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ElleKitty Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 08/04/2007 8:09 pm Every Saturday, I get to go spend several hours just chatting and browsing in my local coin shoppe. I'm there so often, they put me to work sorting the world coins, and they have yet failed to provide me with lunch. They buy me lunch! I love my coin shoppe. Today I just feel like I want to share some of the goodies I picked up. There's always something wonderful that they've hidden just for me, waiting until I come through the door. I don't ordinarily collect notes, but there's something about Japanese Shogunate material that I can't pass up. This Hansatsu note leapt from the shelf into my hands. http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7779 http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7778 This commemorative proof coin is from Iceland, celebrating the 1000th Anniversary of Lief Erikson's discovery of North America. The denomination is 1000 Kronur. The pic truly doesn't do this lovely coin justice. http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7777 I've always wanted one of these Burmese Peacock coins. One Kyat in silver- I'm not positive of the date, but I think its 1852. http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7776 http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7775 This coin really excited me! The 1927 celebration of the opening of Parliament House, absolutely brilliant and beautiful. I had a specimen of this coin already; it has been cleaned but still appealed to me with its strange blue colouring. This one is much, much nicer.http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7774 http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7773 This was an exciting find, too. I've got several Cuban coins, but never a lovely silver peso like this. One side is tinted green from PVC damage, and I intend to clean it with acetone as soon as I can get over the thought of it. I keep telling myself it's to prevent further damage from ruining the coin. http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7772 http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7771 This coin is a One Rupee coin from the East India Company. The Obverse features, of course, Queen Victoria. The pic didn't come out so well, so I didn't upload it. There's some damage across the ONE on the reverse, but otherwise this is a pretty coin. http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7770 A very shiney 50 Francs piece from France. The fields are scratched but the details are quite sharp. I liked the coin, so I picked it up too. http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7781 http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...hp?pos=-7780 I picked up a few other coins, that I haven't photographed yet. A Chinese silver 20 cent coin with Sun Ya-sen on the obverse. A better example of the Yun-nan fifty cent silver piece I posted earlier. A silver French Indochina 10 cent piece from 1900. It looks Brilliant Uncirculated to me, but was so small I couldn't get a good shot of it. A Cuban one centavo piece from 1929. Lovely gunmetal grey toning on this one. Also, I never knew there was a star on the obverse, right in front of the portrait! It's so faint that it's hard to see on circulated examples. An UNC. example of the Australian 2005 Dancing Man $1 coin. And finally, in the silver "at melt" box, an entire bagful of gorgeous, uncirculated, white silver Australian pre-decimal coins; 3d, 6d, 1/- and Florin. The dates only ranged from 1960-1962, so I picked out one or two of the prettiest coins and almost cried to leave the rest. I know they're only from the 60's, but they were sooo gorgeous. My only quandary now is how to store these coins so they never ever lose that beautiful white colour. I hope someone enjoys seeing these coins as much as I have today! Report this Post to the Staff

Ken_3567 Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 08/04/2007 8:33 pm Nice pick-ups...I escpecially like the 1927 celebration of the opening of Parliament House. Never seen it before in color. Thank you very much for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 08/04/2007 9:21 pm Nice haul, ElleKitty. It's always good when you can build up a good rapport with one or two local dealers. quote: ...Burmese Peacock coins. One Kyat in silver- I'm not positive of the date, but I think its 1852... Yep, it's 1852 - not that you have much choice, that's the date that appears on almost all of them, apparently. The date is the lower line of four characters inside the wreath. The numerals are Burmese, and the calendar is a local Buddhist-based one: the numerals translate to "1214". Trivia time: the letters "KY" when written for Burmese words, are pronounced "CH" as in "church". So this denomination (which is also the name of the modern Myanmar currency unit) is properly pronounced "chat" or "chut" (depending on your accent). 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 Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 08/04/2007 9:45 pm Cowabunga! nice haul indeed, ElleKitty! I especially like the 1000th Anniversary of Lief Erikson's discovery of North America! Report this Post to the Staff
ElleKitty Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 08/05/2007 02:12 am Ken & t360, thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed looking at the pictures. I know I always like seeing what other people have in their collections, even if most of the time I'm utterly jealous of the beautiful coins. Sap- Thank you as well. I hope that someday I can be as knowledgable as you are in the field of world coins. I am constantly in awe of the tidbits of information you can provide. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 08/05/2007 11:32 am G'day, some notes on your 1927 commemorative florin: mintage 2 million; the obverse is unique to that coin, and was not used on any other Australian coin. The standard florin of 1927 only had a mintage of 1.42m. The building depicted on the coin still exists, but is now known as old Parliament House, and is used as a museum. The new PH is behind it, quite nearby. Peter in Oz edited to add: more about Old Parliament House: the building on your 1927 florin, and the (new) Parliament House, which opened in 1988, are both shown on the reverse of the current Australian $5 polymer note (which has been circulating since 1992). For a pic, see - http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes..._dollar.html " target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes..._dollar.html - don't know why, but that link shows up twice, and only the second one works. PT Edited by Peter THOMAS 08/08/2007 3:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
crystalk64 Pillar Of The Community 3147 Posts	Posted 08/05/2007 4:33 pm So I am not the only one who MUST have a coin shop HIT every Saturday to keep from going into withdrawal? Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 08/05/2007 4:49 pm Nice Haul! Report this Post to the Staff
stratocaster Valued Member United Kingdom 240 Posts	Posted 08/05/2007 4:50 pm Is there a die crack on the 50 francs coin? Congratulations on your aquisitions! Report this Post to the Staff
Scottishmoney Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 08/05/2007 5:08 pm This sounds like the kind of coin shop I would haunt vociferously. Report this Post to the Staff
ElleKitty Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 08/05/2007 7:14 pm Thanks for the tidbits, Peter! I love knowing the little details. Terry- absolutely. I have to go every Saturday. It isn't unusual for me to spend five or more hours in there, either. Thanks, Jim! Stratocaster- where on the coin are you seeing this die crack? I've looked, but I am not seeing anything. I'm not too well versed on errors just yet. It'd be interesting if there was one, but it might just be a scratch on the plastic flip I photographed it through. Scottishmoney- This is definitely the kind of store anyone would want to haunt. Friendly, knowledgable, and definitely not in the business of ripping off clientele. When the place isn't packed with twenty customers, (and I've seen that happen often,) they'll just sit and talk about any kind of coin you want to talk about. The different employees all have varied tastes, so they can cover just almost anything! Report this Post to the Staff
stratocaster Valued Member United Kingdom 240 Posts	Posted 08/06/2007 03:03 am Between the leaf, the "L" and the "I" from "LIBERTE" seems to me there might be a die crack, though it could just be a scratch. Report this Post to the Staff
ElleKitty Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 08/06/2007 03:26 am Yes. The long mark extending between the leaf, through the L and to the I is just a scratch on the plastic of the coin flip. The coin itself doesn't have a mark, there. Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 08/06/2007 04:00 am When I visit my coin shop I get put to work also. My coin shop is part of a large indoor market, and the owner is the sole employee. Many times I have shown up and he has left me to watch over the place while he takes a much needed bathroom break. Report this Post to the Staff
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