Additions to your collection - April 2025

A new monthly page nice and early this month.  

Looks like March was a really busy month for everyone, so let's hope April goes the same way.  Good luck to all.

 April addition, when it arrives in a few days 

‘1619 Friedrich V , Böhmen , Copper-Plated , 34 x 41 mm , 14.4 g’ 

[FRID D G REX BO C PAL ELECT D BA M MOR D SIL M LVS / C M] 

[DANTE DEO ET ORDINVM CONCORDIA] 
N#354498 [Silver] 

 Not sure why someone would plate copper over silver, 

as it is cracking - over 400 years later - but traces of it showing in high spots. 

Just found this and have no idea what it is…

It's clearly a USA 1 Cent that's been tampered with and appears to have had a thin layer of additional metal applied to the Obverse, which has then been imprinted.  Not sure why it's been reduced in size or what the three stars are for over the Lincoln Memorial, but they're fairly precise.  Any ideas?

P.S. - Obv/Rev orientation is a bit off with mine - see top right photo for a straight top to bottom flip.

 There is at least one more in the world 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332895040770 

and guessing on the compass it is N S E W directions stamped in the middle. 

Well, well, well !!!  That's interesting.  Maybe someone from the States can shed a bit more light on the who, why, where and what it's for.

Odd how both appear to have been found in the UK.

ZacUK

 There is at least one more in the world 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332895040770 

and guessing on the compass it is N S E W directions stamped in the middle. 

 

Would these fall within the scope of Numista? And where should it go? USA? UK? And what category?

 Probably nowhere. It is just a 1 Cent coin, that someone has 

removed the other side of then stamped it, Then there could 

also be hundreds of different stamps out there .. 

 Just won this addition 

'Mule Victoria Copper Proof Pattern Three Graces Retro Crown - 1879 

[Diameter- 1.5”] [FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM UNAM] 

 One addition 

‘6 Öre Schweden 1763 Adolf Friedrich Bergbau Mine Token’ [KM# 485] 

 N#43957 

Just got this…

It's clearly a replica coin or lucky charm (16mm), probably from some sort of ornament.  I think it's replicating a 1 cash from Boo-chiowan (Board of Revenue, Beijing).  Closest I can find is this…  N#48665

Any help, either to identify it as a replica or to identify what original coin it's copying, would be much appreciated.

LDC63

 

It's clearly a replica coin or lucky charm (16mm), probably from some sort of ornament.  I think it's replicating a 1 cash from Boo-chiowan (Board of Revenue, Beijing).  Closest I can find is this…  N#48665

 

Any help, either to identify it as a replica or to identify what original coin it's copying, would be much appreciated.

 

I think this is a closer match. Just my opinion though.

N#126464

Replica to this

N#26024

Perfect!!!

Many thanks 😀

 One addition 

‘Victorian Antique Thomason Bible Plaque Medal - Judaica Abraham Jeroboam’ 

Latest addition to the British Empire Exhibition 1924-25 collection, on eBay at a very good price

You both must be very pleased with these recent finds.  Although, it seems a bit quiet this month - not many people adding to their exonumia collections.

I just got this nice silver bar from Germany. A lovely landscape scene. 

I wish I could figure out how to take photos of shiney polished proofs without the camera lens appearing in the picture…

Got hold of another full set of the Lauer play coins, this time from Sweden … all eleven denominations dated 1888 (1 öre to 20 kronor, all sized 13mm). Still a dozen more countries to go 😀

Need to add 10 of them to the catalogue still, only N#347934  is listed for now.

BramVB

Got hold of another full set of the Lauer play coins, this time from Sweden … all eleven denominations dated 1888 (1 öre to 20 kronor, all sized 13mm). Still a dozen more countries to go 😀

 

Need to add 10 of them to the catalogue still, only N#347934  is listed for now.

Nice !!!  I really love seeing new types of miniature coins that people find.  I only have a few, but they are very treasured.

 Just now got this lovely addition 

‘Ireland , 2d Token , Fierce And Strong , Blank Reverse’ 

 Not found on Numista, or anywhere else so far … 

Also wondering what it is - cat, rat, monkey - with a metal loop 

on the ground then a chain leading to a collar round the neck. 

 Had the reverse been smoothed off or was it minted like that. 😐 

 I made, years ago, a spreadsheet from a free PDF of the Batty catalogue, 

and on the off-chance it may be in there, I typed FIERCE and it gave a result > 

 So in the catalogue it is Page 630 and is number 1405 named Magarragh, 

and says it is a bear, and there was lettering on the reverse. 

 From that, now found this 

https://www.coins4all.co.uk/products/ireland-belfast-2-pence-token-1736-issued-by-hugh-mc-garragh 

IRELAND. County Antrim. Belfast. Hugh Magarragh. Æ twopence. 1736. 

A chained wolf? bear? standing left on its back legs (rampant); 

2 — P beside; FIERCE AND STRONG around / 

I PROMISE | TO PAY THE | BEARER TWO | PENCE HUGH | MAGARRAGH | BELFAST 1736 

 That looks like the smaller bear version described in Batty. 

Also - http://www.irish-tokens.co.uk/davis%20all%20thumbs.htm#magarragh 

https://oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/05/18/obrien-coin-guide-the-unofficial-irish-token-coinages-of-george-ii-1727-1760/ 

https://www.noble.com.au/auctions/lot?id=11569 

https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=7621121&AucID=8995&Lot=307&Val=f4b0aca08400f4b3f791a8893368f901&Match=1  

[with this token and two others]

 Spink > Auction 25021 Auction date: 2 April 2025
Lot number: 300 / Price realized: 2,300 GBP   (Approx. 2,982 USD / 2,746 EUR) 

 So which of the three made this a high priced lot I wonder? 

Those are in great condition considering the age.

 One addition tonight 

' 'The Hope of the People' Princess Victoria Commemorative Token [MAY 24] 1837 ' 

[THE BIRTHDAY OF THE HEIRESS PRESUMPTIVE TO THE THRONE] 

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 Edit - another addition tonight 

‘Germany Cologne Cathedral 1842 Pewter Medal 40mm’ 

N#377957