TMS Coins

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Total Coin Registry Points: 803,031 Rank: 148
 


TMS Coins's Bio
I was born in the beautiful island of Cyprus and studied medicine in Greece and the United Kingdom.

Collecting stamps, watches, matchboxes and other collectibles for many years as a hobby, I went into collecting banknotes in 2008.

The passion for coin collecting started in 2009 when I virtually appreciated the art, beauty, rarity and the history behind the modern piastre coinage of Cyprus (1879-1949).

The big challenge was to accomplish a complete collection with coins in the best possible condition; the low mintage and rarity of these coins though, made this goal very difficult.

After completion I submitted all raw coins to NGC for grading, conserving most of them by NCS.

Cyprus was under British Administration from 1878 until 1960 when it became an independent Republic. During the period 1879-1949 the copper piastre was the unit of currency and was fixed at the rate of 180 to the British sovereign. The gold sovereign became the standard measure of value and remained legal tender throughout the period from 1878-1960. Due to this relation I started collecting gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns as well.

Being in NGC's Registry I submitted several collections to the competition in 2011.

I would like to thank NGC for awarding my "Cyprus Piastre Coinage Complete Collection 1879-1949" as one of the 2011 "Best World Sets" and the "Great Britain, Gold Half-sovereign Type Set 1817-2009" as one of the 2012 "Best World Sets". In 2015 the set "Great Britain, Gold Half-sovereign, Victoria, 1838-1901, Circulation Issues", and in 2017 the set "Great Britain, Gold Half-sovereign, 1817-2017, Complete Circulation Issues" got the "Best Presented Set" Award.
Appreciations also for the 2020 " Best Classic Set " award, for the set: " Great Britain, Gold Half-Sovereign 1821-1828, Circulation Issues " and for the 2021 " Best Classic Set " award for the set: Great Britain, Gold Half-Sovereign, Circulation Issues 1817-1915.

I would like to congratulate all other winners and to all members to give my best wishes for good luck and happy collecting.

THANK YOU


    
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[Collapse] Australia - Pre-Decimal
  Half Sovereign, George V, 1911-1918, Circulation Issue 1 AUSTRALIA , 1/2 SOVEREIGNS, 1911-1918, Circulation Issue, (GEORGE V), #1. 87 7 7 7 5679 0 2/6/20241191
  Half Sovereign, George V, 1911-1918, Circulation Issue 3 AUSTRALIA 1/2 SOVEREIGNS 1911-1918 62 5 5 5 2900 2900 7/13/2020248
  Half Sovereign Type Set, 1855-1918, Circulation Issue 15 AUSTRALIA, GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGNS TYPE SET 14 1 1 1 870 -681 1/26/2018687
  Gold Sovereign, Victoria, 1855-1901, Circulation Issue 95 AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA SOVEREIGNS 1855-1901, Circulation Issue 0 1 1 1 1658 -1155 6/17/2016742
  Gold Sovereign, George V, 1911-1931, Circulation Issue 29 AUSTRALIA, GOLD SOVEREIGNS 1911-1931, KING GEORGE V. 5 3 3 3 3469 75 6/17/20161463
  Gold Sovereign Type Set, 1855-1931, Circulation Issue 65 AUSTRALIA, GOLD SOVEREIGN Type Set 1855-1931, Circulation Issue 11 1 1 1 1189 7 6/17/20161073
[Collapse] Canada
  Gold Sovereign, 1908-1919, One-Per-Date, Complete 19 CANADA, GOLD SOVEREIGNS 20 2 2 2 3322 -795 6/17/2016687
[Collapse] Canada - Type Sets
  Gold Type Set, 1908-1919, Circulation Issue 16 CANADA, GOLD TYPE SET, 1908-1919, CIRCULATION ISSUES 25 1 1 1 1832 -922 6/17/2016734
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  1/4 Piastre, 1879-1926, Circulation Issue 4 CYPRUS, 1/4 PIASTRE 1879-1926, Circulation Issue. 100 17 17 17 13359 56 4/10/20121300
  1/4 Piastre, 1879-1926, Circulation Issue 10 CYPRUS, 1/4 PIASTRE 1879-1926, Circulation Issue. No.2 17 3 3 3 2011 -935 12/21/20201199
  1/2 Piastre, 1879-1949, Circulation Issue 4 CYPRUS, 1/2 PIASTRE 1879-1949, Circulation Issue. 96 24 24 24 17844 50 7/11/20141658
  1/2 Piastre, 1879-1949, Circulation Issue 10 CYPRUS, 1/2 PIASTRE 1879-1949, Circulation Issue. No.2 8 2 2 2 1905 -131 9/28/2017800
  1/2 Piastre, 1879-1949, Proof Issue 5 CYPRUS, 1/2 PIASTRE 1879-1949, Proof Issue. 11 2 2 2 2613 118 12/14/2022828
  Piastre, 1879-1949, Circulation Issue 4 CYPRUS, 1 PIASTRE 1879-1949, Circulation Issue. 96 27 27 27 25426 0 11/6/20121520
  Piastre, 1879-1949, Circulation Issue 11 CYPRUS, 1 PIASTRE 1879-1949, Circulation Issue. No.2 10 3 3 3 2200 636 10/26/2012937
  Piastre, 1879-1949, Proof Issue 5 CYPRUS, 1 PIASTRE 1879-1949, Proof Issue. 5 1 1 1 1326 -2708 4/5/2019765
  4.5 Piastres, 1901-1938, Circulation Issue 3 CYPRUS, 4.5 PIASTRES 1901-1938, Circulation Issue. 100 3 3 3 1166 0 2/7/20111143
  4.5 Piastres, 1901-1938, Proof Issue 3 CYPRUS, 4.5 PIASTRES 1901-1938, Proof Issue. 33 1 1 1 1326 0 12/26/2012887
  9 Piastres, 1901-1940, Circulation Issue 4 CYPRUS, 9 PIASTRES 1901-1940, Circulation Issue. 100 7 7 7 3401 171 4/10/2012996
  9 Piastres, 1901-1940, Proof Issue
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CYPRUS, 9 PIASTRES 1901-1940, Proof Issue. 25 1 1 1 1403 0 12/26/2012385
  Shilling, 1947-1949, Circulation Issue 6 CYPRUS, 1 SHILLING 1947-1949, Circulation Issue. 100 2 2 2 342 0 8/22/2011924
  Shilling, 1947-1949, Circulation Issue 8 CYPRUS 1 SHILLING 1947-1949, Circulation Issue, No.2. 50 1 1 1 163 163 8/22/2011628
  18 Piastres, 1901-1940, Circulation Issue 4 CYPRUS, 18 PIASTRES 1901-1940, Circulation Issue. 100 6 6 6 5829 252 4/10/20121010
  18 Piastres, 1901-1940, Proof Issue 2 CYPRUS, 18 PIASTRES 1901-1940, Proof Issue. 33 1 1 1 1704 0 12/26/2012796
  2 Shillings, 1947-1949, Circulation Issue 6 CYPRUS, 2 SHILLINGS 1947-1949, Circulation Issue. 100 2 2 2 402 0 10/22/20111358
  Piastre Coinage, 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues 4 CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues. 96 89 89 89 69118 -234 12/20/20231617
  Piastre Coinage, 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues 11 CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues. No.2 11 11 11 11 7160 -935 12/21/2020909
  Piastre Coinage, 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues 15 CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues. No.3 1 1 1 1 749 -701 10/25/2011693
  Piastre Coinage, 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues 15 CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues. No.4 1 1 1 1 749 0 6/23/2011613
  Piastre Coinage, 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues 18 CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Circulation Issues. No.5 1 1 1 1 615 0 6/23/2011623
  Piastre Coinage, 1879-1949, Complete Proof Issues 5 CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Proof Issues. 11 7 7 7 10042 118 12/14/20221106
  Piastre Coinage, 1879-1949, Complete Proof Issues 6 CYPRUS, PIASTRE COINAGE 1879-1949, Complete Proof Issues. No.2 1 1 1 1 1670 0 6/23/2011704
  Decimal Coinage (1955-1957), Complete, 3 Mils to 100 Mils, Circulation Issue 4 CYPRUS, DECIMAL COINAGE 1955-1957, Complete, 3 MILS to 100 MILS, Circulation Issue. 100 7 7 7 879 0 3/1/2023757
  Decimal Coinage (1955-1957), Complete, 3 Mils to 100 Mils, Circulation Issue 9 CYPRUS, DECIMAL COINAGE 1955-1957 Complete, 3 MILS to 100 MILS, CIRCULATION ISSUE, No.2. 28 2 2 2 170 0 12/17/2013364
  Decimal Coinage (1955-1957), Complete, 3 Mils to 100 Mils, Proof Issue 3 CYPRUS, DECIMAL COINAGE 1955-1957, Complete, 3 MILS to 100 MILS, Proof Issue. 71 5 5 5 635 135 6/26/2022790
  Decimal Coinage (1955-1957), Complete, 3 Mils to 100 Mils, Proof Issue 6 CYPRUS, DECIMAL COINAGE, 1955-1957, Complete, 3 MILS to 100 MILS, PROOF Issue No.2 14 1 1 1 123 123 9/19/2012437
  Mil Coinage, 1963-1982, Complete Circulation Issue 1 CYPRUS, Mil Coinage,1963-1982, Complete Circulation Issue. 100 52 52 52 3799 0 6/2/2024483
  Mil Coinage, 1963-1982, Complete Circulation Issue 5 CYPRUS, Mil Coinage, 1963-1982, Complete Circulation Issue 11 6 6 6 311 0 6/2/202483
  Mil, 1963-1972, Circulation Issue 2 CYPRUS, 1 Mil, 1963-1972, Circulation Issue 100 3 3 3 198 72 8/8/202267
  Mil, 1963-1972, Circulation Issue 5 Mil, 1963-1972, Circulation Issue 33 1 1 1 59 59 7/27/202265
  Mil, 1963-1972, Proof Issue 1 CYPRUS, 1 MIL 1963-1972, Proof Issue. 100 2 2 2 283 0 6/1/2022870
  5 Mils, 1963-1982, Circulation Issue 3 CYPRUS, 5 Mils, 1963-1982, Circulation Issue 100 12 12 12 228 0 6/2/2024101
  5 Mils, 1963-1982, Proof Issue 1 CYPRUS, 5 MILS 1963-1982, Proof Issue. 100 3 3 3 411 0 6/1/2022902
  5 Mils, 1963-1982, Proof Issue 5 CYPRUS, 5 Mils, 1963-1982, Proof Issue No.2 33 1 1 1 111 111 8/31/2012520
  25 Mils, 1963-1982, Circulation Issue 1 CYPRUS, 25 Mils, 1963-1982, Circulation Issue 100 13 13 13 1243 131 8/23/202384
  25 Mils, 1963-1982, Circulation Issue 5 CYPRUS, 25 Mils, 1963-1982, Circulation Issue 7 1 1 1 76 0 6/22/202224
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