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I share numismatic information & images I enjoy.. Participant in #SaturdayNightCoinShow, #TokenTuesday #MondayMedal On Mastodon: @CoinOfNote@historians.social

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The newsletter is very late this fortnight, but I'm about to board a long flight home, so it will be even later. In the meantime, can you guess this tricky small coin? Let us know, and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter to find out the answer! coinofnote.com/newsletter/
A small irregular-round hammered brass / bronze coin, with lines, crescents and a shape like a lightning bolt in the centre.

ALT A small irregular-round hammered brass / bronze coin, with lines, crescents and a shape like a lightning bolt in the centre.

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Can you guess the Mystery Coin? #WhatIsIt? Tell us! It's a bronze coloured coin. "1" between two ... towers?, "Kobo" below. Don't forget to subscribe to the fortnightly newsletter to find out the answer (& next #MysteryCoin first! coinofnote.com/newsletter/ #Numismatics #Coins
A bronze coloured coin. "1" between two ... towers?, "Kobo" below.

ALT A bronze coloured coin. "1" between two ... towers?, "Kobo" below.

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An interesting pieces in this week's E-Sylum about how ancient Roman lead pollution can be tied to coins: coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28… - It is (or was) terrible for the Romans, but fascinating to see how things like this can be traced back. #Numismatics #News #Rome #History
Photo of a pile of ancient Roman coins

ALT Photo of a pile of ancient Roman coins

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Bismuth is one of my favourite metals. I wrote about it last year: coinofnote.com/1oz-bismuth-i… If you enjoyed that & a little science, you may like this video by The Action Lab on the strange #magnetism of #Bismuth: youtube.com/watch?v=g-77EcyI… He does a lot of great #science videos.
Two bismuth crystals, one green and purple and triangle shaped and one slightly squarer and stepped and green-yellow to pink-purple

ALT Two bismuth crystals, one green and purple and triangle shaped and one slightly squarer and stepped and green-yellow to pink-purple

Bismuth ingot next to two colourful bismuth crystals

ALT Bismuth ingot next to two colourful bismuth crystals

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Who guessed this fortnight's #MysteryCoin? It was a 1988 #Ecuador 50 Centavos: coinofnote.com/1988-ecuador-… Learn about the country with a river coming down a mountain on their coat of arms! What is your favourite landscape on a coat of arms? #Numismatics #SaturdayNightCoinShow
Ecuador 1988 50 Centavos. Obverse Name of the country, coat of arms, year of issue below Script: Latin Lettering: REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR 1988 Translation: Republic of Ecuador 1988

ALT Ecuador 1988 50 Centavos. Obverse Name of the country, coat of arms, year of issue below Script: Latin Lettering: REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR 1988 Translation: Republic of Ecuador 1988

Ecuador 1988 50 Centavos. Reverse Denomination in digits, denomination in Braille Scripts: Braille, Latin Lettering: 50 CENTAVOS ⠑⠚

ALT Ecuador 1988 50 Centavos. Reverse Denomination in digits, denomination in Braille Scripts: Braille, Latin Lettering: 50 CENTAVOS ⠑⠚

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This is an ad & you could make one cheaper, but I do like the idea - imagine a penny set, each with a picture of something from that year. Have you ever done or seen anything similar? #SaturdayNightCoinShow #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #History
A frame with the Titanic and a recreation of a flier and the White Star Line logo etc - all in about A5 size, to house a UK penny from 1912

ALT A frame with the Titanic and a recreation of a flier and the White Star Line logo etc - all in about A5 size, to house a UK penny from 1912

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A #Medallion for a very Happy Valentines Day to all!
Image of Saint Valentine holding a crosier (crook) with one hand raised. Text around the outside reads: SAINT VALENTINE Patron Saint of Relationships and Happy Marriages

ALT Image of Saint Valentine holding a crosier (crook) with one hand raised. Text around the outside reads: SAINT VALENTINE Patron Saint of Relationships and Happy Marriages

Hearts above and below. Text reads: Saint Valentine, Patron Saint of Relationships and Happy Marriages. Bless my partner and I so that there is joy, happiness, and love. Bless me with a soul mate for eternity. Protect us from temptation and all that challenges our happiness together. Amen

ALT Hearts above and below. Text reads: Saint Valentine, Patron Saint of Relationships and Happy Marriages. Bless my partner and I so that there is joy, happiness, and love. Bless me with a soul mate for eternity. Protect us from temptation and all that challenges our happiness together. Amen

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I need to work on the next newsletter soon, but first, a reminder about this fortnight's #MysteryCoin - it is a small round silver-coloured coin with "50" in a striped square, CENTAVOS below & "50" in small braille dots below that.  Where / when might it be from? #Numismatics
A small round silver-coloured coin with "50" in a striped square, CENTAVOS below and "50" in small braille dots below that.

ALT A small round silver-coloured coin with "50" in a striped square, CENTAVOS below and "50" in small braille dots below that.

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On this day in 1794, the first sitting of the United States Senate opened to the public. With the order this week to stop production of the US Cent, here is one I like, the 1857 "Flying Eagle" cent: coinofnote.com/1857-usa-cent… #Numismatics #History #CoinCollecting #OnThisDay
An Eagle in flight with the country name above and the date below Script: Latin Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1856 Engraver: James Barton Longacre

ALT An Eagle in flight with the country name above and the date below Script: Latin Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1856 Engraver: James Barton Longacre

Value within wreath Script: Latin Lettering: ONE CENT Engraver: James Barton Longacre

ALT Value within wreath Script: Latin Lettering: ONE CENT Engraver: James Barton Longacre

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For #TokenTuesday, here is a ferry token from Sweden, with an unusual value. Let's visit "The Venice of the North" in today's post: coinofnote.com/sweden-45-ore… #Ferry #Ferries #History #Numismatics #Exonumia #Token #Tokens
Sweden 45 Öre - Stockholms Ångslups Aktiebolag - Obverse Script: Latin Lettering: STOCKHOLMS ANGSLUPS ÖRE 45 (cutout) ÄKTIEBOLAG

ALT Sweden 45 Öre - Stockholms Ångslups Aktiebolag - Obverse Script: Latin Lettering: STOCKHOLMS ANGSLUPS ÖRE 45 (cutout) ÄKTIEBOLAG

Sweden 45 Öre Stockholms Ångslups Aktiebolag Reverse Script: Latin Lettering: PASSAGERARE-POLETT ERIC GUMAELIUS STOCKHOLM

ALT Sweden 45 Öre Stockholms Ångslups Aktiebolag Reverse Script: Latin Lettering: PASSAGERARE-POLETT ERIC GUMAELIUS STOCKHOLM

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