Well Ill post my 5 Centimes then (it took me a dann long time to get any Charles X coin for a good price)
France (Colonies) - 5 Centimes 1829 - King Charles X https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1899.html
1/4 Real from Venezuela Province of Caracas. Under Gran Colombia coinage... very few coins were minted in Venezuela and Colombia during this period... also the Gran Colombia (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and northern parts of Peru) did not last that long...
1827 United Kingdom 1/3 Farthing - George IV https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces23651.html
This was the first year this denomination was ever issued (the last being in 1913), and it was intended for circulation in Malta as a 1 grano coin, the cost of living there being lower than in the UK, where this denomination would likely have been useless (with a modern day purchasing power of 4p).
1826 Solothurn 1 Batzen https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces38084.html
Despite being a majority Roman Catholic canton, Solothurn didn't join the Sonderbund in the Swiss civil war that broke out in 1847.
Seems 1826 was a popular year for farthings and British coins in general (1826 saw an issue of all coins from Farthing to Crown) https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8082.html
This one is a decent Fine example (Maybe even Good Fine) but suffers from staining and slight corrosion given all pre 1860 British copper coins were Porous copper rather than Bronze.
Size 22mm - Metal Copper , ¼d (960 to a £ sterling) I like farthings and they are actually a bit harder to collect than Halfpence and Pennies.
I believe they actually used Half farthings in the UK at this time too, and had Third and Quarter farthings in Malta and Ceylon.
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Brilliant! - I notice you have the earlier type British farthing for 1826, I forgot that 1826 had 2 types the earlier (1821 - 1826) and later (1826 - 1830).
All of George's coinage got a redesign bustwise in 1826, along with less ostentatious looking obverses too.
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Great Britain - 1 Farthing 1825 - King George IV https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6879.html
The coin is a bit dirty but I dont dare to clean old copper coinage.
Personally I prefer the first bust of George IV. An irish penny and a silver crown of George IV are definitely on my wishlist.
To avoid reposting the George IV farthing, here's a very worn half crown bearing the his redesigned portrait (very worn for sure, but I love how the toning and the wear contrast on the reverse to really bring the coat of arms out!):
George IV was a glutton who suffered from chronic gout, and by the time he ascended to the throne after 9 years as Prince Regent, he weighted 20 stone (127kg) and was lampooned in the gutter press as the "Prince of Whales". So I have little doubt that the portrait change on coins in 1825-26 was intended to shave off a few pounds and make "Prinny" look more flattering.
And to represent another member of the Quintuple (or "Holy") Alliance formed after Napoleon's defeat: 1824 СПБ Russian Empire 1 Rouble - Alexander I https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces9395.html
1822 British West Indies 1/4 Dollar - George IV https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces20290.html
This coin has a (fairly common for this type) "recut 2" in the date; it also looks like someone's carved two As on both sides of the coin, but that's PMD.
I assume we should be in 1820 by now. After its 9pm on the 19th of January Here in New Zealand, but if you guys are in Los Angeles or Vancouver its probably still the 18th.
1820 British shilling with King George III, despite the blackening this coin is borderline EF and at least good VF. There is almost no wear and you can make out individual hairs on the King and details in the Laurel Leaves. There was also issues of King George IV coins in 1820, the old king died in January 1820 at Windsor and had gone mad by this stage. He was 81.
This coin was part of the last great recoinage of his reign. Issues of all coins except fractional guineas had been patchy through his reign, except in 1816 when new steam presses from Boulton and Watt saw a great recoinage of all denominations from 1½d up to the new pound sovereign (Which replaced the guinea at 21s, this was 20s). The coinage als0 was perfectly round and had a nice rim on it. This was an improvement on the less round "Milled" coinage from the 1662 - 1815 period.
Although there had been sporadic issues of copper pennies, tuppence and fractionals since 1797, this great recoinage saw most denominations every year up to the end of the predecimal era. And even in 1971 coins as far back as 1816 were still legal tender. The sizes and shapes of 3d, 6d, 1/- and 2/6 of all colonies of the British commonwealth and later 5c, 10c and 20c pieces of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific along with GB 5p 25pcrown coins were the same size and weight as the 1816 originals - except they were silver not base metal.
Australia is the only country in the world still using the standard. You will find their 10 cent piece is the same size and weight as this nearly 200 year old coin, except its not silver.
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I did always wonder why there were George IV coins that appeared with a 1820 date. I assumed it was because George III died in January, early in the year, so the new coins could be designed and minted in the next eleven months, but then again, in 1901 Victoria died in January too, yet no Edward VII coins bear a 1901 date.
I wasn't going to post this one since we already have this type posted, but now that we've mentioned 1820 George IV coins: 1820 United Kingdom 1/2 Crown - George IV https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13178.html
Citação: "CassTaylor"I did always wonder why there were George IV coins that appeared with a 1820 date. I assumed it was because George III died in January, early in the year, so the new coins could be designed and minted in the next eleven months, but then again, in 1901 Victoria died in January too, yet no Edward VII coins bear a 1901 date.
I wasn't going to post this one since we already have this type posted, but now that we've mentioned 1820 George IV coins:
1820 United Kingdom 1/2 Crown - George IV
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13178.html
I agree it is strange - my guess could be following reasons.
1. George IV was King in all but name from 1811 onwards as the Prince regent, the old King had been mad and in seclusion since 1806 when Queen Charlotte died. The fact George IIi appeared on any of these coins was a courtesy and Hanoverian kings were famous for their lack of filial gratitude (George II, hated his dad, his son hated him and George III hated his father who died in 1751), G4 here did not like his father and even tried to take over as king in 1787 when G3 was mad for the first time - most likely he had Porphyia.
2. George IV loved ostentation and no doubt wanted the new coins with his visage out as soon as possible, not every denomination did, the half crown was 1820 but there are no G4 shillings until 1821. You may notice too how elaborate the designs are on G4's coinage - the 2nd coinage from 1825 is more restrained.
3. G4 did not like the first portrait which made him look obese and jowly like his father - the second shows him looking more svelte and rather dandyish for a morbidly obese 65 year old man.
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I actually think that EUIV covers too long a period of time; they should really have two separate games, one covering until the mid 17th century and another until Victoria 2 begins in 1836, because of how differently diplomacy and strategic control was structured between the two periods. But that's just me; I've been dreaming of being able to port a game from CK2, to EU4, to Vic2, to HOI4, to East vs West- but I'm not holding my breath.
Citação: "CassTaylor"I actually think that EUIV covers too long a period of time; they should really have two separate games, one covering until the mid 17th century and another until Victoria 2 begins in 1836, because of how differently diplomacy and strategic control was structured between the two periods. But that's just me; I've been dreaming of being able to port a game from CK2, to EU4, to Vic2, to HOI4, to East vs West- but I'm not holding my breath.
I enjoy porting my games from ck2 to eu4, but every time I look at getting into getting Vic2, I see all the different screens and tables and take a pass on it.
I enjoy porting my games from ck2 to eu4, but every time I look at getting into getting Vic2, I see all the different screens and tables and take a pass on it.
It's not so bad, Vic2 was actually my first Paradox game (and still my favourite). You can basically ignore half of the screens on top (Production, Trade, Politics and Population) for most of the game with little real consequence (trade is much more AI controlled here than in EU4).
1816 United Kingdom 1/2 Crown - George III https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13168.html
The first half crown to be issued after the Great Recoinage of 1816 in the UK, this portrait was reportedly hated by George III, and only ever appeared on the half crown denomination for two years until it was replaced.
Gorgeous or should I Georgius, a splendid example of the first year of the great recoinage. Expect the British coins to get patchier and cruder from this point on.
Seriously that coin looks uncirculated, its a magnificent design like that.
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Citação: "CassTaylor"
1816 United Kingdom 1/2 Crown - George III
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13168.html
The first half crown to be issued after the Great Recoinage of 1816 in the UK, this portrait was reportedly hated by George III, and only ever appeared on the half crown denomination for two years until it was replaced.
The famous "Bull head" it actually made him look much younger than his 76 years. The portrait was likely suggested by his son, the Prince Regent. George was a heavy set man in middle age, but relatively slender in his youth and old age. It was the Prince Regent who was obese.
The other weird point was the portrait showed G3's fleshy and full lips (The stories that his wife Queen Charlotte was mulatto abound given her generous oral features, big nose, eyes and curly hair, they have no substance, she is 100% German like he was). G4 and William did not share the full lips of their parents.
Farmer George played up his Britishness, but was in fact 100% German like all the Hanoverians. His father Prince Frederick Louis (1707 - 1751, died before he could be king) was the son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach, his mother was Augusta, another German Princess (Or known as a German sausage by the British). George at least was the first Hanoverian king born in the UK and spoke English without ze German Accent, ya!
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1815 BB France 1 Décime - Louis XVIII https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces109812.html
The second time Louis XVIII was restored to the throne of France on the Coalition's bayonets, France was made to pay some reparations as well as the cost of the Allied occupation (the first time around in May 1814, before Napoleon's Hundred Days campaign, was "free").
1815 Ceylon 1/2 Stiver - George III https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22517.html
Ceylon was originally a Portuguese colony that existed next to the Kingdom of Kandy that dominated the interior, until both were taken over by the Dutch; when the Netherlands was overrun by French forces in 1795 and became a French puppet state, the British occupied many of their colonies in 1802, and kept some of them in a series of territory exchanges after 1815.
1814 B France 5 Francs - Louis XVIII https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2110.html
Minted under the First Restoration; note that the one thing the Bourbon Restoration did not change in France, was the new decimal Franc currency.
Happy New Year its 1813, and let me start it off with an unlisted token
29mm Copper, likely British during the change shortage of the Napoleonic Wars era. The coin shows the Duke of Wellington on one side (Marquis Wellington 1813), before he was promoted?
Otherside shows Britannia with the words Commerce. Size suggests its a halfpenny rather than penny token. Condition: Reverse Fine, Obverse G - VG
The coin is not listed on Numista, but I have not done this, as I know zilcho about it - the token was found in that lot of coins I bought last month. If someone wants to list this coin, be my guest and feel free to use the photos, just credit it as collection of Moneytane (Unless of course you find a nicer one)
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Citação: "Moneytane"Happy New Year its 1813, and let me start it off with an unlisted token
29mm Copper, likely British during the change shortage of the Napoleonic Wars era. The coin shows the Duke of Wellington on one side (Marquis Wellington 1813), before he was promoted?
Otherside shows Britannia with the words Commerce. Size suggests its a halfpenny rather than penny token. Condition: Reverse Fine, Obverse G - VG
The coin is not listed on Numista, but I have not done this, as I know zilcho about it - the token was found in that lot of coins I bought last month. If someone wants to list this coin, be my guest and feel free to use the photos, just credit it as collection of Moneytane (Unless of course you find a nicer one)
Oh and ZacUK - Thanks for helping me over my 1813, I would have never have had any idea it was Canadian. I knew they made some tokens in the 1830s and 1850s, but not this far back. I learn something new everyday
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1812 H France 5 Francs - Napoleon I https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2108.html
This year the Grande Armée, the largest military force assembled in history up until that point, comprised of half a million troops from France and its allies, launched an ultimately doomed invasion of Russia.
As a reply from Russia))
When the remnants of Napoleon's main army crossed the Berezina River in late November 1812, only 27,000 soldiers remained; the Grande Armée had lost some 380,000 men dead and 100,000 captured during the campaign!
Citação: "Grinya"As a reply from Russia))
When the remnants of Napoleon's main army crossed the Berezina River in late November 1812, only 27,000 soldiers remained; the Grande Armée had lost some 380,000 men dead and 100,000 captured during the campaign!
1 Ruble 1812, Russian Empire!
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces9395.html
That coin is beautiful and magnificient, thanks for showing it.
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There must have been a shortage of silver coins (from the Royal Mint) in the UK in 1811 as there are many privately-made tokens with that date, like the copper Conder tokens two decades earlier ...
1810 3 Centimes - Jérôme Bonaparte https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15133.html
Hieronymus, or Jérôme Bonaparte was Napoleon's youngest brother; he became king of the newly created Kingdom of Westphalia, a merger of several old German states and part of the Confederation of the Rhine, a French puppet.
1810 Netherlands East Indies (Java) 1 Duit - Louis Napoleon https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces54688.html
Louis Napoleon was another of Napoleon's younger brothers, who became King of Holland in 1806, as a French puppet state. The British attempted an unsuccessful invasion of this kingdom in 1809 known as the Walcheren Campaign, which prompted Napoleon to annex it directly into the French Empire in 1810.