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uthminsta
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 Posted - 02/04/2010 : 11:34:37
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three ITALY coins from VITTORIO EMANUELE II.
Two, five, and ten centesimi. Not shown is the (one) centesimo, which was also copper. I think this kind of shows that the larger the coin is, the more worn its surfaces were, on average. Or maybe just that the nicer ones were not as cheap when I bought these.  |
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uthminsta
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USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 14:31:13
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AUSTRIA one schilling. Aluminum-bronze.
 
Today I wanted to post another aluminum bronze coin to add a little different color - literally - to the project. Austria's schilling was aluminum from 1946-57 then aluminum-bronze from 1959 on... |
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uthminsta
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USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 13:04:06
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BAHAMAS cent, brass.
 
This coin hits on so many levels for me. First, it's a birth year coin for me, and I am collecting a worldwide birth year set. Please send all your 1974 coins to me immediately. Second, it's a coin with a beach theme, and that is one of the things my wife collects. Please send all your starfish cents to me immediately. Third, it's just downright beautiful, at least in my opinion.  This is a proof, broken out of a set, with no noticeable problems. Please send all your beautiful proof coins to me immediately. Wonder why they did that? Oh well, their loss, my gain.
Composition breakdown: Nickel-brass 1966-69. Bronze 1970-73. Brass 1974-85. Copper-plated zinc 1985-(at least 1992). |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
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Posted - 02/07/2010 : 22:46:57
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I like the squirrel coin. I need to get one of those for my coin zoo. I have the lion coin already.. that is one of my favorite animals to collect on coins.  |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 01:09:16
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| 3000 views! Keep on lookin, I'll keep on postin. |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1964 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 16:18:10
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Italian Wheats
Not the American winter and spring wheat, but Italian Durum wheat. 
And the honey bees to keep them pollinated...
The other side (reverse/obverse?) has Vittorio Emanuele III.
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Junk Woody
Penny Collector Member
Canada
262 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 19:25:47
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WOW thanks for posting those Italian Wheats and Bee's Bluegill
I've never seen them before I LOVE THEM!!
I'm going to have to find some for my world coin collection
Keep Em Coming!!
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Junk Woody
Penny Collector Member
Canada
262 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 21:35:21
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Woops  my mistake
I'll edit my post to look like I was paying attention. |
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bman
Penny Collector Member
USA
425 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 21:39:36
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
I like the squirrel coin. I need to get one of those for my coin zoo. I have the lion coin already...
Just be sure not to put them in the same cage
I can't believe there are no Fugio Cents posted here.
I'd LOVE to get one of these in my collection, supposedly they were designed by Ben Franklin.
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 21:46:23
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BRITISH HONDURAS cent, bronze.
 
This type (with 12 "waves"), was used on cents of British Honduras from 1956-1973. In June of that year, the country became known as Belize, and cents dating 1973-1976 are virtually the same except for the name change. The composition of the cent was changed mid-1976 to aluminum, without a design change.
PS: my wife loves these coins that aren't round. I had to... umm... "borrow" this one from her binder to scan it. Don't tell her.
And wow, that is an astounding Fugio specimen. |
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uthminsta
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USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/10/2010 : 15:56:22
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CAYMAN ISLANDS cent, bronze.
 
Before 1972 the Cayman Islands used Jamaican currency. So the top coin represents another KM#1, which I find especially interesting. Perhaps a collecting idea? How many KM1's can you find?
Depicted is the Grand Cayman Thrush, which is now extinct. My examples are the first and last year of bronze Cayman Islands cents. Bronze clad steel issues were begun in 1992. |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1964 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2010 : 17:06:51
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Birds
South African Cape Sparrows
New Zealand Tuis
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1964 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2010 : 17:10:30
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Jamaican Brass
Yeah mon, not really bronze, but I see other brass coins in this thread...
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2010 : 21:55:28
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Nice coins, Bluegill! So here's my JAMAICA too!
 
This cent is from 1969, the first year of decimal coinage in Jamaica, which followed the types shown in the previous post. The decimal cent was bronze from 1969-1975, and was switched to an aluminum 12-sided coin starting in 1975. The predecimal coins shown above were copper-nickel until 1934, nickel-brass from 1937-66, and copper-nickel-zinc in 1969.
From wikipedia:
"Brass is any alloy of copper and zinc ... In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin. Despite this distinction some types of brasses are called bronzes and vice-versa."
It's all copper to me. |
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uthminsta
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USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 09:50:13
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Hey everyone, and happy birthday Abraham Lincoln!
If you enjoy this thread, please read about the contest going on today. It very much pertains to beautiful bronze...
You must be logged in to see this link.
And you should see stuff showing up here on this thread pretty soon.
I anticipate some interesting posts today... |
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Bluegill
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USA
1964 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 16:30:04
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Bailiwick of Jersey
One of 2 Bailiwicks, Guernsey is the other one, they are known as the channel islands. Located at the west end of the English channel off the French coast.
Other than their geographical location, I know very little about them...
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/12/2010 : 23:24:55
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Hey, I love Lincoln, I love copper/bronze and I love free, soooooo...
This is my simple portrait of Lincoln with his top hat:
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2010 : 00:01:25
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Shattered
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2010 : 09:55:10
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| I had something to enter for the contest, but I forgot and didn't post it yesterday. |
"I need metal in my life, just like an eagle needs to fly."
-Joseph DeMaio : Die For Metal |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
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Posted - 02/13/2010 : 10:02:56
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| Wow.. great coins BlueGill.. thanks for sharing. I have added a few of those to my want list. You could sure teach the rest of us some things about coin photography.. awesome pics! |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2010 : 11:25:58
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COLOMBIA 5 centavos, bronze.
 
Colombia adopted a modern decimal system around 1872. The 5 centavo was a small silver coin until 1902, copper-nickel from 1918-1941, bronze from 1942-1946, copper-nickel again 1946-1950, bronze again 1952-1966, and copper clad steel from 1967-1979, the last year of prouction. So if you're keeping score, both compositions were used in 1946. But were you keeping score?!?
I like the hat that says LIBERTAD. Reminds me of the early US cents that had the hat on the pole... |
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Bluegill
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USA
1964 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2010 : 20:02:53
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Since we're in South America...
 
A jump across the Pacific to another former Spanish colony...
 
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Market Harmony
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 10:25:43
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I just dug through a pile of foreign coin that I have in a big copper trophy bowl.
These are some of the nicer copper-included coin that I could find.
I know this thread was intended to post a picture of just one coin, but I didn't have the time
to individually photograph each one. But, if you want to see a specific coin,
let me know and I'll get a close-up. There are coins from around the world:
China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zambia, Trinidad and Tobago,
Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Bermuda, Turkey, U.A.E., Sweden, Britain, Ireland, Germany, and Canada.
These all came from various places: a visit to the country of the coin, coin roll hunting,
purchases of odd lots which included these coin, and a few other ways. I hope you enjoy them:
favorite side of the coin, group #1
other side of the coin, group #1
favorite side of the coin, group #2
other side of the coin, group #2
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uthminsta
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USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 16:02:12
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MH, that's some shiny stuff!
EGYPT 5 and 10 milliemes, bronze.
Again, we like the non-round stuff at my house... like the British Honduras stuff from the other day. Looking these up, I found out that 10 milliemes = 1 piastre. And they were both only used for 1938 and 1943 in this type. |
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uthminsta
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USA
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Posted - 02/15/2010 : 13:41:43
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FALKLAND ISLANDS halfpenny, bronze.
 
The Falkland Islands began their decimal coinage system in 1974, and thus this halfpenny (depicting a salmon) is another KM1. Other bronze issues included the penny (which showed Gentoo penguins) and the twopence (which showed the upland goose). The halfpenny was bronze until its discontinuation in 1983. The penny and twopence were bronze until 1992. Those two were issued again as copper-plated steel coins in 1998-99 and 2004. |
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