My Sunday Market Finds

Fantastic haul!!

First visit of the new year and already it's looking promising!



20 Santimu, Latvia 1992
50 Santimu, Latvia 1992
½ Dinar, Tunisia 1976
1 Pound, UK 2017
1 Baht, Thailand 2018
5 Baht, Thailand 2018
1/4 Dollar, US 2008

25 Öre, Sweden 1933
2 Kronor, Sweden 1968

5 Yen, Japan (x10)
50 Yen, Japan Taisho 36-41 (x23), 49 & 56

Particularily pleased with the most recent Thai coins, although I am thorougly disappointed by the fact that they made the reverse designs identical for all denominations when the new king came about. I really liked the old designs. The coins on the string are quite interesting. All holed, Japanese coins. Unfortunately most of the 50 Yen coins are of the older, demonetized(?) type. All this for a mere 40 kr.



This is an open market in a public square. There's always market activities going on here, it's just special on Sundays. So you've got your usual tables with all kinds of junk on them, and coins do come inbetween. The people that sell tend to be the same from week to week so some of them certainly do recognize you. I don't know anyone personally so it's really just business relationships here, with the occational short chat. It's a fun activity that really tests your coins skills in the field - the more you know the better! In the end though, it's all small sums being spent so it is nothing serious - don't expect any significant profits here.

Are any of the large size Japanese 50 yen year 35? That's a key date and worth a decent bit more than the others, which are still worth more than 50 cents, especially in that condition!

Very nice haul.

Excellent!

Well, today brought a rather, awkwardly... large bunch of coins. I must say this year has started off very well!



1 Krona, Sweden 1967, 1968 & 2013
1 Krone, Norway 1976
1 Markka, Finland 1940 & 1948
5 Markkaa, Finland 1949

50 Cents, South Africa 2007
2 Rand, South Africa 2000 & 2002
5 Rappen, Switzerland 2002
1 Sheqel, Israel
5 Bath, Thailand
20 Cents, Australia 2004

1 Cent, Singapore 1981 & 2001
5 Falus, UAE 1996
500 Lire, San Marino 1982
1 Cent, Netherland 1918
2.50 Escudos, Portugal 1943
2 Shillings, UK 1947


EUR €1.05


USD $2.40


CNY ¥4.7


DKK 12.00
CZK 70


HUF 180
JPY ¥395


GBP £14.14

All this for a measy 72 kr. I bought a large bag of mostly just small UK change, along with about 130 demonetized Swedish copper-nickel coins. I didn't quite realise the volume until I started looking through the bag. At first I reckoned there was about £5 in there.

Another rather unexpected find was a 1998 bronze 2p, as I was sorting them with a magnet. I had no idea this type existed, but nonetheless am I very happy I got it.

Now I have a hunk of change to exchange when I get to the UK next time.



Thank you for this information. I will not attempt to release these back to circulation then. They do look a bit prettier than the current 50 Yen coin though.

Great hail, X2an!

Yes, the 1998 2p exists in both bronze and bronze-clad steel. The bronze coins are slightly scarcer than the steel ones, but are still quite common. I don't know why both types were made: perhaps The Royal Mint had some spare bronze blanks they needed to use up. Interestingly, in 1999 the 1p and 2p coins in the BU sets sold by The Royal Mint were also made of bronze.