2005-G German 5 Euro Cent!

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Just like the last two German coins I posted (1 Euro Cent & 2 Euro Cent) I got this coin in change in Germany so I'm not sure what to classify it as. It's got the G mint mark which means it was minted at Karlsruhe. German mint marks always confuse me because the letter doesn't correspond with the name of the mint, it corresponds with when the mint was opened. Visit here to see the German mints and mint marks from over the years. This coin has the same design as the German 1 and 2 Euro Cent coins with the exception of the change of size and denomination. They took care of the confusion problem by implementing some design features such as: making the 1 Euro Cent one of the smallest coins I have ever owned, putting a special edge on the 2 Euro Cent coin, and making the edges of the 10 and 50 Euro Cent coins reeded. The 20 Euro Cent coins have "dents" instead of reeding and 1 and 2 Euro coins are significantly bigger than this 5 Euro Cent coin making it almost impossible to confuse this coin with any other Euro coin. It's almost like they didn't want to do anything fancy for these 5 Cent coins so they did all of the fancy stuff for the other coins and left this one mostly plain. This plain coin is worth $0.10. Not quite sure if that's an increase or a decrease from late 2008-early 2009 Euro-Dollar exchange rate.

1995 Philippines 5 Sentimo!

This coin just instantly reminds me of my Holey Cent! post except this coin is supposed to look this way. I'm pretty sure this is the only coin I currently own that was minted with a hole in it, although I have had some over the years. It would be a nice thing to keep on a necklace so you wouldn't loose your change. That is, if you could get it off without having to ruin the necklace. If you couldn't it would still be a nice jewelery piece. The 5 reminds me of Kindergarten and 1st Grade when the teacher would tell us how to make a 5 she'd say make a line across, a line down, and a big fat belly. Those words may have been the very inspiration for this coin's 5. That or they needed to fit the hole in. Anyway if you noticed the 1995 on one side and the 1993 on the other the reason is this: Some countries (such as the Philippines) like to put a date showing when the current Central Bank was established. It's kind of like a sign at a factory that says "2 Years Without An Accident" or something along those lines. This lucky coin has gone 17 years without an accident and is worth $0.15.

2008-F German 2 Euro Cent!

 Got this in change in Germany as well. Still not sure if it counts as a find since it is just a regular coin in Germany. Back to the coin. It is pretty tarnished and dirty for being so new when I got it (end of 2008). The extremely small F mint mark means it was minted in Stuttgart, Germany which is a very interesting place judging by that article. Now to nearly end this post the coin featured above is worth $0.05. Down below is a picture of the edges of a few of my 2 Euro Cent coins. Notice how the middle of the edge goes in and the top and bottom go out. Now it's the end.

2007 French 2 Euro Cent!

 Here I am back on schedule. This is one of those coins I got in the return slot of a coin machine. I always check the return slots for coins people have left behind and what do you know it paid off. I got this around 2 years ago which somewhat explains its lack of damage and tarnish. It's still amazing that this traveled across an ocean in someone's pocket and most likely ended up in circulation for a short time before I found it. The only thing that I had to go on at the time was the RF on the reverse. Thanks to the internet it wasn't hard to figure out. It is worth $0.05. the picture below shows the edges of a few of my 2 Euro Cent coins.

2001 British Penny!

Got this as a gift a few years back. Not much of a story to tell about it. It's a bit worn and turning that brown color that happens to most copper and copper plated coins. This coin has the the old reverse design used from 1971-2008. Unfortunately this is the newest British Penny I own. It is worth $0.02.

2008-F German 1 Euro Cent!

Got this in my change while I was in Gemany so I suppose it's a change find. I only say I suppose because  it is considered normal or common in Germany so I'm not sure what to label it. Anyway like I said it's common and only worth $0.05. There is one thing that that kind of surprised me about Euros: most dont state in plain (insert European language here) what country they're from. You have to know just by looking at the design. France and Germany are two examples although France at least puts RF on their coins. Greece would also be an example to people not familiar with Greek writing.