Cook Islands – Ina and the Shark – $3 – 1987(ND) – Pick 1 -Crisp Uncirculated — Ina was the love of Tinirau, the god of the ocean who lived on a floating island. One day Ina jumped into the sea in search of Tinirau, but since the sea was so restless, she was continually tossed back to shore by its gigantic waves. She enlisted the help of some fish to help her swim, but they were too small to carry her, so in her frustration, she beat them with a stick, permanently marking their bodies. This is how the angelfish got their black stripes. Eventually a shark agreed to carry her on his back. For the journey she took some coconuts with her, for food and drink. After some time, Ina became thirsty, so the shark raised his dorsal fin so that she could crack a coconut and quench her thirst. A bit later Ina became thirsty again and this time she cracked the coconut on the shark’s head. One version of the story says that this is how the hammerhead shark came about. Another story says that this is why there is a bump on a shark’s head, which is to this day called Ina’s bump. Reeling from the pain, the shark tossed Ina off his back dove below the waters, leaving her to flounder in the sea. Fortunately, Tekea the Great, the king of all sharks rose from the bottom of the sea and rescued Ina, carrying her to Tinirau’s island where the lovers were finally reunited. This crisp uncirculated banknote would make a nice addition to any collection of sealife or world banknotes. Over the next few months we will be aggressively searching out and obtaining wildlife banknotes, so feel free to bookmark this page and come back often to see the new additions to our collection.
This 40 millimeter diameter silver-plated coin comes with a gold-plated brass insert that can be placed upright on the surface of the coin to depict Neil Armstrong standing on the Moon’s surface, holding an American flag on July 20, 1969. Total mintage on this silver-plated proof crown was 2,000 pieces. It comes in a Mint issued box with a Certificate of Authenticity.
This beautiful legal-tender coin was struck in silver-plated copper-nickel and issued under licensing authority of Ferrari, S.P.A., Maranello, Italy. It comes in a distinctive Ferrari presentation case with an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity and has a worldwide mintage of only 2,500 coins. This Ferrari coin would make a truly unique gift for that racing enthusiast in your life or collector of non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) coins.
For years I have been trying to find enough quantities of nice, brilliant uncirculated world coins with a ship motif, and have finally succeeded. This beautiful set of coins represents fifteen different “ship” coins from fifteen different countries. The countries represented are: Cyprus, Eastern Caribbean States, Gambia, Gibraltar, Greece, Great Britain, Isle of Man, Israel, South Korea, Kuwait, Maldives, Portugal, Qatar and South Africa. This set would make a beautiful and unique gift for any young numismatist or collector of ship and/or world coins.
Palau – Ferrari coin – Greatest Victories – Ferrari 156 F1 – $1 – 2011 – Proof Colored Coin – Factory Case & COA – The Ferrari 156 was a racecar introduced by Ferrari in 1961 to comply with then-new F1 regulations that lowered engine displacement from 2.5 to 1.5 liters, similar to the pre-1961 F2 class for which Ferrari had developed a midsize-engine car also called 156. It used the V6 Dino engine named after Enzo Ferrari’s late son. The new engine was a revised F2 engine with the V-angle increased from 65 to 120 degrees. This increased the power by 10 hp (7 kW). Bore and stoke were 73.0 x 58.8 millimeters with a displacement of 1,476.60 cc and a claimed 190 hp (142 kW) at 9,500 rpm. For 1962 a 24-valve version was planned with 200 hp (149 kW) at 10,000 rpm, but never appeared. In 1963 the 12-valve version fitted with Bosch direct-fuel injection instead of carburetors achieved that power level. The last victory for the Ferrari 156 was achieved by Italian Lorenzo Bandini in the 1964 Austrian Grand Prix. It has one of the most iconic racecar shapes and was one of the most distinctive of all Ferraris. Phil Hill won the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and Ferrari secured the 1961 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, both victories achieved with the 156. This beautiful legal-tender coin was struck in silver-plated copper-nickel and issued under licensing authority of Ferrari, S.P.A., Maranello, Italy. It comes in a distinctive Ferrari presentation case with an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity and has a worldwide mintage of only 2,500 coins. This Ferrari coin would make a truly unique gift for that racing enthusiast in your life or collector of non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) coins.
Belarus – Sailing Ship Sedov – 20 Roubles – 2008 – Hologram Proof Silver Crown – KM-191 – COA – The STS Sedov, is a 4-masted steel barque that for almost 80 years was the largest traditional sailing ship in operation. Originally built as a German cargo ship, the Sedov is today a sail training vessel, training cadets from the universities of Murmansk, Saint Petersburg and Arkhangelsk. She participates regularly in the big maritime international events as a privileged host and has also been a regular participant in the The Tall Ships’ Races. This coin is another example of the quality coinage being produced by the Mennica Polska (Polish Mint), a beautiful hologram proof silver crown struck from 28.28 grams of .925 silver for an Actual Silver Weight (ASW) of .8410 ounces of pure silver. Only 25,000 of these coins were issued worldwide. It comes in a hard plastic capsule with a Certificate of Authenticity from the Polish Mint.
This beautiful legal-tender coin was struck in silver-plated copper-nickel and issued under licensing authority of Ferrari, S.P.A., Maranello, Italy. It comes in a distinctive Ferrari presentation case with an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity and has a worldwide mintage of only 2,500 coins. This Ferrari coin would make a truly unique gift for that racing enthusiast in your life or collector of non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) coins.
This legal tender One Dollar coin comes as shown with a descriptive card from the Perth Mint.
Kazakhstan – Soyuz-Apollo Mission – 50 Tenge – 2009 – Br. Uncirculated – KM-New
Somali Republic – Green Ghost Motorcycle Coin – 2007 – One Dollar -Brilliant Uncirculated — Existing laws preclude us from naming these motorcycle coins by their brand names, but everyone can pick out their favorite bike (or all six of them). These enameled One Dollar legal tender world coins were just issued by authority of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Issued in 2003 as part of the modern commemorative coin series from the United States Mint. This legal tender One Dollar coin has been authenticated, encapsulated and graded MS-69 by PCGS, one of the leading third party grading services.
Okay, every now and then there’s an innovation in numismatics that truly bamboozles me. This world coin has (believe it) friction/odor tech (better known as “scratch and sniff”). Now I like the smell of money well enough but this is one step beyond and this coin actually emits the smell of gunpowder and smoke when the image of the ship is rubbed! That’s getting into the buccaneer spirit! And it’s appropriate considering that the “Ark Royal” was the flagship of Queen Elizabeth’s navy in its fight against the Spanish Armada. She saw service from 1588 till 1636. If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or ships then this world coin would make an extraordinary addition to your world coin collection.
Okay, every now and then there’s an innovation in numismatics that truly bamboozles me. This world coin has (believe it) friction/odor tech (better known as “scratch and sniff”). Now I like the smell of money well enough but this is one step beyond and this coin actually emits the smell of gunpowder and smoke when the image of the ship is rubbed! That’s getting into the buccaneer spirit! And it’s appropriate considering that the “Christian den Syvende,” built in 1767 for Denmark’s schizophrenic Monarch, King Christian VII, was a massive three-decked ship of the line. It had 90 guns and a crew of 849 men and saw about 40 years of service! If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or truly impressive ships then this world coin would make an extraordinary addition to your world coin collection.
The latest of two new motorsport issues by the Isle of Man, this one featuring Italian superstar Giacomo Agostini. His career can be summed up in a few bold statistics: fifteen world titles, not one serious fall in a seventeen year career. The first real mega star in the story of the sport.
Princess Coronation Class Locomotive No 6233 Duchess of Sutherland was built in Crewe Locomotive Works by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Co. Ltd. and entered service in July 1938. She was active for the next 25 years until her retirement from active service in 1963. In 1996 she was purchased by the Princess Class Locomotive Trust and in 1998 a complete overhaul was commenced which eventually wound up costing over one-half million Pounds Sterling. The reconstruction was completed in 2001 and the locomotive is again seeing service and is expected to be active until 2007.
Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, the LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive number 4472 “Flying Scotsman” was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works. Later renumbered to 60103 by British Railways following nationalization, it was employed on express trains on the East Coast Main Line from London King’s Cross to Doncaster, Leeds, York, Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Edinburgh. Normally used on the run from London to Edinburgh, the Flying Scotsman traveled over 3,000,000 miles before it was retired in 1963 and has frequently been called “the most famous steam locomotive in the world”.
I had heard of these crowns, but had never seen them. This crown features the 1907 Matchless being driven by legendary biker Charlie Collier. Matchless was one of the true pioneer motorcycle manufacturers. The Collier brothers built their first machine in London in 1899, and the company really came to prominence in 1907 with victory in the single-cylinder class of the first Isle of Man TT which they backed up with a second victory in 1908. Over the next seventy years, Matchless produced many distinguished bikes, from singles to magnificent four-cylinder machines. It has a legal tender value of one crown in the Isle of Man. These coins are the size of an Eisenhower Dollar, and would make a great gift for any motorcycle enthusiast, even if that happens to be you.
3 ounce .999 silver proof coin measures 50mm in diameter. 1 of 499 such coins to minted under the authority of the government of Cook Islands.Includes an embedded swatch of the airship’s fabric.
This 2013 Fijian Proof Silver Coin contains authentic pieces of the meteorite which crashed to earth in Morasko (now a wooded reserve to the north of the city of Poznań in Poland) about 5,000 years ago.
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