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United States
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Today, I took my Birthday money to the coin store. I spent a couple of hours browsing, and these are some of the coins that I brought home today. :) Mexico 1/4 Real coin, Federal Issue. 1836, Mexico City mint.   Great Britain, Queen Victoria silver Crown, 1889.   Tunisia, 4 kharub, AH 1281 Sultan Abdul Aziz Khan   Turkish Ottoman Empire, 40 Para- AH1277   Tunisia, 5 Francs, 1957   British West Africa, 1919, 1 Penny   Austria, 1 Kreutzer coin of Joseph II, 1774.   Sweden, 1 Daler 1718. ("Swift and Ready")   Japan, 20 sen. Meiji 25 (1892)   Rhodesia, 2 1/2 cents, 1970   Republic of New Granada (Now Colombia and Panama), 1 Real 1838   German East Africa, 5 Heller 1916   Mexico, 1849 1 Real, Zacatecas mint   Great Britain, William III, 2 pence, 1698   Rhodesia, 5 cents, 1976   Edited by ElleKitty
09/07/2008 11:20 am
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 United States
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WOW!  You went crazy at the coin store! Nothing wrong with that!  swcoin.ecrater.com
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United States
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Just taking a quick look at the Dark Side. Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice selection for just one shop! |
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Poland
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Oh these deserve a separate thread! :O
Someday I'll get that Kreuzer - I think that's one I can afford of the lot. Seriously, I'll try to get something looking like the Ottoman coin as well.
Edited by DL20K
09/07/2008 07:00 am
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Australia
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I think I need to pay a visit to the coin store that you regularly visit. Mine is starting to offer very common coins  |
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United States
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Wow,now that is diversity :))) Nice haul
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Yes, the ways of the Dark Side are strong with this one.  I didn't go as crazy as you'd think though. This lot of coins cost me all of about $30. I had another pound of other coins out of the bargain bin and a box of 100 mylar 2x2s to go with it, for a grand total of $45. These coins were still in a box on the desk in the back. The store owner brought them out for me to look at. These coins aren't quite good enough for them to bother looking them up or researching, but they're also a little too good to dump them into the general bins. There are a few collectors that are very into World coinage. They tend to hold these back for 'private showing.' Kind of. I think I've figured out why I have such diversity at the shops here in San Antonio. Has anyone ever thought about how world coins travel? For the most part, dealers don't order a selection of old coins from some merchant. They come to the shop from travellers, businessmen, and military personnel. The coins might have been in a collection, but more than likely they were the mementos of some journey. At some point, these people or their descendents don't know what to do with the coins, want to get rid of them, or want to make a profit on them. Usually they get taken to the local coin store. From there, they turn into great finds by us, the current generation of coin collectors and numismatists.  Therefore, regions of the world that have people who travel regularly become melting pots of diversity in many things, but including coins. Anyone have other theories or comments on that bare-bones process? Edited by ElleKitty
09/07/2008 07:33 am
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Poland
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That for $30? My scrooge price (in other words what I would buy them for even though I don't need most of them) is about $50 for all, not to mention catalog prices. Why do I never get any bargains  ! |
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Egypt
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A very nice lot, specially the silver Crown, 1889
Thanks for sharing Elle
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United States
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Happy Birthday, ElleKitty! Very interesting group of coins.
I agree with Eg, the Queen Victoria crown is my favorite!
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Poland
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My favorite would be the Mexican 1 real, definitely. Followed by the Ottoman one.
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Belgium
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What a wonderful selection!
My favorite is the British 2 pence with the effigy of William III of Orange.
But I admit: I like them all!
(The third one is definetely Tunisia 4 kharub
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United States
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What an interesting group, and I suspect you did very well in terms of value! Quote:Why do I never get any bargains This is where trading might help. I just bought a group of Australian coins here for a fraction of what they would cost "down under", so they're being sent home to a collector. Edited by KurtS
09/07/2008 12:02 pm
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Poland
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Where did I read the story about the Swedish coin.. Quite an interesting coin in terms of it's historical 'significance'. KurtS, I realise that it works that way .. in certain places  However, here, it's quite the opposite. Foreign coins are chiefly overpriced, while homeland (Polish) coins can be picked up relatively cheap. Edited by DL20K
09/07/2008 12:46 pm
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United States
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There you go. Here, Polish coins aren't as common, and you could use those as a trading commodity to gain access to coins that you otherwise cannot find, or cannot purchase. Which is why I trade Japanese and South American coins for Polish. |
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