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4 Florins Austria / Hungary, weighing the half of the 8 Florins (20 Francs size and weight)
The Hungarian ones are quite rare and carry a high premium.
The Austrian ones are even rarer and carry very high premiums.
 

Early 20 Bolivares date run

1879-80 Monnaie de Bruxelles, 1886-88 Casa de Moneda Caracas 

4 Florins Austria / Hungary, weighing the half of the 8 Florins (20 Francs size and weight)
The Hungarian ones are quite rare and carry a high premium.
The Austrian ones are even rarer and carry very high premiums.
 

4 Florins Austria / Hungary, weighing the half of the 8 Florins (20 Francs size and weight)
The Hungarian ones are quite rare and carry a high premium.
The Austrian ones are even rarer and carry very high premiums.
 

4 Florins Austria / Hungary, weighing the half of the 8 Florins (20 Francs size and weight)
The Hungarian ones are quite rare and carry a high premium.
The Austrian ones are even rarer and carry very high premiums.
 

4 Florins Austria / Hungary, weighing the half of the 8 Florins (20 Francs size and weight)
The Hungarian ones are quite rare and carry a high premium.
The Austrian ones are even rarer and carry very high premiums.
 

Just got these two from my lcs. 
 

Not all 20fr  but happy to get these from @whuamai (rooster and both 10fr) and  @augur (korona) sorry about the s****** pics. (Also got 10 shield halves - you can spot a few in one of the pics)

I’ve been after this one for a while. Not great pics as it’s dark and I’ve only just opened it haha 😃

20 Francs Louis-Philippe
Minted only from 1830 to 1831.
The 1831 has been minted in A=Paris, B=Rouen, W=Lille, T=Nantes. 
The one from Nantes has just been minted 862 times and it's unlikely that I will get that one to complete the small set. 
 

20 Frank Westfalia Hiernoymus 1808 C (Kassel)
Mintage: 13.450
The only LMU coin minted in Germany showing Jerome-Napoleon Bonaparte, the youngest brother of Napoleon I. He was King of Westfalia from 1807 until 1813.
 

 
 

 

This is one of the best threads on the forum.

Wow, these 20 Bolivares are quite rare. Never seen a lot , either a small daterun. You got the 10 Bolivares already ;)? If not I could help you

Just received this with the help of a great forum member; small 20th century date run.

1880 Venezuela 20 Bolivares 


2nd year of issue since Venezuela joined the LMU in 1879. There were 3 variants: 18 apart, 18 clos and 88 tight. This one is probably 18 close and 88 tight? 

And it is also a 1 over 1 and 8 over 8 but that seems to be standard for this year. 

20 Dinara Serbia Milan I, 1 year Type 300k Mintage
10 Bolivares Venezuela 1930, 1 year type, from 500k minted only 50k have been released. The rest is part of Venezuelas gold reserve. 
 

Third time lucky...!!!
The first 1879 20 francs coin I bought from France,was returned as it was junk grade!
The second 1879.....................I bought from France, is still lost in West Africa!!!
Congratulations 😃 here go to ATS Bullion, who have sourced me one, and an 1871, and they have arrived! (Anchor, not barred anchor)

 

I think it’s worth giving ATS Bullion a bit of a special mention here....
I have used them in the past, and their customer service has been better than ANY other dealer I have used.
The above two coins only cost about 6% over spot plus postage...for UK buyers that knocks seven bells out of the big dealers over here!
The best bit..I emailed them a ‘coins wanted list’ last year, and they kept it...! I got an email out of the blue asking if I still wanted the coins on the list, as they now have some in stock..what fantastic customer service.
I have now sent a revised list to them and a big thank you 😊.
Its not often I give a free plug to a dealer but on this occasion they deserve it..
https://www.atsbullion.com/
 

20 Zlotych Poland 1925
1 year type, 27.240 Mintage 
 

20 Dinara Serbia Milan I, 1 year Type 300k Mintage
10 Bolivares Venezuela 1930, 1 year type, from 500k minted only 50k have been released. The rest is part of Venezuelas gold reserve. 
 

20 Dinara Serbia Milan I, 1 year Type 300k Mintage
10 Bolivares Venezuela 1930, 1 year type, from 500k minted only 50k have been released. The rest is part of Venezuelas gold reserve. 
 

20 Dinara Serbia Milan I, 1 year Type 300k Mintage
10 Bolivares Venezuela 1930, 1 year type, from 500k minted only 50k have been released. The rest is part of Venezuelas gold reserve. 
 

The little red book Monnais Francaises has arrived (unlike my 20 Francs!) and is a very good reference guide. The engraver listing is not as detailed as the one I posted earlier though, so I suspect that page might be from a later edition.

The format of the book after that, is a detailed list of all French coinage in denomination order from 1 centime upwards. The mintages of each coin by year is also provided..see example page below..
 

For £8.49 including postage from France 🇫🇷 it’s well worth it, if only to have lying around on a coffee table!! 😂 

Just got these two from my lcs. 
 

Just got these two from my lcs. 
 

Just got these two from my lcs.