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Pillar of the Community
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East Timor 2012 100 Centavos  Azerbaijan 2006 50 Qapik  Slovenia 2002 500 Tolarjev  Poland 2000 2 Zlote  Steve 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moderator
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Very nice examples, everyone.  Please continue. 
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Bedrock of the Community
 Canada
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2001 Great Britain 2 pounds  
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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100 forint from Hungary, 1997: 
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Bedrock of the Community
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2012 Peru Banco Central de Reserva 2 nuevos soles  
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Pillar of the Community
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Mozambique 10 meticais 2006:  
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote: Very nice examples, everyone. Please continue. This thread is worthy of keeping high on the topic list.  Not sure how this 2004 Iranian 500 rials found its way from the Middle East to my local dealer's bargain bin, but I'm very glad it did.  
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Quote: This thread is worthy of keeping high on the topic list. Yes. Yes it is. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
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Greece 2 euro coin 2004 "summer olympics in Athens 2004  
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Pillar of the Community
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Bahrain 2006 100 fils:  
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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UK .925 Sterling Bimetalic Proof Two Pound Coins1. 1997 Two Pounds Proof Edge reads: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants mintage 40000 2. 1997 Two Pounds Piedfort Proof mintage 10000 3. 1998 Two Pounds Proof mintage 25000 4. 1999 Rugby World Cup Holographic Piedfort Two Pounds Proof mintage 10000 ( I have two of these. ) 5. 1999 Rugby World Cup Two Pounds mintage 25000 Darn lint!Piedfort A piedfort is an unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins of the same diameter and pattern. Piedforts are not normally circulated, and are only struck for presentation purposes by mint officials (such as patterns), or for collectors, dignitaries, and other VIPs. The word is commonly misspelled as "piefort". 
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Those are really nice! 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks, I wish they weighed 2 pounds each!
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