Archive for January, 2009
USA 2009 - State Quarters
Submitted by World Coin News
The designs for the 6 new quarters are ready:
LINK: The United States Mint
LINK: Quarter Designs
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 5.67 g
Diameter: 24.26 mm
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Edge: reeded
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New Milk Carton Photo Light Tent
Submitted by Ancient Coin Cleaning And Restoration
Please take a look at the photo above and see what you think. I used a 1-quart milk carton for a “light tent.” I trimmed the top of the carton away and I cut an opening in the bottom to allow the milk carton to slip over the coin. [...]
Austria 5 euro 2009 - Joseph Haydn
Submitted by World Coin News
New silver commemorative:
“200th Anniversary of the Death of Joseph Haydn”
(information and image by P.K. Saha)
LINK: Austrian Mint
LINK: Euronumis
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: silver .800
Diameter: 28.50 mm
Edge: nine-sided, plain
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Canada 25 cents 2009 - Cross country skying
Submitted by World Coin News
New circulating commemorative:
“Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games”
The latest coin of this series is a quarter with an image of a cross-country skier, designed by Canadian artist Glenn Green of Vancouver, BC.
Up to 22 million of the coins entered circulation.
(information by P.K. Saha)
LINK: Royal Canadian Mint
LINK: Vancouver 2010
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USA 2009 - Lincoln Bicentennial
Submitted by World Coin News
New circulating commemoratives:
“Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program”
LINK: The United States Mint
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Japan 500 yen 2008 - Prefectures
Submitted by World Coin News
New bimetallic commemoratives:
“Japan prefectures: Hokkaido, Kyoto y Shimane”
LINK: Japan Mint
LINK: Japan Ministry of Finance
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Coin Stilts And Coin Photography
Submitted by Ancient Coin Cleaning And Restoration
I have made several stilts for my coin photography and I am sharing the details with all my Coin Photography friends. First of all, please allow me to explain why I use the stilts. The stilt (dowel) elevates the coin and causes the negative space (background) to fall out [...]
Sweden 1 krona 2009
Submitted by World Coin News
New circulating type to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Finland’s separation from Sweden.
(information by P.K.Saha)
LINK: Sveriges Riksban
DATA
Designer: Annie Winblad Jakubowski
Mint: Mint of Finland
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Photos Of Coins I Have Zapped
Submitted by Ancient Coin Cleaning And Restoration
I am sharing photographs of coins I have zapped in the past. I have worked at perfecting my Zapping for the past several years and I am providing photos in order to demonstrate the level of skill I have achieved. All the coins you see attched to this article [...]
India 5 rupees 2006 - Mahatma Basaveshwara
Submitted by World Coin News
India has issued a stainless steel version of 5 rupees, Mahatma Basaveshwara commemorative KM#324, which was originally issued in CuNi version in 2006.
(image and information by Pabitra Saha)
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India 5 rupees 2005 - Lal Bahadur Shastri
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India has issued a stainless steel version of 5 rupees, Lal Bahadur Shastri commemorative KM#336, which was originally issued in CuNi version on 4th October 2005.
(image and information by Pabitra Saha)
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Turkmenistan 2009 new coins
Submitted by World Coin News
New coins in Turkmenistan:
Sizes comparison:
Images taken from this great site:
LINK: Coins of CIS and Baltic countries
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India 5 rupees 2009 - Braille
Submitted by World Coin News
New circulating commemorative:
(information by P.K.Saha)
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A Free Shekel? Not Quite
Submitted by Ancient Coin Cleaning And Restoration
A member of Ancient Peddler and a dear friend e-mailed me about a ½ Shekel of Tyre he had located on my behalf. My friend provided me with a phone number and the gentleman’s name who owned the coin. I called and entered into a conversation with “Mac” and [...]
Pakistan 2007 - Aluminium subtypes
Submitted by World Coin News
New circulating subtypes:
The 1 and 2 rupees coins are now made of aluminium:
(images taken from eBay)
LINK: State Bank of Pakistan
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Pakistan 10 rupee 2008 - Benazir Bhutto
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New circulating commemorative:
This is probably the first coin issued by an Islamic country bearing a woman’s image as independent effigy.
(image taken from eBay)
(information by Pabitra Saha)
LINK: State Bank of Pakistan
SPECIFICATIONS
Material: CuNi
Weight: 8.25 g
Diameter: 27.50 mm
Mintage: 300,000
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