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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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A coin which I for some reason cannot find in my book but which should probably be well known!  
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The portrait could be a clue....who is that, Assad? 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The date is 1970. And the value is 50 "somethings". LOL
Still looking...
Edited by schmidty 03/14/2009 1:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
I'm going to guess Syria here.
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
2217 Posts |
Aha... looking through my book I note a Five Pounds coin of Egypt - (where is Eg. Collector when you need him!) with the head of this guy, a President Nasser and the funny symbol below the bust. I do not have this denomination though but I guess it must be 50 Piastres?..
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
2217 Posts |
Quote: I'm going to guess Syria here. Close, but no cigar.. 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
2217 Posts |
Never ceases to amaze me the range of numismatic sites around.. 
Edited by NumisMattyUk 03/14/2009 2:35 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
677 Posts |
This coin isn't in my Krause World Coins Circulating Issues book. Did they just miss it, or is it a commemorative...or some other reason? 
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
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Egypt United Arab Republic KM#423 50 Piastres 12.5000 g., 0.7200 Silver .2893 oz. ASW Subject: President Nasser Obverse: Head of president Nasser right. Date: AH1390-1970 Mintage: 400,000 F:__ VF:3.00 XF:5.00 Unc:7.50
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
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Quote: (where is Eg. Collector when you need him!) I was at the clinic, making some crowns, drilling holes and extracting some teeth. Simply torturing some patients.  Nice coin NumisMattyUk 
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Quote: I was at the clinic, making some crowns, drilling holes and extracting some teeth. Simply torturing some patients. For a moment there I thought you were in a coin clinic  aha! a rare occupation these days indeed..  Thanks for the info, - especially the mintage info. - though I think the pricing data for these kind of coin is always a little mean 
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
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Quote: Thanks for the info, - especially the mintage info. - though I think the pricing data for these kind of coin is always a little mean These prices are from Krause 33rd edition so it is not very accurate, but it is all that I have 
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
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Quote: For a moment there I thought you were in a coin clinic aha! a rare occupation these days indeed.. LOL, that would be the best job in the world 
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Hah.. actually I said that by accident - I was referring to the dental profession, where dentists are rare these days (at least in the UK) but I made a bad job of the sentence. Yes, indeed it would be great to be a coin vet and make coins better :P
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