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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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15mm and 1,45gram Fun little coin that was minted 1874-76. These small coins are growing on me even if I get grey hairs trying to photograph them. Cant get a good picture of the reverse sorry for that.     Edited by Moniker
09/09/2024 06:11 am
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 United States
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Pretty nice tiny coin Moniker - I may have a few of them.....
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Very nice Moniker. My 10 ore only go back to 1894.
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Pillar of the Community
 Sweden
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I may have a few of them..... Why am I not suprised DB  thank you triggers, I have five 25-öre from 1890-99 arriving tomorrow, I will post them. Not as high quality as this thou Edited by Moniker
09/09/2024 08:47 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great tiny coin! I like the King Oscar's monogram.
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
1815 Posts |
Yeah that monogram is a beaut! Last year it was used was 1907, here on 25 öre  Edited by Moniker
09/09/2024 10:56 am
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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10 Ore Nice example, Moniker
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very nice 10 Öre, Moniker!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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thank you all, trying to see if its a overdate but my eyesight and camera lacks Edited by Moniker
09/09/2024 5:09 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The comparable American coin is the Half Dime at 1.3 grams. Here's an 1864-S.   I collect these on and off, and have quite a few of them. Seated liberties are my favorites. They're intricate small versions of the larger denomination coins. Another coin of the same size is the Spanish 1/2 reale. Here's a 1765 Potosi Carlos III cob.   What is interesting about these is the king's intertwined monogram. The C is not distinct on this one, but the ARLVS is. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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09/09/2024 9:31 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very nice, Moniker. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
1815 Posts |
Nice half-dime THQ, I think small coins generally got more misstreated
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That half reale was mis-made....typical late Potosi workmanship. The royal initials are clever but much cruder than your Oscar. It is a high quality example, out of Sellschopp's collection. Most of them only have bits of the date and about half of the monogram.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cobs are very cool. Thank you for sharing this fascinating tiny one, thq!
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Yeah I mean often the smaller ones was mistreated back in time because of small value but the larger ones was keept safe, so even if made in greater numbers mint state examples are hard to find, many of the swedish riksdalers was mostly used for foreign trade
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