Going from Z To A With Coins

[Nighthawk]

Kenya, 1967, 5 Cents, BU, KM#1

[Nighthawk]

Kenya, 1967, 5 Cents (rev)

[Nighthawk]

Jordan, 1996, 10 Piastres, KM#55

[Nighthawk]

Jordan, 1996, 10 Piastres (rev)

[Erik]

Tonga 1 Seniti, 1975.

It is very very funny coin triggersmob. I am very laughing  In tonga are probably very funny people.

[scottishmoney]

I

Italy...


 

[Nighthawk]

INDIA, 1/4 Anna, 1936(b), KM#512. A beautiful coin received from fellow knight S. George.

[Nighthawk]

INDIA, 1/4 Anna, 1936(b), (rev)

[Nighthawk]

  C'MON FOLKS! SHOW YOUR COINS!!!

[Nighthawk]

Hong Kong, 1 Dollar, 1960H, BU. KM#31.1

[Nighthawk]

Hong Kong, 1 Dollar, 1960H (rev)

[DL20K]

Yeah, but what's the point of showing them?
- They are generally not any rarely seen or expensive coins (even I have a Hong Kong dollar),
- They are not fakes so they aren't shown to warn others,
- They are not questionable so they aren't shown to determine their originality,
- They don't have mint errors,
- They aren't shown for the purpose of grading them,
- They aren't shown for the purpose of asking what to do with them,
- They aren't unidentified,
- They are not for sale/trade.
I really see no purpose for these threads..

[Nighthawk]

Yeah, but what's the point of showing them?
- They are generally not any rarely seen or expensive coins (even I have a Hong Kong dollar),
- They are not fakes so they aren't shown to warn others,
- They are not questionable so they aren't shown to determine their originality,
- They don't have mint errors,
- They aren't shown for the purpose of grading them,
- They aren't shown for the purpose of asking what to do with them,
- They aren't unidentified,
- They are not for sale/trade.
I really see no purpose for these threads..

I think the point here, in my mind, is just to see what other folks have in their world coin collections. I can't sit down at a table somewhere and look at your coins, so I think this posting is a great place to share your finds. I enjoy looking at mint errors, unidentified coins, fakes,etc.. but I also enjoy looking at some nice BU and Proof coins, or any coin for that matter, that may be special to someone else. You don't have to participate if you don't want to, but there may be others like myself who just enjoy seeing what other folks like to collect.

[ElleKitty]

Who needs a purpose?  We do these things just because they're fun, and they're exciting.  Who will be the next person to post a coin?  Do I have that coin, or is it one I want to add to my list of coins to acquire?

-They are interesting
-They are beautiful
-They belong to a Knight of the Coin Table
-They can be informative
-They are alphabetical!

What more reason is needed than 'we want to?'

I'd post a new H coin here, except I only have 4 scanned and online at Omnicoin.  o.o  I should get busy.

[Nighthawk]

Who needs a purpose?  We do these things just because they're fun, and they're exciting.  Who will be the next person to post a coin?  Do I have that coin, or is it one I want to add to my list of coins to acquire?

-They are interesting
-They are beautiful
-They belong to a Knight of the Coin Table
-They can be informative
-They are alphabetical!

What more reason is needed than 'we want to?'

I'd post a new H coin here, except I only have 4 scanned and online at Omnicoin.  o.o  I should get busy.

Bravo Miss Kitty! I like your reply!

[scottishmoney]

Who needs a purpose? 
What more reason is needed than 'we want to?'

Here here!  Bravo Knightess!

H

Hungary



Bought for melt.  It is a restrike of the 100 Korona commemorative for the 60th anniversary of Franz Josef's reign.  I love the reverse of the piece. 

[Goose]

Because of pictures posted in the Castle, I've have gone wild on purchasing silver & copper coinage of various countries (45-?). I now have Pesetas, Rials, Rupees (Love 'em!), Lirots, a Trade Dollar, 8 Doubles, 4 Doubles, 1/24th, 1/13th, 1/12th shillings, and a multitude of Crowns, 1/2 Crowns, and Shillings. Posting pictures have really promoted my foreign coin interests.....thanks to all!

[Nighthawk]

Speaking of Doubles...... GUERNSEY, 8 Doubles, 1956, Proof, KM#16, Mintage:2,100

[Nighthawk]

Guernsey, 8 Doubles, 1956 (rev)

[DL20K]

Because of pictures posted in the Castle, I've have gone wild on purchasing silver & copper coinage of various countries

Doesn't really work for me. Haven't bought any coin just because it was posted somewhere.
Photos might be good for cataloging a collection. But showing off? Even if I had a $100 coin I'd think three times before boasting about it..

[KurtS]

Oops, if I might back up to "I", here's two lovely copper coins from 1946: 

Ireland 1 Penny:


Iceland 5 Aurar:

[Nighthawk]

That's quite alright Kurt, you may back up anytime you like. Just be sure to look in the mirror and don't back up over anybody! HaHa!

[KurtS]

Just be sure to look in the mirror and don't back up over anybody! HaHa!

Exactly...LOL, I don't want to break anyone's run on their coins.

That was a great 20 Lira from the art deco period--very nice work!
This thread was a great idea because my Krause catalog doesn't do justice to all these coins.

[Nighthawk]

Yeah, I know... some of their pic's are a little fuzzy.

[ElleKitty]

Kingdom of Hejaz & Nejd, now Saudi Arabia.1/2 Ghirsh,  AH1348

[Nighthawk]

Very nice, Miss Kitty! Did you get my latest email?

[ElleKitty]

I think so?  I sent one back to you?  Did you get that one?  I swear, I think I'm going to resort to smoke signals!

I forwarded my mailing address, and tried yet again to send the pictures of the coins I have set aside for you.  I can most assuredly put together an interesting packet of coins tailored to your interests if you let me know what they are.  

[Triggersmob]

Even if I had a $100 coin I'd think three times before boasting about it..

That is your right. Nobody is forcing you to participate.

F

French Indochina 20 Cents, 1945


 

[ElleKitty]

Either F, or G, your pick!



French Guiana, Colony of Cayenne.  2 Sous copper coin, 1782, Paris mint.

[KurtS]

What a lovely French colonial coin! I only wish I could see more detail because I think it's there.
And from the "colony of Cayenne"--what a name!

[Dumanyu]

Here's another G coin. Tough one to find...
Guadeloupe.

[Nighthawk]

Looks like the gentleman on the obverse of your coin has a huge problem with EAR WAX! LOL 

[Dumanyu]

Nothing a Q-Tip wouldn't take care of.

[scottishmoney]

Looks like the gentleman on the obverse of your coin has a huge problem with EAR WAX! LOL 

We call that a tattie bug problem

[ElleKitty]

To carry on:

French Polynesia. (Tahiti!)

[scottishmoney]

Because of pictures posted in the Castle, I've have gone wild on purchasing silver & copper coinage of various countries

Doesn't really work for me. Haven't bought any coin just because it was posted somewhere.
Photos might be good for cataloging a collection. But showing off? Even if I had a $100 coin I'd think three times before boasting about it..

Then don't don't view this thread.   Just ignore it.  That is beauty of internet and forums, we can ignore what we not like to see.

Many of us have interesting coins, I have seen many interesting coins in this thread I do not have, and may not have in future either.  But I like to see them, like the French Polynesia 1 Franc coin.  I have no coins from there, and probably won't.  But I liked seeing the coin that goes with the paper money that I do have from French Polynesia. 

That is the purpose of this forum, to look at coins, share thoughts about them etc.  We even like to trade them too.

[Nighthawk]

French Polynesia, 100 Francs, 2000, KM#14 

[Nighthawk]

French Polynesia, 100 Francs, 2000 (rev) 

[Nighthawk]

French Oceania, 5 Francs, 1952, KM#4 

[Nighthawk]

French Oceania, 5 Francs, 1952 (rev) 

[scottishmoney]

E

Egypt



Egypt - AE46, Ptolemy IV ca. 221-205 BC.  A not so pretty coin with Zeus and an eagle on the reverse.  I bought this when I was a kid and I could afford it.  Now I would love to find a nicer one, but good luck.  This is my largest ancient coin and for quite a few years my oldest one too.

[KurtS]

I guess this qualifies as Egypt too. 
Probus Tetradrachm, minted in Alexandria 280/281 A.D.

[Triggersmob]

Ecuador 1 Centavo, 2003


 
East Africa Ten Cents, 1945


 

[Nighthawk]

Really nice coins, Steve! Thanks for sharing!

[ElleKitty]

Eritrea!  Beneath Italy.  I love this coin.

[scottishmoney]

Eritrea!  Beneath Italy.  I love this coin.

Gotta love the walrus mustache dude

[ElleKitty]

Exactly! Criteria for great old coins:

1. Finish.  Silver coins look best when slightly darkened, outlining the elements in that dark gray patina.
2. Unreadable Langages.  If you can read everything on the coin, it isn't "Darkside" enough.
3. Guy (or girl?) in a crown with a Walrus Mustache!

[scottishmoney]

Actually the Eritrean coin is all the better, not because of just two languages, but rather, three.

[Nighthawk]

Cool coins Miss Kitty! Thanks for sharing!

[EgCollector]

Regarding the arabic language it says 4/10 Riyal   

[ElleKitty]

Thanks Amr!  That's interesting to know that 1 Lira equated to 1/5 of a Riyal then.

And, to keep us going, Djibouti!

[KurtS]

Interesting coin!  I like that two-fisted daisy  (or whatever it really is).

[scottishmoney]

Shake, shake shake, shake Djibouti!  Shake Djibouti!  




Sorry!

[ElleKitty]

*Dies laughing.*  Someone is in good spirits this afternoon!

The national coat of arms of Djibouti pictured on the coin was introduced after attaining independence on 27 June 1977. It is bordered on the sides with laurel branches. Within this perimeter there is a vertical spear, in front of which is a shield. Underneath the shield, two hands rise away from the spear, which both carry a large knife. These two hands symbolize the main two ethnic groups of the nation: the ethnic group Afar and the ethnic group Issa.

[scottishmoney]

I just love the name of that country, I wasn't implying anything

[Nighthawk]

Ohhhhhhhh CANADA..... A 2008 "Toonie"....... 

[Nighthawk]

..... And a 2008 "Loonie"   

[KurtS]

Canada 1937 10c PCGS MS64:

[Nighthawk]

Very nice Kurt!

[Yass]

I guess this qualifies as Egypt too. 
Probus Tetradrachm, minted in Alexandria 280/281 A.D.

What grading are coins like these?  What do they look like Uncirculated, if you can get them as such?  I know they didn't have the minting methods that we have today, but I'm intrigued as to what a newly minted coin would have looked like.

[Triggersmob]

Canada



 

[ElleKitty]

Cape Verde



Canada



Central African Republic



Chile



China



Colombia



Comoros



Congo



Cook Island



Cuba



Czechoslavakia

[KurtS]

What a nice group of C's 
And that's a Coelacanth on a Comoros coin! 

Yass wrote about the Alexandria Tetradrachm:
"I'm intrigued as to what a newly minted coin would have looked like."

Me too...I'm not very familiar with ancient coins since I only have a few. I'm sure someone knowledgeable like Sap could elaborate. 
What I do know is this coin was struck on a cast planchet. I find the silvery finish interesting, although the coin has the same density as bronze (8.96).

[ElleKitty]

Why, thank you.  Apparently I like C coins?  Actually, I think I just have a lot of C coins scanned. 

And for those of you wanting to know more about the Ancients coins without having to invest a bundle into a library like the one I suspect Sap has at his disposal, try this website: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php

They've always been immensely helpful for me.   And they've got some pretty pictures in their gallery, and quite often the coins are for sale!

[scottishmoney]

Like all those C coins Kitty!  Espesh the Congo and Cape Verde coins.  Didn't you have extras of those Cape Verde coins?

[ElleKitty]

Not the Cape Verde ones, no.  I had Guinea coins to spare, and now I'm down to two.  One for me, and one that I haven't decided what to do with as of yet.

[scottishmoney]

Not the Cape Verde ones, no.  I had Guinea coins to spare, and now I'm down to two.  One for me, and one that I haven't decided what to do with as of yet.

Oh please do PM me if you're interested in a trade, or an outright sale of.   

[Nighthawk]

Very nice collection of "C" coins, Miss Kitty! Thanks for sharing!

[Triggersmob]

Beautiful coins, Kitty. You never fail to amaze me, with the coins in your collection.

I am partial to coins that are a bit different, so I really like the Cook Island $2 coin.

[Triggersmob]

China


Central African States


Costa Rica


Czech Republic

[KurtS]

The China coin has an great sense of history to it...have you identified the period?
They're using an older style of character, which hearkens back to the pictographic roots, I think. 

[Nighthawk]

Great coins, Steve! Thanks for sharing!

[scottishmoney]

One very fascinating character on the right hand side of the coin, wonder what it is?

[Sap]

Triggersmob's Chinese cash coin is from the Song Dynasty, emperor Shen Zong during his Yuan Feng period (1078-1086 AD). The script used is "seal script", commonly found on coins from the Song Dynasty, a period renown for artistic calligraphy on the coinage.

The four characters are, clockwise from the top, Yuan Feng Tong Bao. "Yuan feng" was the reign-name the Emperor chose to be known by at the time, meaning "first abundance". "Tong bao" is the usual ending on cash coins, meaning "current coin".

One very fascinating character on the right hand side of the coin, wonder what it is?

That's the character "feng", one of many Chinese characters that translate to "abundance". The derivation of this character is a combination of the characters for "plants", "mountain" and "container" - so it literally means "a harvest so plentiful you'd need a box the size of a mountain to hold it all".

[Triggersmob]

Sap, thank you for the info.

[KurtS]

Yes, what a fascinating description. I love stuff like this! 

Yuan Feng period (1078-1086 AD)

Talk about a timeless tradition of one basic coin style. 

[Humpybong]

Thanks to all. really enjoyed looking and drooling over these!

[latman]

This is a fantastic thread. It so great to see coins from all over the world that you would not normally be able to see. Has anyone got a coin from Xanadu? I think it has Olivia Newton-John on the obverse.  Ok bad joke, but only "X" country, I could think off.

[Yass]

This is a fantastic thread. It so great to see coins from all over the world that you would not normally be able to see. Has anyone got a coin from Xanadu? I think it has Olivia Newton-John on the obverse.  Ok bad joke, but only "X" country, I could think off.

I tried googling - xanadu coin medal token.
Got nothing that looked 'postable'

[scottishmoney]

This is a fantastic thread. It so great to see coins from all over the world that you would not normally be able to see. Has anyone got a coin from Xanadu? I think it has Olivia Newton-John on the obverse.  Ok bad joke, but only "X" country, I could think off.

I tried googling - xanadu coin medal token.
Got nothing that looked 'postable'

I did the same and came up with this:

[Triggersmob]

Maybe we should name our Kingdom here, something begining with X.
Then we could put that name on our annual medals and then we could post a pic of that.

 

[Sap]

I have two "X countries" in my collection database, though both are a bit of a stretch as far as being real, genuine, fair dinkum "X countries":

- the Xi Xia Empire, a region in what is now western China which was independent from 1038 to 1227. It may be disqualified for two reasons: some historians (especially mainland Chinese ones) consider it to be "just another Dynasty of China" and not a separate country; it only starts with "X" if you use the Pinyin form of Chinese romanisation; it's "Hsi Hsia" under the old Wade-Giles romanisation; and it's alternate names in English are "Western Xia Empire" or "Tangut Empire".

- a notgeld note from the city of Xanten, Germany. It's disqualified because notgeld-issuing cities weren't normally considered separate countries; I only classify them as such because I don't know what else to do with them in the database.

I'm working on my own "A-Z list", including some more obscure countries that haven't been shown yet; I just need enough spare time to scan and upload pics of them.

[Nighthawk]

  CANADA, Bank of Upper Canada, and Bank of Montreal Penny and Half Penny tokens. Snagged 'em at a coin show last weekend, dirt cheap! 

[Nighthawk]

 

[Nighthawk]

  WOW! I just learned that the 1837 one penny token I posted, also known as a "Habitant Token", has 4 varieties listed in the 2000 Haxby Coins of Canada book, and mine just happens to be the "Banque Du Peuple" (shown on the ribbon) variety, which seems to be the SCARCEST variety of them all, if you look at the prices listed! Pretty good pickens, eh?

[KurtS]

Very nice 1837!  I especially like the coloration on yours!

[Nighthawk]

B is for...... BAHRAIN, 100 Fils, AH1385 (1965), BU, KM#6 

[Nighthawk]

BAHRAIN, 100 Fils, AH1385 (1965), (rev) 

[Nighthawk]

BANGLADESH, 1 Taka, 1975, BU, KM#9.1

[Nighthawk]

BANGLADESH, 1 Taka, 1975 (rev) 

[Nighthawk]

BARBADOS, 2 Dollars, 1975FM, Proof, KM#15 

[Nighthawk]

BARBADOS, 2 Dollars, 1975FM, (rev) 

[Paint Your Wagon]

B for Belgium
King Albert of the Belgians ( French text ; I have one with Flemish text in lower MS)

[scottishmoney]

Going a bit earlier, same country though, scanned through a stupid slab:

[Triggersmob]

Brazil
2004 One Real



British Honduras
1956 10 Cents

[Nighthawk]

All very nice coins, gentlemen! Thanks for sharing!

[Nighthawk]

A..... is for ALGERIA, 20 Centimes, 1972, BU, KM#103 

[Nighthawk]

ALGERIA, 20 Centimes, 1972 (rev) 

[Nighthawk]

ANDORRA, 25 Centims, 1986, BU, KM#33 

[Nighthawk]

ANDORRA, 25 Centims, 1986 (rev)