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coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,795 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I thought it might be fun to start a thread to illustrate that world coins do not have to be expensive to be interesting, attractive and fun. Post a picture of one of your favorite world coins or even bank notes or notgeld that was not more than the price of a common date MS64 Morgan Dollar (which is probably $45 or so...). I would start with a picture, but most of you know how impressive my skills areimage I plan to post some Notgeld from Bielefeld after I get some picture taken... lets see how many different and really cool items can be posted here...

Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

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    DarkhorseDarkhorse Posts: 1,377
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    You can pick up gem upon gem of these for dirt cheap.
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    LuvdawgsLuvdawgs Posts: 1,512 ✭
    My favorite foreign coin:

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    cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,333 ✭
    Cool idea I'll post some later.
    Bill

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,124 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Susan, I don't think that coin quite qualifies for the $45 limit 'kat posted. If so, I'll give you double for that coin. image

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    Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
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    theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    The Majority of My Lion and Cats collection falls in that catagory. image


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    My Medals collection

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    ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697
    Jeez, just looked at the spreadsheet and out of the 140+ coins in my African Copper Type set (so far image), only 1 coin has gone over the $45 limit - that was a 1923 SA 1/2 penny that I paid too much for.

    As for a pretty and cheap foreign coin - bought the whole proof set for this one for $15 (7 coins, 3 toners like this!):

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    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
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    oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Here's one I really like:

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    Shep
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    SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,448 ✭✭✭✭
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    Coin with the strangest denomination

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    LeeGLeeG Posts: 12,162 ✭
    All very beautiful coins so far! Heres mine:


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    akdrvakdrv Posts: 110
    Nurnberg, 1 kreuzer. This coin is really tiny with amazing detail. I paid $20 for it.

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    Estonia 2 Krooni, Toompea fortress in Tallinn, 1930 NGC MS64 around $40

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    OmniCoin Collection
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    MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,054 ✭✭✭
    For starters....

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    MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
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    Omnicoin
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    spinaker2000spinaker2000 Posts: 4,329 ✭
    $39 plus shipping. image

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    Terry

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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
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    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    Some of my purchases at the last local show I went to:

    1966 Italy 500 Lira - $6.
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    Dahomey 1971 200 Francs - $27.50
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    Austria 1870 20 Kreuzer - $18.
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    R.I.P. Wayne, Brad
    Collecting:
    Conder tokens
    19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm
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    AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
    A 22mm French 1842 medalet commemorating the death of the Duke d'Orleans, who succumbed to side effects of battle fatigue. Truly scarce -- less than 50 and likely fewer than a dozen made and was commissioned by one of the duke's close friends. I walked away with it for $11. image

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    coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,795 ✭✭✭✭✭
    thanks to those who have participated thus far... I am attempting to get something different posted here...

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

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    elvernoelverno Posts: 1,068
    1798 Republicca Romana - 10 paoli pawn ticket

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    An Italian friend of mine wrote to say that this was:

    "in effect a coupon issued by the roman pawn-broker agency ( Monte di Pietà ) which gave the coupon to someone that pawned something. The bill had a parallel circulation along with the official currency and at the expiring date of 11 september 1798, as it's written, the individual who possessed the coupon was entitled to get back the pawned item or an official 10 Paoli banknote."

    At the time I bought it: $25; probably worth more now... image
    Vern
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    You want how much?!!
    NapoleonicMedals.org
    (Last update 3/6/2007)
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    AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
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    coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,795 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The reverse of the Bielefeld Gold Mark

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

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    AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
    Those really are neat, aren't they? image
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    StorkStork Posts: 5,205 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here are some recycled/old pictures. Please note that photography is not my strong suit!

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    a couple of icon coins of mine...
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    an old favorite:
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