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chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 1:35 pm Thank you very much for making the list and the images available online. And all the best for your post-FAO years! Christian Report this Post to the Staff
RenaL Pillar Of The Community Turkey 1205 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 2:32 pm That's a great list there. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Ken_3567 Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 02/04/2008 5:07 pm I've finished my first pass at a list. For now I stuck it on my website as I'm not sure how upload an excel file here. http://typesets.wikidot.com/f-a-o-coins I'm sure I missed a few things but it will be refined over time Edited by Ken_3567 02/09/2008 2:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Eurocoin Valued Member Finland 294 Posts	Posted 02/08/2008 4:10 pm "Most of the earlier coins are no longer in stock but quuite a number of the later issues are available in retail and wholesale quantities." But where to buy them? I didn't find any link about FAO coins from FAO site Report this Post to the Staff
Sawmill Valued Member United States 62 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 2:59 pm I have a couple of questions: Do FAO coins circulate or are they just sold to collectors/investors? Are they generally minted in the country that is named on the coin? Thanks, - Sam Report this Post to the Staff
RenaL Pillar Of The Community Turkey 1205 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 3:09 pm Yes and no; some may circulate some are only for collectors. They are minted in the country with the name on them. The theme is written usually in both native and English languages. Report this Post to the Staff
Dark Sider New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 3:38 pm There are more countries that issue coins than countries that have mints. There are 63 countries with mints listed in a website I was looking at that attempted to list all of the mints in the world. There are many more countries that issue coins than that. Some of those countries without mints use private mints for instance the Franklin Mint used to make coinage for some countries. Some of the countries use other countries mints. There are some people who collect foreign coins that were made at the US mint. Report this Post to the Staff
Dark Sider New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 3:48 pm FAO coins were meant to be educational and therefore it was better if they could be widely circulated. If you look through the list many countries such as the US, Canada Germany etc. had no FAO coins and some like India, Bangladesh and Turkey had a different one every year following a variety of topics. If you look through the list of FAO coins I think it is safe to say that just about all of the silver and gold coins are for collectors only and most of the other coins did circulate at one time or another. Report this Post to the Staff
Ken_3567 Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 4:08 pm Darksider is correct that gold & silver issues are NCLT (non circulating legal tender) collector coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Sawmill Valued Member United States 62 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 5:05 pm Thanks all - I do collect world coins and have a small number of FAO coins. I am, in general, only interested in a coin that probably traded hands in its home country, or at least is representative of coins that did. I try to avoid the coins that are just produced to be sold as collectables. Report this Post to the Staff
Angielczyk Valued Member Israel 423 Posts	Posted 02/11/2008 3:47 pm An interesting point. While most silver and gold F.A.O. coins were made for collectors, the 1969 Uruguay 1000 peso coin was made in gold silver and bronze, and only the silver coin was a circulating coin. Almost all other base metal coins were both for circulation and inclusion in collector sets. A notable exception to this was the Saudi Arabia 100 Halala (1 Riyal) coin produced in 1977. It was made in limited numbers for the Saudi Government. The Government then commisioned the same coin to be produced in 1978 for general circulation. The 1977 coins were donated to FAO by the Government in support of the Coin Plan. These coins are available in limited supply from FAO. As far as purchasing the coins from FAO is concerned if you EMail me with requirements I will arrange for these to be dealt with. I shall be on the high seas for the next week but I will deal with any enquiries immediately on my return to terrs firma Harold Report this Post to the Staff
Angielczyk Valued Member Israel 423 Posts	Posted 05/17/2008 10:21 am I have now landed safely Although I have officially retired from FAO I am stilling directing the coin sales programme. Should you wanr any further information please Email me. Harold Report this Post to the Staff
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