BigCanadianM Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Wow, fascinating stuff! May I ask where you bought it, and for how much? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topher Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Wow, fascinating stuff!May I ask where you bought it, and for how much? Thanks I wouldn't mind knowing either. My bulk lots have never yielded anything like these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Wow, fascinating stuff!May I ask where you bought it, and for how much? Thanks I went to an auction in Canberra and bought 5 lots of world coins 1 lot was 12 to 13 kilo all loose in a cardboard box - someone had just emptied a whole stack of coins into it - I paid 120 AUS on spec for it - 10 bucks a kilo. It had a lot of Greek, Bulgarian, Czech, Albanian and Yugoslavian coinage along with a stack of Queen Victoria pennies. But amongst all the small copper coinage was a lot of 19th century European coinage. As well I managed to pull about 40 Russian coins (all 20th Century 5,10,15,20 kopeks with a 5 rouble and 50 rouble from the 1990s) 2 other lots were just 4 kilo world lots in small containers (biscuit tins) - lot of French stuff and a good spread of African and south east Asian with some early American/Philipines coins. Paid 30 for one and 45 for the other The last two were hand made wooden boxes with coins sorted into plastic ziplock bags _ I knew there was a 1834 5 Kopeck in there so I really had a bit of competition and paid 90 for that box. The big surprise was teh Hawaiian 1/4 dollar which paid for the box by itself. I haven't really got to it yet but first glance there would be 2 to 300 dollars worth of coins in there - lot of 19th century britain and europe silver and copper. The last box I haven't had much of a look at yet but they all looked Unc - general european and and some nice Egytian and Turkish silver coins that look about Ef or at least good VF. There is a 20 Qirsh I spotted, think it was 1902 I probably have culled about 6 kilos of British Copper and Bronze that I haven't looked at yet - a lot of it is rubbish for the smelters but even at copper bullion price I can't lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 1940 Russia 5 Kopek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 1984 Russia 5 Kopek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 1993 Russia 50 Roubles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 1983 Russia 3 Kopeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I think I have got this one correct - 1 Qirsh Egypt AH1327 = 1909 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 1990 Irish Punt or Pound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Still trying to Identify this one - Pakistan?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Still trying to Identify this one - Pakistan?? no not pakistan cant really make it out but i think turkish edit:- yup turkish cause c the moon an star above the arabic 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 i got 10 dollors in pennies and found a 1920,26,33,39s and 40... not bad for a lazy day eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vajaho Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 no not pakistan cant really make it out but i think turkish edit:- yup turkish cause c the moon an star above the arabic 10 It is a 10 kurus from 1923 (AH 1341) made of Al-Bronze KM 832, one among the first coins of the new Republic of Turkey. Some reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_lira_(old). Similar coins from my collection on omnicoin: http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view.aspx?id=917635 (although it is definitelly not from 1926 but from 1923) http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view.aspx?id=912525 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 then i was right well actually thank the arabic writing ^_^ eheheh an vajaho welcome to coin people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Thanks for the identification of the 10 Kurus. I am still soldiering on - haven't even got to the good stuff yet but keep coming across interesting coins in some cases from countries I have never heard of like South Arabia. 1964 South Arabia 1 Fils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 1966 Bahamas 15 Cents - unusual denomination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 1949 French Algeria 50 Francs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 1930 India 1 Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 souht arabia that was a union with oman an yemen i think long ago if not oman then somethin else but yemen was in it 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 but yemen was in it 100% Yup. See this map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Federat...thArabiaMap.jpg That map shows today's Yemen in green, blue and red. The coin is from the "Federation of South Arabia" which later became part of the People's Republic (South Yemen) and, in 1990, of unified Yemen. Somewhere in my collection sits the very same type - no idea when or where I got it. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bluesfil Posted August 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 I have been flat out at work and finally got some spare time to keep going through the various lots here are a small portion of the ones I have put aside 1928 Queen Wilhelmina 1 Guilder - lovely coin Reverse Obverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted August 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 1931 Queen Wilhelmina 1 Guilder - lovely coin - just a bit better than the 28 Reverse Obverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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