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 Hungary, 10 filler, 1927 In 1918, Austria-Hungary was carved up into plenty of different countries... mainly (can you guess?) Austria and Hungary. Karl I of Austria was blocked from regaining the throne in either country by the victorious Allies, and Austria got on with it and became a Republic - but Admiral Miklos Horthy claimed to rule Hungary as a mere regent of the Habsburgs until World War II! To add another twist to the story, Horthy was one of the higher-ups who didn't want to see Karl back in power... so this regent actively turned away his own king. You can see Horthy on some nice Hungarian silver 5-pengo coins... and one equally nice and equally large aluminum 5-pengo coin, which seems a bit silly. Another thing about this design: it's so radial! Very aesthetically pleasing. |
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United States
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United Kingdom
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Palestine 1927 100 mil  Edited by Bacchus2
01/21/2014 01:14 am
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United States
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1927 $20.00 Saint-Gaudens Weight 33.436 .900 gold .100 copper .96750 pure gold 34mm   |
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United States
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Excuse the quality of my pictures. I never was very good at them. 1927 UK 1d   |
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United Kingdom
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Some lovely coins here!   This is an impaired proof 1927 halfcrown - it has escaped from its set and either became someone's pocket piece or got into circulation. The early coins of King George V had a very high relief obverse portrait. This caused 'ghosting' on the reverses, with a faint outline of the effigy visible in the field - especially on the bronze penny. The portrait was modified in 1925-6 and reduced in size on the penny, halfpenny and sovereign from 1928. The reverse designs were also changed. A proof set of the silver coins, with new designs by Kruger Gray was released in 1927, but the only silver coin actually released for circulation that year with the new reverse was the shilling, of which both old and new designs were issued. The threepence and florin were not issued for circulation with either design in 1927, so any loose specimens must have come from Proof Sets. Edited by NumisRob
01/21/2014 03:12 am
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United States
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Palestine 1 Mil  From ebay's Guide for collectors:What's unusual about Palestine coins? 1) Palestine coins were minted only when needed. For this reason, there are many years in which no coins appeared, and 'gaps' between dates in each denomination. 2) Palestine coins are vertically oriented the same way on obverse and reverse, an orientation which is much more commonly found in medals than in coins. 3) Many coins of this Holy Land of Christians, Jews, and Muslims are also 'holey.' Three of the seven denominations - the 5, 10, and 20 Mils - have large center holes. 4) Each coin is tri-lingual, bearing legends in three languages: English, Arabic, and Hebrew. 5) One surface of each of these coins - either obverse or reverse, depending on denomination - contains only words (legends). This is similar to many historic Islamic coins. Only one surface bears a picture, of an olive sprig or wreath. 6) These Palestine coins were successively demonetized in Israel, the Gaza Strip (at the time part of Egypt), and Jordan from 1948 to 1951. Around that time, many of these coins, particularly those in the silver 50 and 100 Mils denominations, but also including some bronze and cupronickel coins, were melted. As a result, these coins are scarcer than their published mintages. Edited by Spott
01/21/2014 03:41 am
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2) Palestine coins are vertically oriented the same way on obverse and reverse, an orientation which is much more commonly found in medals than in coins. Not sure I would agree with that point. I think you would find more coins in the world these days have Medal orientation, than coin orientation. Just did a quick check and found a website where someone had done all the work checking. They came up with 78% of countries using medal and 28% using coin and that was counting all the Euro zone countries as one. Steve  |
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Australia 1d 1927(M)  Italy 10 Centesimi 1927 R  Edited by davidrj
01/21/2014 05:39 am
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1927 $2 1/2 quarter Eagle   |
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Today another medal so to speak, 1927 Canada Confederation 50th Anniversary Medal.  |
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Ah! It's the 60th anniversary. The 50th fell in the middle of the Great War, so nobody could party much. It was decided that we should overcompensate for the 60th
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I want a 1928 Peace dollar Muddler After seeing some of the nicer grade coins here ... I want a better 1928 Peace dollar And a better Standing lib quarter And better Walking lib's And better gold .......  . Well at least more gold ... |
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1927  1927D  1927S  1927S page 1  1927S page 2  1927D  |
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I don't own ANY gold coins.  But that's okay because a fistful of silver pieces can be had for the price of one chunk of Au. Photos do not do justice to this toned gem. It fairly glows with a mottled rainbow of colors. 1927 ITALY 5 LIRE; 0.835 silver; 23mm; mintage= a whopping 92.8 million:   |
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