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gashmios
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I always have been amazed at coins with maps, but this one of NYC prior to the WTC being rebuilt, is the best of them all because of the detail.
So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
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What is interesting about this coin is that I got it in Amsterdam near the Albert Cuyp mall at an old time coin dealer. He was like the last Jewish man in that area and dealt in coins and stamps at the retail level. This was sitting in his window, although I already owned a proof version of this coin. We talked for about an hour and this is what I walked out of the store with. It was sitting in the sunlight for a long while.
It’s a neat theme. The fingerprint-pattern map is cool.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
The Dutch thought so.. some disagreed with the coin on political grounds.
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Greece 30 Drachma 1963 - Five Kings
Silver, 34.0 mm, 18.01 gm
Obverse: Five Greek kings
Reverse: Map of Greece
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
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The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
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So that's why finger prints are popular (not)
The Spanish Colonial Piece of Eight is a must for this category
Outline of Egypt, with the Nile in background.
Private mint bronze Genesis medal
PERSIA Achaemenid Empire Circa 350-333 BC. Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; ΔH to left / Incuse rectangle, containing pattern possibly depicting relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos.
Israel Judah - Medallic Art. Co. bronze Medal
c.1820 Map Of The World Hemispheres 51mm Medal - By Halliday
Latin American Collection
Israel 1978 Terra Sancta pilgrimage medal
Canada 1973 (1976) Montreal Olympics $10. Here's the proof version, also available in BU.
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
The declaration argued that governments exist by and for the people with citizens obligated to overthrow a tyrannical government.
Straight of Magellan
Antarctica, a favorite for penguin coins
islemangu .... what is that map in the background? I've never seen anything like that.
<what is that map in the background? I've never seen anything like that.>
It's a map I found on-line a few years back that attempted to map the different main cultural groups that seemed to me in these modern times more representative of us than State boundaries.
The declaration argued that governments exist by and for the people with citizens obligated to overthrow a tyrannical government.
The Rhode Island Ship Token was a British propaganda piece ridiculing American revolutionary forces as they flee from the British in 1778 across Aquidneck Island. The contour of the island is depicted in the token.
ITALIAN STATES | NAPLES & SICILY 1791 AR 120GR of Ferdinand IV minted during Spanish rule. Commemorative issue for the return of Ferdinand IV to Naples.
More of a globe than a map. I've always found the exaggerated size of the Italian peninsula on this piece to be a bit comical.
From the "used to be mine" folder.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
This Pillar Dollar has a map !
Naples & Sicily Ducato, Charles II of Spain. Precursor design to the one on the pillar dollars.
Republic of the Philippines: Silver 50 Piso coin - 1976
Minted to commemorate the annual meetings of the Boards of Governors from the International Monetary Fund; the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and two World Bank affiliates: the International Finance Corporation and the International Development Association.
GERMANY, 1931, First Arctic Voyage of the "Graf Zeppelin."