This florin looks really nice.
Someone must have sold a set of 1910 coins.
It's one of the last coins of the Ottoman Empire!
Colonial silver.
These were in the mixed world coins bucket at 75 cents each
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Here are the rest from today (the above coin is included in this). $78 for everything, I spent a lot
This florin looks really nice.
Someone must have sold a set of 1910 coins.
It's one of the last coins of the Ottoman Empire!
Colonial silver.
These were in the mixed world coins bucket at 75 cents each
This florin looks really nice.
Someone must have sold a set of 1910 coins.
It's one of the last coins of the Ottoman Empire!
Colonial silver.
These were in the mixed world coins bucket at 75 cents each
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Maybe not a dirt cheap bargain bin find, but, still a fair price. I paid US $22, shipping included...
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$1.75 USD
Craigslist
1916 J 1/2 Mark.
IMO MS60-62
Craigslist
1916 J 1/2 Mark.
IMO MS60-62
Check out my Coins for sale on Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/sch/ellmaric44278/m.html?item=231381585778&hash=item35df6acf72&pt=US_World_Coins&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
http://www.ebay.com/sch/ellmaric44278/m.html?item=231381585778&hash=item35df6acf72&pt=US_World_Coins&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
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I was given a bag of old British coins and this 1949 Penny was in the bag.
Extremely nice condition as you can see. It will go straight into my collection
I'm just a collector of coins, not a slave to it, unless I am in a coin shop.
For all you banknote collectors. Link to my swap list.
https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/swap_list/COINMAN1
For all you banknote collectors. Link to my swap list.
https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/swap_list/COINMAN1
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Bought a 5 Peso set in official album, a standard uncirculated one from Mexico City Mint. They usually send them at random, but this time I got incredibly lucky, got a Prooflike set (valued $7.5 dollars a coin) for standard price, average mintage for Prooflike coins didn't exceeded 5,000 each.
Coin at bottom center is a standard UNC just for comparison.
A closeup
Got it for swap purposes, but hold your horses, it has already been reserved
Didn't lasted a day.
Coin at bottom center is a standard UNC just for comparison.
A closeup
Got it for swap purposes, but hold your horses, it has already been reserved
Didn't lasted a day. Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Quote: erdvillaBought a 5 Peso set in official album, a standard uncirculated one from Mexico City Mint. They usually send them at random, but this time I got incredibly lucky, got a Prooflike set (valued $7.5 dollars a coin) for standard price, average mintage for Prooflike coins didn't exceeded 5,000 each.Wow!
Coin at bottom center is a standard UNC just for comparison.
A closeup
Got it for swap purposes, but hold your horses, it has already been reserved
Lucky you are!
Perfect Mexican coins
Best regards,
Ilya.
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Ilya.
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pustoshkinia@gmail.com
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Quote: Moi_dela_horowoI should have got one of these for you back then. But you where only missing less than half, besides, who else in Russia can say that he has one with Notes includedQuote: erdvillaBought a 5 Peso set in official album, a standard uncirculated one from Mexico City Mint. They usually send them at random, but this time I got incredibly lucky, got a Prooflike set (valued $7.5 dollars a coin) for standard price, average mintage for Prooflike coins didn't exceeded 5,000 each.Wow!
Coin at bottom center is a standard UNC just for comparison.
A closeup
Got it for swap purposes, but hold your horses, it has already been reserved
Lucky you are!
Perfect Mexican coins
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Part of a lot of 6 silver coins for $22
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So I got this banknote for free:
Germany 1000 Mark April 2nd, 1910 (Reichsbanknote) by Trabantje601, on Flickr
The seller said that if anyone wanted this note, he'd send to that person and he was even kind enough to pay for the stamp! :D
Germany 1000 Mark April 2nd, 1910 (Reichsbanknote) by Trabantje601, on FlickrThe seller said that if anyone wanted this note, he'd send to that person and he was even kind enough to pay for the stamp! :D
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
-Plato
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Don't know if it's a good bargain but I really love those coins from Southern Rhodesia.
I got them for 16$.
I got them for 16$.
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Rare date for $0.75
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I bought a few coins recently, I picked up this 1935 Mozambique 5 escudos for NZ$10. catalogue value in VF is $22.50 and XF is $65
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Neilithic look at what the girls at the bank got me. I tell them they should keep.But they know i have not been feeling good latly. Two silver certificates 1935 and 1957
Two 1976 dollars coins
one gold plated fifty cent
a 1952 quater and 1938 dime silver very used
At face value. I gave them a 5 dollar bill and got change back. i love my bank.
yours daryl
Two 1976 dollars coins
one gold plated fifty cent
a 1952 quater and 1938 dime silver very used
At face value. I gave them a 5 dollar bill and got change back. i love my bank.
yours daryl
It is, what it is, or is it.
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Got these for 20 dollars.
A complete Mexico .720 - 10 Centavo set
First dates are in low condition but not too bad; 26 is the ugliest of the set. The last 3 years payoff the rest.
Already had 5 dates; including the 33 and 34 ones in BU with broken OBV and REV dies; so soon I'll put those for swap, which - as you can see in the scan - are actually quite nice.
A complete Mexico .720 - 10 Centavo set
First dates are in low condition but not too bad; 26 is the ugliest of the set. The last 3 years payoff the rest.
Already had 5 dates; including the 33 and 34 ones in BU with broken OBV and REV dies; so soon I'll put those for swap, which - as you can see in the scan - are actually quite nice.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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So yesterday I got back from my holiday in Scotland. Had a lovely time, I met Walder Coins in person, climbed Ben Nevis (I was told Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the UK!), visited Glasgow, Edinburgh en lots of other places and off course I brought back a big bag of coins! 
I was also told that in Scotland 1 pound notes still circulate and multiple people I asked could confirm that, only I never got any of those notes in my change...
Nevertheless, I asked a coin dealer in Edinburgh if he had any, and he gave me an UNC 1992 commemorative 1 pound note for face value!
Also got (finally!) a 1970 pre-decimal Proofset and a big lot of world coins. Also got some nice coins for swapping. In total I paid 15 GBP for the note, 1970 Proofset and the worldcoins. I got the GBP coins for face value. And believe it or not, I found a 2013 Malta 1 cent near the ferry's currency exchange office and a 2014 AA Isle of Man 5p for face value! :)
I was also told that in Scotland 1 pound notes still circulate and multiple people I asked could confirm that, only I never got any of those notes in my change...
Nevertheless, I asked a coin dealer in Edinburgh if he had any, and he gave me an UNC 1992 commemorative 1 pound note for face value!
Also got (finally!) a 1970 pre-decimal Proofset and a big lot of world coins. Also got some nice coins for swapping. In total I paid 15 GBP for the note, 1970 Proofset and the worldcoins. I got the GBP coins for face value. And believe it or not, I found a 2013 Malta 1 cent near the ferry's currency exchange office and a 2014 AA Isle of Man 5p for face value! :)
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
-Plato
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Got this really beaten up coin at my town's bank for face value 25 Florin which happens to be melt value.
Maybe it doesn't count as a bargain, but I'm really happy with this coin
Mintage: 1,000
Maybe it doesn't count as a bargain, but I'm really happy with this coin
Mintage: 1,000
-DMK- Just a collector with hoarding tendencies.
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Quote: Lotus07Yeah, for me too! Don't there exist 2 types of varieties for this coin? Thought my Muntalmanak said so...Yep with and without the olympic logo, very nice coin!
I recently added both of them to Numista
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Quote: EuromuntKM# 13 (with logo)Quote: Lotus07Yeah, for me too! Don't there exist 2 types of varieties for this coin? Thought my Muntalmanak said so...Yep with and without the olympic logo, very nice coin!
I recently added both of them to Numista
Mintage: 1,000 - Proof 2,100
KM# 14 (without logo)
Mintage: Proof 1,700
I trying to get all the silver commemorative coins from Aruba in proof. Thank God my island doesn't have many, like other island nations.
-DMK- Just a collector with hoarding tendencies.
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Got those 3 in my mail today :
1885 - 1 Penny - Great Britain (for 1,25€)
(with a few scratches but it is my prettiest predecimal penny so far)
1889 (Meiji 22) - 5 Sen - Japan (for 1,25€)
1953 - 25 Centavos - Cuba (for 1,00€)
(I don't know if it is slightly polished or simply storage damage but still good for my taste and its price)
This is one I got a few weeks ago:
1676 - 1 Drier or Körtling - German States / Würzburg (for 1,00€)
1885 - 1 Penny - Great Britain (for 1,25€)
(with a few scratches but it is my prettiest predecimal penny so far)
1889 (Meiji 22) - 5 Sen - Japan (for 1,25€)
1953 - 25 Centavos - Cuba (for 1,00€)
(I don't know if it is slightly polished or simply storage damage but still good for my taste and its price)
This is one I got a few weeks ago:
1676 - 1 Drier or Körtling - German States / Würzburg (for 1,00€)
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It's been a while since I posted on here so here's a couple of my latest purchases. Belgium 1844 ½ franc and Vatican 1939 10 centesimi for a total of NZ$35 (About US$28)
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Hey dear collectors, today I bought at a flea market these 8 coins for 5€.
What do you think about the price and their conditions?
It was my first purchase.
What do you think about the price and their conditions?
It was my first purchase.
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So last Saturday there was a large coin fair nearby and I got some really cool finds!
It was simply one of the best fairs I've been to in a very long time, I met some nice people and got lots of new coins and banknotes!
Here are the pictures of my findings:
Netherlands coin set from 1980, with the 1 and 2,5 Gulden commemorating the abdication of our (former) Queen Beatrix (got it for free!), German Proofset from the year of my birth (got it for just 7 euros!) and a Hungarian FAO coin set from 1983.
Close up of the Hungarian coin set. I think it's pretty rare, only 50,000 were made... Cost me a pressed penny and 3 euros!
All world coins I got, most of them I got through a swap and quite a lot of them I got for free!
2 euros each
The left one is a Czechoslovak 50 Korún from 1968, it was just lying there together in a box of other silver coins, which were being sold by the amound of silver the contained (70cts per gram, a bit expensive in my opinion, still cheap though if you consider what else was lying there in that box...)
I think it's one of the most beautiful coins I've seen and I just couldn't left it there, let it getting scratched by other coins, so I bought it for a considerable price. Also my personal favorite of the day!
And last but not least, my new banknotes! :)
Thanks for watching!
It was simply one of the best fairs I've been to in a very long time, I met some nice people and got lots of new coins and banknotes!
Here are the pictures of my findings:
Netherlands coin set from 1980, with the 1 and 2,5 Gulden commemorating the abdication of our (former) Queen Beatrix (got it for free!), German Proofset from the year of my birth (got it for just 7 euros!) and a Hungarian FAO coin set from 1983.
Close up of the Hungarian coin set. I think it's pretty rare, only 50,000 were made... Cost me a pressed penny and 3 euros!
All world coins I got, most of them I got through a swap and quite a lot of them I got for free!
2 euros each
The left one is a Czechoslovak 50 Korún from 1968, it was just lying there together in a box of other silver coins, which were being sold by the amound of silver the contained (70cts per gram, a bit expensive in my opinion, still cheap though if you consider what else was lying there in that box...)
I think it's one of the most beautiful coins I've seen and I just couldn't left it there, let it getting scratched by other coins, so I bought it for a considerable price. Also my personal favorite of the day!
And last but not least, my new banknotes! :)
Thanks for watching!
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
-Plato
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Quote: Lotus07So last Saturday there was a large coin fair nearby and I got some really cool finds!Awesome finds! Coin fairs can be excellent as long as they are made with both big and small coin sellers, because those made by stores-only often end up being just overpriced. I also attended a Numismatic fair at Mexico City (organized by non other than "Banco de Mexico") the weekend of 13th and 14th of this month, and spent an extra week over there. I certainly got some coins as well, a few of them for my collection and 40 for a swap I got requested
It
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Thanks for watching!
Will post pictures of mine once I get them... I sent them from Mexico City to here via delivery service because we spent the afternoon yesterday at another city and had to leave the car alone, so I didn't want my coins to be there for any amateur thief to open the car and steal them. They should arrive here at my house today or tomorrow.
NOTE: Your 1983 FAO coins... 1983... coins in plastic... I would take them out of there, 80s plastic is surely PVC-filled.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Quote: erdvillaIt doesn't seem to be with PVC, because otherwise, my coins would have been discolored already. I've got a coin album I use when I travel and every time I put copper coins in it, the start discoloring after just 3 hours!Quote: Lotus07So last Saturday there was a large coin fair nearby and I got some really cool finds!Awesome finds! Coin fairs can be excellent as long as they are made with both big and small coin sellers, because those made by stores-only often end up being just overpriced. I also attended a Numismatic fair at Mexico City (organized by non other than "Banco de Mexico") the weekend of 13th and 14th of this month, and spent an extra week over there. I certainly got some coins as well, a few of them for my collection and 40 for a swap I got requested
It
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Thanks for watching!
Will post pictures of mine once I get them... I sent them from Mexico City to here via delivery service because we spent the afternoon yesterday at another city and had to leave the car alone, so I didn't want my coins to be there for any amateur thief to open the car and steal them. They should arrive here at my house today or tomorrow.
NOTE: Your 1983 FAO coins... 1983... coins in plastic... I would take them out of there, 80s plastic is surely PVC-filled.
The same with my 1973 san marino coin set, the coins still have their original shine!
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
-Plato
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Quote: Lotus07It might be stealth-PVC, it won't attack your coins until you trust itQuote: erdvillaIt doesn't seem to be with PVC, because otherwise, my coins would have been discolored already. I've got a coin album I use when I travel and every time I put copper coins in it, the start discoloring after just 3 hours!Quote: Lotus07So last Saturday there was a large coin fair nearby and I got some really cool finds!Awesome finds! Coin fairs can be excellent as long as they are made with both big and small coin sellers, because those made by stores-only often end up being just overpriced. I also attended a Numismatic fair at Mexico City (organized by non other than "Banco de Mexico") the weekend of 13th and 14th of this month, and spent an extra week over there. I certainly got some coins as well, a few of them for my collection and 40 for a swap I got requested
It
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Thanks for watching!
Will post pictures of mine once I get them... I sent them from Mexico City to here via delivery service because we spent the afternoon yesterday at another city and had to leave the car alone, so I didn't want my coins to be there for any amateur thief to open the car and steal them. They should arrive here at my house today or tomorrow.
NOTE: Your 1983 FAO coins... 1983... coins in plastic... I would take them out of there, 80s plastic is surely PVC-filled.
The same with my 1973 san marino coin set, the coins still have their original shine!
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Quote: Lotus07What's the 1849 one on the left?
2 euros each
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Quote: neilithicYeah, that year there where Willem II and III from Netherlands.Quote: Lotus07What's the 1849 one on the left?
2 euros each
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Yep, and if it's the Willem III coin it really is a pretty good find. I'm not sure what it's worth in that grade....but in VF the Willem II is only worth $20 while the Willem III one is worth $330!! 
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Quote: neilithicboth are 25 cents from the Netherlands. Left one is from the reign of Willem II, the right one is from the reign of Wilhelmina.Quote: Lotus07What's the 1849 one on the left?
2 euros each
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
-Plato
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Here is what I got (for me) during the Mexico City Numismatic Expo:
My 4th Numismatic Heritage set of course:
(Too much glare I know, but, my camera is bad, and the coins are actually that shinny. The black surface is the interior of the box, black-velvet)
Don't know how much of a bargain this was, but with only 8,000 sets of each and I got it at Mint House price, so I think is the best price they'll ever be. Catalog doesn't have them, not even the first ones of 2011 because they come certified and are rare, so not that much people sends them to NGC I guess as they don't need additional CoA. Some people sells them loose here, I guess they only want to add few to their collections, so it is possible to find them loose but each would end up costing at least a 1/3rd of a complete set which is ironical, but there is always people searching for "the last missing one".
And several State Ounces which I was missing:
(Too lazy to open each one and picture them individually -I did opened them to check the coin was there thou
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Not that big of a bargain, or maybe it was... well the Ounces where actually quite the bargain now that I think about it. Catalog rates them at 70, got them at 34 each! This is because a lot of people bought them during the Silver high (they where at 55 back then), and now are trying to sell them out to recover at least a part of their cash before the silver keeps falling (which I think won't happen anymore, or at least not to half like it did from 2011 to 2013).
My 4th Numismatic Heritage set of course:
(Too much glare I know, but, my camera is bad, and the coins are actually that shinny. The black surface is the interior of the box, black-velvet)
Don't know how much of a bargain this was, but with only 8,000 sets of each and I got it at Mint House price, so I think is the best price they'll ever be. Catalog doesn't have them, not even the first ones of 2011 because they come certified and are rare, so not that much people sends them to NGC I guess as they don't need additional CoA. Some people sells them loose here, I guess they only want to add few to their collections, so it is possible to find them loose but each would end up costing at least a 1/3rd of a complete set which is ironical, but there is always people searching for "the last missing one".
And several State Ounces which I was missing:
(Too lazy to open each one and picture them individually -I did opened them to check the coin was there thou
-Not that big of a bargain, or maybe it was... well the Ounces where actually quite the bargain now that I think about it. Catalog rates them at 70, got them at 34 each! This is because a lot of people bought them during the Silver high (they where at 55 back then), and now are trying to sell them out to recover at least a part of their cash before the silver keeps falling (which I think won't happen anymore, or at least not to half like it did from 2011 to 2013).
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Quote: nalaberongI've heard stories of cheap silver cobs at the Mexico City event, did you find any?Cobs are dangerous. Because of their rustic nature, too many fakes go through sellers/buyers without knowing. You need to be a bit of an expert to be safe on dealing with those. But the first sign is, "If it is too cheap to be true, then it might actually isn't". Of course there is the usual lucky hit in where someone needs to sell their legit cobs so he asks for lower pays, but those are rare.
On the other hand there where several NGC / PCGS graded ones, and as usual those where more expensive than their weight in Gold (the silver ones of course
). In summary, most of the Expo was overpriced, as usual you need to haggle to get the real intended prices, but still many coins where way too expensive, but there where always deals like the ones I got. Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Maybe a bargain (might be worth a lot, maybe nothing), but I got this today from the Bank:
Double struck 50 Centavos coin. Not the typical double-die, if you examine it closely the second image is inverted, which means this and another coin which where already struck rebounded into the press at the same time.
At first I thought it was dirt from another coin that could got stuck to this one, but upon further inspection with a x40 magnifying glass I saw it actually has the engraving of the other coin deep into it, not a dirt image from another coin.
The Obverse is quite damaged and even cracked, which shows this was the side that took in the offset second strike or where the two coins received the full force from the press before being ejected:
I think it is quite a nice rarity for just 50 Centavos, less than a Nickel.
Must say, the Reverse is quite cool because of how the inverted image cuts through the 50 raised borders.
Double struck 50 Centavos coin. Not the typical double-die, if you examine it closely the second image is inverted, which means this and another coin which where already struck rebounded into the press at the same time.
At first I thought it was dirt from another coin that could got stuck to this one, but upon further inspection with a x40 magnifying glass I saw it actually has the engraving of the other coin deep into it, not a dirt image from another coin.
The Obverse is quite damaged and even cracked, which shows this was the side that took in the offset second strike or where the two coins received the full force from the press before being ejected:
I think it is quite a nice rarity for just 50 Centavos, less than a Nickel.
Must say, the Reverse is quite cool because of how the inverted image cuts through the 50 raised borders.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Quote: erdvillaMaybe a bargain (might be worth a lot, maybe nothing), but I got this today from the Bank:Unfortunately I think this might just be a "garage job" where somebody had some fun with a little stack of coins and a vise. Seeing a backwards design pressed into a normal design is the most common "fake" error - real brockage errors are reversed on one side (with none of the original, non-reversed design present) and the non-brockage side is totally intact.
Double struck 50 Centavos coin. Not the typical double-die, if you examine it closely the second image is inverted, which means this and another coin which where already struck rebounded into the press at the same time.
At first I thought it was dirt from another coin that could got stuck to this one, but upon further inspection with a x40 magnifying glass I saw it actually has the engraving of the other coin deep into it, not a dirt image from another coin.
The Obverse is quite damaged and even cracked, which shows this was the side that took in the offset second strike or where the two coins received the full force from the press before being ejected:
I think it is quite a nice rarity for just 50 Centavos, less than a Nickel.
Must say, the Reverse is quite cool because of how the inverted image cuts through the 50 raised borders.
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Got the coins, the 1938 is pretty nice
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swapped for 47 empty Georgian cigarettes packs .
total price about $25+ postage ( average $15 ) so totally about $40
once again its underlines that every collector is just a crazy fun of his own collection field
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Quote: Dato MikeladzeQuite pretty set, congrats!
swapped for 47 empty Georgian cigarettes packs .
total price about $25+ postage ( average $15 ) so totally about $40
once again its underlines that every collector is just a crazy fun of his own collection field
For some reason my African collection is quite small, with mostly just 1 coin per country, except Egypt which for some other weird reason it always increases in my collection
Tonight most of the auctions I am participating in will end, except one which ends until Tuesday, so I might as well increase my "collection field"; Mexico, and for the first time I am aiming for some Revolutionary coins as well, which are always more expensive than the standard Mexican coins, they where made in a short period of time and in very small numbers, so that is the main reason for that higher value.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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A few weeks ago I obtained this GB 50 pence coin in my change, so it cost me nothing. It is listed of the Royal Mint website as the rarest ever GB coin.
With only 210,000 minted, the Kew Gardens is very scarce indeed. I have only seen this coin and the one I bought in a first day cover.
I have added it to my website for a future swap
With only 210,000 minted, the Kew Gardens is very scarce indeed. I have only seen this coin and the one I bought in a first day cover.
I have added it to my website for a future swap
I'm just a collector of coins, not a slave to it, unless I am in a coin shop.
For all you banknote collectors. Link to my swap list.
https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/swap_list/COINMAN1
For all you banknote collectors. Link to my swap list.
https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/swap_list/COINMAN1
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Quote: COINMAN1A few weeks ago I obtained this GB 50 pence coin in my change, so it cost me nothing. It is listed of the Royal Mint website as the rarest ever GB coin.I doubt it's the rarest GB coin ever issued, it's more likely the rarest British 50p ever issued. Nevertheless, it's a great find! Hope you didn't pay too much for that First Day Cover!
With only 210,000 minted, the Kew Gardens is very scarce indeed. I have only seen this coin and the one I bought in a first day cover.
I have added it to my website for a future swap
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
-Plato
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Quote: Lotus07I should have stated that it is the rarest modern decimal issued GB coin, excluding bullion issues, which have a very low mintage.Quote: COINMAN1A few weeks ago I obtained this GB 50 pence coin in my change, so it cost me nothing. It is listed of the Royal Mint website as the rarest ever GB coin.I doubt it's the rarest GB coin ever issued, it's more likely the rarest British 50p ever issued. Nevertheless, it's a great find! Hope you didn't pay too much for that First Day Cover!
With only 210,000 minted, the Kew Gardens is very scarce indeed. I have only seen this coin and the one I bought in a first day cover.
I have added it to my website for a future swap
According to the Royal Mint, it is the rarest 50 pence coin ever issued.
I paid only £5.00 for the First Day Cover
I'm just a collector of coins, not a slave to it, unless I am in a coin shop.
For all you banknote collectors. Link to my swap list.
https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/swap_list/COINMAN1
For all you banknote collectors. Link to my swap list.
https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/swap_list/COINMAN1
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and it would have to be repeated hundreds of times in order to achieve a statistical significance
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Quote: Idolenz1966 - 1 Rand - South AfricaIf getting Silver for less than melt value isn't a bargain then I don't know what would be. Nice catch there! My best Silver catches had been at 100% Melt value for pre-1900 coins, but never bellow it.
got it for 80% of its silver value
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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I got a bulk lot of 80 silver coins for $250 one time, at the time that I bought it the silver value alone was over $400 and the catalogue value was around $1500. I eventually kept around 20 coins that I didn't have and sold off the rest that I already had for $400, so I got 20 coins and $150 for free
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I bought this wonderful St. Gaudens Double Eagle a little bit over the gold spot (~1250 $) from a gold dealer:
Tallarian
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I go to my local coin shop every three or four months ...
8-Mar https://en.numista.com/forum/topic26900.html#p233109
21-Jun https://en.numista.com/forum/topic26900.html#p262172
and went there again today. I leave it a while between visits to allow the charity coins boxes to build up; spent only £3 on these, so less than usual. Maybe someone beat me to it (though today I was there at 11am opening time) and I got 23 coins as shown ...
He sells three 'crown-sized' (face value 25 pence) coins for £1 and guessed the other 20 coins were worth £2 the lot (so 10 pence each). Not looked yet to see if any bargains or silver ...
As I look at each coin will make a list (for my own reference mainly).
8-Mar https://en.numista.com/forum/topic26900.html#p233109
21-Jun https://en.numista.com/forum/topic26900.html#p262172
and went there again today. I leave it a while between visits to allow the charity coins boxes to build up; spent only £3 on these, so less than usual. Maybe someone beat me to it (though today I was there at 11am opening time) and I got 23 coins as shown ...
He sells three 'crown-sized' (face value 25 pence) coins for £1 and guessed the other 20 coins were worth £2 the lot (so 10 pence each). Not looked yet to see if any bargains or silver ...
As I look at each coin will make a list (for my own reference mainly).
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
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Also the other day got (£2.04 incl post) this in the post; the seller did not realise the rotation error ...
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces52591.html
Maybe it was common in 1813 to not take notice of alignment obverse to reverse, and this is about 90 degrees off. I guess it was used in UK, only lettering is HALFPENNY, size is 29mm; lion one side and Britannia the other.
Those shown in previous post are:
1 UK 25 pence 1981 (on presentation card) KM# 925
1 UK 25 pence 1972 with Elizabeth and Philip initials commemorating 1947 KM# 917
1 New Zealand 1 dollar 1970 Royal Visit (in plastic case) KM# 42
2 Jersey 20 pence 1982 and 1984 KM# 53 and 66
1 Jersey 10 pence 1986 KM# 57.1
1 Jersey 50 pence 1983 KM# 58.1
1 New Zealand 50 Cents 1975 'Endeavour' ship KM# 37
1 Netherlands 1 Gulden 1980 commemorative 30 April KM# 200
1 Canada 25 Cents 1943 KM# 35 silver
1 Canada 10 Cents 1867-1967 KM# 67 silver
2 Switzerland 2 Franken 1969 and 1972 KM# 21a
1 Switzerland 1 Franken 1968 KM# 24a
1 Spain [100] Cien Pesetas 1982 (thick) KM# 826
1 unknown 5 Pennia 1905 crowned N II monogram [replied below - thanks]
2 USA 25 Cents 1978 and 1979 KM# 164a
1 USA 50 Cents 1776-1976 Independence Hall KM# 205
1 UK Half Penny 1734 Britannia reverse [28mm] KM# 566
1 UK Half Penny 1773 Britannia reverse [28mm] KM# 601
1 UK Conder token Half Penny [29mm] Duke of Lancaster
1 UK Conder token 1 Penny [34mm] with druid
with edge: ON DEMAND IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY ·x·
Will add other information to the above list as I find it.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces52591.html
Maybe it was common in 1813 to not take notice of alignment obverse to reverse, and this is about 90 degrees off. I guess it was used in UK, only lettering is HALFPENNY, size is 29mm; lion one side and Britannia the other.
Those shown in previous post are:
1 UK 25 pence 1981 (on presentation card) KM# 925
1 UK 25 pence 1972 with Elizabeth and Philip initials commemorating 1947 KM# 917
1 New Zealand 1 dollar 1970 Royal Visit (in plastic case) KM# 42
2 Jersey 20 pence 1982 and 1984 KM# 53 and 66
1 Jersey 10 pence 1986 KM# 57.1
1 Jersey 50 pence 1983 KM# 58.1
1 New Zealand 50 Cents 1975 'Endeavour' ship KM# 37
1 Netherlands 1 Gulden 1980 commemorative 30 April KM# 200
1 Canada 25 Cents 1943 KM# 35 silver
1 Canada 10 Cents 1867-1967 KM# 67 silver
2 Switzerland 2 Franken 1969 and 1972 KM# 21a
1 Switzerland 1 Franken 1968 KM# 24a
1 Spain [100] Cien Pesetas 1982 (thick) KM# 826
1 unknown 5 Pennia 1905 crowned N II monogram [replied below - thanks]
2 USA 25 Cents 1978 and 1979 KM# 164a
1 USA 50 Cents 1776-1976 Independence Hall KM# 205
1 UK Half Penny 1734 Britannia reverse [28mm] KM# 566
1 UK Half Penny 1773 Britannia reverse [28mm] KM# 601
1 UK Conder token Half Penny [29mm] Duke of Lancaster
1 UK Conder token 1 Penny [34mm] with druid
with edge: ON DEMAND IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY ·x·
Will add other information to the above list as I find it.
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
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OMG!
The Portuguese coin "LOBO" worth serious money in Portugal! Normal mintage value: above 75€ and Proof mintage: above 100€.
Congratulations for the nice set of coins!
The Portuguese coin "LOBO" worth serious money in Portugal! Normal mintage value: above 75€ and Proof mintage: above 100€.
Congratulations for the nice set of coins!
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Yesterday I got a gift from my Sister from California:
She got them from her father-in-law, who got them at a garage sale for an unknown amountThe set is complete with its COA and all the coins in their proper capsules. The COA was made by the "The American Historic Society", I don't know if that is a good or bad thing, as it could be made by me and say "Certified by Erdvilla" for what it matters
All the Dollars -except the Morgan which is in F- are in UNC-BU, pretty nice coins.
The Halves on the other hand are a bit lower in grade, the Barber one is pretty flat in the face but with perfect details on the rest of the coin, specially the date. Walking Liberty is an F probably. Columbus one is a VF. And the other three are UNC-BU.
If that wasn't enough, last week I came upon the "deal of a lifetime". Found this at a store:
The Complete Ibero-American series II. In wood display, with COA and book. Why i consider this one to be such a great deal? Look at the coins, they are starting to show oxygen burn marks, this is because the case isn't hermetic and wasn't intended to be, as well as the wood's decay fill the coin space with gas. It was the time when Proof coins where starting to proliferate, so the oxygen damage wasn't a concern. I saw them at store with a -50% discount because of that.
For my personal experience, the Mexican one is the hardest to get from the 8 Mexican ones. Seems to be one of the two with the shortest mintages.
Will remove them from the display to place them in air-tites to prevent further burning.
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Quote: EurekaOMG!Yeah, at that time I didn't know it was quite THAT valuable until later I tried getting the low-Silver content one to complete the pair and saw the values and was shocked
The Portuguese coin "LOBO" worth serious money in Portugal! Normal mintage value: above 75€ and Proof mintage: above 100€.
Congratulations for the nice set of coins!
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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This is what I got from my previous Auction hunts:
A bunch of missing dates and types for my Mexican collection. Some of them quite rare, others just to fill empty spaces.
A bunch of missing dates and types for my Mexican collection. Some of them quite rare, others just to fill empty spaces.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Just picked these up today mostly silver with a few cupro-nickel proofs and one very crappy Gordon brown (medal/token). The bottom tray is complete with certificates. Cost £250
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Quote: tony_k_1965Just picked these up today mostly silver with a few cupro-nickel proofs and one very crappy Gordon brown (medal/token). The bottom tray is complete with certificates. Cost £250Wow.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Quote: tony_k_1965Just picked these up today mostly silver with a few cupro-nickel proofs and one very crappy Gordon brown (medal/token). The bottom tray is complete with certificates. Cost £250Very nice set.
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$15 for my first essai! With a mintage of 1,550 it is now the rarest coin in my collection
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Quote: nalaberongWow, Essais from French African areas are quite valuable.
$15 for my first essai! With a mintage of 1,550 it is now the rarest coin in my collection
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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20 euros
215 euros
1 euro
12 euros
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Not sure if this is really a bargain find, but I liked it, for its nice details, and it is not quite common, despite the horrible hole of ex jewelry. Bought it for 8$
I am focusing on Austrian Empire, and is very difficult to find these coins in non jewelry shape. It is this coin here: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces34713.html
I am focusing on Austrian Empire, and is very difficult to find these coins in non jewelry shape. It is this coin here: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces34713.html
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8 reales for $25
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Quote: nalaberong8 reales for $25WOW! 1839! Those are the most expensive (all pre-1845) even in bad condition because there are varieties on the Cap size (S, M and L) and on the Eagle's wings can be open asymmetrical or concave symmetrical. You can see it here:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15077.html
The NOTE(s) apply to all that family of Reales Half to 8R.
Yours looks like "Large cap" + "Open asymmetrical wings"
My oldest 8R coin of that type is a 1859 one, so I don't even own one of those "variable" ones.
Congrats!
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Quote: sherminator505Get it checked out though.Well, here's a photo of the edge:
It looks fairly authentic, most fakes I see are in too-good condition or have a bad colour to them. But this one looks naturally beat-up.
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Quote: nalaberong8 reales for $25Where did you get such a deal? Great Job!
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!
Looking for pre 1783 coins
Looking for pre 1783 coins
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I got this baby from Istanbul for around 15 euros. It is a medal by Brenet. I have seen similar examples sold at e-bay etc. around 100-150 dollars though sometimes you can find Brenet medals cheaper.
Nicolas Guy Antoine: Nicolas Brenet (French) (1773-1846) was born and died in Paris. He contributed extensively to the Napoleonic series of medals, executed under the direction of Denon (over 50 pieces are know to have been done by him).
I was asked somewhere what connection is a medal to a coin. My reply to that is medals are created by artists that also create the coins. In coins artist is limited by coin size and can not carve too deep for fear of the worn surfaces coins will acquire in time. Coins are also minted in many hundreds of thousands.
A medal is instead the medium where artist really can present his art with no limits in carving or size. And medals are minted in only hundreds of specimens or less. So artistically medals are the best pieces we can acquire into our collections. They are produced and minted mostly in official goverment mints.
Let us go to the Paris mint where Brenet worked and minted this medal for his other medals. You can find many more spread to museums worldwide.: http://art.monnaiedeparis.fr/en/collections/revolution-1774-1804-and-first-empire-1804-1814
But I will not enter this piece to numista website as an entry. These are the things that are not wanted by some of the "Numista team" and got deleted by one of them. I can not educate anybody or help with their ignorance in numismatic matters; I can only continue protesting quietly:):) And continue acquiring objects as lovely as this to my collection.
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I got a nice japanese proof mint set from 1988 for 11€ (book price 36€) and I haven't seen it for less than 24€ so in my books it was a bargain
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Quote: IdolenzI got a nice japanese proof mint set from 1988 for 11€ (book price 36€) and I haven't seen it for less than 24€ so in my books it was a bargainCertainly a nice find. Japan Proof sets are usually over $25 at eBay, so an older year surely is a nice find at such good price.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Hehe I finally got one on the jerk that has been outbidding me at the last seconds on some of the Auctions. I learned that placing them under my Watchlist would only let him know that someone else is following the auction and might bid at the last moment just like he does, so in those cases he often bids NGC value for the coin, leaving no room for me to fit in in a hurry.
So this time I simply bookmarked the page, set my alarm and waited. "Surprisingly", no bids the whole time. And then the last seconds approached. I bid $14 which is still really low for the coin in question, just with 2 seconds to go, and once the page reloaded I won, and he only bid 2 dollars So I won it for 2.5$:
Crete - 50L - 1901 - F-VF - $2.5
Not the best condition, but all lettering is perfect, as well as date and value, face and emblem are the ones with the wear, but $2.5 for it, and besides, getting one back on that jerk, was a total success. Plus, another island for the empire
I finally got one on the jerk that has been outbidding me at the last seconds on some of the Auctions. I learned that placing them under my Watchlist would only let him know that someone else is following the auction and might bid at the last moment just like he does, so in those cases he often bids NGC value for the coin, leaving no room for me to fit in in a hurry.So this time I simply bookmarked the page, set my alarm and waited. "Surprisingly", no bids the whole time. And then the last seconds approached. I bid $14 which is still really low for the coin in question, just with 2 seconds to go, and once the page reloaded I won, and he only bid 2 dollars
So I won it for 2.5$:Crete - 50L - 1901 - F-VF - $2.5
Not the best condition, but all lettering is perfect, as well as date and value, face and emblem are the ones with the wear, but $2.5 for it, and besides, getting one back on that jerk, was a total success. Plus, another island for the empire
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Quote: FrenchloverWest AfricaEy! Islands are my territory
And You're driving me to get "Crete" soon
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Both coins for $7
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Quote: nalaberongAt first I thought that was a Mexican coin, but when I saw the "Schilling" I immediately knew it was an Austrian one.
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Quote: ZuluRaptorSpaceToo Aztec/Mayan looking?Quote: nalaberongAt first I thought that was a Mexican coin, but when I saw the "Schilling" I immediately knew it was an Austrian one.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
History through coins.
Eli V
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Quote: nalaberongBoth coins for $7Wow, even the melt value is nearly $14.
Nice bargain.
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I'm not an expert in any kind of coins, but I reckon I'm good at research and will do my best to help. Feel free to tell me my identifications/valuations/gradings are wrong. It's the only way I'll learn.
I'm not an expert in any kind of coins, but I reckon I'm good at research and will do my best to help. Feel free to tell me my identifications/valuations/gradings are wrong. It's the only way I'll learn.
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Quote: erdvillaEy! Islands are my territoryEurope resists against "New Word" invaders
Same supplier
Unfortunately twice your price
Referee of south atlantic islands
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I was happy to add the 1924 Danish 2-krone to my collection lately, and I'd like to think I made a good deal. As I stated in my first post to this forum, I have no experience in coin grading whatsoever, but this is of course nowhere near the condition that would make it quite valuable.
Still, at 90 DKK (~USD 15 / £9.5) shouldn't I be happy?
Still, at 90 DKK (~USD 15 / £9.5) shouldn't I be happy?
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Sure, very good buy ... for a Danish
Difficult to get at that price
Difficult to get at that price
Referee of south atlantic islands
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now i think i did very nice one these one
Mexico 5 peso 1951
Iran 1 rial 1323(1944)
Iran 2 rails 1323 (1944)
10 US dallors What do you think?
Mexico 5 peso 1951
Iran 1 rial 1323(1944)
Iran 2 rails 1323 (1944)
10 US dallors What do you think?
It is, what it is, or is it.
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Today I decided to stop by a little thrift store on the way home and take a peak in the normally way over priced foriegn coin jar where no matter what it is its $0.50USD each mostly banged up yen and Canadian cents nothing woth a flip but today to my surprise I found this.
It's a Munich Olympics Commemorative 10 Mark KM#134.1. Not only is it a beautiful coin and a part of history but for only $0.50USD I was able to get 15.50g of 0.625 Silver. I thought that wasquite a steal and the guy is notorious for overpricing any silver coins he ever gets in but fortunately for me I guess he is clueless when it comes to non US Currency LOL.
It's a Munich Olympics Commemorative 10 Mark KM#134.1. Not only is it a beautiful coin and a part of history but for only $0.50USD I was able to get 15.50g of 0.625 Silver. I thought that wasquite a steal and the guy is notorious for overpricing any silver coins he ever gets in but fortunately for me I guess he is clueless when it comes to non US Currency LOL.
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