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I love the design of that Italian 20c. Ive been contemplating if I should do a set of those for a while, although I need to finish some of my projects before I start a new one.  |
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Despite the cold weather scaring away some sellers I did still fetch myself a small bunch of coins, so I'd say today was definitely worth it. Well done.  |
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United States
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 Nice bunch of coins. I really enjoy seeing the different world coins. There are a lot of nice designs to be found. I especially like the old coins. Glad you had a safe trip. Happy hunting next week. |
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If it's old coins you like then here's today's batch:   10 Øre, Norway 1909 50 Øre, Denmark 1991 10 Cash, East India Company 1808 Not very much, but not very costly either. Another ground find piece, the Danish 50 Øre, the rest went surpringly for 5 SEK only. The 10 Øre coin, albeit silver, has definitely seen its better days and isn't very pretty, but the 10 Cash coin is quite funny. 205 years old and still red-coloured and next to no wear. Amazing how something like that can stand the passage of time and yet stay somewhat shiny. At the end of this month I'm going to a coin show, and this 10 Cash piece will definitely be put in an airtight flip to help stand the coming years. Amazing, quite frankly. |
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United States
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Wow! That East India Company coin is beautiful. Any idea of its value? Surely more than 5 SEK...
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
1078 Posts |
A quick Google search showed me the NGC price guide for heavy coins of this denomination (this is the light issue). XF40 is $50, no note for AU or MS. No idea of actual value though.
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United States
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Nice batch, although I have concerns about that green blob on the 10 Øre (surprisingly, that metal blob to the left does not bother me).
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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but the 10 Cash coin is quite funny. 205 years old and still red-coloured and next to no wear. Amazing how something like that can stand the passage of time and yet stay somewhat shiny. Have you ever heard of the Admiral Gardner? If not: it was a ship that sank off the coast of England in 1809, which carried a lot of those freshly minted 1808 10 cash coins. The coins were discovered some time in the 1980s, and were still quite shiny. Since yours still has red showing, I would guess it is one of the coins from that shipwreck. Nice finds! |
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Have you ever heard of the Admiral Gardner? If not: it was a ship that sank off the coast of England in 1809, which carried a lot of those freshly minted 1808 10 cash coins Trying to fint possible values I stumbled upon the name, but it didn¨t make much mense then. Interesting history for sure! Other than that, no new finds today. There simply weren't many coin sellers there today. It is fun though, people are definitely starting to recognize me. Makes for some nice conversations here and there, aswell as some better-than-normal deals. I am a regular face, afterall. I might not make it to next two coming weeks' markets since I'm finally going to a coin show in a while on Saturday next week and the coming weekend I'm going over to Tallinn, Estonia (makes me realize that I do travel a whole bunch, actually, but nowhere where it's warm) |
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United States
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Bought these at the local monthly flea market yesterday for $7 total. I got the 56 CAD quarter for 25 cents, which is great, but the major find was the 1951 GB Penny for $0.78. This coin is my best cherrypick to date. It looks (US) XF-AU or (GB) XF and still has some red on it. I don't really collect GB pennies as a series, but for a type collection that's one of the ones to have for 20th century pennies.     Edited by mendelman
01/23/2017 10:35 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Congratulations Mendelman on the 1951 penny! That's a very scarce coin with a mintage of only 120,000. They were apparently all released into circulation on Bermuda, which used British coinage at the time.
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United States
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Very nice! |
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United States
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You did very well for $7!
I didn't realize that the 1951 GB penny was scarce so congratulations on getting that coin!
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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My favourites of that batch still has to be the silvers (especially the face value find) and the Newfoundland Cent. Personally, I feel 'fed up' with British 31mm pennies, so I pay very little attention to them. Usually common and worth very little. Instead, I prefer coins that are "inspired" by them (Irish pennies, the very recent East Carribean 2 Cent, kenyan 10 Cents and many more). That being said, indeed a very nice find!
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Sweden
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Despite saying I wouldn't, I still went to today's market since I had business in city. The sellers had brought more new coins along so these were the ones I found today:   10 Øre, Denmark 1886 3 Halere, Czechoslovakia 1953 10 Groszy, Poland 2006 1 Franken, Switzerland 1986 1 Krona, Sweden 2013 25 Fils, Bahrain 1965 100 Fils, Bahrain 1965 5 Rials, Yemen 1993 100 Dinars, Iraq 2004 ½ Dinar, Tunisia 1990 10 Centimes, Haiti 1906 5 Centimes, Tunisia 1904 1 Ringgit, Malaysia 1992 20 Francs, French Polynesia Today did indeed bring a fun batch of modern coins. I love getting coins from lesser-know countries. French Polynesia, Yemen, Haiti and Iraq, a fun mix indeed! |
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