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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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The locals out here have started calling me Jesus which is a little disconcerting. One of the labourers brought me this today he was very happy to exchange it for a can or that all american beverage cocacola. He seemed to indicate that he know where there was a box full of similar coins. Now all I have to do is persuade him to bring them all at once instead of one at a time. Image Insert: Image Insert: |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hope you are having a good trip. Neat coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice coin - is it MS? The luster looks intact but there are some high point spots. Still nice condition.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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[quote] Originally posted by nohope587The locals out here have started calling me Jesus which is a little disconcerting. One of the labourers brought me this today he was very happy to exchange it for a can or that all american beverage cocacola. He seemed to indicate that he know where there was a box full of similar coins. Now all I have to do is persuade him to bring them all at once instead of one at a time. Now that depends on what they are saying: "Here comes Jesus again" OR "Jesus here he comes again"......lol Offer him a carton of coke for the lot.....I will give you one can for one of them...  Edited by humpybong
07/09/2006 10:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have some of those coins as well... see if you can find a key date!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Interesting point Barry I never thought of it that way.....
I just thought it was because of the long hair and beard but
"Jesus here he comes again" is probably closer to the truth...
Pattiewhack what are the key dates? I don't have any reference books with me?
Swamperbob It looks MS But I cant tell for sure.
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 Australia
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Key dates for the 1/10th penny are cupronickel 1916, 1919KN, 1936H, 1938H and bronze 1956 and 1957.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thankyou Sap I assume the H is for Heaton and next the the date as it is in British pennies.
I think the KN is kings Norton.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5953 Posts |
This morning brings new gifts
1 Penny 1936 British West Africa F12 maybe
1 Penny 1947 British West Africa AU
1 Penny 1952 British West Africa VG
1 Penny 1952 British West Africa F12
1/2 Penny 1920 British West Africa VG8
1/2 Penny 1933 British West Africa F12
1/2 Penny 1949 British West Africa F12
1/2 Penny 1937 British West Africa F12
3 Pence 1947 British West Africa VF
I look forward to what tomorrow may bring..
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Valued Member
United States
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Congratulations. Looks as if you have a World Coin goldmine happening! Yourlocal friend deserves a 2 Liter bottle of Coke!  |
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Hey Nohope I would prefer to donate a PEPSI but will do what ever to add such nice examples to my world collection. Wonder what you would get for a PopTart? Looks like I need to load up a case of Dew and head south!!! (For what it is worth I NO longer drink Dew as it darned near killed me! Lying on the slab at the hospital wired up like a robot put Mountain Dew out of my life for ever. Took a few years but it did finally get me!)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Terry Poptarts are unheard of here. They don't even know what a toaster is. The only electicity within a 20 mile radius is our generators. I don't drink Coke but the site canteen gives me one with my lunch every day so I hoard them to trade with the locals. You don't leave soap by the water tank and you don't leave paper in the porta johns because it dissappears faster then you can replace it. Every-one carries their own. The compound was cleared out of the forest in Feb so now when it does not rain its a dust bowl and when it rains its a mud bath. The locals will inherit the buildings when we leave but past experience tells me that they will gut the place for anything valuable rather than live in the nice cabins left to them. Still want to come over?
If the supply of coins stays steady I am sure I can let you have a few examples...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Todays catch which I think will be the last for a while as the guy says he has no more to bring.
1/2 Penny 1952 British West Africa F
1 Penny 1958 Ghana F x2
1/2 Penny 1937 British West Africa VG8 (Bent)
1 Peswa 1979 Ghana E/AU
1 Peswa 1967 Ghana VG/F
2 1/2 Peswas 1967 Ghana F x2
1 Cedi 1984 Ghana F x2
5 Peswas 1975 Ghana VG8
1/2 Penny Ghana 1958 VF
5 Peswas 1967 Ghana F
1/2 Peswa 1967 Ghana VG8
Maybe word will spread again and I will get another hoard
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