Three more added to my herd

Hello all,

I don't want these journals to start sounding monotonous, but I wanted to share my three most recent beauties with those who have been following this set. It seems that all of my recent purchases are coming in the mail in waves.

The three I am describing here are too many to post in one picture, so I will not post a picture here, but rather you can click on the "Discuss on Chat Boards" link as always and see the three horse coins.

1) 1950 Monaco Piefort Essai 50 Francs -- This coin is struck in double the weight and thickness of the circulation version. It has a total mintage of 325 pieces, and is graded SP63. It has a fair amount of toning, and even has some dark blues near the crest of the knights helmet. I don't know if it is normal or not, but this particular curiously has a medallic orientation (whereas when you flip the coin on the East-West axis the reverse image is properly oriented -- this is contrary to the "coin orientation" where when you flip the coin on the North-South axis the reverse maintains proper orientation).

2) 2007 Poland 10 Zloty -- This bar shaped "coin" commemorates 450 years of the Polish Knight. It is a part of the Polish series of commemorative coins struck to signify the historical impact of the cavalry (horse) on the history of Poland.

3) 1935 Great Britain 1 Crown -- Struck to commemorate the 25th Anniversary (Jubilee) of the beginning of the Reign of King George V of the United Kingdom, this coin features a unique image of St. George slaying the dragon. This particular rendition of the common image is among the minority of the portrayals as the horse is facing left instead of the more common right image portrayed on most other St. George coins.

Happy collecting!

-Brandon

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