NEWPS: 1880 Austria 2 Florin, 1932 Iraq Riyal
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Bought these two coins - one for core, other for curiosity and conditional rarity.
1880 Austria. Emperor Franz Joseph I (1848 – 1916) 2 Florin. Vienna Mint. 36mm. Engraver Anton Scharff. DAV-32. KM-XM6. Peltzer, 1932; Hauser 5101; Thun 465. Frühwald 1911. Steulm. P.125, 1; ANK 55; 1911.Struck to commemorate the First Federal Shooting Festival On the occasion of the Austrian Confederation in Vienna, 1880. Obv: Crowned Double Eagle in Coat of Arms. Rev. Standing city goddess, Vindobona, with flag and coat of arms next to the sitting Austria. Lightly-patinated surfaces accented by iridescent hues of turquoise and amber residing within the reverse motifs. PCGS MS-65.
Iraq. King Faisal I mint year AH1350//1932. One Riyal. KM-101. 500,000 minted. 34mm, 29gr. Obverse: Head of King Faisal I right. "Faisal Al-awal" (Faisal the First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. Reverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom) written above. 1932AD year on left and AH1350 year on right. Value (1 Riyal) in center circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.This coin is extremely rare in mint state condition (finest is MS-64) and this particular one is the finest graded. PCGS MS-62.
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Nice coins. I had no idea about how rare the Riyal coin is in mint state. The ones I usually see are cleaned or beat up.
Nice design on that Austrian coin.
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The level of detail on the Austrian piece is incredible. The enlarged image you can see every wrinkle in the clothing, tiny details inside the shields, etc. Really an amazing piece.
As for the Iraqi coin, I think you're trying to impose an American way of thinking and collecting on a middle eastern coin. Not sure it really works that way, but maybe you're just ahead of your time
Desslok - I Just watch - look at Auction records for these, no different than the high grade Egyptian or Palestine coinage. There is a collector base..... for Israeli Coins... oh well.
I love the Austrian coin. Over the past year I have been watching some types of Austrian coins on eBay and even in bullion condition prices seem good.
The Austrian is really nice! That would be something I buy.
Very nice!
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Totally agree