What world coins did you buy in 2023 that make you the most happy?
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Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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I really like this one for my type set.
My current registry sets:
20th Century Type Set
Virtual DANSCO 7070
Slabbed IHC set - Missing the Anacs Slabbed coins
Very nice what exactly are they? I believe one is from India and the other?
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Please guys if you are posting coins most of us know little about explain to us what they are and why they are important to you.
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Again not sure what country this is and why it is your favourite coin for 2023.
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Coin is from Portugal, I like the color and I’m originally from Portugal.
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First, an article on the Argentine piece:
https://www.pcgs.com/news/julius-popper-and-the-coins-of-the-argentine-gold-rush
And the catalog description for the Indian piece:
https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=6322&lot=315
And a little more background on the Indian piece, taken from the same auction catalog when describing one of the other denominations of the same series:
"The first authenticated gold coinage for the Bombay presidency was authorised in the wake of a shortage of silver coin. In July 1765 the Bombay Council considered the cost of recoining Venetian ducats and in November agreed that the new coins were to contain pure Venetian gold of 24-carat standard and to pass current for 15 rupees. A total of some 4,000 mohurs by face value of the new coins, including their fractions, were struck and by a public notice of 8 January 1766, the coins entered circulation."
Edited to add that they're important to me because I'm a crazy coin collector and I don't know any better. OK?
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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I got the disney 100 year art bar.
Looooove that its an artbar.
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Three good ones for me this year to date.
At the beginning of the year I picked up this Edward the Confessor trefoil/quatrefoil penny of Winchcombe which was good in that virtually all Winchcombe coins are William PAXS pennies and it was a type I didn't have. Unique, and another rare mint off the list.
Second was an Edward III penny of Reading. Not a thing of great beauty, but only three known to me and arguably the best. It is rare in that the legend reads EDWARDVS REX ANG instead of the normal DNS HYB. Reading is another rare mint, and this was a bargain as it went under the radar, costing me the same as it sold for in 1983! Happy days.
Third was this Edward VI halfgroat of Canterbury from the last CNG sale. It is the only unimpaired example of 10 reading EDWARD in my database, and much scarcer than the normal EDOARD found at Canterbury of which I can list 30+. All the others are variously cracked, ragged or flawed, or a combination thereof.
Latin American Collection
Amazing year so far guys!!! Just WOW!!!
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Truly amazing!!! If ever India becomes a coin nation like China well you know the rest.
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This is my favorite so far. I picked up an example of Riddell plate coin #69, with an imaginary Peru obverse dated 1818 and a Zacatecas mintmarked obverse. All around a very wrong coin!
I love that Popper! An original 5 gramos.
Ps caught the autocorrect just in time!
Latin American Collection
1998 1oz Disco de la Muerte Proof. This coin is part of Mexico’s PreColombian series. It is one of the lowest mintage coins in the series at sub 1k mintage. This series was long treated like bullion and there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that many were melted during the silver runup of 2010 to 2011. So the true surviving mintage is actually lower than the Mint’s stated mintages.
Hands down, this butterfly coin makes me the most happy in 2023 (and no, I didn't pay $80 for it). This was at a local coin show and although they really didn't have anything I collect, I had a blast. Dealer after Dealer kept giving my daughter coins and I got to spend some really quality time with her. Priceless!
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
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Guatemala and Peru half reales…I guess I should get the Mexico and round out the date set huh?
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Nice coins!!! The year is coming to close fast enough.
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I'll share the ones I have PCGS images for. I bought a handful of proof Weimar Republic 3 Mark proofs to start a proof set to match my business strike set. I also got roughly half a dozen coins for my gros/groschen/groat/grosso/etc. set. Here's an interesting one with a counter-stamp.
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This 1857 Peru 8R struck at Pasco mint PCGS MS64+. One year type and last year for Peru 8 Reales. Ex Elizondo, Ex Richard Stuart, Ex Americas Collection.
This medal I inherited in 1993. Around 2012 or 13 I submitted it to NGC for encapsulation and in 2013 I had to sell it due to some unforeseen problems. Earlier in 2023, while on eBay I saw it! Confirmed the certification number and place a bid on it! I won it and it came back. It is not a particularly rare or sought after medal, but someone I loved left it to me and I was sad to let it go 9 years ago. Now it is back!
Here's two:
This is an upgrade that's eluded me 15+ years. Date (14)93
This one is new to the collection. Date 1497
Here is my first coin from the "World". I recently strayed from only collecting US coins. It's nothing special, but it makes me happy.
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I'm sorry but that guy looks like he is on the throne. And not the throne you'd expect on a coin.
Maybe it's the exposed knees?
When I'm sitting on the "throne " most times my knees are exposed.
My clothing is usually below my knees. I'll see if I can find some pictures.
All nice coins, everyone. It's good to be king.
My favorite was an 1813 Military Guinea. The story behind this is that these coins were made for Wellington's army when he was battling the French and Spanish in Spain. The locals refused to take anything but gold, not even silver. The guineas were made for use there, not England, although some of them obviously made it back to the English economy.
This was the last guinea. The British replaced it with the gold sovereign in 1817.
This piece is graded AU-58. It looks nicer than some of the Mint State graded pieces I have seen. I probably overpaid because it came from a London dealer. After you get done with the exchange rates and the fees, it gets expensive.
I've been following the German State bishopric issues quite closely for the past15+ years and I knew this was special when it came available this fall. 1715 1/2 taler from Trier. Scarce issue that normally only sees one or two come to market annually US and European auctions. This is the only one in the population reports so far - in a NGC AU-58 holder. The 1 taler issue of the same date and design is a whole different story........next level impossible to find.
A strike of the day sovereign for KC III coronation. Fairly rare and as the first new monarch in 70 years a coin that will stand up to the years.
This thread highlights why this forum is so freaking cool. The breadth, type, value, originality and rarity of the coins in this thread is something else.
8 Reales Madness Collection
Here's just a few. There were more.
Thanks for sharing some real beauties in this topic!!!
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So no coin made you happy in 2023?
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I bought a lot, in a wider variety of areas than is probably good for me. But here are some that brought me joy:
And then back in my wheelhouse, these two talers:
My current "Box of 20"
Yeah, but I figured out I bought in 2022.
Share it anyways.
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Dear Lord:
The Augsburg piece is STUNNING!
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
All of the the coins I buy for my core collection make me happy.
Some more than others.
This is an upgrade. For the date, 1458, very high grade.
Last year in the series of coins I collect. This is a new addition.
@pruebas No throne or exposed extremities.
No worries. Sorry if I offended. That one just had that look.
No offense taken. Enjoying your sense of humor.
Granted, this year isn’t over yet, but if I don’t get anything in the next two weeks, ironically, the first coin and last coin of the year are both peace dollars one hundred years apart:
January 4:
December 11:
I’ve gotten a LOT of stuff in the middle!
My favorite? One of these: hard to pick
Or this:
Or these:
I’ve been busy this year
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Sorry, I just now realized this was for world coins…
I did get a bunch of world gold this year:
A few highlights:
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1913 & 1914 $10 Canada:
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Great thread! 👍
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Last I heard the U.S. is a part of the world.
Always happy to get a missing coin issued only in German or Japanese markets
Cook Islands, 2017, Japanese Antarctic Survey 60th Anniversary Coin of Showa Station Establishment, 10oz silver
I did not purchase many coins during 2023 but here are three:
Rhodesia One Pound 1966
Gold, 22.0 mm, 7.98 gm
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II facing right
Reverse: Tusked lion (from the British South Africa Company)
Mint: South African Mint (5000 pieces)
This coin and the following one were minted by the independent Rhodesian Government as commemoratives in proof condition only.
Rhodesia 10 Shillings 1966 (1/2 pound)
Gold, 14.0 mm, 3.00 gm
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II facing right
Reverse: Sable antelope
Mint: South African Mint (6000 pieces)
And from old-time France's king Francis I (François I) who was the king from 1515 to 1547, about the period that Henry VIII was the king of England.
France Francis I Ecu d'Or
Gold, 26.0 mm, 3.45 gm, Lyon Mint
Obverse:
Shield with three fleur-de-lis on it and crown above
✠FRANCISCVS DEI GRA FRANCORVM REX
Dot under the 'D' of "DEI" (Mintmark: Lyon)
Reverse:
Cross with fleur-de-lis at ends, two letter 'F's and two lilies
✠XPS VINCIT XPS REGNAT XPS IMPERAT (Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands)
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Finally (after 22 years) finished my 1565-71 Mary and James VI Scotland 30 shillings Ryal set with this one. TruView photo is pretty atrocious.