Monaie De Paris

Seems kind of ironic for a German to be selling a D-Day coin, at least from my perspective, but I guess gold is gold and money is money. I also don't think the design is particularly attractive nor representative of the Normandie invasion, but again, this is from my viewpoint on this side of the Atlantic and D-Day represents many different things to many different peoples from both sides of the Atlantic. As I've mentioned in other threads, when I finally get to visit Europe, one of my very first stops will be Normandie (or Normandy if one prefers); as a latter-day vintage veteran of another war with far less consequences when we lost, I am constantly in awe of those who have gone before me.

Fred

I suppose it is the prerogative of defeated nations to forget and even deny their history; Japan is very similar. While citizens of both nations acknowledge to some degree their negative history during WW2, they are unwilling to accept their deeper responsibility viz a vis the notion that their culture (e.g., ancient myths of aryan and samurai superiority) might have created such war conditions. While books have been written on this subject, they are unlikely to be either read nor their ideas assimilated into the cultures' collective knowledge nor measures taken to modify their societies such that it would never happen again. It may be hypothesized that the collection of foreign coins might be a superficial attempt to demonstrate societal change to outsiders while core social structures remain intact.

History is doomed to repeat itself.

The crowning ceremony of Napoleon 2004
(and only 25 euro shipping to Belgium [:p] )

http://cgi.ebay.de/50-EUR-1-Uz-Gold...04_W0QQitemZ200017248356QQihZ010QQcategoryZ35429QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

American Liberty statue by Bartholdi
Only 500 pieces
He says they went nearly all to the USA

http://cgi.ebay.de/Bartholdi-Freihe...ch_W0QQitemZ260020405187QQihZ016QQcategoryZ35429QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Originally posted by ageka

Napoleon 20 FF proof only 4000 ever made
at 10% over melt the coin did not reach reserve price
French commems in France just do not sell

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&rd=1

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Je ne comprend pas. Pourquois?

Frere Fred

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Originally posted by ageka

Parce que tout pièce après 1906 et du toc nouveau
Auguste

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C'est l'arrogance Français. C'est dommage mais plus d'argent pour moi et vous!

derka derka

Yes they have started on tales for children and fairy tales

Peter Pan half ounce max amount authorised 1000 but not reached since 2004 because virtually nobody wants to pay 100% over melt
This one may go high if the vendor can find two bidders

In the meantime he is asking 21 euro shipping to reduce
his losses

http://cgi.ebay.de/20-EUR-1-2-Uz-Go...04_W0QQitemZ190026016035QQihZ009QQcategoryZ35429QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem