Excellent post mmm shiney ! Most of the coins are Egyptian from VANGBAC, and will get back to them. About different mints during the Ottomans I came across a photo that displays the same coin but 4 different mints [imgz=http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/531_4_mints.jpg][/imgz] Upper left is Konstantiniyah ( Constantinople- Istanbul - by far the most minted together with Misir - Egypt ) Upper right is Kosova ( Kosovo - Former republic within Yugoslavia, recently gained independence - mostly Albanian population - former southern Serbia) THIS ONE IS EXPENSIVE AND COSTS ABOUT 7 + TIMES MORE THAN THE STANDARD ISSUES FROM KONSTANTINOPLE OR MISIR Lower left is Manastir ( currently in Macedonia ) Lower right is Sallonika ( Thessaloniki in Greece ) All the 3 other mint coins cost a lot more than the standard ones. See below for a coin minted in Bursa ( present day Turkey ) [imgz=http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/531_bursa_mint.jpg][/imgz] and a nice toned 2 Kurush minted in Kosova - sold on eBay for $180 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230588769246 [imgz=http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/531_kosova_mint.jpg][/imgz] The Sultan at the time Mohamed V had these coins actually minted in Constantinople and took them on a regnal visit to those cities and spent the money there
From the bottom to the top XX Reis km # 527 20 REIS PORTUGAL ( was looking in Brazilian coinage for a while and lost 1min ) minted in 1882, 1883,1884,1885 & 1886 mintage numbers : 17.2 mill and made of Bronze **** NEXT PHOTO ( 4 COINS WITH RED IN BACKGROUND ) 2 on the left are 2/10 QIRSH minted in 1327 AH 2 on the right are 1/10 QIRSH minted in 1293 AH coins are copper nickel NEXT PHOTO 4 COINS ( GREEN IN THE BACKGROUND ) UPPER LEFT : 2 Piastres Egypt 1917 0.833 Ag 0.0749 oz asw mintage 4.461 mill UPPER RITE : 50 Centimes France 1908 0.835 Ag 0.0671 oz asw mintage 14.3 mill LOWER LEFT : 5 Stotinki Bulgaria 1913 Cu-Ni mintage 20.0 mill LOWER RITE : 5 Mills Palestine 1927 Cu-Ni coin The Palestinian coin has Palestine written in English ( centre doh ! ), Feelesteen ( Arabic on the right ) , Feeleshtinah ( E Y ) ( Hebrew on the left - the 2 letters in the brackets are Aleph & Yod which stand for E & Y which stand for Eretz Yisrael which means the State of Israel. I have a few of the Palestinian coins myself - they are nice, you dont need the clasp nor the bezel and you can still wear em around your neck - ( due to the hole )
The one above is 40 Para . . . Nickel . . .1327 AH ... 9th regnal year mintage 3.034 mill and the first pic needs to be rotated 90 degrees to the left the 2nd pic needs to be rotated 90 degrees to the right if you dont exhibit care about coin alignment next time in your photos, than i wont be contributing no more.
I don't think thucy will answer your question! Lack of care AGAIN! But he may answer mine, the second lot of pics are upside down?
The 2 above are 20 Para Egypt 1277 regnal years 9 ( on the left ) and 6 ( on the right ) its made of Bronze and is around 12.50 mg my offer is $10 for both ! ( to be joined with previous purchase )
So am i Vangbac, and thoroughly enjoying it. Once you get an "eye" for being able to read these coins it makes much more sense. A few days ago they were just lots of squiggles to me, now I can see the inscriptions as a language. Might have meself a new hobby.
Just to keep up to date. GONE, Italian 5 lira,Jap. 20 Sen, NG bird,Napoleon 111.1862,10 Phenning1876,Belgie10 cent1902,Jap 50sen,2 piasters 1917 french 50 centiemes1908. 8 X American//// Also GONE. 2 X 20 PIASTERS,20 kARUSH AND 40 PARA. Will post some more today . some unknown some not sure of. And again thanks for the help Thucy. Sorry also you guys thanks for imput.
Mexico 1900-Cn Q 20 centavos From CoinFactsWiki Jump to: navigation, search photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates photo courtesy Ponterio & AssociatesThis specimen is a slightly scarce date of a series struck 1898-1904 at the Culiacan mint, which closed in 1905. This twenty centavo piece replaced the twenty-five centavo piece struck 1869-92. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller twenty centavo piece in the 1905 reform that changed "Republica Mexicana" to "Estados Unidos Mexicanos." Culiacan is probably the second most common of the four mints that struck the type. The first specimen was lot 9012 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $431.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Culiacan. 20 Centavos, 1900-CnQ. NGC MS-63." The second specimen was lot 9013 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $138. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Culiacan. 20 Centavos, 1900-CnQ. NGC MS-62." Specification: 5.41 g, .903 fine silver, .157 troy oz ASW. Recorded mintage: 68,000. Catalog reference: KM 405. Source: Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992. Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007. [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011. Link to: 1899-Cn Q 20 centavos 1900-Mo 20 centavos 1900-Go 20 centavos 1900-Zs 20 centavos 1900-Cn JQ peso 1900-Go R peso oro 1900-Mo M peso oro 1900-Cn Q 5 pesos 1901-Cn Q 20 centavos return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905 Coins and currency dated 1900 Retrieved from "http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Mexico_1900-Cn_Q_20_centavos\"" Hi this I think is the same coin. Seems quite rare but this one has at some time been a pendent.photo shows the small bit of metal could it be removed to have a normal scarce coin. How much would this effect the price?
Mexico 1900-Cn Q 20 centavos Very good research, Vangbac... "Seems quite rare but this one has at some time been a pendent. photo shows the small bit of metal could it be removed to have a normal scarce coin. How much would this effect the price? " LOTS, unfortunately... in numismatic terms, it's the difference between a highly collectable coin and a silver round. That's the first thing to be told to any would-be collector... Leave them alone, don't try to rub away the years, collectors enjoy a 'dirty' coin more than a polished one ! In general, coins that have been drilled, holed or welded for a pendant are only good as a reference, at best, or for their precious metal content. Now it doesn't mean that this coin is worthless, I'll bid $10 for it !
Quote... " Dom is that all the 20 cent comes down to.about silver price.?" Unless someone is prepared to buy it for more... YES ! (btw, $10 is already 3 times the silver value) I have not enough experience to value the Islamic (Arabic) coins, that's why I leave these to THU73 to discuss... The bunch of copper coins is interesting... I don't usually go for those, but I am prepared to pay $10 for that lot, only because I like the Zuid Afrikan Penny, nice coin ! The Chinese coins (holed ones) are anybody's guess, I have many of them and still don't know their worth ?
The coppers are nice. The chinese/korean/japanese coins dont do it for me and i cant even identify them with the catalogue - nor do i have the willingness to do it Any more coins ?!
Source: Aahhh mate, you're not the only one. [imgz=http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/753_1279944877obama-crosseyed.jpg][/imgz] Please don't post any more images until next Monday, that's my next day off, I want to get a chance to identify them before thucy does! Hah, only joking, post away, especially the ones with arabic script, gotta practice my arabic.
