Vegas Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 Good afternoon, I'm Vegas. About me My general interests are studying, teaching, music and cooking. I'm a big fan of vintage stuff as well as some new stuff. About Coins I have a few Czech coins, a collection of Pennies (1971-2016, no 1985 or any of the even years of the 70s), have not seen any 2017 pennies yet, a couple of pre-decimal pennies so far. Quote
Coinery Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) Well, a very big welcome, then! ? I've only just popped my head into the forum, quite recently, after being away for some time. I guess we're both newbies in that respect! You obviously have the bug, from looking at your collection list...I think you'll have a lot of fun on here! ? Edited February 21, 2017 by Coinery 1 Quote
Nordle11 Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Hi and welcome Vegas! It's customary to show off a few of your favourite coins from your collection, get up a couple of pictures for us to see Quote
JamieB Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Hey Vegas, I'm new myself, I read mostly as the knowledge level is sky high! Jamie Quote
Vegas Posted February 22, 2017 Author Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) This is one of the Czech coins, the 50 Kč (50 Koruna) coin. I believe it was minted in 1993, as thats what it shows under the lion, but the year 1993 is also when these types of coins were first minted (got that from wikipedia). 1993 is the only date on the coin, so I am probably correct. The 50 Kč coin is the highest value of coin used in the Czech Republic/Czechia. If you look closely, notice parts of the lion in the outer section. I don't know why that is like that, but it's not an error they are all like that. The Czechs have an agreement to change to the euro, but they haven't changed yet, so Czech coins might be something to collect in the near future. *Edit* Whilst being a modern coin, it's got some sort of beauty that most modern coins lack. I like that Edited February 22, 2017 by Vegas 1 Quote
Leo Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 Welcome to the forum! It's a nice coin that one you've posted. Not very common to see a bi-metallic combination of copper + brass (typically they are nickel + brass, like our £2 or €1) Also the design of the lion is a clever use of the bimetallic feature. Still my favourite is the Italian €1! Quote
Matteo95 Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 Hi Vegas ! here you can find all the informations about your coins https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3968.html Matteo Quote
Vegas Posted February 23, 2017 Author Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Matteo95 said: Hi Vegas ! here you can find all the informations about your coins https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3968.html Matteo The one I have is the most common, but it still is a nice coin. Quote
azda Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 13 hours ago, Leo said: Welcome to the forum! It's a nice coin that one you've posted. Not very common to see a bi-metallic combination of copper + brass (typically they are nickel + brass, like our £2 or €1) Also the design of the lion is a clever use of the bimetallic feature. Still my favourite is the Italian €1! H Vegas, welcome to the forum and here is my only bi-metallic 1 Quote
Vegas Posted February 23, 2017 Author Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, azda said: H Vegas, welcome to the forum and here is my only bi-metallic The inside is gold, what's the outside? *edit* it's silver Edited February 23, 2017 by Vegas I looked at the picture again Quote
Nordle11 Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Vegas said: The inside is gold, what's the outside? Silver. AU = gold & AG = silver (written on the border) Quote
Vegas Posted February 23, 2017 Author Posted February 23, 2017 Here's a Victorian farthing. It's in decent condition, can even still see the badge on Queen Victoria. Farthings are quite difficult to photograph without a tripod. Quote
Peter Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Go to Colin Goodes site (aboutfarthings) you may well enjoy it.. The amount of work some people put into the hobby FOC is amazing.I will certainly buy his book.It will never be perfect just look at Peck and Freemans books.Get a deal done with Chris? PS welcome Vegas Edited February 23, 2017 by Peter Quote
azda Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 6 hours ago, Vegas said: The inside is gold, what's the outside? *edit* it's silver And 1 of only 200 made ? Quote
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