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Coins from Foreign lands:cam:

phinbolt

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This year has produced a few coins from different countries and in many different locations.




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top row from left to right, 1938 English one penny copper coin found in a river bank on the edge of town,1963 Mexican peso 10% silver coin about the size of our silver dollars found in a mobile home park that was cleared out to be sold,1968 British 10 pence a little larger than a quarter found at a school playground,this is a nice one its a 1961 German Deutsche mark found in a lot where a house had burned down,1993 50 cent Mexican coin found on grassy knoll above a soccer field in a town nearby with a population of about 800 people.


Bottom row left to right,1994 20 Krone from Norway a little larger than a quarter found in a soccer field on the west side of town,1973 Medio Balboa coin of Panama about the size of a half dollar found in a high school football field,1983 2 Piso from the Philippines 10 sided coin about the size of a half dollar this was found at a soccer field on the east side of town, 1997 Chile 10 peso coin found last night at a soccer field,1963 10 Ore coin from Norway about half the size of a dime found in soccer fields


not pictured 2000 1 dollar Euro coin from France about the size of a quarter given to a uncle that collects coins, 1 cent Euro smaller than a dime, date unknown buried somewhere in my penny bucket waiting to be tumbled


What is your favorite Foreign coin found this year or in the past?
 
I've found quite a few foreign coins here, probably because in the 1980's and 1990's we had an exceptionally large number of exchange students considering how small the town is, but the one I like best is a 50 centimes coin from France I found at an old homesite several years ago. It's between a dime and penny in size and came out of the ground looking just like it looks in the photo, thought for sure it was a gold coin:(.
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My favorite? A 1945 doubled-S, XF-U Philippine 50 centavo piece.
Made of silver, it was minted in the US for the Philippines after liberation from the Japanese.
Here's the same coin for sale, currently, on ebay:
PHILIPPINES-DOUBLE-S-50-CENTAVOS, SCARCE
I wouldnt qualify mine as BU, although it is close. It still shows the mint sheen.

Heres a foto of mine:
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Reverse - [attachment 108586 100_0103.jpg]

I especially like this one becasue I have some very good "pinoy" friends (Filipinos), and it reminds me of them.
 
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