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Another Belgium 10 centimes, 1904. This one with French text.   Jan |
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1904 Florin This is my favorite design of any Florin that's not a Gothic Florin. The "Standing Britannia" design was controversial, despite having already been used in another version on the British Trade dollar. It would only last for KEVII's reign before reverting to more conventional heraldic motifs under KGV. The motif itself can be traced back to Fortuna and other Roman gods at the prow of Roman galleys on the reverses of some Roman coins. All of the dates are lower mintage, and in high grades, the prices are quite expensive. There were Proof strikes (matte) in 1902. Both the Proof and Uncirculated strikes often did not tone very well, with lots of streaks and lines that were not very pretty; but there are quite a few that DID have beautiful toning. I'm currently working towards obtaining a much prettier example. Similar to Buffalo nickels & Standing Liberty quarters in the US, the dates on these were mostly unprotected, and wore off very quickly. The obverse portrait of Edward was almost always flatly struck, even on Proof strikes, but especially so on business strikes.  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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1904/04 RPD Indian Head centSnow S-10 The 0 and 4 in the date were both repunched, but it is most prominent on the top of the 4, which is easily visible to the naked eye.    Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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A pretty, and very scarce, Morgan dollar variety for 1904. It is known as the "trigger" variety, since the die clash under the chin on the obverse looks like a gun trigger.  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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1903 -- Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 5 mark:   |
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1903 -- Colony of Guadeloupe and Dependencies, 1 franc:   |
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1903 -- Kelantan Sultinate, 1 pitis:   |
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1903 is a better year for me   Still no Halfcrowns, but we have Eddie's upstart Nephew on a Prussian/German 5 Mark coin. Pretty worn but I paid like $2 for it a couple of years ago. This is a huge piece and the type of junk silver coin I lust after (Someone on Numista called it Junk silver). Paralyse, love your posts and agree about those Florins, I have a slider too, but feel it may 1902 and will show it tomorrow. |
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The mediocre masterpieces can't stop coming for 03!   A French nickel 25 centimes from 1903 with the earlier numeral reverse. Sadly some idiot put a hole in it, sometime in the past - why as its VF at least. Again it was in a junk collection and cost well south of a dollar - so no complaints. |
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1903 -- Republic of Peru, 1 libra:   |
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1903 -- Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, 1 peso:   |
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1903 -- United States, 1 cent:   |
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