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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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With the International Token Web Conference coming up in just a few hours, including my presentation on "7 Miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care: The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company Tokens", I thought I'd a) give it a plug #SaturdayNightCoinShow 1/n
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You should definitely come to the International Token Web Conference - someone who may be known to the @CoinOfNote account will be presenting a lecture on the "The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company Tokens" #TokenTuesday #OKItsNotTuedsdayButItIsTokens!
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Replying to @volante_el
.900 Silver: en.numista.com/catalogue/pie… These Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic coins were minted 1921-2, but issued in 1924 along with Soviet Union coins. Both series from 10 Kopeks to 1 Ruble were were the last circulating silver in Russia: en.numista.com/catalogue/ind…
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Replying to @Alberto_Jubete
¡Precioso! Un rublo circulante conmemorativo de la Revolución de Octubre de 1967 en.numista.com/catalogue/pie… También 50 kopeks en.numista.com/catalogue/pie… Beautiful! 1967 October Revolution circulating commemorative 1 Ruble en.numista.com/catalogue/pie… also 50 Kopecks en.numista.com/catalogue/pie…
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Replying to @LesCoinsUK
Ah well, maybe it will sit there for ten years and then I'll find a book on all the varieties which will have a picture of mine and a three page explanation, who knows!
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Replying to @LesCoinsUK
Yes there seem to be a few variants. Most of the ones on Numista are listed as copper with a few silver and one brass. Mine is definitely a yellow metal, brass or bronze
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Replying to @LesCoinsUK
Hey now that I've written up the post on the coin, and just working on the newsletter.... Do you have ANY information about the design on the coin? Numista, NGC, etc have nothing - except a couple of notes on specific variants, but nothing on the overall design?
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Replying to @LesCoinsUK
Thank you! And yep, uneventful flight, which is what you always want. Now I need to get onto writing....
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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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Replying to @LesCoinsUK
Perfect timing, I'm just writing up my newsletter now, thank you! :)
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Replying to @LesCoinsUK
Do you have a link to that video, I'll include it when I post about the coin :)
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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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Replying to @CacheCoins
It is! They come in all shapes and values - I meant to add a photo of a few of them though I couldn't find a lot about the various values or prices though, which is why I didn't say a lot about it in the post (which meant it ended up being more about the ferries than the tokens!)
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While you are guessing the Mystery Coin - don't forget to sign up to the Coin of Note newsletter - one email a fortnight, with info, news, coin pictures, me rambling - but not too long - what more could you want? Signing up is easy: coinofnote.com/newsletter/ #Numismatics #Coins
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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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Replying to @TheRifleman11 @Arrowheadbroken
Thank you! And thank you for your contribution to it :)
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Replying to @TheRifleman11 @Arrowheadbroken
Thank you - I added a little bit to the bottom of my post on this coin with links to those references (I couldn't find the specific video but money.org has a lot of resources for people in any case) - and a credit to you for them :) coinofnote.com/1857-usa-cent…
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