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Saturday, a double-headed Dutch 2 euro coin, featuring Beatrix and Willem Alexander, commemorating the abdication of Beatrix on April 30.

Slovakia 2 euro.

I found another website, showing this coin: http://museumvictoria.museum/collections/items/52509/coin-sixpence-elizabeth-i-england-great-britain-1564

This one looks an awfull lot like the one I have...

The color on the photographs on that site resembles the actual color of my coin better than my own pictures

Hi all,

Several years ago I received a coin, showing Elizabeth on the obverse and an English/British coat of arms on the reverse.

It is dated 1564.

The obverse legend says: ELIZABETH . D . G . ANG FRA . ET . HIB . REGINA *

The reverse legend says: POSVI DEVM . ADIUTOREM . MEUM

The coin is 25.8 mm in diameter, thickness is 0.75 mm. I do not know its weight.The coin is slightly bent, not entirely flat.

http://www.treasurer...beth_I-003.html points to a Elizabeth I sixpence (bottom of the page) that looks quite like it, but mine appears too modern... So I have serious doubts whether mine is real or that it is a later reproduction.

Anyone with some knowledge on coins of that era who can shed some light?

[edit] found my callipers, updated the dimensions of the coin.[/edit]

me too.... cleaning cents in vinnegar, boy, do they get clean...

While photographing my coins, I noticed two die cracks on the reverse of this tiny coin (14 mm diameter) :

1. at 3 'o clock, ner the edge
   
2. at 7 'o clock, near the edge
   

Well, to be honest, I first saw it on the reverse photograph, which is shown here 1:1. After that, I took my magnifier and examined the whole coin, both sides. I have more with crack, they will follow later.

Isn't that just the last "A" in NEGARA, from "BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA" ?

While photographing my coins, I noticed several die cracks on this tiny coin (14 mm diameter) :

Not well visible on the photo: there's a crack through the second "8" in the date.

There's three on the reverse:

1. one at 10 'o clock, near the edge
   
2. one at 11 'o clock, near the edge
   
3. one at 1 'o clock, near the edge
   

I think they're mainly collector sets.

I do however have one Monaco 1 Euro coin (my only monaco coin actually) that I got from an italian person whom I met on a conference in Italy, who received it in change. That was back in 2003 or 2004. So some must have circulated.

I collect mint sets from The Netherlands, by year.

Furthermore, I try to get complete sets of each Euro issuing country, mostly through finding them in change. I'm looking for UNC, but occasionaly I first find a lower grade that I keep as hole filler, until a better grade comes by.

Just like CCG, In the beginning of the euro era, I also traded many coins with fellow collectors in various countries.

In the past I also collected by mint mark or minor design changes (e.g. Belgium, has changed the nation side slightly adn the european side has changed as well, when new countriess started issuing euro coins), but I gave that up, I only go for one nice set for each country, unless a country decides to do a significant redesign, e.g. becasue of a change of ruler (as we will expeirence this year and Vatican City hasa a couple of years ago).

Thanks Art

2010 "D" cent added, a new type for me Can anyone me fill me in on how this type is normally called? And what its composition is?

I will, there's just some other things I also need to do first this weekend

Friday June 26,2009

 

I have been watching some "war nickels" on ebay. They've been going for what I think are pretty reasonable prices. This got me to thinking about the changes made to US coinage for WWII and wondering about what other countries did during the same period to conserve the metals needed to further the war effort.

 

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What did other countries do? Do you have any information you'd like to share?

When Germany occupied the Netherlands, our coins became invalid, as they were referring to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and to our Royal family.

New coins were desinged and struck, made of uncoated zinc.

Only small denominations were issued: 1 cent, 2.5 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 25 cent. They showed typical dutch items, like a ship on sea, wheat and a typical farm ornament.

The mint master of the Royal Dutch Mint (against Germany, pro Royals) was not happy with these so he refused to have his mint master mark placed on these coins.

There's much more to say about these, but I don't have the time now, as it's late.

Yup, that's what inspired this coin.

Because of the coming abdication of Queen Beatrix, at 30 April 2013, a special 2 euro coin is being struck now at the Royal Dutch Mint.

It depicts Queen Beatrix and her son Willem Alexander, who will become king on 30 April.

Read more on

http://www.knm.nl/Primeur-bijzondere-2-euro-dubbelportret-2013/nl/news/504/?NieuwsGroepID=1&NWSY=2013&NWSM=2

(use google translate to translate this page from Dutch into English)

But I bet it's the biggest one in your ToR collection, hehe.

 

Christian

It's in a capsule again, btw,one of te other purchases I did

Today, at the Day of the Mint I obtained several nice goodies, including coin holders and capsules, some books (see related forum) and some coins.

I bought the San Marino 2007 Mini set with the €2, €0.20 and €0.10.

Also I got a nice surprise from tabbs, a Cyprus 1 pound coin, commemorating 50 years treaty of Rome, proof Thanks again tabbs!!!!

Received a 2007 €2 from Slovenia in my change yesterday.

Slovenia

"Treaty of Rome" 2 euro commem

almost complete now

From an acquaintance:

Mauritius

1997 10 Rupees

2000 10 Rupees

1987 5 Rupees

1991 1 Rupee

2002 1 Rupee, 2x

2003 20 cents

2004 20 cents

The daughter of my girlfriend received a german 2006 Schleswig Holstein 2 euro commem in change today

(borrowed pic from Tiffibunny)

Does this count as a coin with a ship?

 

1361-1369 Edward III Noble

 

Obv: Standing king on ship of state with shield and sword, in beaded circle, legends around. Rev: Ornamental floriated cross in octylobe, beaded circle, lions and crowns at angles, legends around. Even light yellow gold, nicely struck in all quarters though somewhat granular at rims, scattered obv. marks. (FR-95, S.1503)

 

To me it does..