Additions to your collection December 2016

I'll start this thread off for the month, but I won't be putting all my purchases up, since the last two I bought are going to be my entries for sections of the MPCC that I didn't have any decent coins for. But feel free to add your coins for the first month of summer (or winter depending on which half of this little world of ours you happen to be standing on)

But Neil that makes no cents. You got a lot of cents in a lot. You should post that

That's still in transit. When it's arrived do you want me to post pictures of all 1800+ coins?

oh yes

Quote: "neilithic"​That's still in transit. When it's arrived do you want me to post pictures of all 1800+ coins?

​Sure, it Christmass this month! Share some Christmass spirit!

Well, I might as well shut up immediately, as I just bought 350 coins lot.

But Jarcek Neil's is much better, they are all 1 cent coins. Neil you can drop them all in bed and just roll around, oh yes.

Quote: "ALLRED1950"​ But Jarcek Neil's is much better, they are all 1 cent coins. Neil you can drop them all in bed and just roll around, oh yes.

​That is the passion!

Iam just a poor little penny (cent) nut.

I'll see if there's enough for my 8 year-old son to copy Scrooge McDuck

duck, duck, penny

sorry Neil, Me think we got way off topic here

Uuuuh ... What if we started to post .... mmmmhh ... let's see ... coins?

So this came in today:



► Newfoundland 1860 token (somewhat cleaned, but rare);
► Devins & Bolton Montreal C/M on an 1854 US large cent;
► East India Company: ¼ anna, 1835;
► Newfoundland: 1¢ 1936 (last year of the large cents).

Quote: "ALLRED1950"​ But Jarcek Neil's is much better, they are all 1 cent coins. Neil you can drop them all in bed and just roll around, oh yes.

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4 new ones for me in December.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces95000.html

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24189.html

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces88834.html

and a swedish medal that I still need to add to the catalogue.

and a new french maritime insurance token fresh from the post today

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​and a swedish medal that I still need to add to the catalogue.
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​and a new french maritime insurance token fresh from the post today
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​My god, you have the most beautiful taste and collection that I have seen since collecting. I am truly envious of you,absolutely beautiful.

also is your name meant to be "apu king" or "A puking"? 2nd one is vomiting so I hope it isn't that.

Seriously, Apuking, I'm amazed at every one of your new purchase posts, as I'm sure we all are. Out of that group, my personal favorite is the Basel 1/3 Thaler. Is that an upgrade for the one who's photos are in the catalogue?

Thanks you two Theres plenty of nicer collections out there and I have seen many amazing collections here on Numista too. I think what brought me to this point was to really focus down my collections to just a few collecting focus points and to resist even if I see the most beautiful of coin that does not exactly fit to my collection, I just say to myself
"No! I have to pass!
When you have few collecting points patience is also important as it can take a long time until you see something nice that fits your collection.

apuking Im not sure why I use this name, I had always used this account name for anything computer or internet related, I think it used to have something to do with me seeing Alladin in cinema in 1992, the monkey there was called Apu

Yes the 1/3 Taler is an upgrade of the one I already had, it seems all these coins had some striking weakness on the currency and the 1/3 is always not perfectly visible.

Started a bit light this month, but I got my eyes on a few gems

Roman Imperial: Constantine II, As Caesar (316-337 CE) Æ Follis, Cyzicus (RIC VII 12)

Obv: DN FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C; Laureate and draped bust left, holding mappa, globe, and scepter
Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS; Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and scepter; wreath–B in field; SMK in exergue

Just added a collection of 31 German notgeld and medals including these.



3 gray porcelain with blue glaze from Hohr (1921); Wotan/Wild Hunter from Thale (seems to be a great variety of designs in these; Martin Luther porcelain from Eisenach; and a Thale 1921 zinc coin in the best condition I have seen for a zinc coin. At about $4 a coin I think I did well.

Will

This Great 8 Reales

I have 8 additions so far this month ...

'Frederich The Great Battle of Zorndorf Medal 1758 Germany Prussia'


'George V Visit to Northampton Medal 1913 32mm'


'1795 Half Penny Token / Long Live the King : Conder - London - Whitfields'


'1981 Proof 10p coin Bailwick of Guernsey - in a protective case'


'2007 Proof UK Ten pence'


'1994 Proof UK Five pence'


'1982 Proof UK One penny'


'1995 £2 Coin - 50th Anniversary of Peace - Dove of Peace 1945-1995'

Two of my latest additions from December

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​This is my favourite so far this month.

Thank you - I got it as I live not too far from Northampton, and it has a nice reverse design.

P.S. Did you see the two Dunedin items I bought last month?!
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic54269.html#p451601

I missed those. That Masonic Penny is nice. I've got one of those tram tokens (I was the one that added it to the catalogue). My local coin guy sells them really cheap because he got a big lot of them and once most people who want one have bought one you can't sell them. I work at the local council and there are heaps of them down in the archives as the Tram company used to be run by the council.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces71716.html

Italian states: Venetia 1 & 2 Soldi issued for use in Dalmatia and Albania, I've been looking for these for a while now, they carry a fair value and are rather hard to find, especially in good shape.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces43022.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces19340.html

Some I bought, and some were given to me by generous friends.
This is my first coin of William and Mary:-
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And this, my first silver of George 1. These two come from the collection of my friend's Uncle Joe, who died in the seventies. Would I like them? You bet!!

Then I bought some nice Byzantines from a local antiques Fair, - pretty ordinary, but good strong designs.
The first is a pentanummium of Justin I



The second is a 16 nummi of Justinian from the Thessalonika mint.

I often buy and sell coins, but bought two bags of mixed coins last week. My collection leaped up from 556 coins from 47 different countries, to 1855 coins from 88 countries. Most interestingly I added some 45 aluminium coins from Communist Hungary (Rubbish I know, but interesting so many commie places used aluminium). More happily I added several 2½ and 5 guilder coins from the Netherlands.
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Also added was the new steel coinages of Cook Islands (10 tene to $2) and Tonga (Set except 5 seniti), I also added some 100 each of Australian and New Zealand 5 centpieces. It boring trying to read all the dates on these tiny coins).

Only two additions this week so far ...

'German jeton, GLUCK AUF DEM HARZ, SPES NON CONFVNDIT'


'Isle of Man Crown 1980 Cu-Ni PROOF Moscow Olympics'

Here are a few recent additions (posted yesterday on the French site as well):



► Trade token "COMMERCIAL CHANGE", Lower Canada, unidentified bust.
► Wellington token, struck for the British market, but found in some quantity in the British colonies.
► Ship and Justice (Britannia?), Lower Canada; note "J S & Co" on the bale.
► A so-called "blacksmith token", 1830s, made to imitate a worn out English halfpenny. Can you see the standing Britannia on the back?
► Medal of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, 1909.
► "Good for a loaf" token.
► "Good for ½ loaf" token. I'm not sure yet of the date of either of the last two ─ 1940s to 1960s?

Last Wednesday, bought the following three coins.
Part of a set of five coins. (have the other two reserved for me.
Cayman Islands 25 Dollars 1977 KM#'s 16,17 & 18 (KM#'s 19 & 20 reserved)
Photographs- left to right
Queen Mary I Queen Elizabeth I Queen Mary II
Price paid. £22.00 each



Also reserved is Cayman Islands 50 Dollars KM#12 Sovereign Queens of England. Price to pay-£28.00

I got my first Byzantine gold coin, a hyperpyron nomisma of Andronicus II Palaeologus.

My first coin purchase this month and probably my last of the year nothing overly special a Bundi 1 Takka of Victoria.
(Seller pics)

Another two additions ...

'1831 Medallion celebrating the construction of London Bridge'


'Middlesex Princess of Wales Halfpenny Token 1795'


I will not however be winning this nice lot as I got outbid >

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311762761175
Still 2 days to go and already up to £155 with 24 bids.

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​Legend just ever so slightly too large for this coin's size ─ just ever so slightly.

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​​Legend just ever so slightly too large for this coin's size ─ just ever so slightly.

​it's ALOT harder than you may think to get the legend into these coins since the die was one size fits all. Even the Rupee's are hard to get correctly centred and as such incur a premium.

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Quote: "Camerinvs"​​​​Legend just ever so slightly too large for this coin's size ─ just ever so slightly.

​​it's ALOT harder than you may think to get the legend into these coins since the die was one size fits all. Even the Rupee's are hard to get correctly centred and as such incur a premium.

​Oh, I know. It's actually impossible. I have a 1600s Mughal issue of Akbar which is just like that and like so many other issues from India. On mine, not even half of the letters are seen.

But I like those thick Indian coins ─ and thick coins in general, such as the 1797 twopence.

Here are some new pick-ups:

1932 UK George V Farthing -



1831 UK William IV Penny -



1721 UK George II Farthing -



1898 UK Victoria Shilling -



1927 Canada George V Confederation Medallion -



1953 Canada Elizabeth II Coronation Medal -



1896 Italy One Centesimo (Awful pics, nice in hand) -

Two additions won tonight ...

'2006 UK Gold Silhouette Silver Proof £2 Britannia Helmeted - From a set'

KM# 1039a 2 Pounds 2006 0.958 Silver partially gilt 0.9994 oz. ASW
Reverse: Britannia head gilt Obverse: Head with tiara right
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13411.html
That link is the 2003 un-coloured version. 2006 not on here yet. I love silver/gold coins.

'1989 UK The Bill of Rights Proof £2 Two Pound Coin - From a set'

Bought it after above purchase, from same seller, so saved postage.

These were just posted on the French site as well; they should come in early in the new year:



► The G. MURRER countermark is attested on at least six Canadian large cents dated 1858-1890. This seems to be why Brunk considers it Canadian since US businessmen countermarked Canadian tokens, but rarely Canadian decimal coins. However, US 2¢ pieces were rarely countermarked by Canadian businessmen, but Murrer countermarked at least two of them (an 1866 listed in Brunk, and this unlisted one). Did the US 2¢ circulate in Canada? They were smaller than a Canadian large cent, so at twice the value they must have been difficult to pass into circulation. If anyone knows more about this, let me know.
► McCormick Cafeteria seems to have been located in London, Ontario.
► Fairholme Dairy still exists. Here are a few more collectibles from this dairy which was founded in 1940. I love the "uncenteredness" of the rectangular token.
► The large I B countermark used to be considered the abbreviation for "Island Barbados", but we now know that it was punched by some businessman somewhere in Lower Canada, perhaps Quebec City in the 1830s. See Brunk, Merchant and Privately Countermarked Coins (2003) pp. 21-22.

Quote: "Camerinvs"​Uuuuh ... What if we started to post .... mmmmhh ... let's see ... coins?
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​► Newfoundland 1860 token (somewhat cleaned, but rare);
​► Devins & Bolton Montreal C/M on an 1854 US large cent;
​► East India Company: ¼ anna, 1835;
​► Newfoundland: 1¢ 1936 (last year of the large cents).

​I knew I smelled some Newfoundland coinage. These are all beautiful, but of course the winner for me is that awesome token. I've never seen one.

It really highlights how some things never change.

Happy to know you like them!

And here is what Robert C Willey had to say about the token in his monumental work, The Colonial Coinages of Canada, published in the Canadian Numismatic Journal between 1979 and 1983:



Willey #189 (CNJ vol. 24 nº 7 (July-Aug. 1979) pp. 316-317.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL !!

As I was away from the site during the holidays, I couldn't register my gift from the Christmas event:

• Belgium 25 Centimes Leopold II French text 1908
  
• Luxembourg 10 Centimes Adolphe 1901