East Carribean States Dollar!

Thank goodness for CoinStar machines and little brothers. The story goes something like this: My little brither went in to cash in some coins, he got in line and waited, the lady in front of him didn't want this rejected foreign coin so she gave it to him for free. He also (somewhat) collects coins and wasn't at all disappointed when I offered him an Italian 100 Lire coin to trade. This coin is worth well over 100 Lire at about $0.50.

1989 East Caribbeans States 25 Cents!

I got this in the coin return slot of a coin machine sometime last year. There must have been increased tourism last year because I found a nice amount of foreign coins. Now this year is couming to an end and my foreign finds have been low. I wasn't really expecting many foreign coins in the first place, but certainly more than just 3 Canadians. Well it's not the end of the year so there is still hope. This nice tropical coin is worth $0.20 which isn't bad for a free coin.