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  1. Brad already mentioned the Schön catalog. And Ulfliot is mentioned on the 5 kr coin: "AlÞingi vas sett at raÞi Ulfliots ok allra landsmanna". The runes on the 2 kr piece translate (again according to Schön) to "The AlÞing was founded (or established) in 930." Christian
  2. Hehe, I live pretty much on the "Aldi Border" - we have Aldi Nord (North) and Aldi Süd (South) here, and outside Germany it's either the one or the other. In the US you have Aldi Süd and Trader Joe's from what I have seen ... Now how to get this back to coins, hmmm. Ah yes: Over here their biggest competitor in the low price market is Lidl ... and Lidl even sells coins. Partly they are pretty expensive, some are in the "ugh" dept. (post-mint colorized coins), and some are OK. Christian
  3. Probably for the same reason why low value coins are still around in the US and most euro countries. People don't really use them, and by and large they're a nuisance, but when you suggest to round totals, they start complaining ... Found a few €2 commems dated 2009 in circulation. Well, five so far AFAIR, and three different types. Christian
  4. Right, that is the one. Would actually have been odd to depict any other pagoda, as the coin commemorates the 250th anniversary of Kew Gardens. http://www.kew.org/whatsnew/anniversary-coin.html Personally I would have liked to see the Palm House on that coin, but the pagoda is much older ... Christian
  5. Why? Sounds like a good deal to me ... Christian
  6. Got the 2008 sets from Germany (F, prooflike) and Vatican (BU) ... and now guess which one was more expensive. Christian
  7. In terms of exchange rates? Not really ... 1.02 CAD per USD these days. Christian
  8. Ah, I made a USPS worker happy ... Bought some stamps at a fairly busy P.O. but the guy sort of checked the coins I gave him. "That is a silver dime, Sir," he said. Right, it is, but a pretty darn worn one, I was tempted to reply. But I just said he could of course keep it. He also found a quarter featuring two locomotives and something that looks like a big nail to be quite interesting. "Hey, what is that?" I pointed at the top where it said UTAH. Christian
  9. Sent Mircea some newly issued coins, and got his payment very fast. Danke!! Christian
  10. Well, if you have a television coin with a blank screen, why not have a "solid" eagle that cannot fly? The eagle on the Philipp Melanchthon (1997) coin for example http://www.eurocollections.com/images/image.php?image=1828 was pretty bad too. And to be on-topic: Got a couple of Polish 2 zl commems ... except that I already had the ones from the "coins on coins" series. The others are neat additions to my collection. Too bad they have so many issues per year. Christian
  11. Everybody here who wants the 1 and 2 Cent pieces to be done away with. They do have a neat edge, but apart from that they are just a nuisance. Unfortunately we still use them, unlike neighboring NL. Hmm, maybe I should take a couple with me to the US next time ... Christian
  12. Well, "medal" and "coin" alignment are American terms that would not make much sense in many other countries. Every German coin has this parallel alignment, and pretty much every euro coin regardless of the issuing country. Actually I don't think there are many European countries that use the inverse alignment. As for Asia and Africa, I would have to look that up, but I suspect not many have it. Yes, the Elisabeth von Thüringen (Elizabeth of Hungary) is a very nice design. Wilhelm Busch is OK too, especially the woodcut style background. The Saarland coin ... the theme design is fairly dull, and the federal eagle seems to suffer from an electric shock. Christian
  13. My 90 Years of Independence arrived today - the Finnish €2 piece that Harri sent me, that is. Thanks a lot, Sir S. Christian
  14. Today I got four 50 euro bills from an ATM in Toledo. Crisp notes, and even better, four times the same short code, and -- four consecutive serial numbers! V28...706, V28...715, V28...724, V28...733. (The last digit is a checksum.) Too bad I may have to spend them soon, hehe. Christian
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