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Bedrock of the Community
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At 14.5 millimetres, here is 1 ban from Moldova, 1996:  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Republica de Costa Rica America Central 5 centimos,1972   Edited by Dorado
04/15/2017 2:57 pm
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Belarus 1 Kopek 2009 #New 15mm  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Argentina 5 Centavos 1940 #34 17mm  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Wonderful thread additions, everyone.  |
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1966 Turkey 1 kurus   |
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Pillar of the Community
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1881 Columbia 2 1/2 Centavos.
1.2g 14.2mm
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Bedrock of the Community
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1936 Three pence Great Britain
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Pillar of the Community
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One of my favorite coins in my Japanese set, and my most expensive by far: 5 sen, 1870 (first year of modern coinage)   Edit to add: You might notice that the dragon on this coin is extremely weak. That is actually the result of the mint officials' inexperience with modern coin engraving and minting, coming from centuries of cast and hammered coinage. Most of these early 5 sen pieces are struck so poorly that the dragon is either missing pieces, or else is nothing but an indistinct blob. Toward the end of 1870, they re-engraved the dragon (the "deep scales" variety; this is the "shallow scales" type). It still did not work well, so in 1871 they threw in the towel and replaced the dragon with the characters for "5 sen". All early 5 sen coins are rare, and examples with fully struck dragons carry enormous premiums. Edited by Finn235
04/20/2017 5:04 pm
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And the regular type, 1873:   |
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Both are very nice, Finn! |
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Thanks, jbuck! Here's another while I'm in the posting mood: Japan 2 shu kin (2/16 Ryo) Tempo era (1832-1858) .298 gold, balance silver with traces of copper Obv: Imperial crest, value (2 shu) Rev: Mitsutsugu (the Mint Director) in grass script   Upon conversion to the decimalized Yen, these coins would have been worth 12.5 sen, or one Spanish real. However, prior to contact with the West, this coin would have bought 1/8 koku of rice; about 40 pounds or enough to feed an adult for a month and a half. Edited by Finn235
04/20/2017 9:30 pm
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Formerly nancyc
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Argentina 5 Centavos 1940 #34 17mm Did that one a little while ago.  Argentina 10 Centavos 1971 #66 16.5mm 1970-76  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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04/20/2017 9:40 pm
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Last one for now: Ancient India Nagas kingdom of Padmavati (central India) 210-344 AD Copper 1/2 Kakini Obv: Nandi (sacred bull of Shiva) Rev: Ruler's name and titles in ancent Brahmi; too small and jumbled for me to read Only 8mm at its widest!   These coins are DIRT cheap! There are usually several up for sale on ebay, and they rarely go for more than $2 each. Even pricier venues like Vcoins sell them in lots for $1-1.50 per coin. Edited by Finn235
04/20/2017 9:29 pm
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<cross-posting because these belong here too> 1914 Ceylon 10 cents; 0.800 silver; 15 mm; mintage = 2million: 1914 Costa Rica 5 centimos (bent); 0.900 silver; ~14.8 mm; mintage = 510 thousand:   |
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