A COIN OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COIN
COLLECTOR
King Farouk of Egypt was probably the world's greatest
coin collector, amassing thousands of rarities, including the only
“legal” example of the 1933 United States Double Eagle. Having nearly
unlimited funds he could afford it, and anything else he wanted. Being
king, he got to put himself on the countries coins as well. This silver
Egyptian 2 Piastre of shows the king in a traditional Egyptian
hat. It is dated either 1937 or 1942.
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Egyptian Coins
1988 AND 1989
POLAND COIN SETS
LAST
ETHIOPIAN COIN OF HAILE SELASSIE
Haile
Selassie was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. He immediately
embarked on a series of reforms and built new roads, schools, hospitals
and communication systems. Ethiopia prospered under his reign despite a
world wide recession until the Italians under Benito Mussolini attacked
in1935. The poorly equipped Ethiopian army was no match for the
modern
Italian army and was soon defeated. Haile Selassie was forced into
exile.
He returned to the throne after the British defeated the Italian forces
in World War II. By the 1960's he was increasingly out of
touch
with his countries needs in the modern world. His autocratic
government
was at odds with the ever increasing calls for freedom. An
on-going
civil war with the Eretrians and conflicts with Somalia sapped much of
the nations resources. By the 1970's rebellions had sprung up
throughout
the country. In 1974 series of mutinies by junior army officers
lead
to an overthrow of the monarchy. The Emperor was placed under
house
arrest and later killed by the new Socialist government, thus ending a
line of monarchs that could be traced to King Solomon. He is now
regarded as the Messiah of the African race Rastafarians. We offer one
of the last coins ever made for Haile Selassie. It is a silver
Proof
5 Dollar coin dated AD1972. One side depicts the Emperor in a military
uniform while the other side shows the Ethiopian Lion carrying a cross.
The coin weighs 25 grams, is struck in .999 fine silver.. This
attractive coin has a mintage of only
100,000.
This beautiful Brilliant
Uncirculated old silver 1 Sucre coin of Ecuador was struck at the
Philadelphia mint. The obverse picture Antonio José
de Sucre, who liberated Ecuador from the Spanish and later served as
the first elected President of Bolivia. The reverse features the
Ecuadorian arms, and at the bottom, the mint "PHILA. U.S.A." spelled
out in bold letters. We offer this Brilliant Uncirculated coin at
far less than its $30.00 catalog value
BOAT ON SILVER PROOF 2002 ECUADOR 25,000
SUCRES 2002 COIN
OBSOLETE ECUADOR COIN SET INCLUDES 3
BI-METALLIC COINS
This cute little (15mm) silver 1/2 Dinero coin
of Peru featurse seated liberty
on one side and the Peruvian arms on the other. Like the seated
Liberty
coins of the United States, the design features Liberty with a shield
and
holding a liberty cap on a pole. The coin dates from the early
1900's
until 1916 and grade Almost Uncirculated or better. The coin is
quite
reasonably priced given its condition, age and attractive design.
CANADIAN SILVER DOLLAR
CELEBRATES PILE O'BONES
Pile O' Bones was the name of a hunters' camp in located
in central Canada. It was so named because heaps of bones left
there from skinning and cutting buffalo. In 1882 the
Canadian Pacific Railroad came through, and it was renamed Regina, to
honor Queen Victoria. It was the administrative headquarters of
the Northwest Territories from 1882 until 1905, when it became the
capital of the newly formed province of Saskatchewan. To
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the formal founding of the City of
Regina, Canada issued a commemorative Proof silver dollar in
1982. One side features the provincial capitol building and a
cattle skull, which is an acknowledgement to the cities origins.
The other side features Queen Elizabeth. The coin is 36mm in
diameter and contains .3750 troy ounces of silver. It comes in
its original mint capsule.
Belarus issued this
multi-colored sterling silver 20 Ruble coin to honor the traditional
Belarus wedding ceremony. The obverse features two birds being
perched on branches of tree of life. The reverse features the
symbols of a wedding: a round wedding cake decorated with the bride's
diadem and a pair of wedding rings. The rings are
multi-colored. The coin has a mintage of only 25,000 pieces and
comes in a capsule and is Brilliant Uncirculated.
Many
consider the Maria Theresa Thaler to be one of the most beautiful coins
in the world. It is certainly one of the most popular. This
silver coin is larger than the US silver dollar. The veiled "fat
lady" on the coin was considered the epitome of beauty in much of the
Middle
East, so for many years it was the standard trade coin in the region.
Since
troops and traders from many nations needed the coins to operate in the
middle east it has been restruck in mints throughout the world,
including
Prague, Milan, London, Paris, Brussels, Kremintz, Rome, Bombay and
Florence.
It is still being struck today in Vienna. Despite where and when
it was struck, it is always dated 1780, the year Maria Theresa
died.
Maria, as Empress of the Holy Roman Empire was noted both for her
diplomatic
skills and for giving birth to 16 children, thus making her a direct
ancestor
of most of the royal houses of Europe.
THE
POPE AND FERDINAND MARCOS
U.S.
WWII LIBERATION COINS FOR THE PHILIPPINES
WWII
PHILIPPINE GUERILLA CURRENCY
UNUSUAL
PHILIPPINE CURRENCY
New Guinea is one of
the least explored areas left on earth. Cannibalism is reported
to be practiced in some remote areas. The native dress does
not include pockets, so the coins of New Guinea included a hole to
allow the
coins could be worn on a string. Because New Guinea was a
British
Colony at the time, one side of the coin shows the imperial crown and
two
secpters. The other side shows traditional native designs.
The
coin is struck in sterling silver and was issued intermittently between
1935
and 1945.
Portugal
established Macao at the mouth of the Pearl River on the coast of China
in 1557. Serving as a trading center to both China and Japan, at
one time it was one of the wealthiest cities in Asia. The gradual
silting up of its harbor and the rise of Hong Kong across the river
caused the territory to go into a long decline. It was saved only
by the legalization of gambling. After over 400 years as a
Portuguese possession, Macao was returned to China in 1999. This
large, old, Uncirculated 1952 silver 5 Pataca is one of the first
silver coins ever struck for Macao. One side bears the arms of
Macao, the other has the Portuguese arms.
Macao issued its first commemorative coin in 1974.
The silver 20 Pataca coin commemorates the opening of the Ponte
Macau-Taipa Bridge, connecting the Island of Taipa with the mainland of
Macao. The 35mm coin pictures the bridge soaring over a Chinese
Junk on one side and the Macao arms on the other. The bridge
helped spur development of the former Portuguese colony. The
increased traffic caused a second span to be built in 1994, and another
third bridge linking Macao and Taipa was recently opened.
The
coin is Uncirculated, though may have minor bag marks.
We are pleased to offer this scarce South African 3
Pence at less than half of its $10 catalog value! There are two
types of the 1959 silver 3 Pence from South Africa. The correct
variety, which shows the designers initials K-G, for G.T. Gruger-Gray,
on either side of the base of the Protea flower, and the error variety,
which lacks the designers initials. The
scarce error variety catalogs for $10 in Uncirculated condition.
Our
less than half of that!. We also offer you the correct variety so
you
can buy the companion piece.
TORINO WINTER
OLYMPIC SILVER PROOF 5 & 10 EURO COINS FROM ITALY
WEST AFRICAN
STATES 1000 FRANCS 2004 SILVER PROOF SOCCER COIN
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