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Shottglazz New Member Canada 3 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 1:29 pm Hi all, I was hoping to pick the brains of some of the members here. I am looking to collect some foreign coins to use with another hobby (role-playing games). I am interested in worthless coins with as little english/recognizable western text on them as possible. Coins that aren't round would be a plus too! I'm hoping that someone may be able to point me in the right direction to gain some interesting-looking coins. Thanks in advance, Shottglazz Moved to World Coin section -GO Report this Post to the Staff

Wei Fun Valued Member United States 244 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 3:05 pm How about Chinese and/or Arabic coins? No western text, anyway, although they will be round. Some older Japanese coinage was rectangular, but that might not be available cheaply? Report this Post to the Staff
Shottglazz New Member Canada 3 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 3:07 pm Chinese or Arabic would be perfect! Any advice on gaining them? Banks have said they don't sell foreign coins, only paper? I noticed that coins from Iran, Principe or Viet Nam are all 14,000 to 19,000 to the dollar? Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 3:16 pm I have some israeli coins which have strange shapes as well, with a foreign language :) Report this Post to the Staff
Wei Fun Valued Member United States 244 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 3:26 pm My advice is to cruise ebay looking for bargain lots from the regions you're interested in. Foreign coin collecting other than Canada and Great Britain is pretty niche here in the US, I suspect the same in Canada, so I'm going to guess you probably don't have much luck at coin shops. As you have already found, banks aren't going to be helpful either. Once you've reached (I think) 50 posts, you can post in the "items wanted" section here on the site, that might be your best bet once you've reached that milestone. Report this Post to the Staff
Pinenut Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 3:50 pm Also, most coin shops I've been in have a huge junk box of foreign coins. I'm sure that you would find exactly what you are looking for at exactly the right price. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2869 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 4:18 pm I take it you do know that there are "fantasy" Lord of the Rings coins available. Joel's coins have some. http://www.joelscoins.com/middleearth.htm though they might be a little pricy for your purposes. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Shottglazz New Member Canada 3 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 4:36 pm Thanks for the fast replies guys! MathieuMA - I might PM you about those. Wei Fun - Haven't had much luck with ebay yet (most lots seem overpriced for junk coins). Pinenut - Good suggestion, I'll check those. Bacchus2 - I've seen the commercially-produced fantasy coins. Very nice, but way more than I wanted to spend. Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 4:42 pm Shottglazz : I keep those, they are 'souvenir' from my father :) But I'm sure they could be found in lots on ebay. Here are some links : http://cgi.ebay.com/Israel-coin-lot...t_500wt_1156 http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-israel-coin...t_500wt_1156 http://cgi.ebay.com/BIG-LOT-80-ISRA...t_872wt_1141 Just do simple searches with the words coin lot + country name - and search worldwide (check shipping price though) I'm sure you'll be able to find nice lots of "cheap coins" with the look you are trying to find. Report this Post to the Staff
Shottglazz New Member Canada 3 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 4:54 pm MathieuMa: Those look GREAT! Thanks for the links! Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 4:56 pm Etheopia coins are cool because they have lions on them and mine doesn't have Western text. Report this Post to the Staff
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