Scottishmoney

Fair welcome an' a warnin' - only ah can hoard the Scots coins an a fair wee bit of Anglish booty twa.

To some, particularly in the SE United States Native American tribes, this poke was a dictator who flagrantly disregarded John Marshall and the US Supreme Court and forced them at gunpoint to travel west on the "Trail of Tears":

My Cherokee ancestors went to, well sort of...

They took a "wrong turn" and ended up in the Republic of Texas and were given protection by their old friend, President Sam Houston.

Love the Fijian note - I really like insects on money anyway.

But back to my theme of Beauties on Banknotes, a first acquisition for me in some months since I take long hiatuses for other hobbies:

A note I have been after for awhile, I have always liked the vignette of Britannia and her lion on the front of the note - but the beaver on the reverse is a completely unique subject. The unusual combination of contrasting colours in the layout of this note makes for an aesthetically pleasing delight for the note collecting palette.

Aside from Canadian coins the most coins I find from another country are British, ie 1 penny, 5 pence and 20 pence coins. I even find them in Brinks rolls. The oldest British I have found is a tanner(sixpence) from 1949 that was masquerading as a cent.

Believe me, She being the youngest of my children - She is Her Majesty. She is only a little bit spoiled.

Her Majesty is also my 8 year old daughter.

But how could she take it, if it is yours.

She or her people have their ways.

Another British 5 pence coin in change, the second one in a week. After Canadian coins the most coins I find from another country must be from Britain.

Had a long traipse through the auction catalogue this morn and really don't care for what I see. As GD points out there is a big gap in the history of these that needs thorough investigation. A lot of the dies and hubs are rough.

Nobody ever wants to sell at a loss so you hold on to what you have in the hopes of a return to the old prices. Either you buy more at a lower price to offset the loss, or you just bite the bullet and eat the loss. Eventually stuff that sits awhile is a cost by itself and must be moved to increase cash flow.

I got mine from members that were spending time over in the sandbox, also got some of the then brand new Afghan and Iraqi coins. I am going to have to update my collection of POGS from what I see above.

Why? Is it illegal to have it?

No, it was just that She wanted it for Her personal collection of Asian treasures.

Oh, I found 5 different cent coins dated 1920, 1928, 1929(x2) and 1934. The rest of the finds were 40s and 50s wheats and a couple of George VI cents from the 40s.

Last night searching through $60 in rolled cents I found a German 5 pfennig from 1981.

To Her Majesty? Was it taken or did you sell it.

It was appropriated, and I was NOT reimbursed.

This morning on the way back to work stopped in a grocery store and checked the coinstar machine and found four rotten zincolns, a nice 1940 cent, a 1969 Canadian 10c, but the best find - a 1952 George VI 10c in .800 silver!

Really? I never get Swiss coins here. But you're lucky, because 1/2 franc is a lot more than 10 cents.

I have found them in dime rolls, but they also end up in the reject tray of the coin machine at the bank. The most valuable coin exchange wise that I have gotten a couple of from the reject tray are the Latvian 1 Lats coins that are worth $1.80 each.

Thanks but it is really only my 1/2 birthday

Get in good with your banks and credit unions tellers. Bribe them with boxes of candy, game and theatre tickets, McDo's gift cards. I do it on a regular basis, sort of like a rewards programme. It would amaze you how much good stuff is out there, and when you have 60-70 tellers in different banks and credit unions looking for things for you it works out pretty well - and profitably too I might add.

Just today cashing in dimes and nickels from CRH I got a Series 1934 LGS(light green seal) $20 from the first printing that had come in through a deposit. A couple of months ago got $475 in $5 bills that were saved up to 1948, includes red, green, blue, brown and gold seals from the varying issues that circulated during that time. That haul was a jackpot, and really the teller that got them for me had no idea how much they were worth - but she appreciated the gift card to Babies R Us, she is expecting.

I haven't gotten any really old Swiss coins in change, but I find the 20 rappen and half franc coins in change in the USA occasionally as 5 cent and 10 cent coins.

This morning buying a drink at 7-11 on the way to work got a British penny as a cent in change. Later in the day got a British 5 pence in change as a dime. "The British are coming, the British are coming!"

There are approximately 100 or so known examples of these notes, but they were printed in far larger numbers back then. The story goes that they were found under a statue in 1936 and were sold to the crowds of foreigners milling around - so the great majority of them went to Europe or America. I very briefly owned this example before it was requisitioned to a certain VIP's personal collection.

_{Swiss coins had unchanged compositions etc, especially the 5, 10 and 20 rappen coins. So yes indeed it is is possible to find 100+ year old coins that do not stand out for anything but the date on the coin which a lot of people never look at or care anyway.}

Her Majesty, after much delay, finally gave me permission to post the image of her note that I imaged back in 2009:

This is a 1 Kuan or 1000 Cash note from ca. 1368-1399 - these were purportedly found under a statue in Beijing in 1936.