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uthminsta
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 Posted - 04/20/2010 : 11:42:20
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PERU half sol, brass.. and a nineteenth century 2 centavo (below). I have a friend who is a llama farmer. She says these are not actually llamas... although they are in the same family  They are in fact called a VICUNA. This design was used from 1966-75.
 
The 2 centavo was made from copper-nickel in 1863-4, then was made from copper or bronze 1876-79 and 1895. A very similar design was resumed in 1917. Planchet thickness was reduced in 1941, and in 1950 the denomination was changed to zinc and reduced in size. Enjoy.
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 04/20/2010 : 18:31:21
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| I think it's an alpacha |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2010 : 10:07:56
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SWAZILAND cent.
 
There are a lot of world coin issues that have two reverses - a "normal" one, and an "F.A.O." reverse. This is one of those F.A.O. coins.
Stolen from the internet: The Food and Agriculture Organization exists to "modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all". In 1968, they started a Money and Medals program to help spread their message of the urgent need to increase food and agricultural production. They encourage governments to use their coinage to promote this important message. In excess of 18 million dollars have been shared by participating countries and used directly in the development of agriculture. FAO website: You must be logged in to see this link. |
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AGgressive Metal
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 04/21/2010 : 20:05:32
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| Random story: My dad met the Prince of Swaziland once. |
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world.
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 04/21/2010 : 20:08:30
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quote:
Originally posted by AGgressive Metal
Random story: My dad met the Prince of Swaziland once.
Now there's a real claim to fame! |
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 04/21/2010 : 20:16:13
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Taking a second look at the coin, if that's the Prince of Swaziland.
I think I've met him as well! |
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wolvesdad
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Posted - 04/22/2010 : 04:06:19
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Hey,
THose alpacha coins aren't bronze anyway, are they?
The coin says they are Gold. Oro means Gold in spanish.
My sister worked with Alpaca and llamas in high school.. Cool stuff! Neat coins. |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2010 : 10:45:17
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WOOHOO, four gold coins in the junk bin for less than a dollar total!!!
...I wish.
SWITZERLAND 2 rappen. Is that wheat, too? This is another of the countries that you just have to know: Helvetia on a coin is going to mean it is from Switzerland. Gotta go!
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2010 : 14:27:48
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We've surpassed the 70 country mark!
I have maybe 10 more countries to add before I "run out."
Do you think we could reach 100?
Bluegill has been a big help... who else has some stuff to show? |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1964 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2010 : 12:35:20
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Originally posted by uthminsta
WOOHOO, four gold coins in the junk bin for less than a dollar total!!!
...I wish.
SWITZERLAND 2 rappen. Is that wheat, too? This is another of the countries that you just have to know: Helvetia on a coin is going to mean it is from Switzerland. Gotta go!
Looks like it. I didn't realize how many coins have wheat stalks on them until this thread got started. 
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2010 : 19:00:52
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| Me neither... I was thinking when I posted that... that's a new idea for a mini-collection! |
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thogey
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1617 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2010 : 19:07:53
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| That's exactly what you need Aaron, another mini-collection. |
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2010 : 08:37:21
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| Cool stuff. I'm working on doing pics, by my first attempt in the obsolete section didn't come out that good. |
Are you throwing that out? |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2010 : 16:30:36
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DENMARK again
Bluegill had posted some 1964-72 five ore back on page 5, but I recently got one that predates them a bit. The 1, 2, and 5 ore were bronze throughout the 20th century, although there were years of iron, aluminum, and zinc examples tucked in there along the way. The holed type was made from 1926-40, and the examples shown by Bluegill were used from 1960-72.
 
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thogey
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1617 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2010 : 16:33:07
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| I think I recognize that washer. |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2010 : 21:19:57
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| Yep. Your washers are my beautiful bronze. It has a good home now! Thanks, Thogey. |
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uthminsta
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USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/26/2010 : 10:34:21
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GERMANY, 1 2 and 10 pfennig. And more wheat!!! I don't think I've ever seen a junk bin that DIDN'T have these coins in it. But here they are, up close and personal.
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uthminsta
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USA
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Posted - 04/27/2010 : 08:40:06
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NIGERIA one cent... another gem from Thogey!
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johnsonjohn2441
Penny Pincher Member
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2010 : 14:36:18
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| wish i had something worth posting but im still working on finding that copper worth posting! |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2010 : 16:39:10
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8000 views!
Although much of what is on this thread is from the last year, I've been a "budget" world coin collector for many years. I have looked through a lot of junk bins, boxes, binders, placed online orders through email and eBay, and even had some generous people in this group help by sending me stuff. I've always liked the look of copper in its various forms (pure, bronze, brass, etc...). So I found an inexpensive way to build a collection that I enjoy looking at, I figured it's something maybe others would like to look at too. I think there have been some people enjoying this thread along the way... and I hope there are at least a few out there still enjoying it! Regardless, I still very much enjoy doing this. Here's hoping we get to ten thousand views and 100 countries!!! |
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uthminsta
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USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2010 : 12:30:01
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SPAIN. Couple very different eras. Well, 3 actually...
 
Above are a couple examples of 19th century Spanish coins. The one on the right is a base metal copy of a 10 escudos gold coin. Anyone know more about that?
Below are a couple more recent examples. 100 pesetas, and a copper-plated euro cent, which I just snuck in there for fun.
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uthminsta
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Posted - 04/29/2010 : 16:59:57
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SURINAME cent.
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uthminsta
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Posted - 04/30/2010 : 18:52:50
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Got some more MEXICO this week... some beautiful stuff, I think! This will be going over to my Grandpa's collection soon, but I wanted to get a good scan of 'em first.
The fifty centavo was this type from 1955-59. Twenty centavo for 1920 and 1935 only. Both good coins to find, especially the 1920. Couldn't find a ten centavo to add to this denomination set, but they were big ones (like the 20c shown) from 1919-21 and 1935 as well. All nice to find. Five centavo was this type from 1914-35, two centavo from 1905-41, and one centavo from 1905-49.
Bronze again: The 20 centavo went back to bronze in 1943 (the popular half-dollar-sized "pyramid and mountains" design) until 1974. The ten centavo was bronze again, although smaller (approx quarter size) for 6 years between 1955 and 1967. The five centavo went back to bronze (quarter size) from 1942-55, and a smaller brass coin (nickel size) from 1954-69 which was shrunk again (penny size) for 1970-76. The one centavo became a small brass (dime size) coin in 1950, and was shrunk further (to 13mm) for 1970-73. LOTS of composition and size changes over the last hundred years!!! |
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uthminsta
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USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 15:33:48
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| Hey there. I just added a nice 19th century Peru 2 centavo to the post at the top of this page. Hope you like it. |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2010 : 17:51:40
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TONGA 1 and 2 seniti. Cool lookin turtles. Not so flattering picture of the queen of Tonga...
The lady was the queen of Tonga from 1918 to 1965. From her wikipedia page:
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