Additions to your collection - April 2018

Цитата: "ZacUK"​ Last year I won two items from Dundedin (Neilithic is from there) and now have another ...
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​'Scarce in NEF, Day and Mieville Dunedin and Otago New Zealand 1 penny token 1857'
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​https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces59090.html
​https://en.numista.com/forum/topic54269.html#p451601

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Цитата: "cmaclean"​I got a Scottish William II 5 Shillings coin. I'm very pleased with it as it is my first late Scottish silver coin. They are quite rare since the overwhelming majority of them were melted down during the 1707-9 Scottish recoinage, overseen by Isaac Newton.
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​This example appears to have been used as a piece of jewellery at some point of its existence. Perhaps this explains why it avoided the melting pot.
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Цитата: "oggy​​"​Very nice!
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​No additions for me until mid May now, unless a 1640-1660 or 1699 Danish Dukat comes onto the market. In fact, I need to sell before I can buy ;/

Цитата: "radrick007"​I'm sure I am just like many of you out there in that I really enjoy picking up some local currency pieces when on vacation (except in the Euro zone, of course!) and one such trip was when we went to Morocco some years back. I picked up as many different circulating types that I could get my hands on and since then I have built up my Morocco collection to 38 different types. I just recently acquired through a swap a 1946 Mohamed V 5 Francs and it caught my eye as soon as I opened the package. It's a funny thing, until they physically land in your hands, these coins you desire are simply statistics; they're two dimensional images on a screen or they're simply numbers in your 'coins I want to add to my collection' list. But when you hold that piece in your hand, all of a sudden it's a real, tangible coin with a subtle beauty and a (circulating) history. This was what drew my attention:
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Цитата: "CassTaylor"​My first exonumia additions in a very long time; both are aluminium coronation medals for Edward VIII and George VI's coronations, respectively. Interestingly they both bear the date "12th May 1937", but since Edward VIII abdicated on the 12th of December 1936, it seems the makers of the first token jumped the gun a bit. Identical reverses also make it seem like they used the same dies for both tokens.
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​Recently added to catalogue, now awaiting verification!

Цитата: "Roublizer"​United States fractional gold
​1/4 Dollar octogonal 1854 BG-105
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​Of all the fractional gold I like the obverse of this variety the most.
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Цитата: "sc.rednek"​

Цитата: "Roublizer"​United States fractional gold
​​1/4 Dollar octogonal 1854 BG-105
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​​Of all the fractional gold I like the obverse of this variety the most.
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​​"United States" isn't quite accurate. Do you have any idea who in California stamped it, and is it actually 1854 or a backdated coin? If you have any way of knowing? Awesome coin though, I thought my $1 gold coin was tiny!