Nice Ike. The blue's pretty cool.

It is quite beautiful. At just the right angle the colors really "pop". I paid less than I expected to for it. Thanks for the comments

For those wondering, the Crowns are actual color. Got the color and quality down, now my image editting skills need some work (same size images would be nice).

Nice gibraltar coins!!!

Picked up a few today at a shop.....1/2 off box rules

1958 Canada 50 Cent (paid less than bullion again, AU/MS)

1968 Canada 50 Cent

1942 Great Britain 1/2 Crown (paid less than bullion value)

1957 South Africa Penny (toned, UNC)

1997 South Africa 20 Cent (could be proof?)



1976 Trinidad & Tobago 10 Cent Proof

That blue Ike is sharp!

Very nice coins.

Wow, really nice buys there Burks.

Thanks for the comments everyone

Too bad the South Africa coin wasn't a proof, it would be worth about 30x what I paid. After a closer look I concluded it's just a really well struck UNC. They really do produce some very nice coinage.

Great coins!

Not really a purchase but I did receive this token as a prize from a giveaway on CU. Coin is a bit darker than the image.

The reverse reads: "DISTRIBUTED BY EMPLOYES OF U.S. MINT DURING THE CELEBRATION OF PENNSYLVANIA'S BI-CENTENNIAL. OCT. 24, 1882."

Picked these up today at MSNS.

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Good going!

Something about Barbers, I've always liked.

Nice pickups! That Barber has great details, but it looks like it got too close to the fire!

I thought the same thing. Ran my finger across it and no dirt or anything came off Oh well!

even so, it's a great coin for the price!

Yup! It blows my other Barber quarter away in the details department. The Merc was just too pretty to let slide

Picked up a handful at the coin shop today. Pics to come Monday on a few of them (great colors!).

1937 England 1 Farthing (toned)
1956 South Africa 1 Farthing (toned)
1959 East Africa 1 Cent (toned)
1944-D Philippines 20 Centavos (toned)
1952 French Oceania 5 Francs
1967 Netherlands 1 Gulden (silver?)
1962 Canada 50 Cent (XF)
1939 Great Britain 1/2 Crown (VF/XF)

Nice purchase.

1967 Netherlands 1 Gulden (silver?)


You would think they would wait until the end of the year before changing.

For 75 cents, I took a chance. If it isn't silver I still picked up a great looking coin. I'll have to weigh it at school Friday (don't have a scale at home).

Never understood why they would change through the year. Just make a short run of silver for the year and double up on the copper-nickel the next.

Here are some of the pics I promised:

1959 East Africa 1 Cent (toned). My favorite one out of the bunch. Pictures just don't capture all the colors very well.


1944-D Philippines 20 Centavos (toned)


1952 French Oceania 5 Francs (just a great looking design)


1956 South Africa 1 Farthing (toned)


1937 England 1 Farthing (toned)

A few medals my family brought back for me from New York City.

First is kind of like those penny machines you see all over. Except this one strikes a large blank right in front of you.

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Next is pretty easy to explain, the pictures do well.

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Very nice coins and medals. Enjoy them.

Dad said he found this behind the TV not too long ago. Guess the Easter Bunny got a bit lost after last Easter.

1oz of silver.

Nice bunch of stuff today

From Blackhawk: 1972 $5 Bahamas coin. 1.25oz of silver

From ccg:

Greece 1992 100
France 1959 2 Francs
Canada 1991 50 Cents
Switzerland 1964, 1969, 1981, 1984 20 Rappens
Italy 1998 L. 1000 (bimetallic)
Netherlands 1921 1/2 Gulden
East Africa 1956 Penny
Australia 1971 50 Cents
Great Britain (I believe) 1961 Half Crown
Vietnam 1960 1 Dong
Indonesia 1974 5 Rupiah
Panama 1973 Medio-Balboa
Bahama 196625 Cents
US 1886 Cent

Two other I can't ID right off hand.

It was a good day Pics to come tomorrow of a few.

Nice haul. I like the Easter Bunny round.

I agree, great coins and a bunny too!

Ug! Statue of Liberty!!!

Great package from Kboy

45 Mercs
11 Roosies (only 1 non-silver)

The long awaited 1909-VDB:



That coin is MUCH better than those I've seen at shows for $25+. A big thanks to LostDutchman

Here is a 1937 that was won from an Ebay auction. Took a gamble with no pictures. I got the better end of the deal

Yes the Buffalo is THAT color. It caught my eye and will looks fantastic in my Type Set.

Awesome stuff! Nice toning on the Columbian!

The same dealer has two equally toned Columbians. Same price and grade. This one had the better obverse toning compared to the 1893. The 1893's obverse was nice but the reverse was fantastic. Too bad it had a very large thumb print or it would have went home with me instead.

Outstanding stuff. The 37 Lincoln is fantastic. So is everything else.

The nickel and half look outstanding.

The Columbian is a real beauty!
I need one of those UNC 1909 VDB's

Went to Willard's Coin Exchange today (my favorite place for bargains). Picked up:

1941 Netherland East Indies 1/4 Gulden. Gold toned.
1960-B Switzerland 1/2 Fr.
1975 Netherlands 5 Cents. Toned bright blue.
1920 Cuba 1 Centavo. Pictured below.

I like the 1 centavo. If I recall they were minted in Philadelphia during this timeframe.

Interesting fact. Didn't know anything about that. Guess I need to read up some more. The colors caught my eye while digging through the box. The way they formed on both sides accents the design quite nicely.

My goal was to get Farthings and Swiss coinage, I get distracted easily in the 50% off box

Went to the Wooster High School Coin Show today. Really didn't see much (many of the same dealers I see show after show in Toledo).

Did pick up:

1992 Great Britain 5 Pence. Gold toned rims. For 12 cents, it had to be mine.
1951/52 Morocco 50 Francs. One of the coolest designs I've ever seen.
1955 British Caribbean Territories 1/2 Cent. Pretty reds and blues.
1945 Malaya 1 Cent. My first square coin (bought my dad one as well).
1952 East Africa 5 Cent. I love the designs from that country.
1964 Venezuela 5 Centimos. Nearly bag mark free.

1979 France 50 Francs. Been wanting one of these for quite a while. For $11 in UNC condition, I couldn't pass it up (below bullion).

I did see a nice display of fake coins. Lots of 09-S-VDB cents, 1916-D dimes, and even a 1913 Liberty Nickel. Pretty interesting to see.

That's all for today Might throw a few pictures up later tonight.

I see the same dealers all the time at the monthly South Bend show too, but at least their inventory changes!

At least at this show I won a raffle prize. A "silver dollar" valued at $30. They are sending it out in the mail today.

Received the coin I won from the coin show. 1896 Morgan dollar.



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That's a nice prize. Congrats.

Nice frost.

Medal from the collectors edition of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC Game). Pretty cool medal, VERY nicely struck on the obverse, really deep. Didn't even know it came with the game. I was surprised (didn't see it listed on the box the first time I looked)!

That's nice looking.