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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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some of my favorite old gold coins Spanish Colonial Gold Carlos III   Carlos IIII   Ferdinand VII Armored Bust   Ferdinand VII Draped Bust   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Very nice - there is something very cool about the Spanish coins (visions of pirates and the like). And I do like the early Islamic (ayyubid?) coin too.
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France
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Here are some other types from Spain - rock n' roll ! Only the big ones. Ferdinand VI - 8 escudos - 1755 JM - Lima   Carolus III - 8 escudos - 1767 JM - Lima    Ferdinand VI - 8 escudos - 1749 R - Lima If you wanted some pirate gold, this is a typical one :)   I god some older ones / smaller ones, tell me if you want those :) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One of my favorites, nice orange peripheral toning, bird and quivers reverse. Best yet, the emperor's name is spelled wrong! Augstinus instead of Augustinus. I'll bet some heads rolled for this.   |
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United States
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Another fun coin. Mexico 1 real 1860/59 the assayer initials are (inverted A)L instead of VL. Those crazy Zacatecas mint workers! One of the more elusive coins of the series. Unfortunately it was brushed.   |
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 Australia
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A couple of my more unusual examples in this class, both bought last year in the midyear gold price dip:  ZAR "Kruger pond", 1897, the Boer Republic equivalent to a British sovereign.  Hungary 8 forint 1884, the Hungarian equivalent of the Latin Monetary Union 20 francs. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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And I do like the early Islamic (ayyubid?) coin too.
Umayyad, I thinkYep, it's Umayyad. The date, if anyone's curious, is Year 119 in the Islamic calendar (AD 737). Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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United Kingdom
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Wow - some lovely coins there - I think there will be a lot of drooling.... :) a tiddler of mine  Turkey 1277 (6) 25 piastres KM694 1.80g 0.9170 Qustantiniyah mint |
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Australia
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Russia Nicholas II 1898 5 Roubles Gold 0.900 4.3013g Mintage: 52,378,000 Mint: Leningrad Mint   Russia Nicholas II 1900 5 Roubles Gold 0.900 4.3013g Mintage: 31,000 Mint: St. Petersburg Mint   Edited by flippy
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United States
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Also "liked" by pirates:  Portugal 4000 Reis 1704 "Moidore"  Portugal 6400 Reis 1738-R (Rio de Janiero) "Half Joe" :) https://www.brianrxm.comThe Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin Coins in Movies Coins on Television
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Luxembourg
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A nice 5 francs coin.   France 5 francs 1854A KM#783 1.6129 gr plain edge mintage 690.838 |
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United States
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United States
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Just to remain politically neutral, a true Napoleon.   |
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Posted 05/19/2013 7:37 pm
