 halfcrown and florin are much nicer than mine! Here are my 1921 UK shilling and sixpence. The shilling was a detector find, replacing in my collection a really worn one I got in change as a kid:   |
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1921 -- United States, 1 dollar:   |
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