1915-1958 Cuban Typeset & History of Cuban Numismatics by the Cuban Numismatic Association

ShadyDave

This is a cool set of coins and a cool coin board made in 2009 along with a pamphlet that was put together by the Cuban Numismatic Association. These are tough to find as there were only a few hundred made and I was lucky enough to notice it on Great Collections a few months back. I wish information contained in pamphlets like this are more easy to find as it helps educate collectors and adds some history to collecting coins. I had no idea Charles Barber's tenure lasted through 12 presidential administrations.

Below is the short history lesson in the pamphlet:

I'm working on a larger Dansco Cuban Type Set, so I was able to upgrade a few coins and learn a bit of history about Cuban numismatics! The ABC peso is really nice too!

PatAR

Cool!

Timbuk3

Nice !!!

amwldcoin

Had no idea Barber was involved in the Cuban coinage!

mvs7

Thanks for posting this. Interesting reading. I collect foreign coins manufactured at US Mints, and all the Cuban First Republic (1915-1960) coins are part of that set.

ShadyDave

@mvs7 said:
Thanks for posting this. Interesting reading. I collect foreign coins manufactured at US Mints, and all the Cuban First Republic (1915-1960) coins are part of that set.

I find a nice cherrypick on eBay every once in a while. Just grabbed this key date. Looks like a 35 to me.

mvs7

@ShadyDave

Nice pick up... it's got a little luster left. I'd say you are spot on with high VF given the shield elements and the star on the cap. Finding Cuban coins on eBay would be a lot easier if people could use the word "Cuba" in their listings. Was that under "Caribbean," "Patria," or "IslaCuba" ? Here's my modest specimen:

ShadyDave

Looks nice! I have a bunch of these, my highest graded is a 45 too. Yours looks hammered for a 45 and wholesome!

tbishopric

I'm a fan of Cuban coins, too.

mvs7

@tbishopric Welcome... nice coin for your first post.

I only have one of the Cuban gold coins at present:

Lopezcoins

Cuban coins are my passion. I have a lot of them and don’t really collect anything else. Im always looking to upgrade while selling my duplicates. I’ve set up at a few shows here in Florida. Here’s a couple of samples.