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I bought some world coins recently and also have a cousin who's been visiting a lot of foreign countries who sent me some coins. I've identified as many as I can but now I need some help. I have a Krause book now so I can look them up if I know the country (however if you provide a KM# and want to save me some time that's cool too).
1 ore (1965 & 1963), 2 ore (1918) and 10 ore (1953) - I think I researched these before but don't know where I found the information. Are these from Denmark?
Republic Ostereich - 1 Schilling (1995) and 2 Gro...(coin is dirty - 1954) - German? Austrian?
Penni - 1964, 1967 - is "Suomen Tasavalta" a country?
1 Forint (2006), 5 Forint (2006), 10 Forint (1996) and 20 Forint(1994)- I really need help with the KM#s on the modern dates (i.e. 2006) my Krause doesn't go that far.
Ceska Republika (Czech Republic?) - I'm not sure of the denominations on this one but here goes - 1 Koruna Ceska (2006), 50 h (1993), 2 kc (2001) - again I really need help with the later KM#s
Latvijas Republika (Latvia?) - 1 santims (2005), 5 santimi (2007) - really need the KM#s
50 senti (1992)
Coin with roaring lion on one side and a horned deer on the other with the number 10
Final question: Hong Kong 1 dollar 1960 - the Krause book says that there is an error (H under LL?) does anyone have a picture of the error or any further information on this? My H is under the LL...but the normal coin says that the H is under the LL too. I'm confused.
Thanks for all the help!
I can provide pictures as needed.
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#1 Denmark
#2 Austria
#3 Finland
#4 Hungary
#5 1 Koruna might be KM#7, 2KC KM#9, 50h KM#3.1
#6 1 Santims KM#15, 5 Santims KM#16
#7 Senti, Estonia
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Netherlands
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"Ore" could be from Denmark (DANMARK), Norway (NORGE) or Sweden (SVERIGE).
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All of my "ore"s were from Sweden but I'm not sure of the 2 ore. Here's a picture, any help would be appreciated.   |
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The 2 ore is from Sweden also.
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Germany
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Right. For modern (20c) coins, the three crowns indicate Sweden; also, an "๖re" coin is usually from Sweden while an "๘re" coin is from Denmark or Norway.
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There is a "coin denomination index" at the front of the Krause catalogues (well, there is at the front of my 2006 edition). If you can read a denomination but can't figure out the country, this can help. And if you need up-to-the-minute KM#s for recently issued coins, try WorldCoinGallery or NumisMaster. On NumisMaster, if you want mintages and catalogue values, you have to subscribe, but if you only want IDs and KM#s then you only need to register. quote:
Coin with roaring lion on one side and a horned deer on the other with the number 10
This one's stumped us all. Any other text or date on this one? Can we see a pic? quote:
Final question: Hong Kong 1 dollar 1960 - the Krause book says that there is an error (H under LL?) does anyone have a picture of the error or any further information on this?
The error is on the edge. "Normal" 1960H dollars (KM# 31.1) have the security edge, which "looks like two coins stuck together". The "error" 1960H dollar (KM# 31.2) has regular-type reeding, without the security edge. quote:
is "Suomen Tasavalta" a country?
It is if you speak Finnish.  It translates to "Finnish Republic". 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
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Coin with roaring lion on one side and a horned deer on the other with the number 10
This sounds like an Ethiopian 10 cent-er to me. KM# 45.1 or 45.3 depending on whether it was struck in Berlin or Britain. (This depends on the length of the chin whiskers, and is hard on the eyes. ><) Date is frozen at EE 1969.  This is a nifty site that explains a bit about Ethiopian coinage. http://www.wbcc.fsnet.co.uk/af-eth3.htmEdited by ElleKitty
01/06/2008 03:34 am
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Thanks everyone for all of the help! I did some digging before returning to read these replies. My coin is an Ethiopian 10 cents. And I thought I remembered seeing one of these coins posted here before (most likely by Elle). What does it mean that the date was frozen? Only minted one year? I've included a picture of mine (how long are the whiskers?).   Thanks for the links Sap. I've used NumisMaster before but some of the newer dates I've looked at are missing. I'll give the World Coin Gallery a try and if I still can't find my answer I'll return here (currently looking at the dates for modern kopeks). |
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What does it mean that the date was frozen? Only minted one year?
Quite the opposite - they were minted over several years, but they never changed the date on the coins, so coins from all the years show the same old date. quote:
I've used NumisMaster before but some of the newer dates I've looked at are missing.
Well, if they're not on NumisMaster, they're probably not in the Krause catalogues, either. For some countries, Krause is several years behind current.  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
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