I didn't want to do it...

shirohniichan · November 16, 2003 12:59AM

I found another one of those coins that struck me with eye-appeal from a distance. With Al Jolson's "You Made Me Love You" ringing in my ears, I bought the darned coin.

Unfortunately the scanner doesn't pick up the great luster on the reverse.

Does anyone here collect Cyprus issues? I usually only collect George V silver, not George VI.

cosmicdebris · November 16, 2003 1:09AM

I can see why you heard the music.

Bruce · November 16, 2003 1:21AM

I collect any world coins, the less common the country the better. Countries such as Mexico, Netherlands, etc I have plenty of. I would have plenty of British except I have a seperate British folder.

shirohniichan · November 16, 2003 1:32AM

<< <i>I can see why you heard the music.

>>

You young people still listen to Al Jolson, don't you?

1jester · November 16, 2003 1:41AM

Great catch, Shiroh!!

That's an interesting denomination, too.

mongoose · November 16, 2003 2:51AM

Those rampant monkey/lions look pretty cool! Congrats on a nice coin, and on being published in Numismatist, shiroh. I haven't read your article yet, likely this week though.

theboz11 · November 16, 2003 3:10AM

Very nice piece.

cacheman · November 16, 2003 3:13AM

Shiroh, it went right over these young whipper-snappers heads.....

You Made Me Love You
Al Jolson (1913)
Music by James V. Monaco and Words by Joseph McCarthy
Also sung by Cole Porter

You made me love you
I didn't wanna do it
I didn't wanna do it
You made me want you
And all the time you knew it
I guess you always knew it

You made me happy sometimes
You made me glad
But there were times
You made me feel so bad

You made me cry for
I didn't wanna tell you
I didn't wanna tell you
I want some love that's true
Yes, I do, 'deed I do
You know I do

Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie what I cry for
You know you've got the brand of kisses
That I'd die for
You know you made me love you

You made me cry for
I didn't wanna tell you
I didn't wanna tell you
I want some love that's true
Yes, I do, 'deed I do
You know I do

Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie what I cry for
You know you've got the brand of kisses
That I'd die for
You know you made me love you

heh heh

1jester · November 16, 2003 3:23AM

Yes, that sounds like a cool tune. I haven't heard it.

But I'm jammin' to Jimi right now, "Concerts" and boy does that cat know how to jam. The particular song that's playing now is "Red House" and I think the words and mood must be similar.

SYRACUSIAN · November 16, 2003 4:54AM

Do you mind if we go back to the initial topic please?

18 piastres is the equivalent of a florin Jester; it's the highest denomination ever minted from British Cyprus (except a commemorative crown -45 piastres- in 1928).

Who collects coins from Cyprus?

Can't think of anybody right now

edit: the entire 1938 mint set costs around $280 in FDC condition.
But there's a PROOF coronation 1938 set ,of which only 25 are known to exist. You really don't wanna hear the price it realized last year (and I thought I was gonna get it..)

lordmarcovan · November 16, 2003 6:02AM

I'd like to find some 1901 Cyprus silver, for when I branch out my daughter's 1901 Victoria type set beyond the homeland stuff and into the colonials. I think of all the colonial 1901 issues, the bigger coins from Cyprus and the Canadian half are among the tougher 1901-dated Victorian portrait coins to get.

canadiancoinguy · November 16, 2003 6:48AM

So it's a sixpence coin, basically? I don't recall seeing a coin from British Cyprus.

shirohniichan · November 16, 2003 8:38AM

All the George V silver from Cyprus I've seen (except the 45 piastres) has been heavily worn. I imagine George VI coins are easier to find in AU and UNC. If anyone has a George V 9 piastres or 18 piastres in XF or better condition, please let me know.

SYRACUSIAN · November 16, 2003 6:33PM

1 florin = 18 piastres, 1 shilling = 9 piastres, 1 sixpence = 4 1/2 piastres and there's a 3 piastres denomination in silver as well.

Rob, regarding the 1901 coins from Cyprus, forget about it; the few coins that escaped the melting pots ,circulated for 40+ years. So far ,I've only been able to locate them in EF45 to AU50.

George V's coins are also extremely tough to locate in decent conditions,like the notorious 1913 and 1921 18 piastres,for about the same reasons as above.The only ones that are (still) readily available in unc are coins after 1938.

It's not a question of money: they just don't show up.The crown can be located very easily in unc (as a commem),but has a 750 mintage in proof (still easy to locate).

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