My Foreign Coin Collection [list]
This is a list of the foreign coins I already have.
Anything not on the list would be on a list of "to obtain". :P
In alphabetical order by nation
Australia
£ Penny (1943)
5 cent (1969)
20 cent (1981)
50 cent (1979)
$1 (1984)
Canada
¢1 (hundreds)
¢5 (dozens - beavers)
¢10 (lots - ships)
¢25 (caribou)
$2.00 (1996 polar bear)
China
¥ 0.05 (1990)
East Caribbean
¢25 (1981)
Euros
5 cent (2005 Nederlanden)
20 cent (1999 Nederlanden)
20 cent (2000 France)
Finland
10 Penniä (1921)
France
10c. (1987/96)
20c. (1988)
1/2 franc (1965)
1/2 franc (1985)
1 Franc (1969)
Germany (Deutschland)
5 pfennig (1989)
10 pfennig (1981)
50 pfennig (1974)
1 Deutsche Mark (1950)
Italy
L.50 (1979)
L.100 (1980)
L.200 (1979)
L.500 (1985) x2
Japan
¥5
Malaysia
10 sen (2000)
Mexico
Pesos, pre-1993 (old-style)
$1 (1986)
$5 (1980)
$5 (1985)
$10 (1986) x2
$20 (1981)
$20 (1985) x2
$50 (1985) x5
$100 (1984/5)
$200 (1985)
$500 (1987)
$1000 (1989)
Pesos, post 1993 current style
N$1 (1995)
N$5 (1994)
South Africa
1c (1996)
2c (1992)
5c (1996)
10c (1996)
20c (1997)
50c (1993)
R1 (1994)
R5 (1994)
Spain
1 peseta (1995)
Thailand
1 baht coin
United Kingdom
1/2 penny (1974)
one penny (1927 - large)
new penny (1971/80)
1 p (1986/91)
2 p (77/97x2/99/00/01)
5 p (1990/92)
10 p (1992)
20 p (1982/2002)
Zimbabwe
5 cent (1991)
10 cent (1980/97)
I also have a few random currency notes as well and while those are cool I still like coins better. Someone wrote an article about this distinction once, the difference between a paper print and a small metal sculptural piece, how the longer-lasting coins tend to have more appeal for various reasons. *shrugs*
Mexico
10 Pesos (1993/1994x3)
20 Pesos (1994)
Nepal
10 Rupees
United Kingdom
£10 - has Florence Nightengale on the back
So there you have it. I'm always interested in adding to my collection! :D
I'd like to get the different commemorative and bicentennial Canadian quarters - and the poppy one, too. I also don't have a $1CAN coin (loonie), either. :\ I also don't have a £1 (UK) either - and I seem to of lost my £2. :\
It's really fun to look through my coins. A lot of them aren't in circulation anymore, like my UK and Australian pennies - the Australia penny is HUGE, from 1943, and the UK penny is from 1927 and has King George on the back! :D The Zimbabwe currency is the most worthless in the world - so worthless it isn't even used. And all those old Mexican Pesos they don't use anymore, either. I like coins that are no longer in circulation - I feel like I'm saving a piece of history or something -- I found out they took in all the modern Australian pennies and melted them down to make the bronze medals for the Olympics! I don't have one of those.
I do collect US coins, too, though I haven't gone on and on about those. Mostly because they're commonplace to me since I live in the US and also because they simply aren't as pretty. But I have a lot of old silver dollars and indian head coins and I am collecting all the new state quarters, too. Coins are just fun. :)
Anything not on the list would be on a list of "to obtain". :P
In alphabetical order by nation
Australia
£ Penny (1943)
5 cent (1969)
20 cent (1981)
50 cent (1979)
$1 (1984)
Canada
¢1 (hundreds)
¢5 (dozens - beavers)
¢10 (lots - ships)
¢25 (caribou)
$2.00 (1996 polar bear)
China
¥ 0.05 (1990)
East Caribbean
¢25 (1981)
Euros
5 cent (2005 Nederlanden)
20 cent (1999 Nederlanden)
20 cent (2000 France)
Finland
10 Penniä (1921)
France
10c. (1987/96)
20c. (1988)
1/2 franc (1965)
1/2 franc (1985)
1 Franc (1969)
Germany (Deutschland)
5 pfennig (1989)
10 pfennig (1981)
50 pfennig (1974)
1 Deutsche Mark (1950)
Italy
L.50 (1979)
L.100 (1980)
L.200 (1979)
L.500 (1985) x2
Japan
¥5
Malaysia
10 sen (2000)
Mexico
Pesos, pre-1993 (old-style)
$1 (1986)
$5 (1980)
$5 (1985)
$10 (1986) x2
$20 (1981)
$20 (1985) x2
$50 (1985) x5
$100 (1984/5)
$200 (1985)
$500 (1987)
$1000 (1989)
Pesos, post 1993 current style
N$1 (1995)
N$5 (1994)
South Africa
1c (1996)
2c (1992)
5c (1996)
10c (1996)
20c (1997)
50c (1993)
R1 (1994)
R5 (1994)
Spain
1 peseta (1995)
Thailand
1 baht coin
United Kingdom
1/2 penny (1974)
one penny (1927 - large)
new penny (1971/80)
1 p (1986/91)
2 p (77/97x2/99/00/01)
5 p (1990/92)
10 p (1992)
20 p (1982/2002)
Zimbabwe
5 cent (1991)
10 cent (1980/97)
I also have a few random currency notes as well and while those are cool I still like coins better. Someone wrote an article about this distinction once, the difference between a paper print and a small metal sculptural piece, how the longer-lasting coins tend to have more appeal for various reasons. *shrugs*
Mexico
10 Pesos (1993/1994x3)
20 Pesos (1994)
Nepal
10 Rupees
United Kingdom
£10 - has Florence Nightengale on the back
So there you have it. I'm always interested in adding to my collection! :D
I'd like to get the different commemorative and bicentennial Canadian quarters - and the poppy one, too. I also don't have a $1CAN coin (loonie), either. :\ I also don't have a £1 (UK) either - and I seem to of lost my £2. :\
It's really fun to look through my coins. A lot of them aren't in circulation anymore, like my UK and Australian pennies - the Australia penny is HUGE, from 1943, and the UK penny is from 1927 and has King George on the back! :D The Zimbabwe currency is the most worthless in the world - so worthless it isn't even used. And all those old Mexican Pesos they don't use anymore, either. I like coins that are no longer in circulation - I feel like I'm saving a piece of history or something -- I found out they took in all the modern Australian pennies and melted them down to make the bronze medals for the Olympics! I don't have one of those.
I do collect US coins, too, though I haven't gone on and on about those. Mostly because they're commonplace to me since I live in the US and also because they simply aren't as pretty. But I have a lot of old silver dollars and indian head coins and I am collecting all the new state quarters, too. Coins are just fun. :)