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I love this modern Tunisia 1969 one Dinar.

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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Nice toning. Get some pretty tones out of the original case, but most were destroyed in a flood at the mint storage area..
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a beautiful coin with an ugly guy on it. That Habib Bourguiba fella has a rather brutish looking face, sorta like Mussolini did.

    Nice rainbow on the reverse. Is it a silver piece?

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  • bidaskbidask Posts: 13,834 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes silver
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  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭✭
    The OP example is from a Franklin Mint set (note the stylized F near the N of DINAR). Even though many of the FM sets were ruined they are priced at about 1/3 of the NI (Arezzo, Italy mint) issues.

    Maybe it was only the cases that got damaged while the coins toned as shown. I haven't seen a NI example so have no basis for comparison. My FM set has similar but not quite as vibrant toning.
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  • dorancoinsdorancoins Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That's a beautiful coin with an ugly guy on it. That Habib Bourguiba fella has a rather brutish looking face, sorta like Mussolini did.

    Nice rainbow on the reverse. Is it a silver piece? >>



    Well, Habib Bourguiba was, besides ruthless, a little nuts, but one has to admit he got things done in Tunisia. He did get removed from office in 1987 (declared senile) and lived to the ripe old age of 97 (died 2000).

    Wikipedia article on Habib Bourguiba.
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  • How did this coin go over in the homeland?

    Here we have a Moslem country coin and a saint and doctor of the Holy Roman Catholic Church with a cross is pictured on it.
  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>How did this coin go over in the homeland?

    Here we have a Moslem country coin and a saint and doctor of the Holy Roman Catholic Church with a cross is pictured on it. >>


    It's from the Franklin Mint? Then I strongly doubt a single one of these coins has ever been anywhere near North Africa.
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  • Well, infact...
    Saint Augustine was one of the many Roman Catholic Saints of North Africa.
    Christianity was extremely influential and important back in the day.
    Currently Tunisia has more than 98% of Muslims.
    Since Tunisia was right under Italian Land, the Christians there in Tunisia must've fled to Italy, or traveled voluntarily.


    Great Coin! Lots of detail.

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  • newsmannewsman Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭


    << <i>How did this coin go over in the homeland?

    Here we have a Moslem country coin and a saint and doctor of the Holy Roman Catholic Church with a cross is pictured on it. >>



    Habib Bourguiba was a modernist, secular ruler, along the lines of Kemal Ataturk in Turkey. The Islamists hated him for a lot more than just issuing coins featuring Christian saints.
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>How did this coin go over in the homeland?

    Here we have a Moslem country coin and a saint and doctor of the Holy Roman Catholic Church with a cross is pictured on it. >>


    It's from the Franklin Mint? Then I strongly doubt a single one of these coins has ever been anywhere near North Africa. >>



    Well said. I suspect you're right. I have often wondered how many of the world's PR and MS sets actually appear in their respective countries, especially those minted by FM. Even if FM were out of the picture, there's still Canada, Australia, US or Britain making most of the countries' coins.
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  • LochNESS - Welcome to the forums!

    I see you are busy reading the old threads. There is a lot of information here.
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    Thanks! Yep, I'm here to learn.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Funny this should come up- I have seen the set of these in a red case, the Franklin Mint AND Numismatic Italiana with a card - not in english- so was this one of the Franklin Mint issues even though NI is also on the interior of the case?

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  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    Not sure about whether it came from F.M., N.I. or both - but PCGS slabbed this one 1969-FM-NI (so both?)

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  • OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool coin, even if Habib kinda look like Marlon Brandoimage

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I remember this thread, and the coin in the OP.

    Funny how my thoughts upon seeing it again exactly echoed those of three years ago. I guess I'm consistent for once. image

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  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    Just having fun with the Brando remark image
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Here is the entire set with Paperwork and Box.. Very very hard to find them all together. If these never saw Africa,, they wasted a lot of time and money on Arab paperwork.

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  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    Well damn! Very impressive set. They look to be perfect condition from this perspective. Thanks for sharing!!!
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Thanks,they should all go 68 or 69 some with nice tone, its for sale. I also have some singles for saleimage
  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,228 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Did Venus go shopping at Frederick's? She has quite a, err...., dophin (??) there!

    Nice set - always wanted one and wimped out when they were very reasonable.
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    I haven't seen a complete set like that in years. Do you believe in mermaids,, thats part of my bare breast ladies on coins collection.
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Okay- quick question-

    The set in the red box pictured in this thread- is that the Franklin Mint issue or the Italian mint issue?

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  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I haven't seen a complete set like that in years. Do you believe in mermaids,, thats part of my bare breast ladies on coins collection. >>



    You must have a couple Dahomey coins then, or else, they're on your Want List image
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Below is a link to my for sale page. Yes I have the Dahomeys. Pictures sent PM


    Coincat. The set is Franklin Mint.

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,721 ✭✭✭✭✭
    mine is the Franklin set as well- I was uondering if the set minted in Italy had a different case

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  • ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Here is the entire set with Paperwork and Box.. Very very hard to find them all together. If these never saw Africa,, they wasted a lot of time and money on Arab paperwork.

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  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭✭
    I've owned two of those red box sets. Both were FM.
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