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I can't find any info on this coin there is a 1933 but the obverse legend is different Numista doesn't have a listing for a 1936 50 centavos or Cincuenta Centavos the obverse has " Liberator of Columbia Simon Bolivar " for the legend the other .50 Columbian coins has Republica De Columbia. so what is this coin looks 90 years old but nice condition feels & weighs like silver.   Edited by RWC112
06/02/2026 8:49 pm
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I pulled this from a 5 lb bag of world coins I found 50 centavos coins on ebay but much newer so this must be the first or second year of this design 12 Grams weight Edited by RWC112
06/02/2026 9:14 pm
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@rwc, as this seems to be a world coin, I'm going to move your thread over to that subforum. With regard to this coin, you don't mention a weight or diameter, but the inscriptions and design elements seem to be a pretty good fit for a Columbian 50 centavos dating to 1966. Here is a link to the numista page for this coin: https://en.numista.com/5594The nominal weight should be 12.5 g and the diameter should be 30.5 mm. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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I'll take it to shop tomorrow see what Sigma say's weighs 12 G so my scale isn't the best and coin has wear so this seems correct weight
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06/02/2026 9:17 pm
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Save your time going to a shop....I think Spence nailed it...  |
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just got back from Harriy Jones Rare coins (1 mile from home) the coin didn't register on a Sigma machine not as silver or any other metal the Sigma tests there is no listing for this coin from 1935 to 1946 there is from 1947 and newer that is Cuppo Nickel
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there is no listing for this coin from 1935 to 1946 there is from 1947 and newer that is Cuppo Nickel As Spence pointed out, this coin is from 1966. https://en.numista.com/5594Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Thx for providing this new information. While it is silver-colored, it seems that it isn't made from a silver alloy. What is the weight?
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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12 Grams has some wear as you can see so weight is correct but why is there no info not on NGC world coins or Numista
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looks feels sounds like silver but did not test as a silver coin?
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RWC112, your coin is cupronickel. It was minted in 1966. Soak it in acetone and it might remove some of the stain over the date. Compare your coin to this one listed on ebay: 188056292195 Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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ok I can see it possibly being 66
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nice coin, it can use a nice acetone bat as Hondo mentioned though.
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