Post some Darkside WONDER COINS

JZrarities

This was on the Liteside and I fell in Love with the picture...

MacCrimmon

I'm rather fond of this original beauty.....and, it's not even copper.





a bit of silver.





and a sweet farthing.

Regulated

I saw the title and rushed to post my Honduran Provisional piece, but you beat me to it!

Here is another fun one:




Or this:

Preussen

Nice coins . Here's one of mine:

German Third Reich 2 Reichsmark, 175th Anniversary of the birth of Friedrich Schiller. - Preussen

FilamCoins

I like the minimalist design, the wide open fields, and of course, the blazing red luster!

JZrarities

I profess to collect nice Darkside pictures.

Here's one I found:

ajaan

I've shown this coin many, many times before, but I think it's really cool.

bosox

Nice dollar, Don. Here is the only 1881-H graded 65 red by PCGS, former Wayne Palmer collection.

theboz11

laurentyvan

One of my favorite eagles:

SYRACUSIAN

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Regulated, what is this? A 10 centesimi struck on a Victorian coin?

lordmarcovan

Looks like it was struck over a British penny of the period! How cool is that!

(VERY cool, I'd say.)

At risk of posting it ad nauseam, the Irish gilt proof penny I got from Boiler78 way back when is still my favorite Darkside "wonder coin" that has passed through my hands. (I wish it were still in them!)


(NGC PF64 CAM).

Cladiator

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Gadzooks! That makes mine look like a golf marker

jamakin

My coin is not as minty fresh as the others here but at almost 600 years old it's still got some show left to it.

laurentyvan

Nice 10 centesimi Regulator. Sorry for thinking it was Syracusian who showed it first...

Regulated

That is an fact an 1860s-era Italian 10-Centesimi struck over a British Halfpenny. Both items were struck at the Heaton Mint, and I suspect that it is a die setup piece, rather than an error. When I saw it I had to buy it. There is another example in Great Britain - both pieces are written up in in a recent book on the history of the Heaton Mint.

IstilllikeZARcoins

How about some Eliasberg World Gold:

Hussulo

Here's one: 1838 incuse reverse die trial farthing (the portrait, legend and date is actually incuse as apposed to being raised).


There are some great coins but I have really fallen for regulated's 1860s-era Italian 10-Centesimi struck over a British Halfpenny

ajaan

Hussulo

and a couple of Turkish Gold brockages:

2006 25 kurus reverse brockage

2005? 50 kurus obverse brockage

circulated

I just got this one. I don't collect many coins of this type but I really like this one. What does it say on the reverse?

boiler78

Rob- I would love to have that gilt Irish penny back as well. That was a special coin but this is still my favorite darkside piece.

Silvereagle82

Guys you all have such "wonder"ful coins

This beauty is one of my favorites from my collection, hope you consider it WONDERful also.

BS

I don't know if you would call it a wonder coin, but it's one of my favorites. Great looking coins everyone.

spinaker2000

Saw this posted on the liteside the other day.

Preussen

Here's another of my favorites. I couldn't get the pic to post earlier - Preussen

Prussia 2 Mark 1888. Scarce Wilhelm II one-year type.

worldcoinguy

Incredible coins everybody!

laurentyvan

San Marino 1898 L.5

1960NYGiants

<< <i>I saw the title and rushed to post my Honduran Provisional piece, but you beat me to it!

Here is another fun one:





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Where's the drool icon?

How much?

rwyarmch

Boy, that Magdalen Island penny is gorgeous! Is that mint state or specimen?

Silvereagle82

<< <i>I just got this one. I don't collect many coins of this type but I really like this one. What does it say on the reverse?

Circulated,

It is is the abbreviation of the latin words:

"MONETA ORDINUM PROVINCIARUM FOEDERATARUM BELGII AD LEGEM IMPERII"
which translates into
"Coin of the provinces of the United Netherlands according to the law of the empire"

cacheman

1960NYGiants

<< <i>Boy, that Magdalen Island penny is gorgeous! Is that mint state or specimen? >>



It looks to be specimen. It has much more detail than the UNC shown in Charlton.

JZrarities

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WOW Cache - Sweet!

bosox

One more.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>That is an fact an 1860s-era Italian 10-Centesimi struck over a British Halfpenny. >>

Wouldn't the 10-centesimi be about the same size as a British penny, while the 5-centesimi was roughly the same size as the halfpenny? I would think if it is a 10-centesimi coin, it would've been struck over a penny, rather than a halfpenny?



<< <i>How about some Eliasberg World Gold: >>

OK, sure, why not. Here is my only Eliasberg piece, the Zeno solidus that is the centerpiece of the Holey Gold Hat. (And, to date, my only piece of ancient gold).

LeeG

Super examples posted so far! Thanks for sharing them


In 1913 Karl Goetz designed his first patterns. He made two sets, one depicting Emperor Wilhelm II, on its obverse side, and the other set showing King Ludwig of Bavaria, also on the obverse side. The reverses for both sets are identical. The pattern sets were made in pure silver and number only six sets of each (I own one of the Bavarian sets). Goetz was not allowed to sell any 'after strikes" in rare metals according to law so he struck up five coin sets in values of 2, 3, 5, 10 and 20 Mark pieces. The metals used were either brass, bronze, bronze-copper, or copper. Any of these metals, with the exception of the brass, can also be found in silver gilt (versilbert) or gold gilded (vergoldet) examples. The bronze and copper examples are the most prevalent. None of these patterns (K-76,K-77) were accepted as designs for regular currencies. In the case of these Emperor Wilhelm II and King Ludwig patterns, the outbreak of World War I and its outcome determined the fate of these pieces. They were discarded when the rulers were deposed. There are examples made from gold and platinum too but these were probably struck after it was known that the patterns would not become official German coinage. Goetz made many more pattern designs but none were ever accepted as coinage.

1jester

It's not a wonder coin, and in fact I guess strictly speaking, it's not even a coin. But here's an 11th-12th Century Denar unstruck planchet from Poland.

wybrit

The 1860 TB and 1869 halfpennies are in other threads, so here is the 1862, that came into my possession via a fine member of this board:

Regulated

<< That is an fact an 1860s-era Italian 10-Centesimi struck over a British Halfpenny. >>

Wouldn't the 10-centesimi be about the same size as a British penny, while the 5-centesimi was roughly the same size as the halfpenny? I would think if it is a 10-centesimi coin, it would've been struck over a penny, rather than a halfpenny?

D'oh! My bad - it is a penny...

<< Boy, that Magdalen Island penny is gorgeous! Is that mint state or specimen? >>

It looks to be specimen. It has much more detail than the UNC shown in Charlton.

It is definitely a specimen - it was James Watt's personal coin, and was clearly multiply struck - the piece is essentially as-made, and Mr. Eureka (who sold it to me) was kind enough to include the tissue paper that it sat in for 180+ years... He also sold me the unique specimen Magdalen Island Banknote that accompanied it.

theboz11

Those are incredible coins

rhound1977

272-235 BC Silver Nomos, Southern Italy:

bidask

NGC Proof 67 Cameo

JZrarities

<< <i>272-235 BC Silver Nomos, Southern Italy:


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BEAUTIFUL Boy on the Dolphin. Mine is blast white but I like your colorful one better....