My Sunday Market Finds

Well, first week of the year and there's.. something atleast.



10 Öre, Sweden 1969, 1973 & 1982
25 Øre, Denmark 2003
50 Öre, Sweden 1998, 2001 (x2) & 2004
Sega token

1 Krona, Sweden 1982 & 2001
5 Kronor, Sweden 2008
10 Baht, Thailand
1 Onluk, Ottoman Empire (1203(9))=1795
1 Cash, China (Kangxi; Yunnan)

This lot for 20 kr. Now, at first I though the Ottoman piece was another ornamental coin with the holes and rather crude design, but after a closer inspection indeed it looked like a proper coin, just a bit old and pierced. Then again, I don't believe those ornamental coins tend to have the "dirty silver" look, it's either gold or silver of some kind.

As things have it, I will be spending most of the remaining year in Singapore, and as such I will (probably) not be reporting anything in here soon.

Cheers!

Have fun in Singapore Andreas. It will be interesting to
see if you find a good market there too.

Steve :)

So a bit of time has passed and I'm starting to get my routines in order... including Sunday Markets! I found one in a somewhat confusing indoor market space... but that's doesn't mean there are no coins!




1 Cent, Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) 1890
1 Cent, Malaya 1957 & 1962
5 Cents, Malaya 1919
10 Cents, Malaya 1910, 1927 & 1945
20 Cents, Malaya 1939
1 Ringgit, Malaysia 1993

1/4 Rupee, Mauritius 1965
2.50 Escudos, Portugese Timor 1970
10 Poisha, Bangladesh 1994
25 Centavos, Cuba 1988 (INTUR)
5 Toea, Papua New Guinea 2005
20 Toea, Papua New Guinea 2010
1 Mark, Germany 1982-D
2 Mark, Germany 1990-J

10 Avos, Macau 2010
10 Cents, Australia 1998 (proof)
50 Yuan, Taiwan 1996
50 Sen, Brunei 1967
50 Sentimos, Philippines 1972
2½ Cent, Netherland Indies, 1858
1 Dollar, Hong Kong 1866 China circa 1990?

Perhaps a bit pricey for S$25, especially considering the fake. However, while I am confident the HK dollar is fake, I'm not so sure about its metal, as I'm actually pretty sure it is silver of some sort. Probably actual silver, I will see if I can check it somewhere. If nothing else comes up next Sunday, I am sure to come back!

Nice examples!

So last week I got in a bit late to this market space, whereas this week I had planned it in so I could come a bit earlier. I realise I might have overspent a little today, but believe me it was still a steal! I'm very confident I wasn't taken for a ride - one of the quirks of Asia is the abundant fakes around which was overwhelmingly clear today when checking everyone's stuff out!




10 Sen, Indonesia 1951
50 Sen, Indonesia 1952 & 1958
1 Rupiah, Indonesia 1971
10 Rupiah, Indonesia 1974
1000 Rupiah, Indonesia 1996
10 Sen, Brunei 1994
20 Sen, Brunei 1994

5 Cents, Straits Settlements 1895, 1920 & 1926
10 Cents, Cents, Straits Settlements 1918
20 Cents, Straits Settlements 1916
1 Dollar, Singapore 1969
1 Won, South Korea 1974
2 Paisa, Nepal 1961
5 Poisha, Bangladesh 1979

2½ Cents, Netherland Indies 1945-P
1/10 Gulden, Netherland Indies 1945-P
1/4 Gulden, Netherland Indies 1893,1929, 1939, 1941-P (x2) & 1945-P
1/4 Rupee, British India 1840

½ Gulden, Netherland 1857, 1861, 1898, 1907 (x2) & 1913
1 Mark, Germany 1972-J
2 Franken, Switzerland 1972

10 Centavos, Cuba 1949
50 Centimos, Spain 1904
10 Centimes, French Indochina 1929
20 Centavos, Philippines 1945-D
5 Kurush, Ottoman Empire 1910

Perhaps cheap at S$63, but still one of my most expensive visits to a Sunday market ever. Considering the prices though - can't pass that up. Most of the silvers were $2 each, many of which under melt! But what I particularly like here is the many ½ Gulden coins - I rarely see these in Sweden! They really do tell the story of the Dutch presence in this region well over 70 years ago!

Nice score!

Quite the haul ..... well done.