1996 Panama Dime

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Maybe it is not technically a dime but close enough.

Un decimo de Balboa is also better translated to One Tenth of a Balboa.

Only my second Panama find since I started this blog. Apparently last time I did not even write about. It was a 1982 Un decimo de Balboa. Nothing to special about 1/10 Balboas but there gaps between minting years. They go from 1985 to 1996 to 2001. I guess they are not that popular.

On the obverse is the national coat of arms under the REPUBLIC DE PANAMA and above the date.
On the reverse is an armored bust of Vasco Núñez de Balboa facing left VN DECIMO DE BALBOA around.

I always find it weird when the bust side of the coin is not the head.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1/10 Balboa / Panama
Year: 1996
Mintage: 21,000,000
Metal: Copper-Nickel Clad Copper
Value: $0.10 in Very-Fine

Made at the Royal Canadian Mint although it has no mintmark. So wait is this another Canadian find?

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2000 Bermuda Nickel

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Here we go again a new year and the still showing last years finds. Granted I have not found anything significant in my change. In past years it took until mid-February to find anything good. I can only assume everyone overspends in December and they stop shopping until it gets close to Valentine's Day.

This Bermuda find follows a pattern of Bermuda coins found in December. Well if the universe is trying to give me a hint on where to travel next Christmas I am starting to understand. 

 

The obverse has Queen Elizabeth II, the older effigy with the tiara.
The reverse has the Queen angel fish. The fish is partially poisonous to humans, does not breed well in captivity, and native to the entire western Atlantic Ocean but most common around Bermuda.

Here's the stats ...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / Bermuda
Year: 2000
Mintage: 1,000,000
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.30 in XF

Side note: I may test out more labels let me know if it is too much.

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Tropic Winter

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Winter is here and the year is almost over so that means more foreign finds. These were not high in quality but they were given at the same time and were unexpected.

 

I think this is my first Ecuadorian find since starting the blog. Although there is a large Ecuadorian community in this area the coins are considered worthless in there country and are not kept or used often. Many young Ecuadorians I have met have never even seen most older coins of their countries. The centavos were devalued and by 2000 they reformed and the centavos got their value back but people were slow to accept the change. The bills were even worse off.

Here are the stats for these...
Type/Country: 25 Cents / Trinidad & Tobago
Year: 1980
Mintage: 15,000,000
Metal: Copper-nickel
Value: $0.15 in XF

Type/Country: 10 Centavos / Ecuador
Year: 2000
Mintage: Not yet known
Metal: Steel
Value: $0.15 in VF

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2007 East Caribbean States Quarter

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Hooray for tourist, they are leaving some non-Canadian finds. It's been almost a year since my  last East Caribbean States coin popped up in my change. Makes me wonder who leaves the warm Caribbean for cold New York City.

There is gap on the books between 2002 and 2007. Now this may be correct but seeing how sometimes I find recent coins are not always listed it may take a decade or longer for the books to catch up. Luckily this one is listed but no mintage figure is given, I doubt it is rare.

Reverse:Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind

Members of the East Caribbean States according to Wikipedia are as follows:

Antigua and Barbuda

Dominica

Grenada

Montserrat

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Granted some these places have issued their own coins but these coins as well as the older British Caribbean
Territories (Eastern Group) coins and currency flow throughout the islands. Trinidad & Tobago, British Virgin Islands, and Guyana also see these coins often.

Here are the stats for this coin...
Type / Country: 25 Cents / East Caribbean States
Year: 2007
Mintage:  Not known.
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.25 in XF

Oh the IRB seen on the base of the queen's neck is the designer, Ian Rank-Broadley, initials.

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1989 Australian 10 Cents

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It is the size of a quarter.
It is the weight of a quarter.
But this is not a U.S. quarter that I recently found in my change.

At this point with all the state, territory, bicentennial, and eagle quarters circulating it is not  to clear how a quarter should look like. Although I'm thinking the Queen and a giant 10 would give most people a clue.

Still this Australian dime passed quite easily as quarter.

Here are the stats for this coin...
Type / Country: 10 Cents / Australia
Year: 1989 
Mintage: 45,000,000
Metal: Copper-nickel
Value: $0.25 in XF (this one is less than XF)
 
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Coins That Begin With C

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At first I thought I found two Canadian coins instead one turned out to be slightly smaller. It was quite crusty and it took a few seconds to realize it was from the Cayman Islands. The smaller cent is 17.00mm and the larger is 19.10mm which is just a difference of 2.10mm yet it is obvious when they are in hand.

¢ & ¢

While the Canadian coin is quite sharp and shiny the Cayman Islands cent is in bad shape. It seems that at one point someone taped the cent. A clear light strip is on one side and lots of verdigris is on either side of the lighter strip. This happens when the chemical in the adhesive reacts with air and the bronze in the coin.

Of course the Canadian cent is a common find around this place but the Cayman Islands cent is hardly ever seen. It has been years since I found a Cayman Islands coin and longer since I found a cent.

Here's the stats from top left...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / Cayman Islands
Year: 1982
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: Bronze
Value: $0.03 in Good (although this does have lots of verdigris damage)

Type / Country: 1 Cent / Canada
Year: 2005
Mintage: 759,658,000
Metal: Bronze-Plated Zinc
Value: $0.02 in XF

It is kind of annoying when a coin as old as the 1982 Cayman Islands cent still has no official mintage listed.

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Trio of Nations

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Finally I have something a bit more interesting to display although a Canadian cent did happen to make its way in this post. The diversity of coins found this time is great and  some I have not seen in my change in years.

First an East Caribbean States quarter from 2004. Back in December 2009 I found a dime from the same issuer. Given that it is a standard size quarter and with all the U.S. state/territories/parks quarters floating around I expect to see more foreign quarters over the next few years.

Second is a Moroccan Dirham from 2002. The last time I found this type was in November 2006 but I did not post it for some reason, probably swamped with exams.

Third was a Canadian cent, nuff said.

Not in the best shape but finding these all in the same day was a nice kind of cool. Sometimes for other finds I group them together just to save on time and energy, I have to be "green".

For the East Caribbean States quarter there seems to be a gap between issues and problems. The world coin book by Krause list them for 2000 then 2002 then 2007. This 2004 is not listed but I know they made every type of coin for 2004 including sets but the book is incomplete on lots of modern coins.

Here are the stats for this...
Type/Country: 25 Cents / East Caribbean States
Year: 2004
Mintages: Not yet known
Metal: Copper-nickel
Value: $0.25 in XF

Type/Country: 1 Dirham / Morocco
Year: 1423-2002
Mintage: Not yet known
Metal: Copper-nickel
Value: $0.75 in VF

Type/Country: 1 Cent / Canada
Year: 1985 Blunted 5
Mintage: 771,772,500
Metal: 98% copper, 0.5% tin and 1.5% zinc
Value: $0.02 in F

Now with the Canadian cent there are two varieties, a blunted 5 and a pointed 5.
The blunted 5 is characterized by having a rectangular top in the number 5. Worth nothing extra.
The pointed 5 is characterized by having a more trapezoidal top to the number 5. Worth about 30 times the normal cent.
Oh just look at this link from Coins and Canada it has pretty pictures.

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Common Canada - Uncommon Barbados

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I thought that I found more Barbados coins but a quick search of my recent records proved otherwise. This is only the second coin from Barbados I found since starting this blog. I guess in my mind I group all the Caribbean coins together.

Still none of these coins are rare but the grouping was odd. I got them in  change from the same place, from a person who knew I collected and graciously set them aside.

Here are the stats for this...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / Barbados
Year: 1980
Mintages: 14,400,000
Metal: Bronze
Value: $0.10 in XF

Type/Country: 1 Cent / Canada
Year: 1978
Mintage: 911,170,647
Metal: 98% Copper, 0.5% Tin, and 1.5% Zinc
Value: $0.02 in F

Type/Country: 1 Cent / Canada
Year: 2009 RCM Logo
Mintage: 419,105,000
Metal: 94% Steel, 4.5% Copper, and 1.5% Nickel
Value: $0.01 in F

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How Times Changes Change

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Got these coins a few weeks ago and finally got to write about them.

The first is a cent from the Bahamas, but wait you may recall I found one back in June of 2009 yet the design has changed. They went from one starfish to three, well one and two halves. I guess inflation is hitting everyone. Although I suspect the intricate design of the original starfish coin was causing problems since the few I've seen all have die cracks.

The second find was a 1919 U.S cent which is now 91 years old is my oldest find this short year. It is a bit hazy and newly banged up but still in good shape for an old wheat cent.

The Bahamas cent was a find at Johnny Rockets while the cent came from a local supermarket, not bad for a little bit of unhealthy snacking.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / Bahamas
Year: 2006
Mintage: Unknown
Metal: Copper Plated Zinc
Value: $0.05 in VF (Note: the picture is not correct in any of the current Krause world books.)

Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1919
Mintage: 392,021,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.20 in G-4

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It's Summer in Argentina

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Warm weather and beautiful days exist somewhere but apparently not here. Instead of importing some of that nice heat and humidity someone just dropped off a few centavos in my change.

The two 5 Centavos are identical. Both are from 2007 so I just took one picture of the the best side.

 

The obverse has a radiant sun-face and the words REPUBLICA ARGENTINA , EN UNION Y LIBERTAD. This means Republic Argentina, In union and liberty..

The reverse has 5 centavos 2007.

Here's the stats ...

Type/Country: 5 Centavos / Argentina
Year: 2007
Mintage: 183,000,000
Metal: Brass
Value: $0.20 in XF

It's been years since I found a coin from Argentina apparently since 2002 there has been a healthy currency manipulation by Argentina to the U.S. dollar so the coinage does not flow as freely.

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Repeating My Self

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I was kind of happy when I found this French Euro and then I searched my own blog and saw that I already found this exact coin last year in May.

To quote the former James UK, "Mundane is true...!"

Still these are technically new images of a new coin.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Euro Cent / France
Year: 1999
Mintage: 616,227,000
Metal: Copper-Plated Steel
Value: $0.07 in Very-Fine (This is exchange rate prices.)



Honestly if I knew it was a repeat before taking pictures I would not have posted but, c'est la vie.

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Spot the Difference

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Still working on putting up last year's find I got this odd pair. Where they were given to me I'm not sure as the last three weeks in December were kind of a blur.

The first is an Australian cent from 1973 in remarkably good shape about 17.51mm with a young queen.
The second is an East Caribbean States ten cents from 2000 in spotty condition about 18.10mm with a young queen.
Both weigh 2.60grams. This fact makes them feel almost identical in hand.

 

The reverse of the Australian coin has a feather-tailed glider which is one of the world's smallest gliding marsupials.

The reverse of the East Caribbean States coin has Sir Francis Drake's ship the Golden Hind. I think he liked puns.

Apparently by the 1991 all the 1 and 2 cent Australian coins were taken out of circulation and melted for Olympic Bronze medals and for normal metal recovery.

Here's the stats ...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / Australia
Year: 1973
Mintage: 140,710,000
Metal: Bronze
Value: $0.25 in XF

Type/Country: 10 Cents / East Caribbean States
Year: 2000
Mintage: Unknown.
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.10 in VF

I'm pretty sure the spots can be safely removed but who has the time.

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Bermuda is Warm

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Wind speed should never be higher than the temperature, 17 degrees Fahrenheit and 50 mph wind is not fun.

Although this is common Canadian weather these two coins give me a tropical vacation, coinwise of course.

At this exact moment Bermuda is 65F and raining, which to me sounds wonderful.

I got these two in December of 2009 in my change while shopping for gifts, the stores were packed and I got quite a few nice coins that I will share this month. I assume someone just got back from a Bermuda trip and decided to shop for gifts not caring that their money was funny.

Here's the stats ...
Type/Country: 10 Cents / Bermuda
Year: 2004
Mintage: 800,000
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.40 in XF


Type/Country: 25 Cents / Bermuda
Year: 2004
Mintage: 800,000
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.75 in XF

I usually take pictures using the sunlight which gives coins a great natural look but recently I've been using artificial lights. Not just artificial lights but halogens or those swirly new high efficiency light bulbs. Both kinds are horrible, sure I can find some proper lighting but for these coins I'm not too worried.

I will keep adjusting but winter is not the season for natural light plus who new these new light bulbs take minutes to fully light when cold. 

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Funnier Money

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At this point I can no longer guess what people are thinking when giving and taking change. Sure I'll accept any type of coins or currencies but even these two stretch my tolerance.

The first is a thick 5 Baht from Thailand it is a clad coin so the edge has that copper sandwich we are familiar with in U.S. coins.

The second is just ridiculous. A plastic cent from those kids play money set. Why this was accepted as a real cent is difficult to imagine, maybe it was some kid trying to make a purchase and some nice cashier let this one pass. Then why did they pass it on.

Oddly enough the average retail price for the plastic cent is $0.03, although I'm sure a teachers discount can bring to $0.015. The design is very true to the original and the color is that of older cents not the red of new pennies. There is no need for the word COPY mandated by law since the intent is to educate not to deceive, plus it is plastic with no date.

As for the 5 Baht this one is a commemorative coin to honor the King's 50th year of reign. The normal 5 Baht has a different design on both sides but of the same subjects.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Baht / Thailand
Year: 1996
Mintage: 2,500,000
Metal: Copper-Nickel Clad
Value: $0.75 in XF

Type/Country: 1 Cent / School Money Fake
Year: = (No date)
Mintage: Millions upon Millions
Metal: Plastic of some type.
Value: $0.03


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Don't Forget About the Indians

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Recently I've been getting a lot of foreign money, most from Canada. This one came to me via the change from a clothing store. They must have thought it was a quarter because it is very weakly pressed that at the right angle most of design is barely visible.

Yes those are wheat stalks on the back, very reminiscent of the U.S. wheat cent. On the front are the Ashoka lion and Ashoka Chakra all symbols of the once emperor Ashoka the Great who is now 2241 years dead. Anyone taking an ancient Asian history class or history of art class is bound to run into this topic.

Back to the coin it has a mintmark under the date. The dot.
This means it is from the Noida (N) mint.

Other mints are:

• B - Mumbai (Bombay), proof issues only
• (B) - Mumbai (Bombay), a diamond
• (C) - Calcutta, no mint mark
• (H) - Hyderabad, a star (1963-- )
• M - Mumbai (Bombay), proof only after 1996
• (T) - Taegu (Korea), a star below first or last date digit
  

At the end the type of mintmark adds little to no extra value as the amount of coins made are always high. Also the exact production figures are not easy to find so it is assumed to be high.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Rupee / India
Year: 2001 (N)
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: 100% Stainless Steel
Value: $0.15 in VF(this one is lower)

I suspected this may be a cast fake, as fake coins are common outside the U.S., but it weighs 4.85 grams and is magnetic so I will assume it is real just weakly struck.

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Hungary for Coin

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Finally cleared out the left side of my desk from any lingering coins. This was the last of what I thought were interesting coins I got from a huge lot a while back. Now the right side of my desk has a few "bad" coins that are crusty of almost worn that I have to photograph but that may take some time so enjoy this little filler.

It is 116 years old and from Hungary. Although dated 1893 I'm not sure if it was minted in 1893 or 1892 as the book list mintage for both years as 1892.

10 Fillér K.B, the KB is the mint mark for Kremintz.

MAGYAR KIRÁLYI VÁLTÓPÉNZ which means Hungarian Royal token coin.
I think VÁLTÓPÉNZ should be separated to VÁLTÓ PÉNZ but my Hungarian is almost non-existent.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 10 Filler / Hungary
Year: 1893
Mintage: Unknown less than 15,753,000
Metal: 100% Nickel
Value: $0.25 in F-12(although the verdigris on this one drops the value to metal value)

There are some edge varieties but with only one I don't have enough to compare it to and little information from any other source.

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British Virgin Islands Proofs

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The technical history of coins can easily be traced. The design, metal, and location is something that every society kept extensive records. Even when records are lost modern science can tell what base metals or minting techniques were used. What is often forgotten is the practical use history.

Take the U.S. half dollar since 2001 none have officially been released for circulation. While seldom seen many people still find these modern halves in their change and even more get them from banks and use them in stores. Not to mention casino use.

The British Virgin Islands coins have a similar history. Their official currency is the U.S. Dollar but the Franklin Mint issues all of their "other" coins.

Here is where the history gets sketchy. In 1973 and 1974 I think they issued coins for circulation...or were they? Averaging 15,000 coins the first two years they dropped off to less than 1,000 for the years afterward. Did some people actually use them? Were they intended for locals or tourist like the Cuban two-coin system?

Well I would need several dozens first hand experience stories for a somewhat complete picture. Remembering that if you ask a dozen Americans if $2 bills are still made and used 11 out of 12 will say no and they would be wrong.

A second shot to show the mirror field and the frosty Queen given it that nice cameo effect.

Never finding any British Virgin Islands coins in my change these slightly hazy coins are from that lot I bought a long time back. I really like the pair of birds, they did this on most of these lower denomination coins. After 1985 they completely stopped making these coins and focused on high denomination issues. In 1996 and 1997 reports of $500 dollar coin and others became unclear. From 2002 to present they just pump out low mintage commemorative coins.

Here's the stats from left the top row ...
Type/Country: 25 Cents / British Virgin Islands
Year: 1973 Proof
Mintage: 181,000
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $1.50 in Proof-65(the one pictured is less)
Weight: 7.75 grams(weight is not official)

Type/Country: 50 Cents / British Virgin Islands
Year: 1973 Proof
Mintage: 181,000
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $2.50 in Proof-65(the one pictured is less)
Weight: 14.62 grams(weight is not official)

The coin books did not list the weight for non-silver version of these coins I used my digital scale to get the weight. The silver versions weighed more but were only made in 1977.

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Norway Ore Bust

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Norway's coinage was affected uniquely by WWI and WWII.

The top coin you see is 1 Ore from 1919. Other 1 Ore coins from the same series were made of bronze this one is iron. Although Norway remained neutral during WWI they lost most of their mining operations and cargo ships trying to navigate in the war zone.

The entire 1 Ore series from 1908 to 1952 coins are not rare. The iron years from 1918 to 1921 actually have a higher mintage than normal. They do have an increased value because iron is a horrible metal for coins. It will rust under most conditions so finding these coins in un-rusted high grades is difficult.

Obverse

Looking at the bottom two coins it would surprise most people to know they were made during the same time period. 1941 and 1945 10 Ores were issued using both of the design you see. The one with hole is a regular copper-nickel issue. The other is a German occupation issue done in zinc. Again like the iron coin zinc is highly unstable and finding them in high grades becomes difficult.

Reverse

If all these coins were as fine as the copper-nickel holed coin they would fetch $10 to $15 for the set. Unfortunately we have oxygen in our atmosphere so that ruins everything, numismatically speaking.

Here's the stats from left the top row ...
Type/Country: 1 ore / Norway
Year: 1919
Mintage: 12,930,000
Metal: Iron
Value: $1.50 in Fine(the one pictured is less of course)
Weight: 2.00 grams

Type/Country: 10 ore / Norway
Year: 1941
Mintage: 10.150,000
Metal: Copper-nickel
Value: $0.30 in Fine
Weight: 1.50 grams

Type/Country: 10 ore-German Occupation/ Norway
Year: 1945
Mintage: 5,645,500
Metal: Zinc
Value: $4.00 in Fine(the one pictured is less of course)
Weight: 1.25 grams

I added the weight because these are among the lightest coins I ever held. Half the weight of a modern U.S. cent the final 10 ore listed can sit in your hand and you wouldn't feel it.

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Museum Quality: Part 2

Continuing the March Metropolitan Museum of Art trip I just have a couple of numismatic related items that came to my attention. Aside from my small examples The Met has dozens more ancient coins and coin jewelery. Plus they have some Augustus Saint-Gaudens sculptures and statues. Saint-Gaudens was a famous artist who made many coin design in the 1930s.

Gold aurei coins of the first twelve Caesars mounted in a 19th century bracelet. Inspired by the 2nd century writer Suctonius who write biographies of the first twelve Caesars some made this bracelet out of real ancient coins.

Featured are on the first bracelet are Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. While on the second bracelet are Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian.

Here are some random ancient coins.

Royal Badges - Official coins and medals of various kingdoms.

Silver tetradrachm with the head of Adriadne on one side (not pictured)
and the labyrinth in Knossos.
From Gortyn, Crete, 2nd century B.C.

Silver tetradrachm
with the head of Athena on one side
and the owl in wreath.
From Athens, 135-134 B.C.
I love the owl design because it reminds me of the movie Clash of the Titans.

Ptolemy III coins from Thebes hoard 246-222 B.C.

Most likely from the same hoard as the previous image.The Egyptian section is very dark and no flash photography or video is allowed so I could not get a good image.

One thing with Egyptian coins were there thickness. They look like chocolate candies, Peppermint Patties to be exact.

I recommend visiting The Met but give yourself time the place is large and most of the coins are in corners and dead spots.

I took hundreds of pictures from armors to paintings to statues to fully recreated rooms but this one was one of my favorites.


The stained-glass dome was part of Manhattan home circa 1904 and possibly made by Tiffany Studios. Something about it was just very appealing. Sure it has nothing to do with coins or currency but everyone can enjoy its simple beauty.

Luxembourg

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Only my second Luxembourg find and it has been years since the first. Most likely since this tiny country has low circulating coinage and low tourist numbers that is why it is hardly seen in the States.

A few other people, at the time of the find, I showed did not know what country it was. The reason is because the spelling is LËTZEBURG meaning Luxembourg in a dialect they call Luxembourgish which is mostly German, nice umlaut.

This one is a Euro and I suspect I won't be finding any more Francs since those also did not circulate far and were quickly recycled by the time the Euro arrived. Still I will look carefully.

Above Image: Clicking or better yet middle-clicking on the picture you'll see a tiny F in the star above the L, it means minted in France. Surrounding the date to the left is a cornucopia meaning it was made at Pessac Mint. The other symbol to the right of the date escapes me at the moment.

Below Image: Is the typical 5 Euro Cent design mandated by European law.


His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Henri ruler since 2000 is on the coin. Which is odd for Americans since living presidents are not allowed on coins over here.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Euro Cent / Luxembourg
Year: 2008
Mintage: 9,000,000
Metal: Copper-plated Steel
Value: $0.15 in Very-Fine

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