Columbus Themed Coins

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World67
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Post your Columbus and/or discovery of America related coins.

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  • harasha
    harasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Picked this up on a whim, from eBay, back in 2011. Less than $10, but I really liked it.

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  • World67
    World67 Posts: 13,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I was surprised to learn recently that Columbia also issued a commemorative 50 centavos in 1892. I used to think that we were the only country that issued an 1892 Columbus coin.

  • WillieBoyd2
    WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,411 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It is known that Columbus' three ships had red Christian crosses placed on the sails, either cross pattée's or similar crosses.

    Sometimes the crosses appear on Columbus-related coins showing the ships and sometimes they do not.

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    United States Half Dollar Colombian Exposition 1893
    No crosses

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    Italy 500 Lire 1966
    With crosses

    :)

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  • 1984worldcoins
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  • 1984worldcoins
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    Beat this: Columbus ships on both sides!

  • World67
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    Saw this on ebay. Sad when private 1oz rounds have better designs than coins.


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