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New Member
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Nice coin, shadz! I have some of those myself. Aluminum coins definitely work, but I've never really liked the way they feel in my hand.
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 United States
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I kinda like pre-decimal British half pennies 1937-1970 because of the reverse--the Golden Hind. Very nice!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Erm... I'm kind of cheating a little bit on this one... My favorite non US coin is the Philippine 1944 20 Centavos (Minted by the US Government)  There is just SOOO much history in it it's amazing! Edited by ChildOfTheWheat
07/31/2015 09:37 am
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United States
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Just a little bit.  Nice choice though. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not a foreign coin collector, but I do buy them occasionally if I like the design. My favorite is the 20-Franc Rooster, mainly because I like the rendering of the face on the obverse. She doesn't have a Jay Leno chin like the liberty figure on a lot of US coins (especially the Morgan dollar):  |
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United States
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That is definitely a very nice design. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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United States
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Nice, and an error to boot. |
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United States
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I have few coins I like very much. This one has to be the on ei like most. Its a thaler from 1770 Speyer a German bishopric.From coinfacts wiki " Germany, bishopric of Speyer, Damian August de Limbourg-Styrum (1770-1797), silver thaler of 1770, Mannheim mint, commemorating his enthronement. Obverse: arms; reverse: allegorical scene of Minerva between three cherubs, beneath a shining sun, beehive to right. "  |
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United States
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My favorite non USA coin is the pillar dollar minted in the New World by the Spanish rulers at the time. 8 Reales were the coin standard of the world for over a century, inspiring among other things the US Dollar. This example is special (my avatar)1733 MOMX.It was found on a 1733 shipwreck by a good friend of mine off the Florida Keys.   |
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Aluminum coins definitely work, but I've never really liked the way they feel in my hand. feels off doesn't it? like handling a bunch of halves, then go to picking up a quarter, the quarter just doesn't feel right anymore? Cause you are used to the size and weight of one coin, you forget the other which is lesser. Aluminum weighs less, but you pick up a quarter and say that Franc and you can clearly tell a difference in weight in your hand so it feels off. Also being very good at heat transfer second to silver it has a totally different feel that a cupro-mickel coin. Thats whats so fun for me finding foreign coins, they come in a roll with quarters or nickels, but look and feel different for the same size and shape. You think what must the other person feel when they pick up a US coin that is heavier and a different composition. Its just like holding a Morgan in one hand and an Ike in the other.. they just feel vastly different but you could tell which was which without looking most likely. |
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This one has to be the on ei like most. Its a thaler from 1770 Speyer a German bishopric Very nice! |
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United States
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I don't collect foreign coins but some of those may make me start.
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United States
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You should. I have a decent foreign collection and I want to add more to it. It is what I will probably work on after my last three Dansco sets are done.
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