My Sunday Market Finds

So a few things have certainly changed...
As per goverment mandate, there is a new regulation on social distancing where there isn't allowed to be a certain amount of people within a certain space... can't remember the number but - this market I've been going to was shut down as part of it. No worries, for I went with it and stared walking around and would you know it, I found myself a possibly better place not too far away!

(for those of you planning to come to Singapore one this blows over - it's in Chinatown, I believe the place was called Chinatown Complex, lots of stalls of various things. Head as far inside on the ground level and then look around - lots of coins and currency!)



½ Cent, Straits Settlements 18?
1 Cent, Straits Settlements 1845, 1865, 1887 & 1907
5 Cents, Straits Settlements 1919
10 Cents, Straits Settlements 1919
1 Cent, SIngapore 1989

1/12 Anna, British India 1907
1 Paisa, India 1968
5 Paise, India 1977
20 Paise, India 1983
2 Rupees, India 1982
½ Rupee, Bhutan 1957
50 Chhertum, Bhutan 1979
1 Ngultrum, Bhutan 1979

1 Rupee, Pakistan 1977
20 Sene, Samoa 1967
1 Dong, Vietnam 1964
10 Dong, Vietnam 1968
1 Shilling, UK 1928
½ Crown, UK 1928
2 Shillings, South Africa 1940

1 Cash, China (undefined) (x2)
5 Zhu, China ~0 AD
1 Rupee, Nepal 1994
10 Satang, Thailand 1908
½ Cent, Netherland Indies 1945-P
50 Sentimo, Phillipines 1993
5 Won, South Korea 1970

10 Tiyin, Uzbekistan 1994
20 Tiyin, Uzbekistan 1994
50 Tiyin, Uzbekistan 1994
20 Tiyn, Kazakhstan 1993
1 Lira, Turkey 1947
10 Lepta, Greece 1912
5 Rubles, Russia 2015
50 Baisa, Oman 1995

50 Centavos, Mexico 2012
5 Nuevos Pesos, Mexico 1994
5 Halala, Saudi Arabia 1972
5 Sheqalim, Israel
1 Likuta, Congo, DR 1967
25 Ngwee, Zambia 1992
2 Mark, Germany 1976-D % 1977-F

All for S$29



There is some added nuance to the numbers you're seeing - the large majority is recently imported cases. Since some time now, all entrants have to serve a mandatory 14-day quarantine upon entry, and it is from these most new cases are detected. Of course, there are local transmissions but the numbers are (comparably) very low and mostly linked to clustres. The government is very efficient in these matters, but nonetheless it's struggle.

Also a bit of a caution is, of course, fakes. Walking around Chinatown I saw lots of the usual big bad fake silver coins, but lots of different types at many different stalls. Definitely buyer beware!

Nice haul, X2an! You're lucky to be able to go coin shopping - all the places I get coins are currently off-limits due to Coronavirus.

Yes, it has

Excellent!


It is for the best, but we will survive.

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