I like that "Show what you buy or presented" thread, but like all pictures threads it gets pretty big pretty fast and it takes a while to load the images. So I thought it would be better to have one thread for each month where we can show what we're buying, swapping, finding or getting as gifts.
Here's my May additions so far:
Australia - I found a decent quality George V halfpenny and I finally got round to picking up a silver round 50c coin
German states - I got a nice looking Wruttemburg 3 Kreuzer and a Hannoverian 2 Pfennige
Canada - I completed the 1967 set by picking up the 50c coin in a swap with an awesome Numista member and then I found a high grade Upper Canada token for a decent price so I bought that straight away
This is the highest circulating denomination produced for Luxembourg. It is the same size as its Belgian equivalent. Notice the die damage here, I've heard that the Belgian mint has poor quality control.
Two Albanian coins:
This coin is a copy of a design used on ancient coins. You don't often see Albanian coins because the country was so marginalized and isolated for so many years, so usually I buy them as soon as I see them. Even the modern Albanian coins aren't easily found. One day I hope to visit, the country has been very highly recommended by all kinds of travel writers.
This coin would be hard to identify because the Albanian word for "Albania" does not resemble ours at all. (It's a Balkan problem - presumably the inhabitants of Crna Gora, Hrvatska, and Hellas all have similar complaints.)
Silvers:
All Danish colonial coins are inherently surprising because Denmark never really got a reputation as a "colonial power". The Danish West Indies are now the U.S. Virgin Islands, because money talks.
A silver dime from Hong Kong.
And some Iraqi silver.
A few weeks ago I made a trip to the store with metric tonnes of bulk world coins in stock, as previously mentioned in the "New countries added to your collection" thread. It's in a diverse neighbourhood, so you can find a lot of newer coins from interesting countries. All of these were 20 cents each
Paid £15 posted. Yes it is holed, but at least its holed neatly (and small) and condition is otherwise nice.
Paid £10.50 each, decent fine condition. I have 5 of these now, I cant resist them if they're cheap!
Just received lots of Hungarian and Cyprian coins, with a few others: Vatican City/Pontifical States, Viet-Nam, BCEAO/French West Africa, Vanuatu, Venezuela (new country) and a German-Polish notgeld: a Strassenbanhgeld from Breslau/Wroclaw
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- Angola 20 Kwanzas 2014
- Two Indian coins from 1950, almost complete now with the non-decimal series of India-Republic
- A beautiful quarter guilder from Netherlands East Indies dated 1854.
- An Albanian Italian Occupation 50c from 1940.
- A Newfoundland silver 10 cents from 1941
Obv: AVT K M AYR ANTWNEINOC; Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: Large S•C; K above, A below; all within circular border within laurel wreath
Byzantine Empire: Justin II with Sophia (565-578) Æ Half Follis, Carthage (Sear-396; DOC I-203; MIBE-77)
Obv: Justin and Sophia seated facing; cross between, [VITA] in exergue
Rev: Two Victories standing facing one another, holding round shield between; cross above, K/NM below
Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Decanummium, RY 36, Ravenna (Sear-326; DOC I-353; MIBE-229a; Ranieri-395)
Obv: Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield
Rev: Large I flanked by date; all within wreath
I do love beautiful things, and had to get this silver coin with a famous painting on it;
normally I hate colourised or similar coins ...
I thought it was a coin though, as it has the Queen's portrait and country and a year, but I can see no denomination. Diameter a large 55mm with milled edge.
Obverse: Elizabeth II Cook Islands 2013
Reverse: 'Masterpieces of Art' 2013 John Collier
As well as the New Zealand 1978 Proof set in the other topic.
Finally, I won this just now so should be here next week ...
1990 Marshall Islands $5 - Battle of Britain Heroes
I got it as I already have two other Spitfire coins.
Quote: IdolenzJapanese occupied China - to be specific from the Reformed Government of China which was established by a Japanese expedition army in Nanjing. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18349.html
thanks!
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too many for me to link to, my post would look like a book.
some of what I have purchased this month, quite a few proofs and a few half crowns to finish off a silver crown run from 1887 to 1970, 5 coins left to get.
Pic doesn't do this coin justice, There is a perfect bright ring of rainbow toning around the edge of this 1977 jubilee Crown.
Got this one today. Proof EEC 50p.
Restoration addict : Verdigris Removal : Zinc White spot removal : Iron Rust Removal : Silver brooch/necklace mount Removal
I just put in a lowball figure for it and won, the sellers pics weren't so great so I was taking a punt. He said he guaranteed 100% genuine. So naturally with the buyer protection I gave it a go. Pleased I got it now. There's a few missing coins from Oz & NZ I'm after now so I'll be in touch
Still struggling to find reference to that hull halfpenny other than what you've found.
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Proof EEC 50p. 
