World Coins Countries E-H

Even before the outbreak of World War One, Germany’s leaders had made plans to modify the country’s monetary system to meet the needs of a wartime economy. By 1915 production of copper coins had stopped and those made of copper nickel were replaced with zinc or iron as other metals were diverted to the war effort. One such coin is this 10 Pfennig from 1921. They were first issued in 1917 and were still in use until 1922 long after the end of the war. Despite being over 100 years old, we can offer this historical coin in very fine condition.

This two Brilliant Uncirculated brass jettons or tokens were made by the famous family o Lauer of Nuremberg, Germany sometime in the early 1800s. You have two different, One with the helmeted head of Minerva and the legend in German ‘Fear God’. The reverse has a church on it and it is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The second piece has Pax or peace wearing a Corinthian helmet with the legend ‘Peace’. Again it is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. You can have the pair of early 1800’s jettons from Nuremburg, Germany, a fantastic offer, while supplies last.

Between 1957 and 1971 the Federal Republic of Germany issued a 2 Deutschmark coin commemorating Max Planck for his many contributions to theoretical physics and as the originator of quantum physics. Planck died in 1947 after an illustrious academic career that spanned half a century. Though circulated, these coins are all in very good condition.

2003 Crown from Ghana in Silver Proof showing Prince William studying at his computer, A 500 Sika crownsize coin with the Queen, issued to mark Prince William's 21st Birthday. You may never see this crown again. It is the first time we remember owning one. A very small number available.

2002 crown from Ghana Silver Proof celebrating the Queen’s 50th 1952-2002. A 500 Sika crownsize coin with the Queen on both sides one of them in full colour wearing Garter robes, a coin you almost never see. You may never see this crown again. It is the first time we remember owning one. A very small number available.

This is a most unusual Sterling Silver Proof Crown. Not that it honours the 50th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation, but the country that issued it, the African nation of Ghana. You have a youthful portrait of the Queen on one side and a more mature portrait of the Queen on the other side. The denomination is 500 Sika and it has the Ghana coat of arms on it. Most unusual and if you want something no one else has, then this is it. A very limited number of these coins in stock, once they are gone they are gone…

1994 2 Pence Brilliant Uncirculated condition

1989 Gibraltar Castle 10 Pence in Uncirculated condition

1990 Gibraltar Castle 10 Pence in Uncirculated condition

We have dug out these Greek 10 Euro patterns that we have in stock and we thought they would make an interesting item for the Phoenix. They first thought it was going to be called the Ecu and not the Euro. This crownsized piece features a Discus thrower on one side and a sailing vessel from the time of the Greek empire. It is struck in Brilliant Uncirculated brass.

In the 1970s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we are able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Uncirculated condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. I think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. Were we offer the 1973 10 Lepta in Unc. We sell nothing as an investment, but these coins are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

In the 1970s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we are able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Uncirculated condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. I think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. Were we offer the 1976 10 Lepta in Unc. We sell nothing as an investment, but these coins are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

In the 1970s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we are able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Uncirculated condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. I think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. Were we offer the 1978 10 Lepta in Unc. We sell nothing as an investment, but these coins are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

Issued in 1978 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Bank of Greece. KM121. Proof in original Pack. Struck in .650 silver.

In the 1970’s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we were able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Brilliant Unc condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. We think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. We are listing five of the coins, three from one denomination and two from another. We sell nothing as an investment, but these are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

In the 1970s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we are able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Uncirculated condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. I think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. Were we offer the 1976 20 Lepta in Unc. We sell nothing as an investment, but these coins are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

In the 1970s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we are able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Uncirculated condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. We think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. Were we offer the 1978 20 Lepta in Unc. We sell nothing as an investment, but these coins are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

In 1963 Greece issued a crown of 30 Drachma to honour their past kings. It portrays five and was issued under King Paul I. It is 34mm and struck in 835 fine silver. The reverse has a map of Greece. Not a rare coin but when you want one they are sure difficult to get. They are in uncirculated condition and next year they will be 60 years old.

Constantine & Anne-Marie Wedding, KM87, 1 year type coin, Uncirculated

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the death of King Paul I of Greece. Paul became King of the Hellenes in 1947 after the death of his older brother George II and he was also a first cousin of the late Duke of Edinburgh. This 5-coin set consists of a 50 lepta, and a 1, 2, 5 and 10 drachma coin, all struck in copper nickel and in circulated condition. The king’s image appears on the obverse and the reverse shows the crowned coat of arms of Greece.

This Rare crowned sized pattern 1 Quetzal from Guatemala has a mintage of just 150 pieces in Proof Brass. Unfortunately, most of them ended up with spots, presented here are the ones that have no spotting. You have a hummingbird on one side and the arms of Guatemala on the other side. They were struck in 1995 and remember the total mintage in brass was only 150 pieces total!

This Rare crowned sized pattern 1 Quetzal from Guatemala has a mintage of just 150 pieces in Proof Brass. But unfortunately most of them ended up with spots or corrosion (the coins offered here). You have a humming bird on one side and the arms of Guatemala on the other side. They were struck in 1995 and remember the total mintage in brass was only 150 pieces total. We are offering here the ones with spots at the cheapest price you will ever see for a rare pattern of Guatemala!

Set of five: 1 Cent, 5 Cents, 10 Cents, 25 Cents and the crownsized $1.00. Dated 1970-1991. The Dollar is the tough one of the group. This is a small country with very low mintages

The island of Haiti has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, hurricane, famine and violence. It takes up half the island the other half is the Dominican Republic. We have a 0.50 Gourde in Uncirculated condition One one side you have the portrait of Jean Duvalier and on the other the unusual denomintaion. Not an easy coin to get as they have had so many problems of late.

We are not sure that anyone realises that this Low Mintage Haiti coin may never have even made it to Haiti. It was issued as part of the Food for All programme of the United Nations. The pieces we are offering were bought through another dealer who got them in Rome, where the FAO organization has it’s headquarters. Krause state that the mintage is just 15,000 coins. We have Brilliant Uncirculated examples that you can own one for just £3.95 and at this price we think they are a bargain, after all they only made 15,000 of them.