20 Franc Coins Of The LMU

[Toshunya86]

41 minutes ago, ilovesilverireallydo said:

I can’t find photos of the two edges, but basically on the side of the coin, it’s smooth and has “БОЖЕ ПАЗИ БЪЛГАРИЯ” on it. On the restrike the letters are thick and have more space than the original. 
 

thank you very much. 

[whuamai]

I don't know the answer either.

Here are some picture of the coin I have. All I know is that its not proof or prooflike.

 

Edited May 3, 2020 by whuamai

[whuamai]

[Toshunya86]

Thank you @whuamai you are one of the best in the world

I think the only way to know would be to superpose two photos of a restrike and an original , next to each other  , on the side ( the rim?)

[ilovesilverireallydo]

29 minutes ago, Toshunya86 said:

Thank you @whuamai you are one of the best in the world

I think the only way to know would be to superpose two photos of a restrike and an original , next to each other  , on the side ( the rim?)

That would be the easiest. @whuamai has the most extensive collection of these 😂 

[Toshunya86]

I have got an info from a pro guy and he said that the restrikes look proof or proof like ; have a softer strike ; and unlike original ones the fields are not perfectly flat and have a more concave appearance

 

Problem solved! Thanks all !

[whuamai]

Small Typeset of Carlo Felice Lire 

Those coins will be posted among others for sale this evening.

[Toshunya86]

Photos of my last arrival there : 

 

20F Belgium Albert I , 20 F Belgium Leopold I , 20 F Tunisia , 7,5 Rubles Nicholas II & Swiss Helvetia 

[Toshunya86]

Romania - 20 Lei 1883 

Serbia - ,20 dinara 1879

 

[DonQuijones]

It's been said before, and I'll say it again; Best thread on this forum. Man why did I discover these coins with gold price at all time high 😅

[Lea79]

On 27/05/2020 at 00:20, Toshunya86 said:

Romania - 20 Lei 1883 

Serbia - ,20 dinara 1879

 

Nice!! I’m after both of these 😁 the Serbia one more so.

Edited June 22, 2020 by Lea79

[Lea79]

If anyone is after some of the higher end LMU coins it might be worth taking a look at this link https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/auction/337

They have some really nice coins, some murats, Johnson’s, Parma’s pretty much everything!! They where even nice enough to send me a full color catalogue 😁.

[SilverTanner]

2 hours ago, Lea79 said:

If anyone is after some of the higher end LMU coins it might be worth taking a look at this link https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/auction/337

They have some really nice coins, some murats, Johnson’s, Parma’s pretty much everything!! They where even nice enough to send me a full color catalogue 😁.

The hard copy looks to be good quality - I just have the PDF and my eye on a few things

[Lea79]

It is good quality. Its got some great pics in it, I think they sent it to me because I bought a 20 franga off them a while back.  There’s a few pieces I’d love to bid on but they’re all well out of my price range!! I mite put a cheeky bid in you never kno 😁.

[augur]

Added a 1925 20 Dinara – just need the other two varieties now...

[ilovesilverireallydo]

Picked this up today 

[Prophecy]

5 minutes ago, ilovesilverireallydo said:

Picked this up today 

Nice. HGM?

[ilovesilverireallydo]

2 minutes ago, Prophecy said:

Nice. HGM?

No from my bullion sources - they have started keeping decent or interesting coins for me. Shame I already have one - so will be selling it. 

[Prophecy]

4 minutes ago, ilovesilverireallydo said:

No from my bullion sources - they have started keeping decent or interesting coins for me. Shame I already have one - so will be selling it. 

I have to say, Pierre-Joseph Tiolier thought Louis XVIII was a bit of a porker!

[augur]

Early Swiss 20 Franc with Libertas in mint state; pre Vreneli (which is referred to by  @BackyardBullion as “Swiss Miss’)

The inspiration in terms of physiognomy  seems to be Liberty from the Morgan Dollar but with Edelweiss in the laurel wreath.

[Goldhooked]

Belgian 20 Franc 1874.  There appears to be a couple of types of these, anyone know which one this is?

[ilovesilverireallydo]

11 minutes ago, Goldhooked said:

Belgian 20 Franc 1874.  There appears to be a couple of types of these, anyone know which one this is?

Looks like a type 3. Beard to left. 

[Choi]

 Although it is the most common LMU gold,  I finally added a plain head Napoleon III 20 franc piece  slightly below spot(299 euros & 1% Ebay bucks).  I'm not interested at adding more in today's gold price,  but willing to get a plain-head 5 franc gold to complete my set.

Edited July 11, 2020 by Choi
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[whuamai]

20 hours ago, Choi said:

 Although it is the most common LMU gold,  I finally added a plain head Napoleon III 20 franc piece  slightly below spot(299 euros & 1% Ebay bucks).  I'm not interested at adding more in today's gold price,  but willing to get a plain-head 5 franc gold to complete my set.

Nice coins, make sure you don't forget to add the 50 and the 100 Francs to the set

[Choi]

34 minutes ago, whuamai said:

Nice coins, make sure you don't forget to add the 50 and the 100 Francs to the set

Well if I had the same amount of money to spare,  I would rather buy a US $10 Indian  since I only have the Cuban version  & also a beautiful 1922 Gold Certificate.    I had a chance to get a 50 Franc piece very close to spot when it was about mid $1400s range , but I failed and bought a 40 Franc instead.