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cecropia_moth
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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 Posted - 08/01/2009 : 21:49:44
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Just pulled a 2003 2-cent Euro (France design) from a penny roll. Coin was either equivalent or else very close in diameter to our US 1-cent but was somewhat thicker. Sort of surprised those could get into rolls.
Wondering what other countries you guys have found???
According to http://www.eurocoins.co.uk it appears that 15 different country/zone designs circulate.
Austria Belgium Finland France Germany
Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Monaco
Netherlands Portugal San Marino Spain Vatican
Wonder if we can complete the entire checklist???
Regards,
Jeff
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Neckro
1000+ Penny Miser Member
Saudi Arabia
1594 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2009 : 21:54:44
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cwgii
Penny Collector Member
USA
498 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2009 : 21:59:20
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oober
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1051 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2009 : 22:35:05
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| Sort long enough you will find a crazy amount of world coinage... |
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1479 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2009 : 05:05:22
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I have only found a few Euro cents (5 or 6). Most of them in nickels, not pennies. My area seems to get stuff from the Caribbean more than anywhere else.
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dp2007
Penny Sorter Member
35 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2009 : 09:33:39
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The following is a complete list of my finds of non-US/Canadian coins after 207,000 cents hand searched.
1950 1 pfennig (this is smaller in diameter than a US cent)
2002 10 euro cent (this is a larger in diameter & thicker than the US cent)
1975 2 pfennig
1980 2 pfennig
1984 2 pfennig
2003 2 euro cent
2002 2 euro cent
2001 2 euro cent
1987 Republic of Panama centesimo
2001 Republic of Panama centesimo
6 Bahamas one cent (1995, 1995, 2001, 2001, 2004, 2006) |
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Computer Jones
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
960 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2009 : 12:32:38
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The most common non-Penny object I find when sorting Cents are those darn Dimes!
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There's profit if you melt things!!
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Ant
Moderator
USA
844 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2009 : 15:06:35
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The neatest foreign coin I've found was a 1952 Netherlands Antilles cent. I had a roll the other day with 6 BU cents from the Bahamas -- someone just got back from vacation, sounds like.  |
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CuproNickle
Penny Collector Member
444 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2009 : 15:46:27
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Germany
Belgium
Canada
Euro-2 cent
Dutch
English
Bahamas
Aruba
+ lots of tokens |
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jtm3
Penny Collector Member
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2009 : 18:45:22
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| I usually find about 2 euro coins per box of pennies. I have started throwing them right back to the banks. |
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AGgressive Metal
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
789 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2009 : 20:47:35
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Originally posted by jtm3
I usually find about 2 euro coins per box of pennies. I have started throwing them right back to the banks.
Why do that to a coin worth 3 cents!?!? Throw them at me instead! |
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jtm3
Penny Collector Member
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 09:00:02
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quote:
Originally posted by AGgressive Metal
quote:
Originally posted by jtm3
I usually find about 2 euro coins per box of pennies. I have started throwing them right back to the banks.
Why do that to a coin worth 3 cents!?!? Throw them at me instead!
  
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Well i probobly have about 15.00 worth. But lately I have been seeing a lot less.
I have family that lives in europe and the visit america quite often.
Think I will just sell 'em to them.
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Lemon Thrower
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
912 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 09:03:12
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spain, bahamas, barbuda, panama.
british large penny in a roll of u.s. halves.
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CoinHunter53562
Moderator
USA
1754 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 09:36:59
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quote:
Originally posted by jtm3
I usually find about 2 euro coins per box of pennies. I have started throwing them right back to the banks.
You should keep those puppies and then sell them to collectors when you have enough.
So far I have found:
1 Bahamas One Cent
1 Bermuda One Cent
1 Two Cent Euro -not sure what country since I didnt record it
2 India 25 Paise coins
1 Norway 50 Ore
I'm not a big time sorter by any means, but enjoy finding the occasional foreign coin. It's not as exciting as finding wild Indians, but still pretty cool.
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My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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Cody8404
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
546 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 14:37:32
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Bermuda cent,
Australian silver 6 pence,
English Farthing
Canadian coppers cents are my favorite finds. |
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ScottyTX
Penny Collector Member
USA
343 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 18:05:41
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I believe I have found 3 2-cent euros to date. Always interesting when you see and odd ball coin sarting back at you. Have been getting a few from panama here lately as well. Hummm
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 20:10:42
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| I have a deal to get 1 Copper Penny for every 2 cent euro I get in a roll, with someone who goes to Europe a lot. |
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Curiosity - 2 cent Euro coins in penny rolls.
