Heritage/Ponterio Winnings

[Zohar444]

1954, 100 Pruta Copper-Nickel Coin, Utrecht Die. I have been looking for this rare piece for a few years, and have not seen this variety broadly available in the market. Coin features:

Diameter: 25.6 mm.
Weight: 7.3 gr.
Edge: Smooth.
Obverse: Palm tree; "Israel" in Hebrew and Arabic.
Origin of motif: Bar-Kochba coin
(132 - 135 C.E.).
Reverse: The denomination "100 Pruta" and the date in Hebrew; two stylized olive branches.
Alloy: Steel 90%, nickel 10%.
Date of issue: April 21, 1955. 

The typical 1954 100 Pruta type has the wreath close to rim as in image below.



The Utrecht variety is one of the most famous rarities in the Israel trade coin series. The smaller wreath (farther from rim) variety was struck using in the Royal Dutch Mint at Utrecht. Sylvia Haffner writes: "The 1954 reduced size 100 Pruta was withdrawn from circulation shortly after issue when it was discovered that the similarity in size to the 50 Pruta led to confusion between the two. The number of coins destroyed is not available. The difference between the Berne and Utrecht dies was not discovered until 1960, three years after the coins were released in 1957.

Only about 1,000 of the Utrecht die variety are presently believed to exist. Most I have seen are in VF-XF condition. This is the first MS grade of this type I have seen.



1863 Shooting Taler (Neucthatel) from the Bowers/Ponterio Auction. I generally like the look of it. One dark spot on the obverse. Harder to find given the low mintage. Specifics:

Canton: Neuchatel
Design: Bovy/Siber
Denomination: 5 Francs Schützenfest in Chaux De Fonds
Mintage: 6,000
NGC MS-61



Lastly, A 1618 Archduke Maximilian Taler, Hall Mint

[coinsarefun]

The 1954, 100 Pruta Copper-Nickel Coin is 


My boyfreind is Israeli and he always says that Israel never really made any collectible coins

[Zohar444]

That is indeed the case. Given the haste and low mintage at which they made the early year types, it has become harder to find them in good condition. Combine this with a relatively low popularilty, its even more difficult.

 

[Scottishmoney]

Israel - no collectable coins

I only have one modern Israeli coin out of thousands of coins in my collection, well one modern coin, it is a 1949 25 Prutah coin that was one of the first minted in the new state.  I have some ancient prutahs also, they are neat little coins.

But I am looking for one of the gold Jacob and Rachel coins sometime.

I had no Ponterio winnings, sat out on that one, but I had several Heritage wins that I will post later whence they come, hopefully in the morrow.

[coinsarefun]

Israel - no collectable coins

I know I don't care what my boyfriend says.......I still like these

Its so cool with the toning and its concave!






Sorry to be a thread hijacker Zohar 

[Zohar444]

Damn ! Where did you get that one from 
Is this silver or the gold piece?

[coinsarefun]

Damn ! Where did you get that one from 
Is this silver or the gold piece?

Silver and it came in the original wooden box