I Completed My Ww II Type Set (Lots Of Pics)

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CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 1:08 pm Warning- this is a very long post with lots of pictures About 6 months ago I thought that it would be a good idea to get some World War II era coins from each of the major countries involved. I got 3 coins from each of the following nations... USA Great Britain Russia (which was the USSR during the war) France Canada Australia Germany Italy Japan I really enjoyed putting this set together because of the historical significance, and they exposed me to coins of different countries (which isn't easy for me because I focus on U.S. coins. While I was assembling this set I discovered that I really liked Italian coins.) This set was very inexpensive. I think I put mine together for less than $50. If you have a family member who served in the war, or if you want to learn about the war, I would highly recommend doing this set. Now for the pics... USA - 1943 steel cent. The steel composition was only used in 1943 to conserve copper for the war effort - 1943 War Nickel. Nickels were made out of silver from 1942-1945 to conserve nickel. 35% silver. 1945 Cent. Cents made in 1944-1946 were made out of copper that came from salvaged artillery shells. Great Britain all of the British coins I used were donated to me by a fellow CCF member. 1942 Farthing 1943 Half Penny 1944 Penny Russia/USSR- this is where most of my money went. The Soviets produced some very odd denominations. 1940 1 Kopek. This coin is VERY small. It is about the size of a US silver 3 cent piece. 1940 10 Kopek 1940 15 Kopek France 1941 50 Centimes 1942 1 Franc. This coin and the next coin were made by Vichy France which is a government that the Germans put in place in 1942. You can read more about Vichy France here... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vichy_France 1944 2 Francs. This coin is also from Vichy France Canada 1939 Ten Cents. Silver 1942 1 cent 1945 5 cents. The reverse of this coin has a series of dots and dashes around the edge of the coin. It is Morse code and it spells out a message of victory. Unfortunately I do not read Morse code and I would appreciate it if someone could tell me what the message says. Australia 1942 six Pence. Silver 1942 Penny 1943 3 Pence. Silver Germany 1937-A 2 Reichsmark. Whenever I show someone this coin they always think that the person on the coin is Hitler. It is actually Paul Von Hindenburg and he was the one who put Hitler in power. Hitler did not appear on any coins officially issued by the Third Reich. This coin is also silver. 1938-A 2 Reichspffing. Nazi coins with the "A" mintmark were made at the mint in Berlin. Please note that the white mark on the obverse is on the 2X2 and not on the coin. 1942-A 10 Reichspffing Italy 1940-R 2 Lire. I think that the "R" mintmark means that this coin was minted in Rome. 1941-R 10 Centesimi 1941-R 50 Centesimi Japan 1940 1 sen 1942 1 Sen. 1942 5 Sen I hope that you enjoyed seeing my new coins. Questions and comments are appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

srs77 Pillar of the Community United States 3065 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 1:15 pm Nice job on a very nice set! Congrats Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 1:25 pm Very interesting set. I really like how some of those coins look. Gives me ideas of maybe some future coin sets. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 1:47 pm Impressive collection! Gunna start translating that Morse code now! Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 1:50 pm Had to use google, LOL, but it says: We Win When We Work Willingly Report this Post to the Staff
rahtbarg Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 2:28 pm Very nice! I love these kind of "theme" sets. Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 2:35 pm Cool ... Now, when can we expect WWI, Vietnam, Korean War, Spanish-American, Desert Storm etc Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 2:35 pm Nice! Enjoy looking at all of the coins and the history they represent. My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187582 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 2:49 pm Very nice set! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Harmonica Pillar of the Community Canada 1118 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 2:59 pm I just received some Vichey France coins from my first numista trade yesterday. The Victory nickel says "We Win When We Work Willingly". We had to have the denomination on our 5 cent piece so the 'V" is the Roam numeral for 5 as well as being short hand for "Victory". Beethoven's Symphony #5 was played on the BBC radio as an introduction to it's shows during WW2 because the opening (ding ding ding diiiing) works out to be Morse for V. Do all the coins have a special differences caused due to WW2? I am collecting coins that where changed for WW2 reasons (Concurred, shortage of metals etc.) and some of those coins seem to be standard issue. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2868 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 4:13 pm Relating coins to history brings a while new level of meaning to collecting - well done. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
YoshiRules Pillar of the Community United States 602 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 4:45 pm I was passively doing a minicollection of coins from WWII myself. However, I included Belgium coins in my mini collection (I have 3/6 and still need 5/10/25 centime coins). Report this Post to the Staff
matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 4:51 pm Very nice. You should do WWI now! Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 4:59 pm This is outstanding Report this Post to the Staff
Half Pillar of the Community United States 606 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 5:07 pm I love the idea and the coins! That Vichy 2 Francs has some nice detail. I absolutely love the font on the German coins! Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 06/19/2015 5:17 pm That set is really cool! I never thought of doing a World war set! And by world I actually mean world. Like coins from around the world. Lol. Report this Post to the Staff
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