A Good Day At The Big Show

[Nighthawk]

Had a great day today at the Michigan State Numismatic Society Fall Show. Probably the best State show I have seen in YEARS. There was something for everyone that's for certain. I bought so much stuff today that it will probably take me a week to post it all here. I hope you folks don't mind, but I like to share my finds with you whenever I can, and I try not to brag about it. I have today added 9 more Roman Emperors to my collection which are pictured below and following. 4 of the coins I bought came out very dark on the scan so I will not post those. They are coins of Claudius II Gothicus (AD 268-270), Constantius I (AD 293-306), Constantine II (AD 317-337), and Constantius II (AD 337-361). Below is a coin of Gordian III, looks to be silver, or maybe a silver wash, I'm not sure. I paid $18 for it. Can someone help me identify the coin type? Even the dealer I bought it from didn't know. Thanks for your help.  

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Aurelian (AD 270-275)   This coin cost me a whopping $7. !!!

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Now here was one of my best finds today: Diocletian (AD 284-305) For some reason, coins of Diocletian seem plentiful wherever I looked and most always in excellent condition. I probably could have come home with half dozen or so if I had really wanted to!    This one was $17. 

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Maximinus II (AD 309-313) $13.   

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Constans (AD 337-350)  $9. 

[Pocketcoins]

Nice coins.   I like the ancients, don't know any thing about them but like them just the same. 

[Nighthawk]

Howz about some error coins?  Guatemala 10 Centavos 1992  KM# 277.5 (Clip Error @ 10 o'clock )

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Guatemala 25 Centavos 1991  KM# 278.5 (Clip Error @ about 1 o'clock)   

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Canada 1 Cent 1961 (Clip Error @ 2 o'clock) 

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Canada 10 Cents 1965 (Clip Error @ 7 o'clock) 

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Spain 1 Peseta 1963 KM# 775 (Clip Error @ about 2 o'clock) 

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Anybody got change for a hundred? (100 TRILLION dollars, that is!)     

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[Humpybong]

Very nice indeed.

You seem to have a lot of luck at your coin shows.

Please let me borrow your "good luck" charm for a while.

        

[Nighthawk]

I'll send you my "good luck charm" the Templar, but it's gonna cost you a butt-load of money for postage!!! 

[Templar]

I RESENT THAT USE OF THE TERM"BUTT-LOAD"

    THE TEMPLAR

[ElleKitty]

John, I feel your Gordian III might be of this type:  http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s8606.html#RIC_0065

I love the Wildwinds website.  It generally allows even me to identify these crazy Roman coins. 

[Paint Your Wagon]

Anybody going the old coins way and paying real money should ask the advice of the coinforgery experts
since the chinese can manufacture forgeries for a few dollars a piece now

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/

[Pocketcoins]

Cool link Miss Kitty 

Ya your coins are nice also John 

[Nighthawk]

Thank you Miss Kitty. That is my coin alright. I had an expert look at it at the show today, and he explained it exactly as it appears in the link you provided. Thanks again. And now, moving on............ 3 coins from Liberia, KM# 665, 669, & 685 respectively.   

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50 cent F.A.O. coin from Fiji, 1979 KM# 44 

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Israel 250 Pruta, 1949  KM# 15 

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Great Britain commemorative Crown "Festival of Britain" 1951, KM# 880. This coin has a catalog value of $22.50. I snatched it up for $5 still in it's original issue box. 

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[Templar]

WELL THOSE ARE SOME IMPRESSIVE COINS MY FRIEND--IT APPEARS THAT YOU AND I HAVE FILLED THE PAGES WITH ENOUGH PICTURES OF COINS AND NOTES TO PUT TOGETHER A SMALL BOOKLET--TOO BAD YOU WON'T BE GOING TOMORROW--LAST DAY AND ALL--MAYBE THE PRICES MIGHT COME DOWN A LITTLE?

  YOUR FRIEND AND FELLOW KNIGHT--THE TEMPLAR

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Falkland Islands 50 Pence 1977  KM# 10 

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Guernsey 25 Pence, 1972  KM# 26 

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Guyana 1 Dollar, 1970 F.A.O., KM# 36 

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Isle of Man 1 Crown, 1980  KM# 63 

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[Triggersmob]

John, just curious as to what you paid for the hundred trillion Zimbabwe note.
I just saw one in our local paper for AUD$4.50

[Nighthawk]

$3 USD Steve 

[Triggersmob]

Thanks John.

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Somaliland "Signs of the Zodiac" 10 Shillings, 2006. In this photo, KM# 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 

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Somaliland "Signs of the Zodiac" 10 Shillings, 2006. In this photo, KM# 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18  

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F.A.O. coins, 3 album pages. The dealer told me there was about $200 retail in coins here, but was tired of dragging them around to shows. (Uh-huh!) He said "how 'bout $60?" I said "SOLD!"  We shall in time see if I got a bargain or not once I start looking at the coins individually. I know for a fact that there is SOME silver in there. But the main reason I bought them is because I noticed that there were a lot of coin types I DO NOT HAVE in my collection. We shall see........... 

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F.A.O. coins, page 2 

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F.A.O. coins, page 3 

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Samoa 1 Tala 1976  KM# 20 

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Samoa 1 Tala 1972  KM# 11   

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Samoa 1 Tala 1970  KM# 9   

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Turks & Caicos Islands 5 Crowns 1997  KM# 225   

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