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Yea, that would be Napolean III, what denomination? Yes, you're right..five centimes. They're pretty worn. This is the better of the two:   |
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Their website says that anything over $100 is only $5 to ship to the US. I might have to take them up on something.
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Their website says that anything over $100 is only $5 to ship to the US. I might have to take them up on something.
Well, if you do, good luck! I'm having a blast! Tomorrow I'll take some pics of the multiples. There looks to be about a pound or so of pfennigs (1 and 2), greek coins and 10 francs. I'll be a little more accurate tomorrow. |
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The first one in your latest set of three coins is from Prussia, the German state that would go on to unify Germany and form the Empire.
If you find any you don't know where they're from or what they are, please feel free to post them in the ID forum.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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nice find  |
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Very nice lot! That is a great South African Penny.
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Good on ya ikan good to see some body get lucky with those multi pound lots  |
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Well, I've sorted the coins and now I am examining them. There's over a hundred countries represented. The majority are from the sixties and seventies, and about 60 that are pre-1930. Six are before 1900. The best variety is from South Africa and the Middle East. There's also a few tokens and odd items. I've gained a real appreciation for the designs that world coins have. It's going to be hard to decide how to catalogue them; by country or by images (like animals, plants, symbols) or even by size? Also found a few minor errors. Here's a few of the coins that I like:     Edited by ikandiggit
02/15/2009 12:34 am
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Just go to your local auction house -- they nearly always have a few coins on one of the lots -- it is amazing what you can pick up there.
I managed to pick up a Haiwian quarter dollar in EF for about £4 in a local house clearance auction
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Glad to hear the fun rolls on ikandigget. Yes, looking at all those great designs leads to an appreciation for talented sculptors, especially when you compare them to some of the blase modern issues (the new US dollar series!). Are you building your first world collection? The greatest thrill for most is the sense of history which pours through your hands, those bits of metal represent mighty struggles, defeats, and triumphs.
How about a group photo of some of the odd exonumia mixed in with your coins?
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Yes, previously the only foreign coins I had were the ones I found while metal detecting. When I owned an antiques/collectible shop, I had a small section with coins and tokens. But, it was all stock and I never really got into collecting for myself. Now that I'm semi-retired, I have the time to focus on a hobby and I'm really enjoying it. This is a pic of some of the miscellaneous stuff that was in the bag of coins I bought. Nothing rare but still kinda neat:  |
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I've recently bought a few bundles of European coins. Demonetization, boo, hiss. Beware that too much work with 2X2s at one time will lead to dreams of putting 'stuff' into 2X2s. I have had strange dreams of explaining why concepts and formulas can't be put into a 2X2. Y'all been warned, have a good time!  |
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Posted 02/13/2009 8:15 pm
