Favourite Coinage

Dear all,

This is my third post however, I have a large amount to talk about my topic today is favourite coins.Now, I may be biased because I have been to and love Europe but, I really love the design of the Dutch Gulden (Guilders). However many people would say the ones I hold in my possession from 1971 , another 1971 , and then 1967 look like the back of a Danish 1 krone from the same era and to those people you are 100 percent right.

What are your favourite coins?

happy 2022

The Money Man

My favourite coins are known by size, as Crown sized coins.
Generally, they have a diameter of 38.6-38.62. Quite a few countries have issued individual coins and many, many sets of up to 24 coins, with a multitude of types.
Many come in special boxes, so the display is spectacular.
As I only have 2,078 of them, I have a long way to go to get all those listed on Numista which is 13,919

From the UK it is Conder Tokens, privately issued 1787 - 1797 due to a copper shortage.
Some of my examples (none of which are on here yet) ...

1795
1795
1795
1797
1797
1797
and so on ...

I think 19th century Italian states is about favorite stuff right now, but it changes.

Right now it's probably Central and South American crowns from the mid 1700s to earlyish 1800s, although I don't have many yet

Here's some examples:
1824-47 CAR 8 Reales
1817-34 Chile Volcano Peso
1813 & 1815 Argentina Sunface 8 Reales/Soles (I have a '15 8R on the way)
1732-72 Spanish Colonial Pillar 8 Reales (I only have one of these but there's many different mints and varieties to collect)

My favorite coins are:

* San Marino coins: they are wonderful examples of modern design. If you just look at the many ways the coat of arms is graphically rendered. Unfortunately, the constraints on the form of the Euro coins have a little reduced the quality of their design

* Italian coins at the beginning of the last century before the Fascist era (BTW the fascist coins are really ugly at the level of design)
The style is very classical not just inspired by the art of the time, but they are really nice

* Bronze coin, bronze is a wonderful metal and ages very well

The ugliest are the zinc coins obviously

British Halfcrowns and Florins up to 1927.

Stuff like this





Beautiful early classic designs of regality mixed with the huge silver coin dynamic.

Victorian coins in general too!





King George V is nothing 2 sneeze at either



KGVI in top condition



37 is a proof, 41 is just a shiny high AU coin!

Florins








And Australian Florins too





Hope you all like, all the coins are mine!!!

Quote: "ZacUK"​ From the UK it is Conder Tokens, privately issued 1787 - 1797 due to a copper shortage.
​Some of my examples (none of which are on here yet) ...
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​ 1795
​ 1795
​ 1795
​ 1797
​ 1797
​ 1797
​ and so on ...

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They should be added - as 'Coins'.

I do collect them myself.

Aidan.

My favorite coins are Canadian 5 cent victory nickles of 1943, 44 and 45. There is a later 2005 issue too.
1943 were tombac like the UK 3 pence. They had a large V on the obverse. Around the edge in morse code it says " We win when we work willingly" . The reverse has the head of George VI. In 44 and 45 they were steel with nickel plating and chrome plating. Any nik of the plating and they tend to rust. 44 and 45 also had some where the chrome was not applied. Charlton and grading services do not recognize it. My local coin dealer does ( Calgary Coin and Antique) so I have purchased them. The 2005 is the mint's regular nickel plated steel. They are beautiful coins in BU and UNC. I usually buy one at coin shows so have not purchased one in a couple of years. They usually go for 5 to 15 $ Can.

Quote: "ThePoet"​My favorite coins are Canadian 5 cent victory nickles of 1943, 44 and 45. There is a later 2005 issue too.
​1943 were tombac like the UK 3 pence. They had a large V on the obverse. Around the edge in morse code it says " We win when we work willingly" . The reverse has the head of George VI. In 44 and 45 they were steel with nickel plating and chrome plating. Any nik of the plating and they tend to rust. 44 and 45 also had some where the chrome was not applied. Charlton and grading services do not recognize it. My local coin dealer does ( Calgary Coin and Antique) so I have purchased them. The 2005 is the mint's regular nickel plated steel. They are beautiful coins in BU and UNC. I usually buy one at coin shows so have not purchased one in a couple of years. They usually go for 5 to 15 $ Can.

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I also have those Canadian commemorative 5 Cents as well - including the 2005 one.

I do collect from across the British Commonwealth - including Ireland, Somaliland, South Sudan, & Zimbabwe.

I refuse to collect anything from Cameroon, Mozambique, & Rwanda, as they were never part of the British Empire - & frankly, they should NEVER have been allowed to join the Commonwealth in the first place!

Aidan.

I agree

Mozambique got entrance so a runner called Maria Murtola could enter the Commonwealth Games. Plus its surrounded by Anglophone African states whilst its Lusiaphone (Portuguese union). Britain and Portugal also have a special friendship going to back to 1386 when Phillippa of Lancaster married King Juan of Portugal at Batalha. Their sons included the next king and Prince Henry the Navigator the sponsor of early Portuguese explorers of the 15th century. The friendship was strengthened in 1661 when Charles II married Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV of Portugal and in 1702 another friendship treaty was signed which united Britain and Portugal against the evil Spanish (Many Portuguese citizens moved to the new British outpost at Gibraltar too!)

Rwanda tried to get in the Eastern African Union (KUT) in the 2000s and tried to switch to English from France, and then later were accepted. But lately Macron went there and Rwanda is going all French again. Ruanda Urundi was originally annexed by Germany with Tanganyika in 1884, but became liberated by the Brits and the Congolese Force Publique in 1916. In 1918 it became part of the Belgian Empire with Urundi and renamed Rwanda, it was therefore Francophone and on independence in 1960 something was French speaking.

Cameroon has a far West Province called that and it has a small minority of English speaking Ibo who are in affinity with Nigeria than Frenchified Cameroon. The ultra French prime minster Paul Biya has opposed it and the English language for ages, and wants to Frenchify it. Reason being its near the Niger Delta and contains oil that makes Cameroon rich.

Rwanda & Burundi are both members of the East African Community - which also includes South Sudan as well as Kenya, Tanzania, & Uganda.

Rwanda is under the thumb of a dictator named Paul Kagame.

Southern Cameroons is trying to fight for independence from Cameroon. Had the Southern Cameroons been allowed independence back in 1961, it would have become a thriving & peaceful country with strong ties to Nigeria under the name 'Republic of Ambazonia'.

South Sudan has a lot in common with Uganda.

Aidan.

FYI

1959 overprints on 1953 Nigerian stamp set.


(Used examples 1950s including 1938 KGVI) - Ignore large Block of KGVI on 2nd page.
Cameroonians banned these stamps in 1961, this part was also close to the state of
Biafra in the late 1960s.

My favourite coins are the Lincoln wheat and memorial cents!
They're just great to collect. Just call me a Lincoln lover!

Moneytane I just became enamoured with the art of Marc Leguay. He did some beautiful Laotian banknotes and stamps. If you have some of his Laos stamps could you put up some pictures of them.

Thanks The Poet

Aksumite coins are probably the most interesting and underrated in my opinion.

Conder Tokens are a fascinating time in British coinage history. 
 

I love that some colonies also followed suit with token coinage of Gibraltar and Canada being two I’ve very much loved for some time. 
 

However, I think emergency coinage was really my favourite. For instance The Holey Dollar of NSW and the stampee’s and cut Reals of the West Indies really captured the imaginatuon. 

I cannot really say “favorite” but Conders are one of my cherished “niches”.