Friday, 24 April 2020


This weekend we would have been looking at coins from the Baltic. Here are some.

The history of the Baltic states is fascinating. each country has a very individual culture language and background. Sadly they have been occupied by many different countries

This coin is from the Baltic area. I found it confusing at first and thought it looked like a Scottish coin. If I cannot tell Scotland from the Baltic it is fortunate I am not a pilot!

I will leave you thinking about it.





Friday, 3 April 2020

How did you get on with the world tour?

The coins come from Syria Burundi and China

and on the bottom row,

Bangladesh, Nepal and Korea.

Simple when you know. When I first started collecting I was confused by coins from Helvetica and Magyar and why did coins from Maroc have very old dates but were clearly new?

I do not think coins are confusing. They open up a world to us. 

Just what is needed if you are self isolating.