Ian
Scotland
United Kingdom
collecting the eclectic
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copper 2 stiver George III. | 1815 | Sri Lanka |
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Counterstamp coinage 1/3rd Rix Dollar. Crown counterstamp on a Madras Arcot 1/4 rupee. Rarely... | 1823 | Sri Lanka |
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Ancient Ceylonese copper coin (Massa Kahavanu)from the reign of Queen Lilawati circa 1202-05 ad.... | 1202 | Sri Lanka |
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Ancient Ceylonese copper coin (Massa Kahavanu)from the reign of Sahasa Malla (1205-13 ad).... | 1205 | Sri Lanka |
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Ancient Ceylonese copper coin (Massa Kahavanu)from the reign of Parakrama Bahu II (1216-19ad).... | 1216 | Sri Lanka |
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Joseph Napoleon 1808 AI. A nice dark even toned example of this rare coin from the Napoleonic era. | 1808 | Spain |
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20 reales. A nice collectable grade. | 1856 | Spain |
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Silver dirham (anonymous coinage) from the Muwahhid dynasty in Iberia / Morocco during the period... | 1160 | Spain |
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Gold escudo / Doubloon of Carlos I and Johanna (aka `La Loca'). Generally thought to be the first... | 1516 | Spain |
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Contemporary fake Joseph Napoleon 20 Reales. The silvering is wearing thin in places (obverse).... | 1808 | Spain |
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For the copper lovers, here's a nice example of the Z.A.R. 1893 penny. | 1893 | South Africa |
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Gold `pond' with bust of Kruger obverse (Not Freddy Kruger though). Nice coins these. This one a... | 1897 | South Africa |
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1 cent with a mintage of only 624 for the business strike | 1980 | Solomon Islands |
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This is an Edinburgh halfpenny / ha'penny / `Edinburgh bawbee' as it was commonly termed. a token... | 1790 | Scotland |
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I came across this one via ebay. It was actually brought to my attention on rec.collecting.coins... | 1797 | Scotland |
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`Sword Dollar' /Silver Ryal/ Thirty Shillings Scots of James VI of Scotland | 1570 | Scotland |
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Dundee shilling. A private token | 1797 | Scotland |
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Dundee half penny (Dudhope Castle / flax hackler). | 1797 | Scotland |
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An Edinburgh half penny (St Andrews/ ship). Private token | 1791 | Scotland |
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Perth half penny (Bridge over the tay at Perth /Salmon fisher. | 1797 | Scotland |
