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They do look much older than that.  I wouldn't have thought that poor coining was an issue in such modern times.  Well, at least the planchets are still round.  These tealbys are some of the worst I've seen, even worse than the civil war era coinage of Stephen and Henry I.

Here's another tealby penny that I got last week, now I just need to decide which one of the two to keep...which do you like better?   

True that. The reason might be was these were minted in the rural areas of Asia where they didn't have modern equipment. The one from Szechuan Shensi, was issued during Mao's first and failed attempt to bring communism to China. Due to the instabilty of the region, these could have been minted in a barn for all we know.

As for choosing which Tealby coin to keep, I think you should keep the first one. It has slightly, although not much, better detail on the obverse side. Just my opinion though. You're right. These are definitely among the poorest quality coins I've seen. Even for medieval coins. Certainly reflects the minting facilities they had at the time.

~Daniel

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  :agree;i dont like it

[FilthyBroke]

:agree;i dont like it

Ok, I'm going to have to ask for a little deeper explanation, though.  What is it that you don't like about it? 

[coinsarefun]

:agree;i dont like it

Ok, I'm going to have to ask for a little deeper explanation, though.  What is it that you don't like about it?

That's what I was wondering, what's not to like

[FilthyBroke]

That's what I was wondering, what's not to like

These coins are full of history, ugly as they are....well, not ugly to me as I see a distant past with the men who helped to build today's society.  The struggle of church and state, the events leading up to the Magna Carta, and just plain medieval lore can be quite interesting and entertaining.

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The following two blocks are coins that I received in the last couple of days. This first one is from GERMANY (THIRD REICH), dated 1940 A. These were military issues that circulated in occupied territories only. Mint: Berlin.

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GERMANY (THIRD REICH)~10 Reichspfennig *Military* 1940 A,

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I finally have one to add here on this killer thread

Not even my area, but saw this and loved the toning

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The next is a silver wire Kopek from RUSSIA (NOVGOROD) dating from 1533-1547. Issued under Grand Duke: Ivan Rurik IV~The Terrible. Ivan IV held two titles during his life. He reigned as a Grand Duke from 1533-1547, then as a Tsar from 1547 until his death 1584. There are numerous coins attributed to Ivan the Terrible under both titles.

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RUSSIA (NOVGOROD)~AR Kopek 1533-1547

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Love it Stef. Both the toning and the profile of Victoria. Granted, British and English aren't exactly my forte either, but they are still interesting. Especially the Victorian issues and earlier. Thanks for sharing.

~Daniel

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The next is a silver wire Kopek from RUSSIA (NOVGOROD) dating from 1533-1547. Issued under Grand Duke: Ivan Rurik IV~The Terrible. Ivan IV held two titles during his life. He reigned as a Grand Duke from 1533-1547, then as a Tsar from 1547 until his death 1584. There are numerous coins attributed to Ivan the Terrible under both titles.

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RUSSIA (NOVGOROD)~AR Kopek 1533-1547

Now this is beyond  .......I love it!!