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I have this one:  Ships, especially sailing ships, lend themselves to the round shape of a coin. Something about the 'roundness' of the sails. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have always like this one:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Aesthetically pleasing:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice:  Let's keep this topic alive. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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1988 Bi-centennial 50c from Australia  Did someone mention, ships of the desert. 1992 2 Pesetas from Saharawi Arab D.R.  Steve  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, if we're posting dream collection coins, how about this gold angel?  Extra credit to anyone who can name the English monarch it was minted for! |
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United States
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Extra credit to anyone who can name the English monarch it was minted for! I'm guessing Henry V |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Aslan's off by a few kings with Henry V!
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 United States
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I guess I am reading it wrong, but on the obverse at 1 o'clock I think I see Edward  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You're getting warm. Warm and Fuzzy! The clue to which Edward is the privy mark, which is right before the E in EDWARD.
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Australia
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Germany
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A king on a ship. Let's see if anyone can guess where this coin was minted:   A Rhode Island Ship token or medal. Lots of ships and boats on this one.  |
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United States
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Wow, GERMANICVS, is that ryal (half-ryal?) yours, or is it a "dream collection" coin?
By the way, REX ANGL in the obverse legend, and the arms of the King of England on the shield carried by the figure of Edward IV. Mintmark is a crown; probably London mint, but I think it might be any one of a few other mints. I guess the ryal was the first English coin with a ship, right?
And I was hoping someone would post a Rhode Island ship token!
Edited by philadelphian
01/19/2014 09:24 am
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Germany
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Philadelphian, this is actually a Flemish Gold Noble - minted in the city of Gorinchem in the Netherlands in the period 1583-1591, imitating the style of Edward IV's Gold Nobles of one hundred years earlier. This imitative coinage is in fact scarcer than the original english nobles for Edward IV and are listed in the Spinks catalogue of coins of the UK.
It is part of my collection I am glad to say.
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