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Pretty cool coin I picked up this week. It is from the period of Italian occupation of Albania.

One Rupee from Alwar State included

Inspired by an earlier post, I went to eBay to get me one of these:

1/10 of a penny from British West Africa

I usually use coins to discover some new historical/cultural knowledge, and I was not at all familiar with this territory. "British West Africa" referred to multiple British colonial settlements including Sierra Leone, Ghana, Gambia, and Nigeria, and, according to Wikipedia, "British West Africa was originally founded at the urging of the prominent abolitionist Fowell Burton, who felt that ending the Atlantic slave trade required some level of British control of the coastline."

So you could consider this coin to be an artifact of the abolition movement, which makes it that much more interesting.

This tenth of a cent is a 1/2,400th of a pound. For comparison's sake, another source said per capita income in the time was between 10 and 15 British pounds.

shortest reign, nicest portrait and reverse imo.

This is a 1933 halfpenny from the Commonwealth of Australia. My example weighs 5.5g, and is composed of bronze. The obverse features a crowned portrait of King George V, whilst the reverse features the denomination and year. These coins were minted in Melbourne.

Very interesting history behind this wee coin

This is a 1960 1/12th of a shilling from the Bailiwick of Jersey, commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Accession of King Charles II. The obverse features Queen Elizabeth II (crowned), and the reverse the royal arms of Jersey. It is composed of bronze, and my example weighs 9.52g. This coin was minted as Jersey was the first place to proclaim King Charles II following the abolition of the monrachy

This is a 1941 25 cents from the German occupation of the Netherlands during WW2. This examples weighs 5g, and is composed of zinc. The obverse features a Viking ship, and the reverse features the denomination between two branches. It was minted at the Royal Dutch Mint.

100,000 mintage. This one's my third 1938. Unfortunately the obverse has some graffiti. also pics of the 1937 1,100,000 mintage Crown that arrived with it.

This is an 1835 Quarter Anna, minted under the reign of William IV. The obverse features the coat of arms of the East India company, while the reverse features the denomination and a laurel. It is composed of copper, and my example weighs 6.32g. This example appears to have been minted in Bombay, and is a large one quarter anna version.

This is a 1965, 50 cents from the British Caribbean Eastern Territories Group. This coin is composed of copper nickel, and my example weighs 12.8g. The obverse features Queen Elizabeth II, and the reverse features the coat of arms of the British Caribbean Territories, featuring the coat of arms of the British Leeward Islands, Trinidad, British Guyana, and the British Windward Islands. Only 100,000 were minted for 1965, with 1.5 million in 1955.

This is a 1966 10 shillings from the Bailiwick of Guernsey, celebrating 900 years since the battle of Hastings, and Norman succession. The obverse features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. And the reverse features a portrait of William the Conqueror. It was minted at the royal mint, and my example weighs 11.3g.

This is a 1914 1 Qirsh from Egypt, under the reign of Sultan Mehmed V Resad (Sultan of the Ottoman Empire). This example weighs 5.3g and is in lovely condition. It has been minted in Heaton and Sons, Birmingham, as shown by the H mintmark at the bottom of the reverse. 1914 was a strange time for Egypt, it had been a British veiled protectorate since 1882 following the Anglo-Egyptian war, however, Egypt was still part of the Ottoman Empire, acting as an autonomous province. However, following the Ottoman Empire joining the Central Powers in 1914, Britain declared a full protectorate over Egypt. The coin is made of copper nickel.

Working on collecting crowns from 1862

Bought this in Singapore, and love the chop marks. The coin itself is slightly concave from the force of chopping. Love chop marks on trade dollars as that's how they were meant to be used . What I like about this coin is that it has chop marks of chinese characters, geometric (circle)punches as well as testing punch marks . This coin was probably used in payment for tea, silk, porcelain or opium.