Branching Out
bosox
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For many years now I have specialized in Canadian bronze coins (see my sigline). For some time I have also had a secondary collecting interest in WWII coinage, primarily gov't in exile, occupation, & defunct country coinage. In collecting the WWII coinage I picked up the few pieces of Mozambique coinage from 1940 -1945. That in turn got me interested in doing a nice date set of the decimal coinage from the Portuguese Colony in Mozambique (1935 - 1972).
I am about 70% complete in this endeavor and I find the hunt absolutely fascinating. These coins are exceedingly hard to find in a decent grade. Apparently they just didn't survive, which if you think about it shouldn't be surprising. Here are a few of the key coins of the series. If you are used to MS-65 coins, please turn your head. These coins are not perfect, they are simply the best I have seen in four years of trying to collect them. Krause is way, way out of line on these.
I am about 70% complete in this endeavor and I find the hunt absolutely fascinating. These coins are exceedingly hard to find in a decent grade. Apparently they just didn't survive, which if you think about it shouldn't be surprising. Here are a few of the key coins of the series. If you are used to MS-65 coins, please turn your head. These coins are not perfect, they are simply the best I have seen in four years of trying to collect them. Krause is way, way out of line on these.
Numismatic author & owner of the Uncommon Cents collections. 2011 and 2025 Fred Bowman award winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson award winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca award winner.
http://www.victoriancent.com
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I've stuck with the common date Portuguese colonials. I just really love how perfect the luster and color can be on them when you find nice ones. I'm curious if they used a different ratio of metals than is commonly used for bronze?
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