Rosenblum Coins & Curios
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Rosenblum Coins & Curios
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Family numismatic business since 1971. Specializing in Israel, Palestine, Jewish numismatics, & ancient, medieval, modern coins & currency worldwide. Visit us at https://rosenblumcoins.com

Also Digital Humanities librarian side gig @blros.bsky.social
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World War I era brass merchant token from W.H Wilkerson, jeweler in Victoria B.C.

#Canada #Numismatics #Token #WWI #patriotism #VictoriaBC

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May 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
BOHEMIA, 1535, silver medal depicting the death of Marcus Curtius, riding his horse into a chasm in the Roman Forum in 362 BC. Symbolizing the Roman virtue of Courage.

By medalist Concz Welcz

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#Bohemia #Rome #MarcusCurtius #medals #numismatics
April 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This 2012 coin (.999 pure silver) is from a series honoring the Mayan site of Chichén Itzá. The inscription "070707" refers to the date the site was officially recognized as one of UNESCO's New Seven Wonders of the World.

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#mexico #ChichenItza #numismatics
April 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
EGYPT ~ 1277/4 (1864) ~ 10 Qirsh or Piastres ~ .833 silver ~ Issued under Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz, featuring the tughra (signature) on the obverse and mint details on the reverse.

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#Numismatics #OttomanEmpire #Egypt #RareCoins
February 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Vienna, c. 1800. Silver 36mm "Glückwunsch" coin given struck for celebrating special occasions. Dancing lady with cup of grapes / "DIR DEN BECHER DER FREUDEN LANGE NOCH SO WIE HEUT ("Enjoy this cup of joys....")

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#numismatics #rarecoins #germancoins #gluckwunsch #germany
February 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM
1971 Guinea 100 Francs: Non-circulating coin w/ Ahmed Sekou Toure. Copper-nickel, 34mm, struck by Royal Mint UK. Produced the same year Guinea switched from francs to syli currency. KM#41 Y-9 #numismatics #Guinea #rarecoins

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February 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
1975 Mozambique 50 Centimos w/ Samora Machel & cashews. Minted in 1st year of independence but never circulated, most destroyed. Part of planned 'metica' currency derailed by post-independence chaos. Fascinating history behind this one.
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#Numismatics #MozambiqueCoins
February 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
A coin about coins! 1992 South African 2 Rand Silver Proof, minted during SA's historic transition to democracy, marks 100 years from SA's first gold-rush era mint to new high speed minting tech. Change cast in silver! #Numismatics #SouthAfrica #HistoricalCoins https://buff.ly/4gJ5Wbe
February 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
This dual-denomination (1000 Pesetas/10 ECU) silver proof from the contested Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic honors the European Community (now EU) & features 2 European historical figures: Charles V & Charlemagne.
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#Numismatics #SilverCoins #WesternSahara #EuropeanHistory
February 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
King Béla IV's silver Denár (1235-1270) with crowned head on front, eagle on back. A key medieval Hungarian coin minted after the Mongol invasion, when Béla rebuilt the nation.

#coincollecting #numismatics #hungary #hungarycoins #medieval #medievalcoins

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January 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
1942 Mozambique 10 Centavos coin. An example of Portuguese colonial coinage, minted 20 years before Mozambique's War of Independence. Obv: Coat of Arms of Portuguese East Africa.

#coincollecting #numismatics #mozambique #portuguesecoins #colonialcoinage

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January 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Another Polish coin, this one from 1623. This dime-sized coin was minted during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632. Sigismund III presided over the Poland's largest territorial expansion.

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January 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This 1997 silver proof coin is a tribute to Stefan Batory, Prince of Transylvania & King of Poland from 1576 to 1586. Part of Poland's "Polish Kings and Princes" commemorative series, both obverse/reverse were designed by prolific medalist Ewa Tyc-Karpińska.

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January 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM