Severo's weekly random coins (07, 08, 09-04)
Severo
Posts: 79
Here's another bunch of quite common wolrd coins
Coin #1
Luxembourg 20 euro cent 2002 KM#79
Obverse (Portrait of Henri who's been ruling from 2000, bow and arrow with star privy mark of Utrecht mint left of the date)
Reverse (Common design for all euro countries)
The bow and arrow with star privy mark was used only in 2002, all later issues have another mint mark. This coin is struck in an alloy of copper, aluminium and zinc with is otherwise called "Nordic gold", and a funny thing is that some people actually beleived there was some gold content in new euro coins. The coin is 22.3 mm in diameter, 1.63 mm thick, weighs 5.74 g., has scalloped edge and medal orientation. I think it grades XF (though it has some green stuff on the reverse, I don't know where it came from), but is worth no more than it's currency value.
Coin #2
Israel 100 sheqalim 1984 KM#146
Obverse (with a menorah)
Reverse (denomination, date and the work Hanukka)
This is a two-year commemorative issue (1984 and 1985). It's 29 mm in diameter, has reeded edge and medal alignment. It's made of cupro-nickel. This particular piece is uncirculated with book value of $2.25.
Coin #3
Netherlands Antilles 25 cent 1994 KM#35
Obverse (bow and arrow privy mark of Utrecht mint)
Reverse (denomination and date)
This one was minted from 1989 to 2000 (and probably in later years, too, but my 2004 Krause catalog doesn't list them), but 1999 was the last year of the bow and arrow privy mark. The coin is made of nickel-bonded steel, is 20 mm in diameter, has reeded edge and coin orientation. I think it grades AU with approximate book value of $0.35.
Coin #1
Luxembourg 20 euro cent 2002 KM#79
Obverse (Portrait of Henri who's been ruling from 2000, bow and arrow with star privy mark of Utrecht mint left of the date)
Reverse (Common design for all euro countries)
The bow and arrow with star privy mark was used only in 2002, all later issues have another mint mark. This coin is struck in an alloy of copper, aluminium and zinc with is otherwise called "Nordic gold", and a funny thing is that some people actually beleived there was some gold content in new euro coins. The coin is 22.3 mm in diameter, 1.63 mm thick, weighs 5.74 g., has scalloped edge and medal orientation. I think it grades XF (though it has some green stuff on the reverse, I don't know where it came from), but is worth no more than it's currency value.
Coin #2
Israel 100 sheqalim 1984 KM#146
Obverse (with a menorah)
Reverse (denomination, date and the work Hanukka)
This is a two-year commemorative issue (1984 and 1985). It's 29 mm in diameter, has reeded edge and medal alignment. It's made of cupro-nickel. This particular piece is uncirculated with book value of $2.25.
Coin #3
Netherlands Antilles 25 cent 1994 KM#35
Obverse (bow and arrow privy mark of Utrecht mint)
Reverse (denomination and date)
This one was minted from 1989 to 2000 (and probably in later years, too, but my 2004 Krause catalog doesn't list them), but 1999 was the last year of the bow and arrow privy mark. The coin is made of nickel-bonded steel, is 20 mm in diameter, has reeded edge and coin orientation. I think it grades AU with approximate book value of $0.35.
Severo, a Numismatically Disturbed Individual
0
Comments