Post a foreign coin
Rexford
Posts: 1,223 ✭✭✭✭✭
I know this is the US section, but I'm sure many of you dealers and collectors of US coins also have at least one foreign piece ashamedly hidden away somewhere. Let's see them 
PCGS MS67
22
Comments
Over the next decade (from 1914), one heck of a lot of poor bedraggled Germans dreamed about 'the good old days' when they had a silver mark in their pockets.
Not that that particular one mark was ever in anybody's pocket!
One of my favorites:
My YouTube Channel
Here's a Roman gold aureus of Claudius from 44AD depicting the Praetorian Guard camp. He was brought to power by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinated his nephew Caligula and minted this coin as a means of thanking them, paying each member a 150 aurei bonus (approximately 10 years of salary):
Best place to buy !
Bronze Associate member
I don't dabble into the "dark side" very much...but when I do, it's normally SILVER.
images by @robec
BST transactions: dbldie55, jayPem, 78saen, UltraHighRelief, nibanny, liefgold, FallGuy, lkeigwin, mbogoman, Sandman70gt, keets, joeykoins, ianrussell (@GC), EagleEye, ThePennyLady, GRANDAM, Ilikecolor, Gluggo, okiedude, Voyageur, LJenkins11, fastfreddie, ms70, pursuitofliberty, ZoidMeister,Coin Finder, GotTheBug, edwardjulio, Coinnmore, Nickpatton, Namvet69,...
Related to @oih82w8 's coin.
My current "Box of 20"
Can't wait for my visit to Havana
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
@Kudbegud you're scaring the #&*@ out of your avatar
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
Never get tired of looking at this coin.
siliconvalleycoins.com
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Very nice, thank you all for sharing !!!
Got this from the Lord M
Steve
A bit ugly. But found metal detecting
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
Well, just Love coins, period.
Those are die polish marks on neck. GTG from obverse alone - reverse I can post. I would stack this against the best.
Well, just Love coins, period.
Wow - fleur de coin, 7Jaguars! Was it a Maundy coin?
Three Argentine whatsits from my collection:
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
PR65?
Gobrecht's Engraved Mature Head Large Cent Model
https://www.instagram.com/rexrarities/?hl=en
.
CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
.
Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
.
More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
This just in from Coinstar:
This just in from eBay: (Thanks Weiss!)
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
Why limit oneself to one type of coin.
What metal is this one? Gold?
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
It's naturally occurring gold found in Tierra del Fuego with fairly high silver content.
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
Yes gold..
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Popper
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
63DCAM . That is a half crown . Note the "overdate" with it struck in different positions...
Well, just Love coins, period.
1950 Peru 100 Soles
KM#231
Mintage: 1,176
Composition: Gold
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 46.8071g
AGW: 1.35439 troy oz
--Severian the Lame
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Just want to understand why did you @bidask give @Walkerguy21D ...a Flag for abuse ?
I personally don't think this post warranted an abusive FLAG
@Wlakerguy21D said:
Northern Sky concave coin
Menomonee Falls Wisconsin USA
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistr...dset.aspx?s=68269&ac=1">Musky 1861 Mint Set
Thanks for this thread. I'm liking all these country designs not seen very often by US Coin folks.
Hoard the keys.
A couple cool World crowns struck right here in the United States.