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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Maybe this is one of the biggest collections of square coins. Perhaps that is not too surprising, because I am the only person I know who collects them. Almost all of them have come out of dealer's junk bins for less than 50c. each. That's cheap collecting, plus lots of fun. Two of them are not coins - can you spot them? http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j...-reverse.jpghttp://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j...-obverse.jpgSorry about the scans, but with so many, I reasoned that this was the easiest way to do it. Edited by sel_69l
12/25/2010 11:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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lets see....(8,2) and (1,4)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's a fun collection!
Just two non-coins? I see more!
First of all Australian "one penny" with KG5 and kukkaburra. Then 25 something with "SMN" on it, not far from the 1st one. Then 10 and 25 pfennig tokens on the right edge. And finally Kurdistan 100 and 2500 dinars on the bottom - they are not legal tender (those probably didn't come too cheap).
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Bedrock of the Community
 Australia
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The Kurdistan coins cost me about $7. svlav: You are more 'on the ball' than me! You are right - there are more more than 2 items according to your definition (I HAVE to agree with you) - there is one other..... Three coins are considerably over about $40. Can you find these? The Australian one Penny is an interesting one. I hacksawed it out of a round nickel plated copper medallion that was originally about 35mm diameter. Nobody has done THAT sort of PMD to a coin or medal on this Forum before! Edited by sel_69l
12/26/2010 12:24 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2605 Posts |
One other, non-coin, has to be the one with a flag on one side and a map of what looks like India.
The expensive coins are the gold Neth. Antilles 300 gulden, of course, and, probably, the older looking Indian coins on the top. Right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm talking about the silver ones, not copper. If I could swipe one from the lot I'd go for the Jersey pound  ! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Right!
Actually, I have a silver proof of the Jersey Pound. A gold proof was also minted.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2605 Posts |
I'd rather have a circulation coin (given a choice)!
How about triangular coins? It wouldn't be a very big collection though.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
I have built another fun collection of coins of all metals alloys and shapes.
In this little collection are scalloped edge coins, a serrated edge coin (Roman Denarius), triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal heptagonal octagonal and dodecagonal coins in copper alloys and silver, rectangular coins (Japanese) and cast tin coins (Malayan) as well as coins with many different types of script.
I even have round coins!
The coins with different script types cover all centuries from the inception of coinage, and are spread throughout my collection.
I have an aluminium and a copper nickel pair 1/10 pennys of Nigeria British West Africa of 1908, both in perfect uncirculated, and both from dealer's junk boxes.
The only real requirement is that they were made for circulation, but I suspect that the triangular one did not see much circulation.
Strange. My first love is ancient coins. The fun collections are just an offshoot of my world collection of coins dating from the inception of coinage.
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Pillar of the Community
Norway
510 Posts |
How fun! Congratulations on a great idea.  I recognize some of your coins from my own collection, but I have no idea exactly how many square coins I have. I will check on a quiet day and see. Nowhere near your total, naturally, but perhaps 20? As for triangular coins I have exactly one - from Bermuda - and I very much fear it was not meant for circulation. Scalloped, hexagonal, heptagonal etc.? I will have to check those too. One thing is certain, an overwhelming majority of my coins is round. What is your largest number of sides to a coin? Eventually it just looks round, of course, but I suppose you can have more than 12, which is the largest I can currently recollect having seen (and bought). Edited by Litotes
12/26/2010 04:19 am
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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Nice collection you got there! As for the "non-coins", well there is that piece from Amsterdam ... that I actually know. :) See here: http://tokencatalog.com/token_recor...ord_offset=0Then there is some German war money (WW1): 10 Pfennig from Neuwied and 25 Pfennig from Dinslaken, I think. Those were certainly means of payment, due to the lack of "national" low denomination coins. Whether we consider them to be coins or not is debatable, I think. The two pieces issued by (well, rather in the name of) Kurdistan and Darfur are not coins in my opinions. Guess that some dealer had them made; the two do not exist as independent countries, not "de facto" nor through mutual recognition. But since the emphasis of your collection is on square pieces, it sure makes sense to include them, especially as they are nicely designed. Christian |
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Norway
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I never got around to check my total for square coins, it is still on my "to do"-list, but at least I have now found a coin with 13 sides from the Czech republic - the 20 korun.
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Denmark
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Hej Sel the one with the flag and India on it is a azad hind token 1947-1950
weight 5.8 gram , copper nickel.
Value 2 Anna = 1/8 Rupee
The Azad Hind Token circulated as a 2 Anna coin
source World square coin book 1900-2000
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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squarecoinman:  to the CCF! The Indian 'coin' with the flag I assumed was not a coin, but is something like a mint medal or token, with the same flan specifications as the then current coin. I have a few square aluminium tokens of the Netherlands and some aluminium bread and milk tokens of Australia. If your collection of square coins is larger then mine, I will be the first to congratulate you! |
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Denmark
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Yes mine is bigger. But I write about square coins, so I did try to get a full collection, so that I have from every type at least one. Many of them where found for almost no money, but of course the golden ones can not be found in scrap ( the 300 Guilders and the 1 frank Belgium gold) and then some of the rare coins where bought at auctions.
But most of them are very cheap and not to hard to get with a little luck and work.
I am interested in the bread and milk tokens can you post a picture ?
regards scm
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New Member
United States
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Which coin is it that is three over on the second row? the one with some sort of A shape on the front, next to what appears to be a scythe or pick-axe, and the back has a seven-leaf plant, that reminds me of aloe.
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