Great FAO coins, ( TTT for PuddlePirate :) )

Shipcoin

These really amazing coins I got a few days ago from Mr. Harold Angel from FAO, Rome and the only thing I can say now: it is just WOW !! The coins are just FANTASTIC -- all of them! I like very much neat design of silver Malta's coin -- looks like it is my first coin with boats at the both of sides . Kuwait 1 fils coin has a fantastic luster, never saw it before on their coins. Maldivian Shooner is very cool and the shape of coin is very attractive too. And... the TONGA coin, or may be I even should call it "plaque" is a real piece of Numismatic Art! Great looking coins in super-great condition !I should add, that it was a real pleasure for me to deal with Mr. Angel and I hope that you'll enjoy these pictures.
All the coins were sent by registered post and in greatly packaging envelope and I have got them from Italy very fast--I'm really very impressed and once more many thanks to Brad (tbirde), our mate for showing here the info about FAO coins, including the e-mail of Mr. Angel -> see his original thread:

Brad's thread

The real coins are more cool "in the hands"-> sorry for my poor quality scans

oldshep

Good looking coins Nicolai!!!!
Shep

Shipcoin

Thankls, Shep! I hope once to catch also your sig-line ship!

tbirde56

Cool! More satisfied numismatists!

Shipcoin

Thanks, Brad. It was you, who leads me to these great coins

1jester

Glad to hear of your new additions, Shipcoin!!! They look really neat.

Give someone a fish, he eats for a day.
Teach him to fish, he eats for a lifetime.

That's not really relevant, but the fishing theme struck me...

Luvdawgs

Very nice, Nicolai!

Shipcoin

Thanks Susan and Mike, for positive feedback!

Mike, it looks like you have some stories behind the fishing?

Shipcoin

ttt

Askari

I picked up a nice medal from Harold earlier this year. He does post here occasionally, but the UN keeps him busy traveling.

Shipcoin

He posts here?! Do you know his nickname, Mark?

Askari

Yes, his handle on this forum is "Angielczyk".

Shipcoin

Thanks , Mark, just never saw his posts before

Hopefully, our mate PuddlePirate will see these boats, anyway

MadMuffin

Great coins indeed! I really like the square Tonga coins too - I have a few of them myself.

Marcel

PuddlePirate

Oh me oh my such purties so I see!
I picked up a Malta vessel just last week.
Currently I am learning all I never wanted to know about coin photography. I hope to be able to post some of my goodies later this week.
It looks like my coin purchases are going to be down the rest of this month, my wife called from Idaho to tell me the Suburban threw a rod and toasted the engine so I had to drain all my ready cash to get my girls back on the road safely. Its the little disasters that make each day so intriguing.

Askari

Sorry to hear about that ... but at least the girls are okay. But don't you hate it when real life interferes with your collecting?

PuddlePirate

What is really sad was having to sell 10 oz of gold as well
The plus side is that they are looking at a more economical car than the old gas guzzler, cheaper insurance and cheaper maintenance as well.

Shipcoin

<What is really sad was having to sell 10 oz of gold as well > Did you mean GOLD or gold coins ??! Anyway Askari is right: <<...don't you hate it when real life interferes with your collecting?>>

PuddlePirate

10 1oz Eagles.
I keep the raw gold nuggets from the local river for melt when I do special jewelry projects, although I have thought of selling some packets on ebay every now and then. Living in Alaska does have its advantages, and Kodiak gets more rain than snow so I can pan if I feel like braving the weather. Winter is best though, all our "little" brownies are snoozing, still got to carry a rifle though when you go into the bush, there is nothing small about a 9-10 ft Brown bear especially when they look at you and give you that big slobbery grin of theirs.