SMS

$9

Total population.  The master listing has a total of 37 reported DDOs for 1973D Kennedys from all six varieties.  So, the DDO-001 has the largest overall population at 17.  However, it is the most defined/prominent doubling, therefore the more desirable (IMHO at least).

2 hours ago, thedeadpoint said:

Very cool, SMS! Great find - does it have any value?

Invaluable!  Was able to share it with my daughters!  🤣

FS-50-1973D-101, CONECA DDO-001

There is doubling all around in the date, IN GOD WE TRUST, and LIBERTY.  Being a circulated find, it is not as defined as an MS example would be. But you can definitely see the separations, especially  on the east side of the coin.

Most prominent are the full split serifs on bottom and top of S, right leg of R, and upper portion of U.  The 3 in the date is hardest to get the lighting right, but it's split east on the upper curve.

Cherry Picker's Guide 5th Edition values MS-63 at around $25 (6 years ago).  This is an AU, so it will be worth much less.  Still, CONECA reports a population of only 17.  If this is confirmed, they'll have to change it to 18.  🤓

I've been on a brief hiatus for the past few years.  But, the past several months, I have been starting to get back into my personal hobby routine with roll searching and bulk lot foreign coin searching.  Both of my youngest girls (8 and 10)have been becoming interested in coins since it is something that daddy has been doing lately.  So, I was showing my 10yo how to search rolls and how to use the Cherrypicker's Guide to help with searching for varieties.

As we were going through a roll of halves, this particular piece kind of jumped out, so I took a closer look under 10x loupe, and again under 50x microscope.  I've been trying to get a usb microscope the past few weeks, but each time, the box has ended up making it here empty.  And I have been having quite the time getting the lighting correct trying to get a close-up photo.  But, this one is definitely going to be a keeper.  I'm going to send it in for verification with CONECA just to make sure.  But, under 50x, it's exactly as pictured in the Guide.

Quite a find to get your YN even more interested in the hobby.

$15.60

Does the obverse have the same luster as the reverse?  The picture does not make it evident. Thanks!

Very nice Eagle there.  It's almost as nice as the recent 2007-W I got a hold of!  😹

Let's start this off with $1

is the other side exactly the same?  Can you post a pic of it if it's different.  Thanks!

I'll start this off with $2.

Interested in that rupee and dong 😃

20.00

$12

$11

Let's start this at $7

Sorry!  That is completely my fault.  I keep everything!  So I have years of PMs sitting around I simply need to clean up!  Sorry for the trouble. 

$20

$12

$20

I'll open this one at $2.99

I'll open with $1.99!

Looks like it's a Hungarian 15 Krajczar from 1747.  It's a little more than 1/10toz silver content.  Neither rare nor valuable, but most certainly a very nice find.  It looks like it was used as a piece of jewelry or adornment.  Possibly it was somebody's good luck charm.  As for value or pricing, I wouldn't be able to tell as all of my refernces in pricing are way outdated.  I would guess up to $10 in the condition it is in.

On 12/26/2017 at 9:18 PM, gxseries said:

I have been doing some research and just cannot find enough information for what I am looking for.

 

I'm looking at Sun Yat Sen coinage from 1936 to 1943. Here are my questions -

 

4) Numista reckon the portraits featured are Lin Sen. There may be more catalog that refer him. I somewhat doubt this is right as I suspect they are all of Sun Yat Sen. I'm certain he was featured in earlier coins as well as on Taiwanese coins.

 

 

Thanking in advance

I have personally never heard of any controversy regarding the effigy of the reformed coinage.  The government ordered the reform of coinage in 1935 which took affect in 1936.  The other coinage you may be referring to is the 1932 yuan which depicts the effigy of Sun Yat-sen with a junker on the reverse ("junk" dollar).  The previous yuan depicted Sun Yat-sen with a forward facing memorial effigy as did the other two denominations minted in 1927 (10 and 20 sen).

First, I would say Lin Sen was an older gentleman with a long beard and glasses from all depictions of him I have personally seen.  Second, the effigy used on the 1932 yuan is the same used for the reformed coinage of 1936 as depicted above.  So, I would say Numista would have to be wrong in at least one point:  either they are wrong assigning the effigy to Sun Yat-sen in their 1932 yuan listing, or wrong on all accounts of the reformed coinage sen assigning the effigy to Lin Sen.

I prefer to believe that the government would depict a founding father as opposed to a puppet president.  Here is an interesting read that also assigns the effigy to Sun Yat-sen.  If you can get any of the edicts or orders from the Minister of Finance, H. H. Kung, you may be able to get definitive proof of the identity of the effigy.

Here is another interesting read to fill your time regarding the various coinage resulting from the fall of the Qing Dynasty.

Long time, no talk.  I hope this helps you out!

I'm not doing anything of the sort myself at this moment!   I've only got children, so there are quite a few years to go before I hit the grand- or even great-grand- portion of posterity.  Right now, I let the younger ones (who have somewhat of an interest in what I do with this "weird" money) take a look at my holdings and explain the history behind each one.

Unfortunately, I do not have as much as I used to in my own collection (due to some unfortunate circumstances).  But, I am slowly building my sets back up again.  Being able to see your posterity's reaction to a good portion of your life's work must be something.  Most people wait to will their worldly goods when they pass from this world.  So, most do not get this opportunity you have to see their overall reactions to even a portion of their inheritance.  I hope this will all bring a joy in heart to both you and your children/grand-/great- and all.

I have had over 500 cash coins in my collection.  Due to unfortunate circumstances, I am down to literally a handful;.   But, this is the first cash coin from a Yunnan province mint that I have ever had!

As most of you know, forum member Corina regularly places auctions up in the forums here at Coin People.  The latest one had a couple of banknotes, early 20th century coins, and some unidentified Chinese 10 cash coin.  Well, I got the package from the auction today and was mildly surprised with my mystery cash coin.

It was a Hsien-feng 10 cash from the Yunnanfu Mint.  It has some dinged up rims, but it quite easily identifiable.  It is a nice specimen for being over 150 years old!

According to Krause, this mint was responsible for casting 1, 10 and 50 cash denominations.  This specimen would be the first of this denomination cast at this mint.

I didn't even look into Turkey!   Interestingly, though, my Krause shows the de Luxe series only through 1980.  Now knowing what it is supposed to be, a little research should be made to authenticate the piece.  Thank you. I learned something new and interesting today!