My Sunday Market Finds

Bummer. But this is life. Until next time.

This was really a Saturday Market find - but I was very pleased to get an 1896 (83.5% silver) Spanish peseta for 10p (13 US cents) yesterday!

Very nice!

This was something I said for some time ago now but I'm wondering whether or not this is the case. Today's temperatures were crazily high and being outside was exhausting to say the least (28°C in the shade). I feel myself melting while staying inside with the fan at full blast. I suppose dreary weather with average temperatures is my thing after all.

Nevertheless, it was a splendidly great day and plenty of people had showed up for today's market. I happened to encounter a literal silver mine.



10 Cents, Netherlands 1885
10 Öre, Sweden 1944 (x2), 1948, 1949 & 1950
10 Öre, Sweden 1953, 1954 (x3), 1955, 1956 (x2), 1957 (x2), 1958 & 1960

25 Öre, Sweden 1910, 1936 (x2) & 1937
25 Öre, Sweden 1958
50 Öre, Sweden 1907
½ Frank, Switzerland 1991 & 1993
1 Frank, Switzerland 1970
2 Franken, Switzerland 1986

1 Mark, West Germany 1956-F, 1988-D & 1994-J
10 Korun, Czechoslovakia 1992
10 Centavos, Honduras 2007
500 Won, South Korea 1989
20 Korun, Czech Republic 1999
1 Dollar, Canada 1987

5 Kroner, Norway 1998
20 Kroner, Norway 1994
20 Francs, French Polynesia 1984 & 1996
1 Dalasi, Gambia 2008 & 2011

Plenty of small silvers, but they quickly add up, especially when the seller considers them silver, but still kinda worthless. I kept on looking through the batches of coins and finding small silver fragments here and there.

I was pleasantly welcomed back by seeing the lovely Gambian Dalasi when I stepped foot on the market again. I seems like for the time I was gone plenty of sellers had indeed restocked. Always lovely when that happens. All of today's went on 74 kr, more than average but it's a bigger investment with bigger profits. Have I missed this place!

Excellent!


It always is when it is hot outside.

You make it sound so far away, like it's just over the border and over to the coast. I've even gone by train between Oslo and Stockholm kind of lately. You should come visit when you've got time

Today was yet another good day - and better so, since it seems I'll be busy again next week. Life has its own plans...



10 Öre, Sweden 1911
10 Öre, Sweden 1958
25 Öre, Sweden 1958
6 Pence, UK 1941

50 Paisa, Nepal 1966
1 Koruna, Cezchoslovakia 1992
1 Dirham, Morroco 1987
50 Markkaa, Finland 1961
½ Cent, South Africa 1964
100 Pesos, Argentina 1979

5 Öre, Sweden 1863
25 Öre, Swedish Trading Token
1 Rappen, Switzerland 1998
½ Frank, Switzerland 1968 & 1970
10 Kroner, Norway 1995 & 2002
20 Kroner, Denmark 1990
2 Baht, Thailand
10 Baht, Thailand

50 Yen, Japan
(5x) 100 Yen, Japan
500 Yen, Japan
1 Dollar, Singapore 1988
1 Dollar, Canada 1987

50 Pfennig, West Germany 1967-J & 1969-F
1 Mark, West Germany 1961-F, 1977-F & 1982-F (x2)
2 Mark, West Germany 1977-G

A whole lot for 65 kr. I must say, the little five-sided (Pentagonal to be fancy) token isn't very interesting in itself, but I figured it would make a fun guitar pick! The edges are kind of pointy so that could be bad, otherwise it's just a fun gimmick. Besides, most picks are retailed at 3 kr or more, this one cost 2 kr... besides, it definitely looks better than most picks. I'd prefer a coin but I don't have any triangle-shaped coins, I do of course know of the Cook Islands $1 but I'm not sure how thick it is

Nice batch again! And again a true bargain... already the Japanese coins combined have a higher face value than what you paid for the whole lot...

Well it's been a while but today's find were definitely not disappointing!

It seems like leaving gaps really does help getting better finds every other week, but I'm greedier than that! I want new stuff every week!



Another 'Guitar Pick' Token
1 Cent, Aouth Africa 2001
10 Won, South Korea 1970
25 Centavos, Cuba 2008
1 Dirham, Morocco 1960

500 Dong, Vietnam 2003
1 Mark, West Gernamy 1950-D, -F & -J
5 Korun, Czechoslovakia 1991

1 Euro, Spain 2002
2 Pounds, UK 1998 (x2), 2000 & 2007

Now this might all be a bit to handle, so let me throw in some distracting comments:

I tried that other token from last visit as a guitar pick, I suppose I didn't like the sharp corners enough so this time I bought another one with smoothened corners, but it honestly doesn't make a difference from some first initial tries.

As some world currency enthusiasts might know, Vietnam does not use coins in everyday transactions. Yet they do have a "current" coin series, from which today's piece is from. I almost suppose most coins did indeed not circulate as this is now my third Vietnamese coin in great condition, this one is almost prooflike!

The lower row of coins cost 5 kr each, the rest was 2 kr each. Now, my question is, how passable are these coins from the images? None of them are pretty, but I can assure everybody that I spent atleast an hour "repairing" them. Litterally, as the Euro and one of the £2 had the inner bit punched out. In addition, they all were terribly dirty and had lots of dark spots. I bought them all from this new guy selling mostly incapsulated and probably extortionally expensive silver coins, but also high-denomination awfully beat up and damaged coins for 5 kr each. The little box of scrap-like coins actually had plenty of £2 and old £1 coins along with some Euros and 50ps, much more than I bought. There was even an awfully beat up commemorative £2 in there that I passed on. I think I picked the best pieces, but that was before the centre bit of a £2 fell out. I almost lost it on the bus home.

Either way, those coins are 100% genuine, despite the fishy nature of that business. All of the four £2 coins have a visible latent image after polishing and the centre of the €1 coin was slightly magnetic, as it should be. My old question is, will most people accept that, or will there be an overwhelming scepticism when I present them at a transaction? Again, they aren't pretty and beat up, but otherwise they (now) look fine.

Perhaps worth buying more next time if possible?