2006 Moldova 5 Bani!

The first thing I saw of this coin was the obverse. I thought "Oh, I could use another Romanian coin." I turned to the back and discovered it wasn't Romanian, but Moldovan! So that's the story of how I got this, my first (and so far only) coin from Moldova. I like the design, I just wish it were a little less worn. This is probably why the U.S. mint is so reluctant to use aluminum for the 1 cent coin. It wears and scratches so easily. Because of this, this coin is worth face value which is below 1 cent at $0.004.

1971 Malawi 5 Tambala!

My only Malawi coin and I wouldn't have even known about it had it not been for this post. That coin caught my eye and I suppose I was sub-conscientiously always looking for one. Once I saw this I knew I had to get it, especially for the little cost of around $0.15. Plus most of my African coins are Tanzanian and Egyptian so I wanted to add some variety and a new country on my Numista dashboard even if it is relatively small. $0.15 wasn't a bad price for this coin as it is worth about $0.10. As for exchange value 1 U.S. Cent will get you 3.32 Kwacha, the equivalent of the dollar, in Malawi.  

1983 Jamaican 5 Cents!

I bought this at the flea market a long while back. It was in the junk coin box so I decided to save it. It's in amazing condition when compared with my 1983 Jamaican 10 Cent coin which I still don't like by the way. I like this coin very much, though. I like the beautifully engraved alligator on the obverse and the nice seal on the reverse and the awesome condition of the coin as a whole. Beauty matters in this coin's case as it is worth about $1.25 in this condition.

1993 Netherlands 5 Cent!

$0.10 coins start tomorrow! It's been a long journey so far and we have a waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay longer journey ahead of us. After $0.10 there are still $0.20, $0.25, $0.50, $1.00, $5.00, and finally $10.00. I am also buying and finding coins whenever possible thus adding to this series and expanding it. Okay on to the coin. It features Beatrix who is the Queen of the Netherlands and a relatively simple design. Date, denomination, some lines rectangles make up the reverse. Or is that the obverse? Foreign coins are almost always confusing when it comes to that. Anyway this relatively simple coin is worth $0.10.

2002 Barbados 5 Cents!

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Here's another mystery coin. When I say that I mean it's a mystery as to where I got it. I believe this is 1/2 of the Barbadian coins I have, the other one will be featured later in the series. This coin is nickel sized, but has the color of a dirty cent so I'm not sure what I got it as. One thing I love about this coin is that it features the South Point Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Barbados. Another thing I love is that on both of the Barbadian coins I have feature clouds as a prominent part of their designs. Then again it kind of makes this coin look dreary. On the other side is the Coat of Arms which features a pelican, a dolphin fish, and the motto "Pride and Industry" among other things. This proud and industrious coin is sadly only worth $0.05.  

1998 Mexico 5 Cents!

 Got this very nice coin a year ago in a coin trade. It wasn't the only one, but it was one of the ones in the nicest condition. To the right ----------------------------------------> is the Mexico City mint mark. It's the same mint mark seen above the ¢ on this coin. I wasn't able to find a Mexico City mint mark that I could copy and paste so I brought a picture instead. This is the same mint mark that has been used since the 1500's to indicate the origin of all Mexico City Mint coins. Below is a darker looking obverse. It was the first picture I took, and since it looked so nice, I decided to put it up as well. In terms of exchange for American money, this coin is worthless. In terms of nuismatics, it is worth $0.15.

1985 French 5 Centimes!

Can't remember where or when I got this coin. What I do know is that it is a very beautiful coin. It's like a mixture of the extremely beautiful Mercury Dime and the extremely old Lincoln Wheat Cent which makes for a great coin. This great coin also has some French on it, of course. Liberte means Liberty, Egalite means Equality, and Fraternite means Fraternity or Brotherhood. Republique Française means French Republic and, of course, centimes means cents. While I don't know where or when exactly I got this coin, I do know that it is worth $0.05.

1913-(P) Varitey 2 Buffalo Nickel!

Yes this is the coin I mentioned in yesterday's post. It was marked for $4.00 and I got it for $3.00. Yes I know not much of a discount, but I'm always happy to save money. The date is just barely visible on this one, but it is in fact a 1913. It is worth about $10.00 in Good but this one is less since the word Liberty and the date are barely visible.

1913-D Raised Ground (Variety 1) Buffalo Nickel!

Got this at the flea market. Yes I finally said it after like a week but the story is kind of important. Not to the coin just to me. I went to one of the four coin places that I usually go to (after going to two of them) with about $10.00 left. I saw this coin (**Spoiler** and a 1913 Variety 2 nickel) and decided to get them. This was marked for $7.00 and the other for $4.00. That comes out to a hefty $11.00 compared to my about $10.00. In the end I got both coins for $8.00 (this being $5.00 and the other being $3.00). I think it was a nice price considering the only way to know this is a 1913 is by looking at the reverse. If it wasn't a Variety 1 it would be considered dateless which is apparently common with Buffalo Nickels. I've never seen a dateless one except in pictures but it sounds like a nice piece of jewelery. Anyway in G (Good) this is worth about $15.00 but the book says that Good has the date legible. This has no date so it's worth around $7.50 (half).

1940-S Jefferson Nickel

I got this with my 1939-(P) Nickel that I posted about a few days ago. I got it for two resons 1. I needed it for my collection and 2. Because of the "S" mint mark. I like the San Fransisco mint because it no longer makes circulation coins even though it has little effect on the coins themselves. It just makes them seem rarer, I guess. Anyway this coin is worth $0.25-$0.40.

1939-(P) Jefferson Nickel!

I got this a while back at (surprise, surprise) the flea market. It was only $0.50 and I needed one for my nickel collection (which mainly consists of 1964's) so I bought it. It is pretty worn and worth around $0.25.

1916 Belgium 5 Cent Coin

Got this at the flea market a few weeks back. The reverse says Belgique Belgie 1916 and has 5 Cent in the middle. It is heavily corroded and is thus worth only $0.10.