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 Posted 10/29/2008  2:53 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Elimist to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I figured since I had to upload a picture of this set anyways to send to a friend of mine who was interested, I thought I would post it on here.

Its a 1965 Unc. South African set. I got it at my coin clubs coin auction for $9.50. I like the set but did I pay too much?

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 Posted 10/29/2008  3:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chris1222nascar to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't know. The coins look cool but I don't know much about foreign coins so I can't help you out there.
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 Posted 10/29/2008  4:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add biokemist6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Quickly perusing Numismaster, I can tell you that the 1 Rand coin contains 0.3858 oz ASW while the lower denominations(50 cent-5 cent) are listed as nickel. Of course, the free access will not give mintages or values

Looks like some nice textile toning the the 1 Rand
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 Posted 10/29/2008  4:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kena to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't know values of the coins either but I don't think you paid too much.

The 1 Rand coin is 80% silver. Just under .39 of an ounce. So silver value is about $3.82.

Coins come in two types of that year....English or Afrikaans. Jan van Riebeeck is on the front of the coins. He founded Cape Town.

The animal on the 1 Rand coin is a springbok (spring = jump and bok = antelope).

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 Posted 10/29/2008  6:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add norseman012 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Its a very nice set in the orignal box. what now a days can you get thats worth while for 10 dollars you can beat that with a stick
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 Posted 10/29/2008  8:00 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add QuickSilver to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Which legends do the coins have? I would assume English on the 1 Rand, 20c, 5c and 1c and Afrikaans on the others? If any of these are the opposite you have some rare coins on your hands.

Even the more common varieties, as a set, is showing at $12 in 2007 krause so you definitely did ok!
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 Posted 11/03/2008  09:34 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add roots to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Neat set. You paid a good price for it.
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 Posted 11/04/2008  09:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NumisMattyUk to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
If you did pay too much, you've hopefully still got a few dollars left to play with
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