INTERESTING MODERN WORLD COINS
HARRY POTTER COINS
These
two attractive copper-nickel 1
Crown coins from the Isle of Man feature important turning points from
the Harry Potter books. The first, dated 2001, features Harry
Potter and his Magic Wand. The second, dated 2002 features
Harry
Potter retrieving Gryffindor’s Sword from the Sorting Hat.
Both
coins are 38.6mm in diameter and have the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of
Queen Elizabeth on the obverse. Both coins are Brilliant
Uncirculated. The 2001 coin is unpackaged. The 2002 coin comes in a presentation pack.
Item IOM-WAND
ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2001 HARRY POTTER'S MAGIC WAND KM1087 BU out
Item IOM-SWORD
ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2002 GRYFFINDOR'S SWORD IN
PACK KM1150 BU
$9.75
BEATRIX POTTER –
PETER RABBIT COINS FROM GREAT BRITAIN
Great Britain issued five 50 pence coins in 2016 to commemorate the
150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter and her beloved story
book characters. The coins depict Peter Rabbit, Squirrel
Nutkin, Jemima Puddle-duck and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. A fifth
coin has the legend Beatrix Potter 1866 1943, a small image of Peter
Rabbit and Potter’s head within a wreath. Potter was a one of
the world’s experts on fungi, however her works were not accepted by
men who controlled academia. She was only found a publisher
for her stories after she published the first Peter Rabbit book
herself. She was one of the first to realize the value in
licensing her characters. Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse
of each coin. The coins are Uncirculated.
Item
GB-BEATRIX
GREAT BRITAIN SET OF 5 BEATRIX
POTTER 50
PENCE, 2016 UNC.
$30.00
BRITISH
HEROES COINS INCLUDE MULTI-COLORED BRITISH FLAG 
Heroes of Great Britain are featured this five coin set from the tiny
British possession of Tristan da Cunha. Each of the five
gold-plated 38.6mm 1 Crown coins includes an embedded red, white and
blue Union Jack of the United Kingdom. The 5 coin set contains an
individually serial numbered coin featuring “The Lone Soldier”, a
memorial to the fallen. Battle of Britain pilots Douglas
Badar and Keith Parks, along with their airplanes, are each featured on
their own coin. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill,
along with World War II aircraft is on the fourth coin.
Horatio Nelson, hero of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and his ship,
is on the fifth coin. Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse of
each of the 2010 dated coins. The coins are Brilliant Uncirculated.
Item TDC-HEROES
TRISTAN DA CUNHA 5 COIN BRITISH HEROES SET,
BU
$39.50
INFLATION COINS OF
TURKEY
In 2002 Turkey struck three new coins with almost unbelievably high
denominations. This set includes the 1 Million Lira picturing
Yunus Emre, a 14th century Turkish poet and mystic, the 750,000 Lira
showing a mountain goat and the 500,000 Lira showing a sheep. The
denomination and date are on the obverse. The coins were struck at the
Turkish State Mint in Istanbul, which was founded in 1467, making it
one of the oldest active mints in the world today. The coins
are some of the highest denomination copper-nickel coins every made for
a national government. On January 1, 2005 Turkey did a 1
Million to 1 redenomination of their currency, thus ending the
inflationary series.
Item
TR-SET02 TURKEY 3 COIN INFLATION SET, 2002
KM1161-1163 UNC.
$9.50
UNCIRCULATED
GEORGE VI FARTHING FROM JAMAICA
George VI was the British monarch from 1936 until 1952, and as such his
portrait appeared on the coins of the British colonies and Commonwealth
nations. He became king after his brother; Edward VIII
abdicated in order to marry a divorced American socialite.
George VI’s reign was marked by
World
War II, followed by the loss of many of Britain’s colonies,
including
India. The
1952 Farthing from Jamaica features
the King on the obverse and the Jamaican arms on the reverse.
The 20.2mm nickel-brass
coin was the last farthing ever struck for Jamaica.
Item
JM-33
JAMAICA FARTHING, 1952 KM33 BU
$6.00
CAMEROON
COIN CAN
HONOR YOUR WEDDING OR ANNIVERSARY
A pair of wedding rings and
Champaign glasses are featured on these Cameroon 7500 Franc coins dated
2006. Below the rings is a blank area where you can
engrave names, initials or dates to honor your engagement, wedding or
anniversary. The reverse features an elephant head and a map
of Africa. The 30mm coin is available both in silver-plated
or gold-plated brass. It is an interesting
“customizable” coin.
Item CM31
CAMEROON 7500 FRANCS WEDDING GOLD-PLATED KM31
UNC.
$40.00
Item CM31A
CAMEROON 7500 FRANCS WEDDING SILVER-PLATED
KM31 UNC.
$35.00
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These
two attractive copper-nickel 1
Crown coins from the Isle of Man feature important turning points from
the Harry Potter books. The first, dated 2001, features Harry
Potter and his Magic Wand. The second, dated 2002 features
Harry
Potter retrieving Gryffindor’s Sword from the Sorting Hat.
Both
coins are 38.6mm in diameter and have the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of
Queen Elizabeth on the obverse. Both coins are Brilliant
Uncirculated. The 2001 coin is unpackaged. The 2002 coin comes in a presentation pack.
