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Pillar of the Community
Norway
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Nice finds and findings!
Sorry for my late reply. I do know about the traditional Swedish loppis, or loppemarked in Norwegian. Basically, those contain the kind of junk that even the dump doesn't accept anymore. Not really the places I'd like to be found, actually. But if there's one coming up anytime soon and if I'm at home, I'll give it a try.
For the counterfeit Ikes... why on earth do people want to fake Ikes? Sure, it's silver, but 125 million or so are made... and, just curious, how did you spot that they're fake? Because of the sellers who always bring fake coins anyway?
I haven't posted Estonia and Latvia yet in the 'coin shopping around the world' topic. I know about Jaamu Turg in Tallinn, but the Central Market in Riga is a new one to me. I'll check it out when I'm around (might take a few weeks, my project in Estonia is finished and I won't have an excuse to fly Air Baltic with a long stopover in Riga now). Thanks a lot for sharing! Highly appreciated! Counter tip from me (although not coin related): Narva Mantee has one of the best Sushi restaurants I know. Unfortunately, the rest of the city agrees with me, so it's usually very crowded there. I think the place is called 'Plaza'.
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Pillar of the Community
 Sweden
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For the counterfeit Ikes... why on earth do people want to fake Ikes? Sure, it's silver, but 125 million or so are made... and, just curious, how did you spot that they're fake? What's funny is that they're usually not silver either. I didn't look for the proof 'S' mintmark but it wouldn't have made a difference. Still counterfeit. It was too light, had a blue-ish gull grey tone (like that of steel) and was missing the copper edge that even the silver version would have, "Silver clad". Any large coin (~~38mm) they bring along is counterfeit, guaranteed. They also have some smaller Indian counterfeit coins, common (former) circulation coins. They feel way too light in hand. Of course, they also have some other fake Chinese coins (20 Cent), but their colour tone was more authentic. Still too light (and magnetic) though. I have seen another person selling Chinese counterfeits but he rarely brings them and he REALLY likes to overprice his merchandise. Seriously, 50 SEK for low-value common world banknotes? No way. As for the traveling bit, I'll see if I will pass that restaurant, but I think I might miss it while roaming around  That's my usual city-exploring behaviour |
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 United States
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I would have loved to see a picture of the fake Ike, but it would probably have been rude to and still not buy it.  No matter, I am glad you did not fall for their scam. There are plenty of real ones in the world to be had and I am certain you will find an affordable one eventually. |
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Despite going, there was nothing to be found, value wise. No new coins, only stuff I've looked through. The fake Ike was gone, I looked. Maybe someone bought it? Pretty unlikely. Anyway, bad/disgusting news, there seems to be some ventilation problem as some parts of the market stink like sewage. Ugh. Almost threw up walking past. A seller standing in the middle of it was wearing a face mask. I really felt sorry for him, having to smell that all day. Let's see what next week brings, hopefully a fixed ventilation system  |
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United States
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That is too bad. Better luck next week!
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Pillar of the Community
Norway
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Report it to Stockholm community, just in case the merchant passed out before he could.
And I wish you better luck next time!
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Well, no crazy stench today. As I've said before, no-finds Sundays are made up for with better Sundays, as for today I got quite the surprise when I saw two sellers with new stuff. Pictures as follows:   10 Kroner, Norway 1996 (x2), 1995 (x3) & 2007 20 Kroner, Norway 1994, 2000 & 2003 20 Kroner, Denmark 2004 5 Dollars, Hong Kong 1997 (5x) 1 Dollar, US 1979-P 10 Öre, Sweden 1950 2 Rappen, Switzerland 1934 5 Marka, Estonia 1926 1 Lats, 2007 (Snowman) 10 Kroner, Norway (Ole Bull) 10 Rublei, Russia 2012 50 Bani, Romania 2006 20 Cents, Australia 1999, 2004 & 2014 All this for 63 SEK. Now, sadly the only exchange offices that accept Norwegian and Danish 5, 10 and 20 Kroner coins have stopped doing that, so now I can't cash them in the easy way. I guess more traveling currency when I'm going  |
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Valued Member
Italy
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Love the Swiss coin!
1934 is one of the key dates in the 2-Rappen series with a mintage of only 500,000 coins.
It appears to be in high grade too!
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
367 Posts |
I think 2 rappen coin - was just cleaned, unfortunetly.
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
1078 Posts |
Yes, that's the tragic part. It has abrasive cleaning on the high spots, however it's not very smooth. I was doubting to buy it at first, but I love this design so I decided to pick it up. I saw it was noted on Numista as 'rare'. Just my luck. Oh well, it's nice to have anyway. |
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Valued Member
Italy
78 Posts |
Too bad for the cleaning  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
71 Posts |
nice finds, I always love those Australian platypus coins!
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Compare your US dollar coins to these: https://goccf.com/t/189689Scroll down to coop's pics of 'near date' and 'normal date'. The 'near date' coins are worth more. Maybe you found one! |
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Scroll down to coop's pics of 'near date' and 'normal date'.
The 'near date' coins are worth more. Maybe you found one! Nope, none were 'near date', including one I had earlier. I do find it interesting to find 'rare' US denominations here in Sweden, including 2 Cents, 3 Cents, Half Dollars, Dollar coins and Two dollar notes. It makes the US dollar so much more fun to collect |
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