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| Cerulean |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 08:58:45
Did you find an unusual coin in your roll of pennies? Where is this indecipherable coin you found in your change actually from? Is my foreign coin valuable? What metal is it made of?
Have no fear, Cerulean is here!
Post your mystery coin finds, and I'll do my best to identify its origin and maybe composition and value. Be as accurate as you can with your description. Tell me about any text on the coin, any images or symbols that appear on it, year of minting, its size or shape or color. Photos really are worth a thousand words, and are the best clues you can provide.
(If you can ID a mystery coin posted here, feel free to chime in with your opinion.)
Here's one of my recent foreign coin finds:
RUNNING TOTAL
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3331 zincs (1982-2007) 75.5%
1053 coppers (1959-1982) 23.9%
26 wheats (1920-1958)
6 Canadian (1968-1995)
1 dime (2004)
Wanna take money away from the Fed? Spend dollar coins! |
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| legacypac |
Posted - 09/05/2008 : 18:18:30
CSFR = Czecho and Slovakia Federation Republic (1990-1993) which is post communism, pre-seperation. Prior to 1990 the country was known officially as the CSSR = Czech and Slovakia Socialist Republic. Today of course there are two seperate countries. |
| ironpoptart |
Posted - 09/05/2008 : 17:42:35
Here's one for you. The material is a brassy color. The obverse has a young woman planting shrubs? trees? The unit is "1". On the reverse there is a heraldic shield- the top left and bottom right have some kind of lion thing, the top right and bottom left have a double-barred cross. On top of the shield are the letters "CSFR" and on the bottom is the date, 1991. |
| PennyWhoreDer |
Posted - 08/27/2008 : 11:00:36
Found a Tanzania 1989 Senti Hamsini 50 in the take a penny tray at gas station. Looks like a nickel with reeded edge, rabbit on back, profile guy on front. |
| legacypac |
Posted - 08/24/2008 : 01:58:52
Reviving old thread. Sorting Canadian Quarters looking for varieties (Canadian Provinces mostly) and we found:
Arabic writing, exact same size as a US/Cdn Quarter, Silver color like a quarter.
Face is man looking left, but at an angle, not like Jefferson or Washington. Clean cut guy, no head gear, with clear collar and tie. Arabic script on both sides of head.
Reverse is coat of arms with crown on top, two lions? supporting it, kind of a horseshoe shape supporting the crown with a 5 pointed line drawn star below a series of rays like from the sun. Ribbon with unreadable script below coat of arms. Demonination is "1". date is double dated - 1969 (western) 1389 (islamic system).
Solved my own question - Morocco 1 Dirham features His Majesty King Hassan II of Morocco. CuNi
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| NotABigDeal |
Posted - 07/22/2008 : 19:23:08
ironpoptart, welcome to the site. China huh. I think that makes two.
Deal
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| ironpoptart |
Posted - 07/22/2008 : 18:48:36
Damn. I wonder why you never see these around then. |
| Cerulean |
Posted - 07/22/2008 : 13:13:48
The Chinese 1 jiao coin is aluminum 1999-2005, and steel 2005-present. |
| fasTTcar |
Posted - 07/21/2008 : 21:09:08
And if you do not know the country, this helps:
http://worldcoingallery.com/Inst-ID/index.html |
| fasTTcar |
Posted - 07/21/2008 : 20:59:32
Just as an FYI guys, this site is great for coin pictures if you know the country:
http://worldcoingallery.com/index.htm
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| ironpoptart |
Posted - 07/21/2008 : 20:39:38
I got an interesting one in change yesterday. It's a 2003 People's Republic of China 1 jiao coin, with the current design, but made of aluminum. Granted I haven't lived in China for long, but I've never seen one of these. It's usually 1991 aluminum or 2006-2008 steel. Is this some kind of error? My Google-fu is not strong and Wikipedia isn't clear on this.
(First post! I've been lurking for a while though.) |
| NotABigDeal |
Posted - 07/13/2008 : 10:44:01
Thank you for the info. Not a bad weekend at the coin booth if I do say so myself. And I do....
Deal |
| Ant |
Posted - 07/13/2008 : 10:06:25
It's a Thai 5 satang, issued in 1950 and made of aluminum-bronze. It's interesting because it is one of the few coins that has somebody (King Rama IX, a.k.a. King Prajadhipok, King Bhumibol Adulyadej) wearing glasses on it. There were 15.5 million minted.
There are a couple of auctions on eBay for them. They seem to run around $1 or $1.50. Another nice find!  |
| NotABigDeal |
Posted - 07/13/2008 : 09:54:09
That's it! Do you know anything about it? Nice job.
Deal |
| Ant |
Posted - 07/13/2008 : 09:37:09
Like this?
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| NotABigDeal |
Posted - 07/13/2008 : 08:54:40
Close. I think the writing is the same although your coin has much more writing on it. The man looks similar, but he is facing left on my coin. The reverse is similar, but not quite. I can see that my "towers" are probably trees. No elephants on mine. Looks like horses or something standing on their back legs, holding spears.... The thing the elephants are holding up is different on mine though. Close, very close.
Deal |
| Ant |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 22:10:05
Does the guy look kind of like this?
ETA: If your coin is Thai, it might be made of "nordic gold" -- an alloy of copper, zinc, aluminium and one other thing I can't remember. |
| Ant |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 22:00:56
Dude, I am so laughing at your coin. 
I accept that coin as a personal challenge! |
| NotABigDeal |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 21:43:35
You are correct Ant. I'll try to describe it. Don't laugh....
It actually looks gold. I realize it probably isn't. On obverse is a clean-cut Asian? Arab? with glasses on. He is in a military type uniform with medals on it. Writing is to the left and right of him. It is not Japanese or Chinese. Looks Arabic like, but not quite. It is "blockish" writing. On the reverse there is what looks like a coat of arms with all kinds of things going around it. Horses holding spears? Towers with sun and rays between them? Writing above, to the left, and to the right. Below the mess of action are letters or numbers that I think represent the date.
There you go. Good luck.
Deal |
| Ant |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 19:48:49
quote:
Originally posted by NotABigDeal
I have another one, but I can't even begin to describe it....
No, describe it! DESCRIBE IT! |
| Ant |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 19:46:55
quote:
Originally posted by NotABigDeal
Okay, one of my new coin show finds.
Smaller in diameter than a dime. Looks like copper. Not sure what side is the front or back. On one side there is a crown top center. Under it the words GUSTAF VI ADOLF.
Below that line is a line that reads, SVERIGES. Under that line, KONUNG. There are two tiny coats of arms below that line.
Other side has a 1 in the center that splits the date in half (1958). Crown above the 1. ORE below the 1. That's it.
Does it look like this? If so, it is a Swedish 1 ore. Composition I'm not so sure about.
Photo courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery, which has an EXCELLENT coin ID database. (If you guys like it, consider kicking him a few bucks -- http://www.worldcoingallery.com/ ) |
| NotABigDeal |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 15:41:25
Okay, one of my new coin show finds.
Smaller in diameter than a dime. Looks like copper. Not sure what side is the front or back. On one side there is a crown top center. Under it the words GUSTAF VI ADOLF.
Below that line is a line that reads, SVERIGES. Under that line, KONUNG. There are two tiny coats of arms below that line.
Other side has a 1 in the center that splits the date in half (1958). Crown above the 1. ORE below the 1. That's it.
I have another one, but I can't even begin to describe it....
Deal |
| Cerulean |
Posted - 06/23/2008 : 08:36:50
quote:
Originally posted by horgad
Anybody know the composition of a 1971 25 Cent Nederlanden (Netherlands) coin? I am pretty sure that it is nickel because there is no tarnish on it, but I want to double check.
Since 1948, Dutch 1 and 5 cent coins were bronze, and 10 and 25 cent coins were nickel. Silver 1 guilder coins were minted until 1966 and silver 2.5 guilder coins were minted until 1968; both were replaced by nickel. So sayeth Wikipedia.
Now, can anybody tell me the purity of Dutch silver coins? |
| legacypac |
Posted - 06/23/2008 : 00:06:45
Not knowing dutch makes finding info on that 25 cent piece hard, but I did see a referance to melting them down for the nickel in 2002 (Euro intro). |
| horgad |
Posted - 06/20/2008 : 18:02:54
Anybody know the composition of a 1971 25 Cent Nederlanden (Netherlands) coin? I am pretty sure that it is nickel because there is no tarnish on it, but I want to double check.
Oh and if you ever get a chance to find a Belize 1 cent coin like it did the other day I promise it will jamb your Ryedale. The darn thing has wavy edges... 
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| scott71578 |
Posted - 06/14/2008 : 17:25:56
thats it hoard thanks.
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