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  1. Here is the response from a New Zealander... HTH Andy
  2. for the portrait see here, http://www.ramint.gov.au/designs/obverse/gottwald.cfm still working on the other questions
  3. The fern leaf reverse was only used with that portrait in 1979. It has a mintage of 25,000 with 85,000 in proof. The 1980 had a fantail, 1981 Oak, 1982 Takahe.
  4. Always thought the later NZ dollars were NCLT? There is another so far unique portrait (not NZ) from a one year issue circulation coin....
  5. A while ago on another forum - I put together this short list of circulation coinage portraits..... Starting from top left, 1) UK, Australia, Bermuda, Caymen Islands, Cook Islands, East Caribbean States, Falkland Is, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, New Zealand 2) Canada 3) Canada 4) Canada (2002 50 Cent only) 5) UK, Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Cook Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, New Zealand, St. Helena & Ascension, Solomon Is, Tuvalu. 6) Caymen Islands, Jersey 7) Gibraltar 8) UK, Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Caymen Islands, Cook Islands, East Caribbean States, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, New Zealand, Rhodesia, St. Helena & Ascension, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu. 9) UK, Australia, Canada, Ceylon, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa 10) British Honduras / Belize, British West Africa, East Africa, East Caribbean States, Fiji, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Jersey, Malaya, Mauritius, Seychelles There is a portrait I missed (on a circulation coin) too...
  6. Does anyone know why the lower value Belize FM coins circulated? None of the others seem to have....
  7. In my 4th edition Krause 1801-1900 (I know I ought to get a newer one!) these are not listed, that's not because they are rare but because Krause forgot to include them.... Going further back in time prior to the reorganisation of the database they were listed as KM#279, Duit, 1815H - Amsterdam Mint.
  8. Not so easy as you might think, those from the mint are in BU not standard UNC. The two types when shown side by side are quite different in finish.
  9. I have one of each in UNC (not BU) I have to confess I did buy them though. Also got hold of a 2009 Henry VIII Crown in UNC at the same time, up to present (as far as I know) these have all been in BU.
  10. The Burns £2, Kew 50p and Guides 50p have also been struck and are in the system somewhere.....
  11. umm, 1 and 2 cent have been discontinued, 5 - 50 cent revised in 2009 (5 cent slightly larger, 10, 20 and 50 cent reduced) The 1 Dollar was supposed to be revised too, but I've not heard any more about this and as we're well into 2010 maybe it's been shelved.
  12. Only the 2 cents were ever issued (1955+1957) with Elizabeth II portrait on, the George VI 1951 coins were issued without date change for many years until independence.
  13. Isle of Man, Series 4 is Heraldry (1984-1987) Series 5 is Technology (1988-1995) rather than industry. Ellan Vannin is the Manx name for the Isle of Man. The 5p of 1994-1995 was modified to have a pair of golf clubs. As in Jersey the Isle of Man still has £1 notes - £1 and £2 Isle of Man coins are quite hard to find in change. The £5 does not circulate to the best of my knowledge - though I suppose it would be possible to spend one. The 1998 without Triskeles issue was rather odd, it seems the first batch issued did not have the Triskeles, whilst the coins since did. 1p, 2p, 5p and £1 were issued with this 'error' - Krause also lists a 10p but I cannot confirm that it exists. Commemoratives, Christmas 50p have been issued for every year since 1980 (two in 2008) TT 50p were issued 1981-1984, 1999, 2004, 2007 (two), 2009 and 2010. A special 50p was issued in 1979 and 1980 to commemorate the millennium of the Tynwald (the Manx parliament), and a 1994 issue commemorated the legislative building centenary.
  14. Jersey, I've found more Jersey £1 coins in the UK than I have on Jersey, they still use £1 notes, the coins are seldom seen. I've never found a Jersey £2 coin on the island though I'm told they are there. Guernsey and Isle of Man are similar.
  15. Seychelles, Prior to 1903 they were a dependency of Mauritius, from 1903 becoming a separate colony but using the Mauritius currency. From 1939, new 10, 25 cents and ½ and 1 Rupee were issued, but Mauritius 1,2 and 5 cents continued to be used. It was not until 1948 that the Seychelles issued 1,2 and 5 cents and when they did the continued with the Mauritius design. I believe the coins to have been interchangeable across both territories until independence.
  16. Gibraltar.... Coins now produced by the Tower Mint (London), prior to 2004 it was by Pobjoy Mint. The owner of the Tower mint is Raphael Maklouf who designed the 1985 portrait for the Royal Mint. The portrait on the coins of Gibraltar is a sort of modernised version of the 1985 portrait.... There have also been some one off commemoratives in recent years, marketed by Westminster collections ltd. Including a 2004 series of 50p for Battles, and a 2007 2p and £2 for the diamond wedding anniversary (Elizabeth + Phillip)
  17. Tristan da Cunha.... Made for collectors by the Commonwealth mint. TDC uses the St Helena & Ascension Pound. Lately we have coins also (following the same sizes) for Gough Island and Stoltenhoff Island both unihabited so quite why the penguins need coins is a little beyond me
  18. Cook Islands.... Only the 1,2 and 5 Dollars are legal tender. All the older size denominations were withdrawn in 2006, when New Zealand reduced the size of it's coins. As you probably guessed they now use New Zealand coins, but the 2003 issued 1,2 and 5 Dollars remain. The 2000 1 and 5 Cents never were circulation coins, being made specifically for collectors. The latest set of coins again are specifically for collectors, the Cooks Island government get 10% of the profits.... Also - does anyone have / ever seen a 50 Cents 1987-92 with the fish, KM#36?
  19. As a first step you could try the contact the mint form here, http://www.royalmint.com/ContactUs/full_details.aspx After a few weeks you'll get a reply, they may ask for the coin to be sent to them to ascertain it's authenticity, Another few weeks may go by, then you'll get it back again. (but best to make sure they know you want it back just in case!) The few weeks mentioned may turn into a few months or so.....
  20. Standard 20p weighs 5g, according to my old catalogue a piedfort weighs 10g. Best thing to do with this is to send it to Joseph Payne, curator, Royal Mint archives. He will return the coin, with a note as to what exactly it is. It usually takes several months to complete this process though...
  21. looking at the picture, I don't think it's a fake, nor do I think it's been struck on a planchet intended for a foreign coin. It could be a piedfort (does anyone have any specifications for these?), or it could be a mint error.
  22. Ideally, to tell you what it is we need pictures. There are such things as piedforts which the Royal Mint issues from time to time, they are the same as normal coins but usually twice as thick and struck in silver (rather than copper-nickel) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedfort Also, there are forged 20p's about (I had one made of lead once), quite why anyone would go to the trouble of forging a 20p is beyond me, but it's something to be aware of.
  23. Sounds like a Saxony 1 Groschen with a portrait of Friedrich August II Full legend should read - D. G. FRID AUG REX POL DUX SAX ARGENT ELECTOR "By the grace of god Friedrich August, King of Poland, Duke of Saxony, (Silver?) Elector" IN PROVINCIIS IVR SAXON PROVISOR & VICARIVS. "Administrator in the section of Saxon Law and Vicar"
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