Now ya didn't say ya wanted rare too Andy - but since you brought it up
A 1769 4 reale - an unusal variety M-4-44A. Sorry there's no Buffalo legs that have been polished off - but it does have a double arc on the right column and no echinus. These coins were the forerunners of the US half dollar. Oh by the way - only 4 to 10 known
I betcha there weren't no darkside coins what ever went to da moon or sat in Neal Armstrong's locker while he did. Lots of US coins have been up in space.
...then there's them golden sacajaweas what's been in space an all.
...How about the Delaware quarters honoring the very first lite side state and struck at the opening day ceremonies for Delaware and the states coins in Providence, RI? Sounds pretty historical to me.
But let's not forget that it was a darkside country that got there first Oh yeah - I almost forgot. It was also darksiders that founded this country
<< <i>...How about the Delaware quarters honoring the very first lite side state and ........ Sounds pretty historical to me. >>
More on the history he says - OK.
Now this one - struck in 1730 - which is known as the Augsburg Confession was celebrating the 200 yr. anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. There's a bit of history for ya Clad
<< <i>We ain't gotta be too skeered of dem darksiders. >>
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Here is a 10 1/2 sous from the Swiss canton of Geneva.
The motto, "post tenebras lux," means "after darkness, light," and it refers to the coming of the Reformation after years of theological confusion and darkness under the Roman church. Geneva was John Calvin's home base for many years after he left Strasbourg, thought this coin was struck about 150 years after Calvin died.
Portrait coin of Alexander the Great - struck by his half-brother Phillip III (both had the same father, Phillip II of Macedon, but different mothers) Coin was struck after Alexander's death Phillip III did not have a lot of support to succed his half-brother, so this coin is a bit of a propaganda piece - It was struck in Phillip II's name and it showed the portrait of Alexander the Great who by this time was considered a god - Phillip III was desparately trying to convince his people that his was of "Royal Blood" and worthy of the kingship - unfortunately for him he was not much of a leader and he was deposed not too long after this coin was struck - someone carried this coin in their coin purse in about 315 BC. I'm certain that it has a bit more history than the average US coin.
Collecting eye-appealing Proof and MS Indian Head Cents, 1858 Flying Eagle and IHC patterns and beautiful toned coins.
“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” Mark Twain Newmismatist
The coin itself is a fairly common Showa 12 (1937), but the designs have quite the history.
The obverse shows the phoenix "regarded as symbolic of the Emperor. When a boy destined to become Emperor is born, the phoenix appears". Also depicted is the chrysanthemum which is the crest of the Emperor. This design was first adopted in the late eighth century, and at the beginning of the Meiji Era it became the seal of the Emperor, for official use only.
The reverse has the sunburst crest representing the Sun Goddess, the direct ancestor of the current Emperor. The Imperial Family traces it's descent from Jimmu Tenno. He was a descendant of the Sun Goddess and ascended to the throne in 660 B.C.
So the coin is not so old, but the symbolism goes back quite a bit! (BTW, I borrowed quite heavily form "Modern Japanese Coinage" for the information on the designs. An original scholar I am not!)
My grandmother's uncle moved from Wisconsin to Alaska in 1935 as part of a US government's relocation effort to colonize the Matanuska Valley.
Quote from www.arrc.us, "The Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation (ARRC) was incorporated in 1935 under the laws of the territory of Alaska. It was founded as a non-profit organization under the direction of the Department of Interior and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration to administrator the colony of 202 families being relocated from the mid-west. The participants in this relocation were allocated a house, 40 acres of land, necessary tools and equipment. The federal government provided loan money to enable the colonists to set up their farms and get established. ARRC administered those long-term, low-interest loans and became the entity for managing and operating the agricultural project on behalf of the United States Government. Once the federal loans were repaid, accrued interest remained in a revolving fund from which ARRC continued to make loans to farmers and others involved in agricultural pursuits."
The US government minted tokens that were issued to the colonists for use in the ARRC stores. I seem to recall reading somewhere that this is the only example of the US government minting tokens.
The first modern Greek coins were struck in 1828. The President ( KYBERNHTHS = GOVERNOR ) elected in 1827 was Count John Kapodistrias, a Greek who held a high office under the Russian Czar (Russia, France and England were the three protecting powers of Greece who had just secured victory and freedom from the Ottoman empire).It was an interim post until the country's constitution could be formulated.One of his first requests was to consider the establishment of a (new) national coinage.
Accurate information about the coins issued during his presidency (1828-1831) is scarce .There were no facilities for minting coins, so a Greek merchant went to Malta to try to secure the old mintpresses of the Order of St John from the (philellene) British governor. The mission was successfull (for a total cost of 100 gold sovereigns, although since the machinery was very old, there was no guarantee that it would be operational) and the equipment was shipped to the presidential residence, in Aegina.
A total of five denominations were struck of which only one in silver. The copper coins were struck from metal obtained from captured Turkish and Venitian guns, the silver was extracted by the Hellenic fleet or donated by monasteries .As a denomination,the phoenix (pictured above) is unique in the history of coinage. It has a silver content of 943/1000 and a weight of 3.65 grams ( supposed to be worth 1/6th of the then popular 8 reales) .It was engraved by an Armenian jeweller, its theme was chosen from ancient Mythology (rebirth from the ashes) and only ~12000 of it were minted due to lack of precious metals. It was replaced in 1832 with the re-introduction of the drachma.
And what wonderful coins and tokens shown by others.....great thread!
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"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
When the first silver commemorative coins were produced in the United States beginning in 1892, they were intended to celebrate specific historic events or to raise funds for the advancement of a specific commemorative cause. This purity of purpose, however, would last less than thirty years. By 1920, the striking of commemorative coins was considered primarily a fund raising device, and the first of the so-called “nonsense” commemoratives were minted. A perfect example was the Alabama half dollar—authorized by Congress in 1920 as an afterthought for a centennial celebration held in 1919 with coins struck in 1921. The trend toward increasing commercialization continued throughout the 1920s and on into the ‘30s, reaching its zenith in 1936 with the minting of the Cincinnati Music Center commemorative half dollar.
Ostensibly struck to celebrate the anniversary of Cincinnati, Ohio “as a center of music,” and to commemorate “its contribution to the art of music for the past 50 years,” the real purpose behind this half dollar was to make money for a small group of coin collectors and dealers, primarily Thomas G. Melish.
While it may be true that Cincinnati has a long and rich musical heritage, nothing of consequence occurred there in 1886 to warrant striking of these special fifty-year anniversary coins. In fact, if the Cincinnati Music Center Commemorative Coin Association actually had any music lovers among its members, they would have known that the city’s musical tradition began in earnest in 1873. That was the year the May Festival Association, a choral group of 1,000 voices formed from music societies throughout the Midwest, was founded. It was directed by the illustrious Theodore Thomas. In later years Thomas took the Cincinnati Orchestra on nationwide tours, and was largely responsible for the growing appreciation of orchestral music in late 19th-century America. Although Thomas would have been a logical choice for a commemorative coin celebrating fifty years of the city’s musical tradition, the anniversary years noting that occasion would have been 1873-1923. But these dates didn’t work for Thomas Melish: This was 1936, and he was determined to get a commemorative coin approved, even if it bore little relation to historical facts. Apparently, his motivation was greed, pure and simple.
In fairness to Melish though, the Treasury Department was fully aware of the dubious nature of the circumstances behind this issue. The Commission of Fine Arts, an advisory panel to the Secretary of the Treasury, wrote a lengthy summation detailing the various reasons such a coin should not be minted. Listing all the historical inaccuracies and fabrications, the Commission particularly took issue with the inappropriate use of Stephen Foster on the obverse of the proposed coin. While Foster did indeed live in Cincinnati in the 1840s, during the three years he resided there, he was a bookkeeper in his brother’s firm. It was not until he moved to Pittsburgh and later New York that he wrote his most famous songs.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
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A 1769 4 reale - an unusal variety M-4-44A. Sorry there's no Buffalo legs that have been polished off - but it does have a double arc on the right column and no echinus. These coins were the forerunners of the US half dollar. Oh by the way - only 4 to 10 known
sat in Neal Armstrong's locker while he did. Lots of US coins have been up in
space.
...then there's them golden sacajaweas what's been in space an all.
...How about the Delaware quarters honoring the very first lite side state and
struck at the opening day ceremonies for Delaware and the states coins in
Providence, RI? Sounds pretty historical to me.
...and in 1999 no less.
We ain't gotta be too skeered of dem darksiders.
<< <i> Lots of US coins have been up in space. >>
But let's not forget that it was a darkside country that got there first
<< <i>...How about the Delaware quarters honoring the very first lite side state and ........ Sounds pretty historical to me. >>
More on the history he says - OK.
Now this one - struck in 1730 - which is known as the Augsburg Confession was celebrating the 200 yr. anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. There's a bit of history for ya Clad
<< <i>We ain't gotta be too skeered of dem darksiders. >>
You sure about that ?
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"If it don't make $"
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<< <i>josh tatum was his name,he was blind . >>
Um... he was mute, not blind.
Here is a 10 1/2 sous from the Swiss canton of Geneva.
The motto, "post tenebras lux," means "after darkness, light," and it refers to the coming of the Reformation after years of theological confusion and darkness under the Roman church. Geneva was John Calvin's home base for many years after he left Strasbourg, thought this coin was struck about 150 years after Calvin died.
Obscurum per obscurius
I got it from a new roll cracked open at the local supermarket.
Obscurum per obscurius
Portrait coin of Alexander the Great - struck by his half-brother Phillip III (both had the same father, Phillip II of Macedon, but different mothers) Coin was struck after Alexander's death Phillip III did not have a lot of support to succed his half-brother, so this coin is a bit of a propaganda piece - It was struck in Phillip II's name and it showed the portrait of Alexander the Great who by this time was considered a god - Phillip III was desparately trying to convince his people that his was of "Royal Blood" and worthy of the kingship - unfortunately for him he was not much of a leader and he was deposed not too long after this coin was struck - someone carried this coin in their coin purse in about 315 BC. I'm certain that it has a bit more history than the average US coin.
“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” Mark Twain
Newmismatist
Edited to add: DUH! I just read the last line of your post.
We ARE watching you.
The obverse shows the phoenix "regarded as symbolic of the Emperor. When a boy destined to become Emperor is born, the phoenix appears". Also depicted is the chrysanthemum which is the crest of the Emperor. This design was first adopted in the late eighth century, and at the beginning of the Meiji Era it became the seal of the Emperor, for official use only.
The reverse has the sunburst crest representing the Sun Goddess, the direct ancestor of the current Emperor. The Imperial Family traces it's descent from Jimmu Tenno. He was a descendant of the Sun Goddess and ascended to the throne in 660 B.C.
So the coin is not so old, but the symbolism goes back quite a bit! (BTW, I borrowed quite heavily form "Modern Japanese Coinage" for the information on the designs. An original scholar I am not!)
<< <i>This coin commemorates the historical invention of the light bulb.
They ain't got no light bulbs on the darkside.
No, but they have Tesla coils.
Looking for 1967 PCGS/NGC slabbed coins.
Mmmmm. Yummy. (Screw history).
We ARE watching you.
Quote from www.arrc.us, "The Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation (ARRC) was incorporated in 1935 under the laws of the territory of Alaska. It was founded as a non-profit organization under the direction of the Department of Interior and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration to administrator the colony of 202 families being relocated from the mid-west. The participants in this relocation were allocated a house, 40 acres of land, necessary tools and equipment. The federal government provided loan money to enable the colonists to set up their farms and get established. ARRC administered those long-term, low-interest loans and became the entity for managing and operating the agricultural project on behalf of the United States Government. Once the federal loans were repaid, accrued interest remained in a revolving fund from which ARRC continued to make loans to farmers and others involved in agricultural pursuits."
The US government minted tokens that were issued to the colonists for use in the ARRC stores. I seem to recall reading somewhere that this is the only example of the US government minting tokens.
Here is my Dad's ARRC bingle set.
Looking for 1967 PCGS/NGC slabbed coins.
They're also in excellent condition. I'm guessing from the pictures that they're minted of aluminum and brass. Am I correct?
P.S., they appear to be holdered in the old PVC two-by-twos. You should get them into non - PVC flips.
We ARE watching you.
This set is actually in transit to David Hall at PCGS. He is going to slab them.
A little more on AK bingles
http://www.alaskamagazine.com/stories/1102/ktob_historic.shtml
Looking for 1967 PCGS/NGC slabbed coins.
Accurate information about the coins issued during his presidency (1828-1831) is scarce .There were no facilities for minting coins, so a Greek merchant went to Malta to try to secure the old mintpresses of the Order of St John from the (philellene) British governor. The mission was successfull (for a total cost of 100 gold sovereigns, although since the machinery was very old, there was no guarantee that it would be operational) and the equipment was shipped to the presidential residence, in Aegina.
A total of five denominations were struck of which only one in silver. The copper coins were struck from metal obtained from captured Turkish and Venitian guns, the silver was extracted by the Hellenic fleet or donated by monasteries .As a denomination,the phoenix (pictured above) is unique in the history of coinage. It has a silver content of 943/1000 and a weight of 3.65 grams ( supposed to be worth 1/6th of the then popular 8 reales) .It was engraved by an Armenian jeweller, its theme was chosen from ancient Mythology (rebirth from the ashes) and only ~12000 of it were minted due to lack of precious metals. It was replaced in 1832 with the re-introduction of the drachma.
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And what wonderful coins and tokens shown by others.....great thread!
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
09/07/2006
The story below from CoinSite.com:
When the first silver commemorative coins were produced in the United States beginning in 1892, they were intended to celebrate specific historic events or to raise funds for the advancement of a specific commemorative cause. This purity of purpose, however, would last less than thirty years. By 1920, the striking of commemorative coins was considered primarily a fund raising device, and the first of the so-called “nonsense” commemoratives were minted. A perfect example was the Alabama half dollar—authorized by Congress in 1920 as an afterthought for a centennial celebration held in 1919 with coins struck in 1921. The trend toward increasing commercialization continued throughout the 1920s and on into the ‘30s, reaching its zenith in 1936 with the minting of the Cincinnati Music Center commemorative half dollar.
Ostensibly struck to celebrate the anniversary of Cincinnati, Ohio “as a center of music,” and to commemorate “its contribution to the art of music for the past 50 years,” the real purpose behind this half dollar was to make money for a small group of coin collectors and dealers, primarily Thomas G. Melish.
While it may be true that Cincinnati has a long and rich musical heritage, nothing of consequence occurred there in 1886 to warrant striking of these special fifty-year anniversary coins. In fact, if the Cincinnati Music Center Commemorative Coin Association actually had any music lovers among its members, they would have known that the city’s musical tradition began in earnest in 1873. That was the year the May Festival Association, a choral group of 1,000 voices formed from music societies throughout the Midwest, was founded. It was directed by the illustrious Theodore Thomas. In later years Thomas took the Cincinnati Orchestra on nationwide tours, and was largely responsible for the growing appreciation of orchestral music in late 19th-century America. Although Thomas would have been a logical choice for a commemorative coin celebrating fifty years of the city’s musical tradition, the anniversary years noting that occasion would have been 1873-1923. But these dates didn’t work for Thomas Melish: This was 1936, and he was determined to get a commemorative coin approved, even if it bore little relation to historical facts. Apparently, his motivation was greed, pure and simple.
In fairness to Melish though, the Treasury Department was fully aware of the dubious nature of the circumstances behind this issue. The Commission of Fine Arts, an advisory panel to the Secretary of the Treasury, wrote a lengthy summation detailing the various reasons such a coin should not be minted. Listing all the historical inaccuracies and fabrications, the Commission particularly took issue with the inappropriate use of Stephen Foster on the obverse of the proposed coin. While Foster did indeed live in Cincinnati in the 1840s, during the three years he resided there, he was a bookkeeper in his brother’s firm. It was not until he moved to Pittsburgh and later New York that he wrote his most famous songs.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
1) Brasher Doubloon
2) 1792 Half Disme
3) Any of the Birch coinage
4) Fugio cent
5) 1776 Continental dollar
6) THE 1963 PR70 Cent
We need to shut Andy up!
Seth
<< <i>THE 1963 PR70 Cent >>
The P. T. Barnum Syndrome!!
I have only seen one such coin in my life and it was a G, holed
First DAMMIT BOY! 25/9/05 (Finally!)
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