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United States
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So I bought it.. What a neat coin. Has some subtle toning on it with plenty of luster underneath.  |
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United States
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
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What a neat coin. I agree--it is a beaut! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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 United States
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I have mainly been a U.S. guy, but starting to get into foreign now too. Uh oh!
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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8 grams, 720 silver, made for circulation. This coin has not seen circulation. Nice toning, which will eventually become a rich gray patina, but that may take another 50 years to fully develop. Nice addition to your collection.  I have been mainly an ancients and World coin guy, but starting to get into U.S. now too. Uh oh!  Edited by sel_69l
04/15/2018 9:46 pm
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It is certainly appealing! I don't know if it matters to you, but both Numista and NGC describe your right pic as the obverse, which I usually put on the left. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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04/15/2018 10:36 pm
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United States
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I don't know if it matters to you, but both Numista and NGC describe your right pic as the obverse, which I usually put on the left. Good to know. Thanks! |
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United States
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looks neat, world coins have so many cool designs.
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United States
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Nice acquisition. I love the design of Moroccan coins of that era. Even a humble aluminum piece can look great:   (can't figure out why that photo gets rotated when posted here) Edited by tdziemia
04/16/2018 06:21 am
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Canada
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I am a sucker for the elegant geometric designs on these coins.
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United States
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Technical Grade 63. Eye Appeal 7/10. Really a beauty. That is the type of coin to buy. Congratulations.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice pickup! I think I have one laying around in my "to sort" pile, also bought on a whim.
There are a lot of very fun world coins out there to collect; I have a few from Morocco that I haven't been able to let go!
Before the French takeover, Morocco was for a time stuck in the middle ages in terms of coin production. One of the first coins in my collection was a falus from the 1860s... heavily patinated and cast, I thought it was an ancient for the longest time!
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Canada
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World coins can be a hard habit to shake once you start, so much variety, which is why I limit myself to just one from each country (300 and counting) Morocco's older issues are also interesting. This is my sole example from 1882  |
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One of the first coins in my collection was a falus from the 1860s... heavily patinated and cast Then here's a walk down memory lane   |
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One of the first coins in my collection was a falus from the 1860s... heavily patinated and cast, I thought it was an ancient for the longest time! The same thing happened to me. A few years ago I found a pair of identical, interesting coins in an ancient junk bin, so I bought them. As it turned out, they were faluses from 1870. On a side note, I just found this picture online:  |
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Hope y'all don't mind me posting one of mine from Morocco as well. Here is a square Dirhem from the Muwahhid Dynasty that dates to between 1160 and 1269 AD.   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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