tabbs
Jun 14 2005, 05:23 PM
QUOTE(gxseries @ Jun 14 2005, 06:57 PM)
Special coins that are minted strictly to collectors, or sometimes out to the public because of some special occasion, such as the anniversary of some events.
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Here in Euroland the former ("to collectors") are called, surprise, collector(s) coins :-) The others ("to the public") are commemorative coins.
<brag>
Oh, and I finally managed to take a picture of the coins and sets that I got in the past couple of days. The image is a bit large (about 800 K), so I'll just post the link here:
http://img18.echo.cx/img18/3681/heute29ke.jpg</brag>
Christian
Tiffibunny
Jun 14 2005, 05:33 PM
QUOTE(tabbs @ Jun 14 2005, 12:18 PM)
Here in Euroland the former ("to collectors") are called, surprise, collector(s) coins :-) The others ("to the public") are commemorative coins.
<brag>
Oh, and I finally managed to take a picture of the coins and sets that I got in the past couple of days. The image is a bit large (about 800 K), so I'll just post the link here:
http://img18.echo.cx/img18/3681/heute29ke.jpg</brag>
Christian
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Oh nice! Brag indeed.
Sir Sisu
Jun 14 2005, 06:05 PM
Good stuff Christian!
gxseries
Jun 14 2005, 06:25 PM
OMG nice euro commemorative coin hoard
Trantor_3
Jun 14 2005, 07:55 PM
QUOTE(tabbs @ Jun 14 2005, 06:18 PM)
<brag>
Oh, and I finally managed to take a picture of the coins and sets that I got in the past couple of days. The image is a bit large (about 800 K), so I'll just post the link here:
http://img18.echo.cx/img18/3681/heute29ke.jpg</brag>
Christian
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Rub it in...
Gut gemacht, Christian
One remark: AT 60 Jahre zweite Republik, you've got that coin raw? Mine is in a nice folder in a blister with all kinds of info on it, in both english and german.
tabbs
Jun 14 2005, 09:40 PM
QUOTE(Trantor_3 @ Jun 14 2005, 09:50 PM)
AT 60 Jahre zweite Republik, you've got that coin raw? Mine is in a nice folder in a blister with all kinds of info on it, in both english and german.
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Actually I got two of those. One came raw from a fellow collector who got them from an Austrian bank, I think. The other one - in the picture - is from a folder like the one you got. But I am known to be a "Pappenkiller" (except when it comes to proof coins) anyway: Down with folders and blisters, freedom for coins!
Christian
Trantor_3
Jun 14 2005, 10:02 PM
hehe, same here
was still thinking on how to free it without damaging either the coin or the pappe.
Did you cut it out using a sharp knife?
Or simply tear the cardboard?
tabbs
Jun 14 2005, 11:22 PM
In many cases I throw the folders away. Will probably not do that with the Dutch/Canadian "60 years of liberation" set or the annual set from San Marino. But as for those Austrian single-coin folders, I usually open them without actually tearing them apart. (Sometimes I keep the folder for a while, to take notes later, or because some other collector may want it.) The "glue" inside can be removed pretty easily ...
Christian
Ray
Jun 15 2005, 05:38 AM
Very nice Christian, did you go to a coin show to pick these up all at once?
tabbs
Jun 16 2005, 09:07 AM
Weeelll, not really all at one time :-) Yours went into my collection a little while ago, but after that, new stuff simply ended somewhere on or near my desk during the past couple of days. The ones from the UK and Iceland I bought at a local coin store, the others came in the mail ...
Christian
cowhodan
Jun 18 2005, 06:01 PM
While I was reading your messages I couldn't resist to post one of the strangest "coins" that I've seen: Somalia $1 2004 with the shape of a guitar
Tiffibunny
Jun 20 2005, 10:24 PM
Got a slew of Austrian Commems today.
Austrian Castles Series:
EU Enlargement:
60th Anniversary of the 2nd Republic:
Ray
Jun 20 2005, 11:32 PM
Beautiful, nice additions Tiff
Tiffibunny
Jun 23 2005, 08:00 PM
Yay! Another from Belarus:
Trantor_3
Jun 23 2005, 08:10 PM
hmmmm, I remember I've seen that one before.....
I commented that the obverse and reverse were soo diferent in style that it looked like they were from two different coins...
Tiffibunny
Jun 23 2005, 08:20 PM
That was this one...
Trantor_3
Jun 23 2005, 08:27 PM
Right !
Well, there is some resemblance.....
Tiffibunny
Jun 23 2005, 08:29 PM
Yeah, same "obverse" which I had always put as the reverse until I started looking these up on the National Bank of Belarus' website.
Art
Jun 23 2005, 08:32 PM
Beautiful additions. You have great taste in coins.
tabbs
Jun 23 2005, 08:33 PM
Ah, Saint-Exupéry's Petit Prince! Or rather the fox :-)
Christian
Tiffibunny
Jul 5 2005, 09:28 PM
Sir Sisu
Jul 9 2005, 05:42 PM
Here is my most recent commem purchase: a US half dollar BU
Looks like someone plays soccer in the States.
(I am waiting for a new one. Will post it when I get it.)
tabbs
Jul 11 2005, 10:49 AM
QUOTE(Sir Sisu @ Jul 9 2005, 07:37 PM)
Looks like someone plays soccer in the States.
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Oh, kids do. It's just not really a game for "adults" over there ...
Have been pretty busy lately but will post some new acquisitions soon.
Christian
Tiffibunny
Sep 7 2005, 01:20 AM
Got some nice Hungarian Commems today...
My apologies on some of the coloring.
tabbs
Sep 7 2005, 09:16 AM
Wow, very nice acquisitions :-) The two 500 forint coins (King Matthew) look just great! What is interesting, by the way, is that what is depicted on the coins spans across various countries nowadays. The statue of the king on a horse is in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The inscription on the monument used to say "Matthew King of Hungary" but now it's only "King Matthew" - just like on the coin ...
http://harmen.de/ungarn/klausenburg/kla18.jpgThe side with the face value of the second coin is a little ho-hum, but the other side is gorgeous. The upper veduta shows Ofen or Buda (now the right bank part of central Budapest), the one below shows Vienna that Matthew conquered and where he resided during his last years ...
That 1000 forint coin is interesting because of the Parliament Building "silhouette". Other than that, well. (Still much better than your current avatar and title though
)
Christian
Tiffibunny
Sep 7 2005, 05:03 PM
QUOTE(tabbs @ Sep 7 2005, 04:11 AM)
Wow, very nice acquisitions :-) The two 500 forint coins (King Matthew) look just great! What is interesting, by the way, is that what is depicted on the coins spans across various countries nowadays. The statue of the king on a horse is in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The inscription on the monument used to say "Matthew King of Hungary" but now it's only "King Matthew" - just like on the coin ...
http://harmen.de/ungarn/klausenburg/kla18.jpgThe side with the face value of the second coin is a little ho-hum, but the other side is gorgeous. The upper veduta shows Ofen or Buda (now the right bank part of central Budapest), the one below shows Vienna that Matthew conquered and where he resided during his last years ...
That 1000 forint coin is interesting because of the Parliament Building "silhouette". Other than that, well. (Still much better than your current avatar and title though
)
Christian
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I did quite like these designs, most times on Forints the denom side is pretty plain, I do like when they get creative with the font though. Thanks again for the nice historical info.
And as for your last comment.
A little crude comedy is a good thing sometimes.
banivechi
Sep 7 2005, 06:11 PM
As I know, The Hungarian King Mathias (in Romanian language Matei Corvin) was half Romanian, half Hungarian... I saw the statue from your link very often this year, and in 3 of October I will see it again ( I will be there at a coin show in Cluj).
About Buda citadel... I have hundreds of photos there, even the photo from my profile is taken there... :-)
tabbs
Sep 7 2005, 08:04 PM
QUOTE(banivechi @ Sep 7 2005, 08:06 PM)
As I know, The Hungarian King Mathias (in Romanian language Matei Corvin) was half Romanian, half Hungarian... I saw the statue from your link very often this year, and in 3 of October I will see it again ( I will be there at a coin show in Cluj).
About Buda citadel... I have hundreds of photos there, even the photo from my profile is taken there... :-)
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Could well be that Mathias was partly Romanian, and I suppose anyway that for him being king and ruler of a large empire was more important than the question of nationality. He even ruled over parts of what today is Germany. I remember that, on a trip to Budapest, we learned about a Mathias monument in Buda that is supposed to be fairly authentic, and I was quite surprised to hear that pretty much the same monument can be found in a town in Saxony. Good luck with your coin "hunting" in Cluj! :-)
Christian
Sir Sisu
Oct 23 2005, 07:08 PM
I picked up a couple of items while in Estonia. Some coins for
trade and the commemorative below:
http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view_enlarge.aspx?id=903747This is my first colored coin.
tabbs
Oct 23 2005, 07:42 PM
QUOTE(Sir Sisu @ Oct 23 2005, 09:03 PM)
This is my first colored coin.
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Considering that it's a colored (ugh) coin, it is not all that bad.
Certainly better than the French "Fairy Tales" series for example.
(Said he who will soon buy his next Austrian niobium piece ...)Christian
Tiffibunny
Dec 15 2005, 08:58 AM
Another thread I have neglected...
Tiffibunny
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Tiffibunny
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Art
Dec 15 2005, 02:16 PM
More beautiful coins from the Tiffibunny collection. WOW! You certainly have some nice stuff.
Tiffibunny
Dec 15 2005, 07:21 PM
More to come!
Tiffibunny
Jan 7 2006, 09:58 AM
1964 Norway 10 Kronur, 20g .900 Silver Constitution Sesquicentennial
Tiffibunny
Jan 7 2006, 09:59 AM
1978 Finland 25 Markkaa, Winter games in Lahti.
TheKidCollector
Jan 7 2006, 02:18 PM
I'm currently looking for really old commems but its almost impossible to find it cheap!
jlueke
Jan 7 2006, 03:25 PM
QUOTE(TheKidCollector @ Jan 7 2006, 09:13 AM)
I'm currently looking for really old commems but its almost impossible to find it cheap!
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Pre or post WWII?
jlueke
Jan 7 2006, 03:28 PM
QUOTE(Tiffibunny @ Jan 7 2006, 04:54 AM)
1978 Finland 25 Markkaa, Winter games in Lahti.
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What games were those?
tabbs
Jan 7 2006, 04:47 PM
QUOTE(jlueke @ Jan 7 2006, 04:23 PM)
What games were those?
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Nordic Ski World Championship. I have that one too ...
Christian
gxseries
Jan 7 2006, 05:11 PM
This is one of the oldest commemorative ruble minted in Russia that I have:
Mintage of just 15,000
Old commemoratives that were minted in Russia before 1917 often have a mintage less than 300,000 except for the Nicholai II 300th Anniversary of Romanovs, with mintage of 1.5 million.
banivechi
Jan 7 2006, 06:46 PM
Past week, the National Bank of Romania issued a 5 Lei silver coin commemorating an actor, Birlic, but the mintage was 150 pieces. From the initial price of 120 Lei (40$), actual price exploded to 300Euros (360$). One good reason to not collecting commems, as long as I am not "in touch" with some bank presidents...
tabbs
Jan 7 2006, 06:49 PM
QUOTE(banivechi @ Jan 7 2006, 07:41 PM)
One good reason to not collecting commems, as long as I am not "in touch" with some bank presidents...
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And once you are, make sure you tell all us CoinPeeps about such opportunities in advance, hehe.
Christian
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