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Norway
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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. 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. I have a set of freshly minted Dutch dukaten from a shipwreck (off the coast of what's now Sri Lanka, intended for use in the Dutch East Indies) but they're not nearly half as shiny as these ones. You're really lucky with this one. Quote:
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) Tallinn is a wonderful city, especially with a lot of the old, walled city still intact. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay there and don't forget to pick up some old Estti krona there. Especially on some of the flea markets and 'antiques' shops there you might be lucky to find coins. And if you have the possibility, eat at the somehow cliche but oh so cool medieval restaurant next to the square. It's candle lit only and has very good food (despite being a tad pricey for Estonia). Quote:
and Iraq I also have those coins. I went to Iraq to get them (plus a bunch more). It's amazing how coins in Iraq became so unpopular that the government abandoned them: sure, they're not super flashy but not ugly either. The lowest denomination right now in Iraq is a banknote worth as much as a US quarter... |
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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... 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! It is a good thing that you went because that is a nice mix.  |
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United States
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I attended my first coin show in a number of years this Sunday. Couldn't pull the trigger on a single item after spending a couple of months on this site. Nothing looked right to me, potentially over graded, definitely over priced and couple of suspect counterfeit items. I walked out feeling....informed.
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 Sweden
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I keep on defying my own promises, but it is for all good reasons!   1 Mark, West Germany 1960-F (2x) 1 Ringgit, Malaysia 1992 1 Dollar, Singapore 1995 1 Dollar, Canada 1987 10 Dollars, Hong Kong 1994 2 Öre, Sweden 1970 25 Öre, Sweden 1943 25 Penniä, Finland 1944 10 Cents, South Africa 2002 50 Cents, South Africa 1992 50 Cents, South Africa 2003 5 Rand, South Africa 2004 50 Yen, Japan (4x) 100 Yen, Japan All this for 30 SEK. I arrived from Tallinn somewhat early so I had time for the market. Turns out there were some new goodies waiting for mere there, including an album hole filler! |
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Norway
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nice finds again!
I hope you had a wonderful time in Tallinn, it's a lovely city.
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United States
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Very nice finds! |
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United States
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I really like that 5 Rand. It has an interesting design. |
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Sweden
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Today was actually the opposite of most days - today I sold coins rather than buying!
Well, since I've been talking to one seller lately he told me that he's buying Deutschemarks and some other European currencies, coins included. So I brought some along and actually made it back with more money in local currency than eariler.
And to top it up - I found a 1969 Dime on the street. That makes my third daily ground find in a row, all of which were somewhat hard to see. The first one (friday) was a UK 2p, yesterday was a Swedish 1 Krona, today this dime. Always something extra.
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United States
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It sounds like another good day -- and finding a coin on the ground three days in a row is lucky.
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United States
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And to top it up - I found a 1969 Dime on the street. That makes my third daily ground find in a row, all of which were somewhat hard to see. The first one (friday) was a UK 2p, yesterday was a Swedish 1 Krona, today this dime. Always something extra. Excellent!  |
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Sweden
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And we're back to the usual, coin-buying scheme that's been going on this entire time. No new ground finds at all, though I did bring home a new bunch of mostly common coins today.   79 Pence, UK 1 Cent, US 1957-D 1 Cent, US 1971-S 1 Dime, US 1999-P & 2005-P 1 Tetri, Georgia 1993 10 Groszy, Poland 2012 1 Baht, Thailand 1 Ruble, Russia 2013 1 Krone, Norway 2001 2 Öre, Sweden 1970 5 Öre, Sweden 1962 & 1970 5 Öre, Sweden 1973 5 Öre, Sweden 1980 10 Öre, Sweden 1967 50 Öre, Sweden 1990 50 Öre, Sweden 2000, 2007 & 2008 1 Krona, Sweden 2016 100 Pesetas, Spain 1989 & 1998 and last but not least: A token from "Skansens Dansbanor", Skansen's Dancing Lanes (Skansen is a popular park in Stockholm, both among locals and tourists). I have plenty of these, this one is in aluminium but I also have one in zinc. For 10 SEK, I definitely think it was worth it, and I'll admit, it seemed like less coins when I picked them up. In my opinion, the most interesting coin in the bunch has to be the Georgian 1 Tetri. I love getting coins from lesser-known countries  |
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United States
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 That token had me fooled for a minute. Thank you for identifying your coins in a list. Not a bad day at all! Nice finds. |
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United States
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And we're back to the usual, coin-buying scheme that's been going on this entire time. No new ground finds at all, though I did bring home a new bunch of mostly common coins today. Excellent! |
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Sweden
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The stuff keep on coming and today was no exeption to that.   1 Cent, US 1948 1 Dime, US 1948 6 Pence, UK 1926 5 Bani, Romania 1956 50 Haleru, Czechoslovakia 1921 1 Dinar, Yugoslavia 1925 2½ Centimos, Spain 1867 5 Centimes, France 1887-A 10 Centimes, France 1862-A 50 Cents, Canada 1974 1 Dinar, Tunisia 1997 Today's total was 55 SEK, for this six new type coins and another exceedingly rare (for Sweden) Canadian 50c coin. Seriously, I've only seen one post-silver piece for sale here, the are that rare. A nice trip indeed |
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United States
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Nice pick ups. I am glad you were able to get that Canadian half dollar. You got a few nice old copper coins, too! Excellent!
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