Post some unusually shaped foreign coins

Surprised nobody posted a Spanish Cob, if I had one I would. They are completely random shaped.

 

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British India 1917 1 Anna filed to pass as 1/4 Rupee

I acquired this coin sometime in the 1960's from a California dealer's foreign coin box.



I examined it later and saw that it was a 1917 British India 1 Anna coin filed
down to the size of a 1/4 Rupee coin.

The filer even inserted edge reeding.

Here is what an unaltered one anna coin looks like:



As there were 16 annas to the rupee, this alteration quadrupled the value.
The anna was then worth around 3¢ so the filer made a 9¢ profit.

 

I really like the Austrian ones. On the filed down anna, that's a lot of work for not much reward. Maybe someone was just bored.

 

This post is a great example of how inflation affects our viewpoint on things.

 

Thai bullet money anyone ???

 

Dolphin coin of Olbia Thrace 5th- 4th centuries B.C..

 

Nice dolphins

 

Actually just one.

 

That is just so beautiful! Wonderful details.

 

barry they are ****ing disgusting, i would have thought a serious numismatist as you would have overlooked that crap.

 

All I did was post a pic and link...I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole!

 

cook islands..........................i win

 

along with me good man....................

 

Depression era Colorado Tax coinage.

 

Ewwwww..... Colorado.... That IS foreign! lol

 

if you are from new york then yes...................lol

 

Disclaimer: I do not own this coin and probably never will. I am only providing a pic of an unusual shaped coin.

 

I saw one of these today.

 

They would make a decent guitar pick ?