Welcome to June, its winter here in New Zealand and perfect time for adding to collections.
My first coin is a very nice old shilling from England, at a time when the UK did not exist
Queen Anne 1702 one shilling. It is actually from her first year, this coin is quite worn (VG - gVG), but my first Pre Union Queen Anne coin. At this time, the Scottish were still using their own coinage, which was a hyperinflated pound at 12 to 1 English pound (They had a 10 shilling coin in silver, smaller than this!). This obviously is an English coin, not a British one.
Some more NZ tokens, these 3 are interesting as they all have the makers name on them, most tokens did not.
All 3 are decent examples in Fine to VF condition and are less common types. All three are copper pennies around 34mm in size and weighing 14 - 15 grams, the standard of pre 1860 British copper pennies.
J. Caro and Co, Ironmongers, very dark copper. This penny coin was from the very early 1860s, as Caro, a Sephardic Jew sold his ironworks to a Isaac Nashewski, also Jewish in January 1864. The obverse is interesting being orientated 90 degrees from the reverse, its shows a ploughman and the makers name is between his legs.
This coin dates from a time when Christchurch was only 10 years old and is rare due to the business failing, Nashewski brought several failed businesses at the same time. Jews were less common in Anglican Christchurch which was mostly Protestant with a large Catholic labouring class. The coin itself was restruck in the 1920s on low quality copper and its hard to tell originals from restrikes, both are equally rare. The H in High Street is always poorly struck. Still its a full fine and a good example of this type with no pitting or severe verdigris.
Holland and Butler, Penny token Auckland - dates to mid 1870s. This is an interesting coin as the outline of an artists palette appears on it. Definitely a more niche store that you would only find from the 1870s onwards as the frontier became a cosy settlement. Like most shops of the area, product diversity was the key, art supplies would not pay the bills, you needed to sell wallpaper and stained glass too, plus it mentions they paint (What houses or portraits?).
Another reason why I love these pieces, they tell stories and open your eyes to the past. Makers mark sits underneath the palette - again a dark and low quality copper mix and also notoriously badly struck, this coin is also only “about fine” although it was not known to be poorly struck, many would say just Very Good.
Maosn and Struthers (Christchurch, although not mentioned on coin), 1873 - 76, again another Ironmonger (There are several who issued tokens). This has a very fancy design and is easily one of the later and better coins. The Maori on the otherside is also much sharper and similar to the one on a token I posted in the May 2023 thread.
The inner rims and beads on that side, also reminescent of the British bun pennies. Copper is lighter and a higher quality piece although some weaking striking in the middle of the Obverse. Full VF, but there is an attempt at gouging around 3oclock on the obverse and 9.30 on the reverse.
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Some of the more tedious holes to fill in the modern Danish coin series, coin sets from 2011 and 2012. Most of the coins were for some reason only released through sets in the period 2009-2012, but on the bride side they come with some nice medals.
I wonder if this also will be the case for the new 2023 set, since you can't buy the new coins in the form of coin rolls.
Snewski I wonder if this also will be the case for the new 2023 set, since you can't buy the new coins in the form of coin rolls.
Even though the 2023 coin rolls with the new portrait are not for sale online at the Royal Danish Mint, they are most likely available in circulation with banks and vendors. Certainly worth a try if the vacation goes via Denmark.
I have been filling in some gaps in my Finnish banknotes collection. Just got these in the post. A 1963 Stalberg 50 Mk, - never managed to get one out of circulation (you could still get them from bank cashiers in the 1990s); and a 500 Mk (too much to keep from circulation as a circulated note in the 1990s, and I never came across an UNC).
I have been filling in some gaps in my Finnish banknotes collection
Nice “gap fillers” Hibernia!
Here's the last note I intend to pick up for Jersey. It happens to be a low # ZB replacement from the first signature of this issue (one of my favourite portraits of QEII):
Picked up some proof sets waiting for me in Bombay. Admittedly bought over the year, but just opening them now . A packet of the 1 Rupee 75yrs of independence too
June has been good, but not so for my bank account 😅
Quite scarse Medal issued for Arctic discoveries
The only coins I got where this Maundy Priof set of 1907
The rest mostly exonumia for my Numisnautical collectio
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Apuking - That is a great group and cool to see Victory medals from the German side, we are so used to seeing British and Allied ones. Even I know the Germans had losses and the stress of war too. Artistically they are much better than our stiff imperial designs.
Meanwhile, just a few more bits and pieces for me, after a very big May.
Britain still rears big in my collections and especially shillings. This is an 1816, the first year of the great coinage and here is a near VF/VF example. Apart from being darkened and toned (Humid climate), this is a good one. Lots of detail and well worth the $28 I paid for it. Many coins of this era are worn discs. They were amongst the earliest coins bought to New Zealand in our colonial phase (1840 - 1865). This one saw little use, so likely was used in the UK.
It also has the bull head portrait, this remained on the 6d, Crowns and 1/- coins right up to his death. Only the Halfcrowns got changed!
Next is some more script from New Zealand, these were 1920s/30s tokens given to farm workers in the Depression to buy stuff from the company store etc. The 40/- (£2) is a particularly scarce one, as most wages were under this level until the 1940s. It's quite worn, so must have been used a lot. It may also be a discount token as well, rather than a spending token.
The 2 higher values are Cupronickel (32mm and 23.5mm) and the 2/6 is brass and also large (31mm). No value above the 40/- was made and only United made that one. Manawatu and Wairarapa only made up to 20/-.
One side shown as they had the same design both sides, I have chosen the “prettier side”
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That’s some nice beauties Moneytane especially the Anne and George III shillings.
Meanwhile I picked up this decent 1886 Victorian Halfcrown, it’s moderately worn but it’s has a fairly low mintage of just under 900k.
1971 Bahamas 5 Dollars.
1916 S Mercury Dime I got for free.
1981 Jersey 2 Pounds, 2009 Gibraltar 50p, 2019 Isle of Man 50p and 2015 U.K. Battle of Britain 50p IRB portrait (these were only put into mint sets).
Many Olympic 50ps only missing Rowing and Taekwondo then I have them all.
2020 Guernsey Christmas Carol 50p set.
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Edit (Jun 17th) coin arrived it's unc but NOT a 10 sen it ended up being a 20 Sen piece..
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Won a 1870 10 sen for my Japan Type album seller's photos waiting for it to arrive just have the rest of the first year coins & a Rin till the Meiji page is filled.
Yet another proof coin issued while I’m here in India. The design would have been more interesting had they included that rim design you see on the box.
Here is another new addition to my collection, Finland 1 Markka 1867 - not quite my earliest non-Irish banknote, I have a Canadian $1 from 1866, but close.
Here are my 4 silver 2 Francs! 2 5 francs and the smaller coins, all bought as a bulk lot.
I have been working on NZ banknotes lately. The gold coins I showed in my last post I sold to a friend for some very nice banknotes! All enlarge when you click on them.
Lefeaux 10/- VG, These are really rare in any condition. Even a worn one like this is well into 3 figures and it would sell in a heartbeat if I put it on Trade Me. Lefeaux's are series A in NZ. Issued from 1934 - 1940, they are sought after!
Fleming £5 - 1960s, a high grade example, these notes are not as rare, but very beautiful and nearly a weeks wages back in the day.
Wilson £1 - Fairly average note, but Wilson's are scarce as he only signed the notes from early 1955 to late 1956, making all his notes very collectible. Worn Pound notes are the only affordable ones.
Early $10 notes, first is a Fleming who signed the last predecimal notes and only the 1st year of decimal ones. This means they are scarce. The other note is a Wilks (1968 - 1975) but a scarce star replacement note with a 99A prefix and star. Much rarer are the 98A *
Fleming $20 and Russell $20 (1967 and 1985 - 88). $20s were the biggest note in standard use then. There were $100, but these were issued in very limited numbers and most wages before 1982 were under $100 a week, so this and the $10 were the paypacket notes. $50 notes were introduced in 1983, and again were not commonly used (100s of millions of $20s issued, 8 million $50 and 4 million $100 in total).
I have 2 here to show the differences between Type C and Type D. The earlier are De La Rues and feature better quality printing. Latter are Bradbury and Wilkinsons and were printed here. Printing not as good, but similar except some engraving and updated portrait of the Queen.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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More notes, before 1934 we used Trading Bank notes, where at least 6 major Trading banks all issued banknotes which became more commonplace during WW1. Notes of this era are insanely rare and even common values like £1 and £5 are high hundreds to low thousands for common examples.
Lefeaux notes from 1934 were the first Reserve bank ones and even worn ones are low 3 figures for the £1 and 10/-. A bit more for £5 and the £50 you're in mortgage territory.
The second series from 1940 - 1967 are easier to get for the 3 lower values (10/-, £1, 5). £10 are a new value and expensive, but gettable, but again the £50 is very elusive and most cost mid to high 4 figures (Thousands).
Third series are the De La Rue high hair/Tiara ones
Fourth are the Bradbury and Wilkinson small hair ones.
Here are a very nice $50 and $100
$50 Brash 1990ish, these were never very common, the colour was similar to the $5, but these notes were larger (Some reason the $20, $50 and $100 all the same size). This one is high VF/ near EF - Only Hardies from 1983/85 are rarer. No star or replacement notes were issued for this or the $100.
$100 Hardie Type 2 - This is a 1980/82 issue of Type 4. Only 1 million were made and this is UNC and very low serial number. I paid mid 3 figures for it and its worth every cent. Yet these are much more common than Type 3 $100 notes. Its called Hardie Type 2 - as Hardie Type 1's were Series C notes.
Type E was the change to famous NZers series issued between 1992 and 1999
The $1 and $2 note were not issued of this type and only $20 kept the Queen, the $5, 10, 50 and 100 showed famous NZers. These people and basic designs were kept for Series F and G.
This $50 note shows Apriana Ngata, a Maori leader. Not rare - but a nice note anyway, these are more common than earlier notes
Series E $100 note with Ernest Rutherford, famous Scientist known for splitting the atom. Although low numbers printed, these notes are not that rare, but give it time.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Birds are our cause celebre here, we are very proud of them, most were isolated when NZ separated from the rest of the world around 80 million years ago, making most of them fearless until the Maori and then White people decimated them until recently, when we have started conserving them.
Another goal ticked off, the Lefeaux £5 note, these are even rarer. They look the same as the 10/- but have different carvings and Maori art on the borders (Precious few Maori would have even handled one)
All had the same backs, and I just need the £1 now, they are easy to get next to these. Also issued was a £50, which is insanely rare and cost well into the 5 figures. This note is gVG and about the best you can get short of spending thousands. It is over 85 years old after all.
Much cheaper, a Canadian 1987 mint set with holes punched in it (Coins unaffected). I bought it as it was the last standard Voyageur dollar before the Loonie came out. They issued just 270k of these and some 200 million of the loonie in 1987! Also by this stage the 50 cent coin was hardly used. On the other hand over 100 million pennies were issued and even 50 million quarters.
QE2 Britannia silver round dated 2023 for sentimental and bullion reasons
And a King Charles III example. I thought these were better buys than all of our dealers selling
the Charles 50p for like $20 each, when they minted 9 million and will be about as wanted as
Benjamin Bunny in a few years. These are silver, look nicer and will hold their value.
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Royal Bank of Scotland £20 note my dad received from the bank.
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Another goal ticked off, the Lefeaux £5 note, these are even rarer. They look the same as the 10/- but have different carvings and Maori art on the borders (Precious few Maori would have even handled one)
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All had the same backs, and I just need the £1 now, they are easy to get next to these. Also issued was a £50, which is insanely rare and cost well into the 5 figures. This note is gVG and about the best you can get short of spending thousands. It is over 85 years old after all.
-Very nice accomplishment Moneytane! I know these 1934 series seldom come to auction.
Royal Bank of Scotland £20 note my dad received from the bank.
-Great design! You must be happy with that one Worldwide collection!
Royal Bank of Scotland £20 note my dad received from the bank.
-Great design! You must be happy with that one Worldwide collection!
Yep I am considering this is the first time I’ve seen a Scottish £20 and paid face for it.
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Here is where all my suppressed CCF content becomes true!
Princetane.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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During my holiday in Japan, I managed to get almost all circulating types from the new Reiwa period.
The balance is that I'm still missing the 5¥ for Reiwa 2+ (1¥ Reiwa coins are not yet circulating). After I found 6 types in circulation, a friendly lady from the hotel in Yokohama helped me with four more from her cash register on my last evening in Japan.
During my holiday in Japan, I managed to get almost all circulating types from the new Reiwa period.
The balance is that I'm still missing the 5¥ for Reiwa 2+ (1¥ Reiwa coins are not yet circulating). After I found 6 types in circulation, a friendly lady from the hotel in Yokohama helped me with four more from her cash register on my last evening in Japan.
The new bimetallic 500¥ is a real gem.
I like the reverse design on the 10, 100 and 500 Yen coins.
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Great, although they should update those designs, they are very dated.
5 and 10 yen are at least 1956 and the 50 and 100 are 1967 and the 500 Yen is 1982, despite the writing.
Is that new 500 yen also a bit smaller?
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Great, although they should update those designs, they are very dated.
5 and 10 yen are at least 1956 and the 50 and 100 are 1967 and the 500 Yen is 1982, despite the writing.
Well, just blame it on the fact that Japanese like to hold on to traditions. But don't expect to many changes with respect to size and shape: the country has millions of vending machines, and lots of shops with automated registers, that calculate and dispense change automatically.
I've always wondered about the lack of consistency in the series of Japanese circulation coins.
all coins have the denomination in Japanese on one side and in an arabic numeral on the other side, except for the 5 yen
all coins have the dating in Japanese script, except for the 50 and 100 yen, which have it in arabic numerals
the theme of the 10 yen (historic building) is completely different from the other coins (national plants & flowers)
the 5 yen symbolizes the Japanese economy (agriculture, fishery, industry) in a rather socialist style, unlike the more traditional style for the other coins.
Is that new 500 yen also a bit smaller?
No, I measured them with a caliper and they are exactly the same size (the older type on top of the new type):
At first glance, the old ones look slightly thinner, but they aren't.
According to the Numista page, the newer version is 0.1 gr heavier than the older versions, but I don't have the equipment to verify that.
The reason why only the 50 yen and the 100 yen coins have Western dates is because the ¥50 and ¥100 coins were first minted in 1967 and 1964, respectively, during a time when Japan was trying to internationalize and improve its relations with other countries (Tokyo Olympics). Using the Western year (but still with Nengō system) made it less confusing for other countries to understand the age of the coins. Older smaller coins were not changed and retained their Japanese dates.
I agree, the fact Japan refuses to use western dates is frustrating, but its their right too.
I will admit, when I am processing my buy ins and I have piles of 1, 5 and 10 yen coins, I only look for the part that says whether the coin is Showa (Hirohito to 1988) or Heisei (Akihito 1989 - 2021) and then just add it to the list for the 1st common year and comment (15 x 1 yen coin Showa, can't be bothered doing the year). Same with pretty much all Thai coins too.
The 100 yen I put more effort, I just consider it so plain for a coin with a high face value (Over $1), yet its the size of an old 10c coin and smaller than most quarters. The 500 Yen I consider - very beautiful and classy coins. I only have 6 but love them. I am actually also fond of the 50 yen and even 5 yen coins. I like shiny ones too and have a really nice shiny 10 yen which I keep in an album. Its also a 1950s one with reeded edge, Showa year 30 or something.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Just found this in junk shop bag of coins - probably worthless and fairly common, but it certainly ticks a box with me for finding a shooting medal for my exonumia collection. Good condition too.
Its the 10th of July now, time to use the July thread. I am sure the last few coins shown were not bought in June.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
