Strange Camel Coin, Anyone Ever See This Before?

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The front appears to have some sort of Sanskrit writing, when I have time i'll get a picture of the front as well.

 

I actually have on of these somewhere, so to answer your question, yes, I've seen one of those before

edit: Were you wondering what it was?

 

It's a Peruvian coin, 1 Sol de Oro.

That's a Llama on the coin.

 

Is it worth anything?

 

$.03 to $.10 in that condition

$1.00 in uncirculated condition

 

lol, thanx jlblonde, i'll give as a gift to someone i suppose..

 

If you don't mind me asking, how did you come across these coins?

 

well, i have this buddy, he has all these weird coins, and sell disc golf discs, so i trade him for the ones that look strange, obviously i got ripped off on this set, because i generally sell the discs at a reasonable price of 5.00 dollars each, and the lama coin along with the dragon coins were not a good trade, i think if i trade him in the future, im gonna stick to us coins if he offers em up ever.. but thanx for letting me know i lost three dollars, everything helps..

 

Again, selling on eBay may help you regain your lost money plus it may make you a few extra bucks. What we consider of no value because they are plentiful, some people in the far off reaches of the planet may have a difficult time obtaining these due to the lack of coin dealers in their area. I have sold lots of regular issue coins at $2.00 to $4.00 for a set of 15 coins per auction to people in rural areas.

 

ebay was the route of my choice, thanx for the advice..

 

a 1 sol de oro from peru, quite common and worth around 50 pence

 

Here's what both sides look like:



Peru 1 Sol 1967 - Llama

 

I wonder why the OP thought the obverse might be written in Sanskrit

 

whats an op?

 

OP = Original Poster.

 

Just out of curiosity, what does the obverse side of your coin look like? Do you have any pics you can share with us?

 

i had two coins mixed up, the lama coin is from 1968 and exactly the same as the one pictured (yours), i was thinking it was this other middle eastern coin, sorry about the confusion, but thanks for the info..