How Far Back Can We Go? Second Edition! Ended At 1492 Waiting On 1491

ASLAN, I was talking about Hitler using popular figures in Germany to bolster his own popularity when I made that comment. His other actions, and decisions to take the lead in everything, etc., are for a different debate. He put Paul von Hindenburg on coins because he knew people liked von Hindenburg. That's not a bad move if you're trying to look like the good guy. My personal opinion of the man is that he was a sick man, an evil man, and actually very clever in a lot of respects, but his absolute power corrupted absolutely. Thankfully. If it hadn't, the world would quite possibly be a very different place. The coins his Reich created are so full of history though, which I agree wholeheartedly with, and I also agree that this is a nice place to discuss that, as long as we keep it in the context of the posts and keep the coin thread moving along at a good pace. I don't have anything interesting to show for several more coin years, so I will be content enjoying the posts others put up in the meantime.

A silver 2 Kronor from Sweden (31 mm).
http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces12990.html

Swedish silver coins had a 0.800 fineness before WW II. From 1962 onwards, 10, 25 and 50 Ã-re were minted in copper-nickel. Until 1968 the Swedish mint continued minting 1 and 2 Kronor coins (and commemorative 5's) using a poor 0.400 silver alloy.

A Guernsey 8 Doubles. I found a little history on the coin from Wikipedia, so take it with a grain of salt. For some reason the spelling of Guernsey on the coin is Guernesey and features the island's coat of arms. The denomination "doubles" is based on the French Franc, which was legal currency on the island until 1921. A double was worth 1/80 of a Franc and the 8 doubles coin was known as the Guernsey penny.

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Edit: moved my last wall of text out of this post to, https://goccf.com/t/167062
More eye candy please

Also agree, I love going through this thread, from year to year, coin to coin back through history.

I could do without the editorial commentary interrupting my coin viewing. Perhaps since this " is " jbuck's thread and he does have the " power " he can edit out the editorials (including this one) so that he can get his thread back and we can go back to a seamless coin viewing thread ?

Just tried taking a picture with different light.
The pictures aren't that better, but I am glad I did.
Now I can see some PVC on my 38D half .. I will take care of that next

1938 Denver coins.
They minted two nickels that year ... but no quarters.

VA Collector! That's a nice one