Jester's Challenge #163

1jester

Welcome to Jester's Challenge, an interactive history lesson.

Inspired by many others here on the Darkside forum, I'd like to present what I hope will turn into a great learning experience for all of us. Many members on this World and Ancient Coin Forum have done a formidable job of sharing with us many fascinating and historically important coins. Since looking at coins is also one of my greatest pleasures, I'd like to try to follow in that time-honored tradition and submit for your pleasure and entertainment some world coins I've come across in my short lifetime.

I will pick out a coin on a regular basis, and post it along with the challenge to you to name the coin, its provenance, denomination, metallic content, mintage, any distinguishing characteristics or noteworthy features, and its value. The more information, the better. I'd like as many people as possible to participate, regardless of how little knowledge you might have on the subject. I appreciate comments on every aspect of the coin, including its history, or its role in human history, or info on similar coins in its series, etc. I myself don't presume to know 1/1000 of what you collectively know, hence my challenge to all of you to share your knowledge with the rest of us. Hopefully this exercise will encourage thought, discussion, and most importantly, more friendship.

Thanks for your participation!!!

Here is the one hundred sixty-third selection:

a2labmom

Finally, something I recognize. I believe I actually have one of these.

Lloyd

1950 Brass Threepence of George VI. Reverse Thrift Plant - encouraging to save - it worked too since this was the most popluar whisky bottle savings material. 2nd Year of the ommission of IND IMP (Emperor of India).

This and the 51 are probably as rare as the 1949 Key Date in BU. But one mustn't buy a proof by mistake.

Books at £15 EF and £50 UNC. I would pay close to £100 in BU with no bagmarks. Mintage 1.6 Million (apparently). Awfully difficult to get without bagmarks on the obverse bust. The sharp edges and "dumpy" weight of the piece meant that it recked others in the bags at the mint.

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1jester

This one doesn't have very many bag marks, but it does have some rubbing which takes it below uncirculated, in my opinion. But just barely. It's pretty nice, with virtually full luster, and it's not a proof.

Thanks for the commments!