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Nice one @thenickelguy

Here is a coin from the same place, 157 years later, just as the country was plummeting into the dark hell of Communism. This one in particular seems to have come right off a propaganda poster - from the hammer and sickle arms, to the muscular, idealized Soviet "worker", to the now-tired and cliched phrase "Workers of the world, unite!". 

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Italy, 1000 lire celebrating the centennial of Rome as a capital of unified Italy

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And something that probably inspired it

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L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus and L. Scribonius Libo, Denarius - Rome mint, 62 BC
PAVLLUS LEPIDVS CONCORD, diademed and draped bust of concordia right
PVTEAL SCRIBON above and LIBO below the puteal scribonianum, ornamented with garland between two lyres and hammer
3,11 gr - 19/20 mm
Ref : RCV #368, RSC, Aemilia #11

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Another big one. Nicknamed a "Cartwheel"

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There are a lot better examples out there but there are worse than mine.

All "cartwheel" twopences are marked with the date 1797. In total, around 720,000 such coins were minted.

This copper was not very popular and short lived. It weighs 2 oz. and was thick and large at 41 mm. I have a similar smaller coin that is a Penny dated the same too.

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6 hours ago, thenickelguy said:

Another big one. Nicknamed a "Cartwheel"

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There are a lot better examples out there but there are worse than mine.

All "cartwheel" twopences are marked with the date 1797. In total, around 720,000 such coins were minted.

This copper was not very popular and short lived. It weighs 2 oz. and was thick and large at 41 mm. I have a similar smaller coin that is a Penny dated the same too.

I like those! Was hunting for one awhile back but other coins got in the way. I will have to keep looking!

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George I ‘Dump’ Halfpenny, 1717
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Tower. Copper, 25mm, 9.45g. Laureate and cuirassed portrait of King George I facing right, legend continuous over bust; GEORGIVS· REX·. Seated figure of Britannia left, trident in left hand, olive branch in right, shield with Union flag resting on left, legend around, date in exergue; BRITAN NIA (S 3659). Known as the 'dump' issue as it was smaller and thicker than previous issues.

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Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621/22 – 17 August 1676)[2] was a German author. He is best known for his 1669 novel Simplicius Simplicissimus. The image on the coin is the frontispiece of his book.
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A very interesting character. This Wiki page is a good precis of his life
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Jakob_Christoffel_von_Grimmelshausen
And the coin
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There are numerous varieties of Bust and Harp Canadian Colonial tokens. Although dated 1820, they were probably struck a decade or so later and were used in Lower Canada. 

The original 1820 Halfpenny (not shown) came from Great Britain and is quite a bit more scarce. These imitations were readily and widely accepted in commerce along with the many different other coppers of the time.

Here's two varieties in rather nice condition. See how crude the second one is compared to the first which more closely resembles an original regal copper.

I have perhaps a half dozen different types I think. Some are brass, some are copper.

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A good looking Shilling from South Africa

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This 1943 South African Shilling, struck during the reign of King George VI, has seen some light circulation, but has very attractive gold, blue and violet toning around the rims.
The 1943 Shilling was struck in .800 silver and is listed as KM# 28 in the "Krause/Mishler Standard Catalog of World Coins" (1901-2000).

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Louis IV of Bavaria Esterlin, 1325-1328
image.png.89ad0baad0d5819f866f63f4aece4bab.pngAachen. Silver, 1.17g. Crowned bust facing; +LVDOVICVS⋮ROMRЄX. Long cross pattée and pellets with eagle in first quadrant; MOn / ЄTA / AQVЄ / nSIS (Mayhew 332). A direct imitation of Edward III’s pennies. Often referred to as Lushbournes (derived from Luxembourg, where the coins originated), they were imported in vast numbers into England, causing great harm as they were of lighter weight and composition.

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