Coin Community Family of Web Sites Join Thousands of Coin, Bullion, & Money Collectors
Join Thousands of Coin, Bullion, & Money Collectors Royal Canadian Mint products, Canadian, Polish, American, and world coins and banknotes. Vancouvers #1 Coin and Paper Money Dealer 300,000 items to help build your collection! Coin, Banknote and Medal Collectors's Online Mall Shop for APMEX Bullion on eBay!Specializing in Modern Numismatics








Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?


This page may contain links that result in small commissions to keep this free site up and running.

Welcome Guest! Registering and/or logging in will remove the anchor (bottom) ads. It's Free!

Abraham Lincoln Depicted On Coins From Other Countries.

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.
Author Previous TopicReplies: 3 / Views: 1,180Next Topic  
Pillar of the Community
Spider5689's Avatar
United States
2269 Posts
 Posted 05/19/2012  12:35 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Spider5689 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello,

Yesterday I posted a wanted ad on the forum looking for world coins depicting Abraham Lincoln. I realize collecting world coins of Lincoln is not as popular as other avenues. A day later and it seems no one has any world coins of Lincoln, at least not for sale.

I was hoping anyone would be able to help me track down some of these coins. I have searched ebay, but I only find a few countries that have produced Lincoln coins. Liberia, Cuba, and Cook Islands seem to be the only countries I have found so far. I would think that because of Lincoln's popularity, there would be other coins out there. Does anyone know of any other countries that minted Lincoln coins?

I appreciate the help.

Christopher
Pillar of the Community
Bacchus2's Avatar
United Kingdom
2878 Posts
 Posted 05/20/2012  04:29 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bacchus2 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just curious as to why you think coins with Lincoln would be popular in other countries?
Moderator
Learn More...
Sap's Avatar
Australia
16830 Posts
 Posted 05/20/2012  06:33 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Some other countries you have missed:

Paraguay in 1974 issued a series of four coins, three gold and one silver.

You'll find him among the other American notables on the Isle of Man 1987 Constitution series.

The Bahamas issued a series of twelve "History of the Americas" $5 coins in 1992, including an abolition of Slavery coin featuring Lincoln.

The kleptocratic government of Equatorial Guinea decided to honour Lincoln on a series of "world leaders" 75 and 500 peseta coins in 1970 - alongside Lenin, Gandhi and the Pope.

They don't appear to be legitimate coins since they're given "X" numbers on the NGC database (meaning they're listed in the "Unusual World Coins" catalogue rather than the mainstream coin catalogue), but there are some Micronesia bimetallic dollars dated 2004 featuring US presidents, including one for Lincoln.

All thanks to this old thread, of course.
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
Moderator
Learn More...
Sap's Avatar
Australia
16830 Posts
 Posted 05/20/2012  06:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
I would think that because of Lincoln's popularity, there would be other coins out there.



Just curious as to why you think coins with Lincoln would be popular in other countries?

Outside of America, I would call it "fame" rather than "popularity". A great many people outside of America would probably recognize Lincoln at a glance, especially while wearing the top hat, but apart from knowing he was an American president from long ago, most of those people would have no idea why he was famous.

As for a reason why foreign mints and governments would put Lincoln on their coins, mostly it's bandwagon-jumping, hoping that Americans will queue up to buy their coins just because they've got a famous American on them. In the case of some of these coins (such as Liberia and "Micronesia"), the mints are private and American-based; the country is being used merely as a "flag of convenience" by the mint to legitimise their "coins", with no intention of marketing the coins anywhere outside of America.
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
  Previous TopicReplies: 3 / Views: 1,180Next Topic  

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.



    




Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us  |  Advertise Here  |  Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum © 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Forums
It took 0.26 seconds to rattle this change. Forums