THE NEW COIN CLUB
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| 2901 | lol...alan you will keep. Edited by chefman1 at 3:30 pm, Sun 29 Dec chefman1 - 2013-12-29 15:27:00 |
| 2902 | Welcome to the Coin Club. We are an assortment of newbies, amateurs and experts with questions and answers for newbies, amateurs and experts in coin collecting, also known as numismatics. Whether you are just getting started, have been collecting for years or have simply found some old coins about the place that you’d like to sell, this is the place to ask your questions. No one has all the answers, and you may get five differing answers to the gammoner - 2013-12-29 15:27:00 |
| 2903 | Ok 3000 on its way gammoner - 2013-12-29 15:28:00 |
| 2904 | http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/298117137.jpg translateltd - 2013-12-29 15:30:00 |
| 2905 | gammoner wrote:
Alan...go and fine some coins to bid on...lol chefman1 - 2013-12-29 15:32:00 |
| 2906 | translateltd wrote: gammoner - 2013-12-29 15:33:00 |
| 2907 | chefman1 wrote: gammoner - 2013-12-29 15:34:00 |
| 2908 | As a combination of coin and progeny, I bought this coin for our new arrival - http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02662/royal-mint chrisr5 - 2013-12-29 17:01:00 |
| 2909 | Hey guys can anyone identify this? http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/298129805.jpg Thanks cashintheattic - 2013-12-29 17:06:00 |
| 2910 | cashintheattic wrote:
Looks like 2 kurush or qirsh (depending on your preferred spelling) chrisr5 - 2013-12-29 17:35:00 |
| 2911 | Would this be the same as a Guerche. I have a really old copy of the 1981 Standard Catalogue of World Coins cashintheattic - 2013-12-29 17:48:00 |
| 2912 | chrisr5 wrote: gammoner - 2013-12-29 17:53:00 |
| 2913 | cashintheattic wrote:
There are indeed multiple spellings as your translating into a western alphabet from Arabic, I'm sure Translate(Ltd) could tell you a whole heap more as it's right up his street. But for now - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qirsh chrisr5 - 2013-12-29 20:01:00 |
| 2914 | gammoner wrote:
Yep, you can't complain when you get a coin for it's face value! chrisr5 - 2013-12-29 20:02:00 |
| 2915 | chrisr5 wrote:
I'm struggling to add more, but if the ultimate origin is the "denaro grosso" then there is also a distant connection with the British "groat", fwiw. translateltd - 2013-12-30 08:59:00 |
| 2916 | Any idea on what to start the coin at? cashintheattic - 2013-12-30 09:34:00 |
| 2917 | cashintheattic wrote:
Unfortunately not a scarce coin and in fine condition (give or take). The silver value is about NZ$1.8 and CV is US$2.5. chrisr5 - 2013-12-30 10:06:00 |
| 2918 | translateltd wrote:
Well you got me reading about groats and the Spithead and Nore mutinies, which were quite interesting! chrisr5 - 2013-12-30 10:17:00 |
| 2919 | chrisr5 wrote:
I notice a few articles on the mutinies appear to be scanned copies of books that haven't been proofread very well, with reference to "Groat Britain", for instance ... translateltd - 2013-12-30 10:42:00 |
| 2920 | translateltd wrote:
Was probably the beginning, "decline of the British Empire " lol. gammoner - 2013-12-30 11:58:00 |
| 2921 | Martin, i have taken some better photos of the 1968 5c coin for you to have a look at....cheers peter chefman1 - 2013-12-30 12:11:00 |
| 2922 | gammoner wrote:
Groat Britain: wouldn't give you 4d for it :-) translateltd - 2013-12-30 12:26:00 |
| 2923 | chefman1 wrote:
That's quite dramatic die filling/wear - wonder if they used leftover 1967 dies for some of the 1968 run. translateltd - 2013-12-30 12:28:00 |
| 2924 | I seem to be developing a bit of a bison flaw fetish with a parallel collection of oddities in addition to my main set of them. Here's the best one from 2013: http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/298196316.jpg The lamination flaw below "LIBERTY" is a reasonable one. Interestingly, this one has the closest to zero die rotation of the several I have found here. Most are well in excess of 15 degrees. I still would like to spend some time researching the exact origin of all these 1914-D Bison Nickels in NZ. I reckon there's a story to be told...... echoriath - 2013-12-30 12:30:00 |
| 2925 | This is my first in this particularly brief French series: http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/298195119.jpg echoriath - 2013-12-30 12:32:00 |
| 2926 | Martin: Was the Harbour Bridge medal issued widely? Was it a fundraising thing, or just a celebratory issue? Is it silver? echoriath - 2013-12-30 12:35:00 |
| 2927 | translateltd wrote: chefman1 - 2013-12-30 12:36:00 |
| 2928 | My personal favourite find of the year (again with the French connection): http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/298196434.jpg I got it just a couple months before I went to visit my nephew in France. I gave him some other little pretties, but this will be one for when he finishes uni or similar, assuming his interest in numismatics continues growing. echoriath - 2013-12-30 12:38:00 |
| 2929 | echoriath wrote:
It's marked 'silver' on the other side. I don't know anything else about the issue at the moment but need to find out. translateltd - 2013-12-30 13:12:00 |
| 2930 | chefman1 wrote:
With a combined mintage of only 75,000 for the two set types, though, that's not even a full die run, so you wouldn't expect the die to become worn that quickly, unless it was another problem such as oil filling. translateltd - 2013-12-30 13:13:00 |
| 2931 | translateltd wrote: chefman1 - 2013-12-30 15:38:00 |
| 2932 | This would have to be my best French find of the year lester36 - 2013-12-30 17:37:00 |
| 2933 | echoriath wrote:
Lovely coin and a lovely grade too. I like the way they reverted to what were basically First Republic designs during the brief Second Rep. translateltd - 2013-12-30 18:28:00 |
| 2934 | chrisr5 wrote:
Nice! Keep it clear of the splatter zone..... echoriath - 2013-12-30 21:52:00 |
| 2935 | lester36 wrote:
Yow, lovely! Colour me jealous! [The emoticon may look like nausea, but it is actually green with envy.] echoriath - 2013-12-30 21:55:00 |
| 2936 | Sixty-five more msgs needed in the next 25½ hours, folks ... translateltd - 2013-12-30 22:30:00 |
| 2937 | This is the other side of the 1969 IHI "Auckland Harbour Bridge Extension" medal: translateltd - 2013-12-30 22:45:00 |
| 2938 | So someone mentioned joinery, so here are photos of the old and new: http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/298259074.jpg Still a work in progress, but our fridge is no longer in the closet in the next room. The folks that did the place up in the 80s only ever had a proper ice box, but we've tried to bring the place tastefully into the 21st century with old school detailing. Finally using all that lovely timber I've been dragging home for years! echoriath - 2013-12-30 22:51:00 |
| 2939 | translateltd wrote:
Yes, the French are funny that way, revisiting and reviving styles from a previous Republic, having done it right into the 20th century! I was very pleased with this piece. When we were in Paris, we stopped into le Petit Palais and had a look around the permanent collection, which naturally included a number of pieces (from memory) by Dupré, Barre and Oudiné. echoriath - 2013-12-30 22:58:00 |
| 2940 | translateltd wrote:
Interesting. I'll keep my eyes open for one. Any guesstimate at mintage? echoriath - 2013-12-30 23:00:00 |
| 2941 | Speaking of the French, I always like this trio: translateltd - 2013-12-30 23:09:00 |
| 2942 | echoriath wrote:
This is the only example of the 1969 IHI medal I've seen, and Google isn't very forthcoming with details. The Auckland Council may have something in its archives - there's a research project in there! translateltd - 2013-12-30 23:15:00 |
| 2943 | Any thoughts on what's going on here: http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/298260978.jpg I think it's just a 1961-D Lincoln Cent, but I don't think the second "1" is broken on the surface as such. Anyone seen this as a recognised error? echoriath - 2013-12-30 23:18:00 |
| 2944 | translateltd wrote:
More than a little, given that the Walking Lib came out just a few years later, as did the Standing Lib Quarter! It is always funny to remind family in the States when they slag off on the US of the strong historical relationship that has existed for centuries now. Actually, my wife's family hails from GA. We were in France earlier in the year largely because she was singing at her cousin's wedding. Her cousin married a French bloke. The wife's uncle (upon whom the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn may have been based) could easily have lived down to a stereotype of an American redneck suchandsuch, but he's actually a hell of a guy and welcomed his new SIL into the family with open arms. Was quite a sight seeing him on the streets of France: http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/298263103.jpg That's him about to embrace a (gay) friend of the bride. echoriath - 2013-12-30 23:32:00 |
| 2945 | 45..... chefman1 - 2013-12-30 23:46:00 |
| 2946 | 46..... chefman1 - 2013-12-30 23:46:00 |
| 2947 | 47... chefman1 - 2013-12-30 23:47:00 |
| 2948 | 48...no alan chefman1 - 2013-12-30 23:47:00 |
| 2949 | 49...no bruce chefman1 - 2013-12-30 23:47:00 |
| 2950 | 50! (But there's a Tim lurking....) Edited by echoriath at 11:49 pm, Mon 30 Dec echoriath - 2013-12-30 23:48:00 |
