Azerbaijan
BES Islands
American Samoa
Bohemia
Libya
Macedonia
Sharjah
South Georgia & Sandwich Islands
Yemen
Oh wow! Sharjah! Nice catch there! I've been stalking Sharjah coin auctions for a long time without any luck, but that is the key to stalking, you have to be patient as you can't know when a wrongfully labeled or low-attention coin shows up and you can get it for a bargain
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Looks better in person, from the sale I knew it had some few hits and some deep-rusting, but now that I have it in my hands it looks better because it has a bit of shine and the details, including lettering and date are 95% visible and totally legible.
Oh, and pack #2 had my Madeira Islands coin. This one looks almost like chocolate, detail is fantastic, nearing an AUC, but sadly (and luckily cuz this made it cheaper) the edge has several hits, but still I would give it an XF or even XF+ because the details are perfect, aside from the rim hits.
Cita: erdvillaGot my Pre-Federal Connecticut Cent today
Looks better in person, from the sale I knew it had some few hits and some deep-rusting, but now that I have it in my hands it looks better because it has a bit of shine and the details, including lettering and date are 95% visible and totally legible.
I found a really crappy (FR-2 maybe) Connecticut cent once for $2, attributed it with outside help (5 letters were still showing, which was enough to pinpoint the exact die variety), sold it on eBay for $25. It's the only coin I've sold on eBay in the last two years: no regrets, I can't believe American collectors have that much money.
Today I rounded out my "A" collection.
Andorra, 1 centim, 2002 (Charlemagne). Andorra is weird because they never even pretended that their coins were legal tender anywhere - the Andorran diner was a "commemorative currency" with no value. Luckily, they are now making their own Euros, so purists who only collect circulating, monetized coins can finally add Andorra.
Ascension Island, 25 pence, 1981. There are so many lame Diana-related coins, but this one isn't bad-looking. Ascension Island has a population of 880, so I'm sure this coin saw a lot of circulation there
How much did the Seborga token (lets face it, they all are tokens) cost you?
Yeah I know they're classified as tokens, but I recently found out about Seborga and its history. Acording to some articles they actually used its own currency within the city/principality.
I paid $6.75 + sh, so I reckon it was alright. I've been in Llívia - a Spanish city within the borders of France. I dound their history pretty fascinating, so when I heard about Seborga - and that they had issued their own coins, I just couldn't resist!
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After few swaps and a visit to the coin shop
1. Bohemia and Moravia - Swap
2. Congo - Swap
3. Somalia - Swap
4. Bhutan - Shop
5. India Portuguese - Shop
6. Netherland East Indies - Shop
7. Cambodia - Shop
8. Qatar and Dubai - Shop
9. Tristan da Cunha - Shop
10. South Arabia - Shop
11. French Oceania - Shop
12. Solomon Island - I don't remember...also this one is not shown in my "Your Coins" as a country... but I do search it shows up, weird
13. British Virgin Island - Shop
14. Ruanda - Burundi - Shop
15. Rapa Nui - Isla de Pascua "Token" - Shop, does numista count it as a country / territory???
16. Yemen - PDR, I don't remember
17. Maldives - Shop
I think I have other two countries that I cannot remember if Solomon Island and Rapa Nui are not in the count...
Yeah; Isla de Pascua doesn't have independent coinage, only fantasy.
Today I received a single envelope, with just one coin; my first Gaul coin.
They look nice... not an issue they are not official... good thing the have other coins from countries I don't have... So I can keep adding countries next visit to the shop.
Recieved 4 Jamaican coins testerday..:) Still trying for the elusive South American coins ( for me maybe cos I find it really hard to find people to part with those )
I have ID-ed them myself (even tho i don't understand the languages) - i will scan them soon and ask you guys if i made the ID correctly and some help with the dating.
Just received Zambia (1964 6 pence) and Zimbabwe (1997 $2)
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Cita: erdvillaOfficial holiday this week; so no mail, no new countries. I hope this Monday they deliver several envelopes... no high hopes n my bet is on Wednesday.
Cita: erdvillaOfficial holiday this week; so no mail, no new countries. I hope this Monday they deliver several envelopes... no high hopes n my bet is on Wednesday.
Which are you missing?
Basically the same, but some come and go as they are moved to other places (Indian Kingdoms) or where misplaced in the first place (Austrian States).
Currently I am not buying any, as I am saving my money for other things; so unless they come from swaps I won't get any new soon.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
It's my first coin out of biomatter and I am not really sure about its grad, I think around VF.
The surface is not as smooth as the coin from Heritage but the characters are quite sharp. For the loss of detail, I can't say if wear or bad minting because I know nothing about wear of fiber or how you mint with it. Sadly there are also a few marks from finger nails.
So if someone has an opinion on its grade I would like to hear it, thank you.
As a bonus it seems to be my also first "rare" coin, I haven't looked for the date as I bought it, I simply wanted a coin of this type. For a few bucks, not bad
Cita: Heretic_CataJust found a 1 cent coin from the Solomon Islands in circulation. I live in Romania.
Lucky me, i don't have any coins from there !
Lol, sometimes people does that when the coins are similar to others from other country, specially if the value of those is super-low. I think I read something about some African coins being used in the UK as they had the same size and material as some from Africa, so some people where moving those over to the UK to be used in machines, as the value was like 1:10. I think that is one of the reasons some UK coins are being reformed.
I think the 500 Lira Italian bi-metallic de-monetized coin is pretty similar to our 5 Pesos coin, so those are the only ones I've ever found over here, but the edge design isn't exactly the same, so they are hard to pass.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
First post here for me. I bought a pound of foreign coins from my LCS on Saturday which had a 1955 Mauritius one cent in it and which is now my newest country.
Cita: Heretic_CataJust found a 1 cent coin from the Solomon Islands in circulation. I live in Romania.
Lucky me, i don't have any coins from there !
Lol, sometimes people does that when the coins are similar to others from other country, specially if the value of those is super-low. I think I read something about some African coins being used in the UK as they had the same size and material as some from Africa, so some people where moving those over to the UK to be used in machines, as the value was like 1:10. I think that is one of the reasons some UK coins are being reformed.
I think the 500 Lira Italian bi-metallic de-monetized coin is pretty similar to our 5 Pesos coin, so those are the only ones I've ever found over here, but the edge design isn't exactly the same, so they are hard to pass.
I found a dime from Barbados in circulation here in the USA a few years ago. Not that unlikely though since they're the same size/metal as our dimes and I think their dollar is pegged to ours (or do they jusy use USD there too?? Don't remember)
Cita: Heretic_CataJust found a 1 cent coin from the Solomon Islands in circulation. I live in Romania.
Lucky me, i don't have any coins from there !
Lol, sometimes people does that when the coins are similar to others from other country, specially if the value of those is super-low. I think I read something about some African coins being used in the UK as they had the same size and material as some from Africa, so some people where moving those over to the UK to be used in machines, as the value was like 1:10. I think that is one of the reasons some UK coins are being reformed.
I think the 500 Lira Italian bi-metallic de-monetized coin is pretty similar to our 5 Pesos coin, so those are the only ones I've ever found over here, but the edge design isn't exactly the same, so they are hard to pass.
Or like 1 new Turkish lira or 10 baht, looking like €2 coins...
PS: I forgot I just added Vanuatu (50 Vatu) just with my German States coins
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
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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.
Got mail, but not new countries on it; actually, got only national mail But still, I did got 3 new Mexican coins for my collection, 3 old Quarter Reales, so I am happy with them
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
It is worn, but it is one of the hardest to get. So if you have $50 (shipping included) and you are from one of the countries he ships to, them it is a no-brainer.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
It is worn, but it is one of the hardest to get. So if you have $50 (shipping included) and you are from one of the countries he ships to, them it is a no-brainer.
Talking of which; mail arrived today with three new countries, among them, that exact coin, thou mine is XF45, so the price was quite above that one; thou I would preferred to purchase this one instead as that would had left me with more money for other countries But NGC certified and graded makes it always better for the rare countries.
My Windward Islands coin was at the bottom of a junk bin for 5 cents (no typo), I got it about a year ago
It's not beautiful but it's probably my least likely coin find of all time.
Cita: nalaberongMy Windward Islands coin was at the bottom of a junk bin for 5 cents (no typo), I got it about a year ago
It's not beautiful but it's probably my least likely coin find of all time.
Must had passed as junk silver for several years and needed a keen eye to see through the worn sides and realize it was a hidden jewel. Might want to send it for gradding as you could get it return as a PO1; and sell it for an unreal amount, as some serious collectors invest a serious amiunt of cash on PO1s as they consuder them the supreme curculated coins. And with the profit you can surely upgrade to an F and have 100$ extra.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
I think the PO-mania is only for American coins - and it's true that circulated American dollars are quite rare (especially those Eisenhowers). However, the infection is spreading to Canada and the race is now on to pick up very worn Canadian silver dollars. I guess large coins aren't used much, so very few ever wear down... although I wouldn't invest in coins that can be re-created with a rock tumbler and a certain degree of ingenuity. (Right now, people say they can tell between "honest wear" and "dishonest wear". So now is your chance to create a perfect "pocket simulator" and mass-produce extremely worn coins. Please send me a cut of the profits.)
It's a little bit warped too so I can see how it ended up at the bottom of a bin.
Recently created -in Numista- Russian Empire got extended up to the Revolution. So I am pretty sure most of you with any pre-Soviet Russian coin just got that as your newest country.
I preferred it with just the pre-1700 coins; it felt more exclusive... hehe; but it was historically incorrect; so now it is as it should, until they went nuts and eliminated the Monarchy... England should do the same lol
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Just waiting from auctions: Russian Empire & Viet Nam
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
I have many coins but now I am collecting the 8 Reales from the the 1st Mexican Republic. 1823,1824 and 1825 from any mint. If you have any of these date in the 8 reales and you want to sell or swap, I'm your man. Looking forward to swapping with you all. I love this site btw. :)
I have been fascinated with coins my whole life. Currently, I'm interested in the Mexican Republic 8 Reales. They are from many different mints which produced many different styles. There is so much to learn about these coins. It is a fun hobby for me.
Cita: jquinnI have many coins but now I am collecting the 8 Reales from the the 1st Mexican Republic. 1823,1824 and 1825 from any mint. If you have any of these date in the 8 reales and you want to sell or swap, I'm your man. Looking forward to swapping with you all. I love this site btw. :)
Quite the expensive goal you have there.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Cita: Ghawk97I just got my 1898 Republic of South Africa 1 penny!
Awesome! I got the 1892 South African 1 penny just now! Newest great acquisition had to be 1894 German New Guinea 10 Pfenning uncirculated/slabbed
How much did the GNG coin cost you? I got a 5Mk Au55 and well; lets say; I blew my whole year coins money there.
Also, I think that when NGC includes the "DETAILS" after the grade means it is damaged, cleaned or bent. So technically it won't be considered that grade overall but only for the surfaces. A lot of those circulate at eBay and sellers ask MS60 prices for UNC Details ones.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
How much did the GNG coin cost you? I got a 5Mk Au55 and well; lets say; I blew my whole year coins money there.
Also, I think that when NGC includes the "DETAILS" after the grade means it is damaged, cleaned or bent. So technically it won't be considered that grade overall but only for the surfaces. A lot of those circulate at eBay and sellers ask MS60 prices for UNC Details ones.
Bidding war on eBay, got it for $150 CDN with Shipping included...not bad I'd say! Book value is way up there. What is the coin you got and how much was it?
Cita: Ghawk97I just got my 1898 Republic of South Africa 1 penny!
Awesome! I got the 1892 South African 1 penny just now! Newest great acquisition had to be 1894 German New Guinea 10 Pfenning uncirculated/slabbed
How much did the GNG coin cost you? I got a 5Mk Au55 and well; lets say; I blew my whole year coins money there.
Also, I think that when NGC includes the "DETAILS" after the grade means it is damaged, cleaned or bent. So technically it won't be considered that grade overall but only for the surfaces. A lot of those circulate at eBay and sellers ask MS60 prices for UNC Details ones.
Thanks for the info by the way, I was wondering about that myself... I still find it a beautiful coin none-the-less...worse conditioned coins than that were going for like 350-400 on ebay at that time.
Cita: jquinnI have many coins but now I am collecting the 8 Reales from the the 1st Mexican Republic. 1823,1824 and 1825 from any mint. If you have any of these date in the 8 reales and you want to sell or swap, I'm your man. Looking forward to swapping with you all. I love this site btw. :)
All I've got from the 1st republic is an 1829 1/4-Real, but good luck with finding those!
Cita: jquinnI have many coins but now I am collecting the 8 Reales from the the 1st Mexican Republic. 1823,1824 and 1825 from any mint. If you have any of these date in the 8 reales and you want to sell or swap, I'm your man. Looking forward to swapping with you all. I love this site btw. :)
All I've got from the 1st republic is an 1829 1/4-Real, but good luck with finding those!
And he only wants the 8 Reales in MS60 and up; so it is safe to say each will cost him 2500+ dollars if he finds them. Average Fs are hard to find already and move for 500 usually.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Cita: Ghawk97I just got my 1898 Republic of South Africa 1 penny!
Awesome! I got the 1892 South African 1 penny just now! Newest great acquisition had to be 1894 German New Guinea 10 Pfenning uncirculated/slabbed
Nice I am expecting German East Africa soon. German New Guinea coins are rather expensive, but I kept on saying that to my self for many coins like my Kingdom of Hawaii coin which I only ended up paying $50 for.
Cita: Ghawk97I just got my 1898 Republic of South Africa 1 penny!
Awesome! I got the 1892 South African 1 penny just now! Newest great acquisition had to be 1894 German New Guinea 10 Pfenning uncirculated/slabbed
Nice I am expecting German East Africa soon. German New Guinea coins are rather expensive, but I kept on saying that to my self for many coins like my Kingdom of Hawaii coin which I only ended up paying $50 for.
Oh wow Kingdom of Hawaii, now that is definitely a good coin to have for $50... Would love to see that! Which one?
Cita: Ghawk97I just got my 1898 Republic of South Africa 1 penny!
Awesome! I got the 1892 South African 1 penny just now! Newest great acquisition had to be 1894 German New Guinea 10 Pfenning uncirculated/slabbed
How much did the GNG coin cost you? I got a 5Mk Au55 and well; lets say; I blew my whole year coins money there.
Also, I think that when NGC includes the "DETAILS" after the grade means it is damaged, cleaned or bent. So technically it won't be considered that grade overall but only for the surfaces. A lot of those circulate at eBay and sellers ask MS60 prices for UNC Details ones.
Thanks for the info by the way, I was wondering about that myself... I still find it a beautiful coin none-the-less...worse conditioned coins than that were going for like 350-400 on ebay at that time.
This is NGC's official statement for their DETAILS grading:
"These are coins whose surface
conditions preclude NGC’s graders from arriving at a recognized
numeric grade. The problems may have occurred naturally,
such as planchet flaws and minor mint errors. More often than
not, however, they are the result of mishandling over the years,
which may have been deliberate or inadvertent."
And they keep going with the possible causes for this alternate grading; which are a lot. But I think your coin got the DETAILS grading because of brushing, it looks like at the right of the 10, there are some lines going into some darker part, maybe it was brushed to keep off rust from advancing.
But still your coins looks superb, and the DETAILS grading doesn't affects its value that much when traded between amateurs. But ti will always prevent it from reaching the MS60 value. By the way, if you notice it says UNC DETAILS and not MS60 DETAILS, that is because MS cannot be given to DETAILED coins anyway.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Suriname (1,5,10,25,100, and 250) UNC
Mongolia (Coin set of all nations A4 Size) UNC
Angola (.50, 1, 5, and 10 Kwanza) UNC
208 countries...
Of course I guess this only happens once a year, all the above coins were purchased by my mom as my birthday gift
Suriname (1,5,10,25,100, and 250) UNC
Mongolia (Coin set of all nations A4 Size) UNC
Angola (.50, 1, 5, and 10 Kwanza) UNC
208 countries...
Of course I guess this only happens once a year, all the above coins were purchased by my mom as my birthday gift
Great mom! Mine (had two moms my birth mom and my aunt who raised me and my sisters as hers because my mom was sick a lot of the time) used to give me cash as presents, as they don't know where to buy the stuff I like So they gave it to me with the intention that I got exactly what I was looking for.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Cita: erdvillaGreat mom! Mine (had two moms my birth mom and my aunt who raised me and my sisters as hers because my mom was sick a lot of the time) used to give me cash as presents, as they don't know where to buy the stuff I like So they gave it to me with the intention that I got exactly what I was looking for.
Considering that she did the whole thing on Ebay (With the help of my sister and carried all the way to Japan).. Great Mom indeed, by the way she was born in the D.F.
Cita: Ghawk97I just got my 1898 Republic of South Africa 1 penny!
Awesome! I got the 1892 South African 1 penny just now! Newest great acquisition had to be 1894 German New Guinea 10 Pfenning uncirculated/slabbed
Nice I am expecting German East Africa soon. German New Guinea coins are rather expensive, but I kept on saying that to my self for many coins like my Kingdom of Hawaii coin which I only ended up paying $50 for.
Oh wow Kingdom of Hawaii, now that is definitely a good coin to have for $50... Would love to see that! Which one?
The 1/4 one. From what I was told it is the more common one and the Half dollar and dollar are the most rare ones in the entire set.
Guys, do you have to use full quotes all the time? You can edit your quotes so that only that what you want to refer to is shown. You don't have to repeat your whole conversation again and again.
Sorry for the yapping but I find this practise a bit unnecessary and quite ugly to look at.
Columbia, Half Dollar which I got in my first swap through Numista, Though when I asked for this coin I didn't know it was silver until it arrived and the silver content was written on the holder the coin is in, all I sent was a south Africa 1penny and 1/2 pence but I am planning on sending over another coin to even the swap out so it is fair.
Restoration addict : Verdigris Removal : Zinc White spot removal : Iron Rust Removal : Silver brooch/necklace mount Removal
Cita: jadejackalI'm sorry, I can't hear your justifications of betrayal as I eat my ice cream.
I gave up once they where moved to the token section as all of them are eXonumia -hence the X#- but seems the frenchmen promptly returned them to the coin section, as there isn't a stronger motivation than denial to accept that they are tokens.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Also, it is Niue, not Nieu, that is why I didn't recognized the typo in the first place. 
from my foto camera with bad light
sellers pics
my birth mom and my aunt who raised me and my sisters as hers because my mom was sick a lot of the time) used to give me cash as presents, as they don't know where to buy the stuff I like 
