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Serbia (Srbija)
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Yugoslavia/Serbia in 1938.
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United States
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U.S.A. 1969 50 cents = 40% silver
Canada 1968 10 cents & 25 cents = 50% silver
don't know Mexico 1992-1995 10 pesos % silver?
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United States
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Mexico had some pesos that had a silver center. I know they were circulated because they still show up every once in a while in circulation and I have friends that grab them.
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 United States
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Switzerland 1967 1/2 Franc, Franc, 2 Francs, 5 Francs These are what I found that got me thinking... Quote:
Now for a question:
What is the rarest coin that has been issued for circulation anywhere in the World, since 1974, other than varieties, errors etc.? I don't know much at all, but I would have to guess Argentina... I remember reading about a coin shortage there... In 1998 they minted less then 500,000 peso coins, and only a million in '97... |
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Russian Federation
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Now for a question:
What is the rarest coin that has been issued for circulation anywhere in the World, since 1974, other than varieties, errors etc.? I don't know much at all, but I would have to guess Argentina... I remember reading about a coin shortage there... In 1998 they minted less then 500,000 peso coins, and only a million in '97... Well, it's all a little confusing as to whether the Russian roubles from 2001-'03 were ever intended for circulation, but all those bimetallic ten-rouble commemoratives most assuredly were (and indeed a lot of them did see circulation). And the 2010 Yamalo-Nenetsky Okrug coin had a mintage of only 100,000 (so did the Chechen Republic one, but unlike the former it was significantly hoarded early on so probably won't be as hard to find). That is only the "opening" (well, second actually) bid, of course  I have a suspicion that the actual record is something from a teeny tiny country which actually minted their own money instead of going for the currency of a nearby large country (which, unfortunately, most of the Oceanians seem to be doing). |
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Australia
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janurary1may: You make an interesting point.
I have an almost complete 20 cent collection , based in the original British Florin (two shillings) from every country around the World that issued them. Every type, every country. This particular part of my collection has about 140 coins in it.
One particular 20 Cent coin I have comes from the Pacific Island Country of Kiribati (pronounced 'Kiribis'). I have only ever seen one of these, and it is in my collection. Nevertheless, I can see no reason why this type would not have been issued for circulation.
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04/07/2012 12:53 am
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United States
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One particular 20 Cent coin I have comes from the Pacific Island Country of Kiribis. I have only ever seen one of these, and it is in my collection. I think you ought to share this! We deserve to see it. |
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Australia
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I have bit of a problem: my computer is about 8 years old, getting a new one in about three weeks, will post lots of pictures then.
In the meantime the 20 Cents of Kiribati (pronounced 'kiribis') can found in
Krause: KM#5, National shield obv., crossed dolphins above value rev. KM reports 20,000 minted.
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04/07/2012 01:18 am
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United States
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Oh, Kiribati! I have one as well.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Well done! That's TWO I now know of!
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United States
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Try the standard catalog of world coins. It has mintage figures, metal content, and the percentage of a troy ounce of any precious metal, for all the world coins minted from 1901-2000
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Australia
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A lot of work there, looking at every coin listed for the mintage figures.
You are still left with the problem of identifying which of the low mintage base metal coins were actually issued for circulation.
I have a 1978 Papua New Guinea copper nickel 5 Toea, of which only 777 were struck by the Franklin Mint, but I very seriously doubt that any of this issue circulated.
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04/09/2012 01:45 am
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Russian Federation
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I have a 1978 Papua New Guinea copper nickel 5 Toea, of which only 777 were struck by the Franklin Mint, but I very seriously doubt that any of this issue circulated. Googled; apparently 777 was the Prooflike mintage, and actual mintage was 17,000 (still not exactly very much). The non-FM coin had (according to the same source) a mintage of only 2000; I found a picture of it here, and it really doesn't look uncirculated to me. New record? |
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Australia
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That's my coin! Quite common among the coin dealers around Sydney for a short time, not seen at all now.
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