I do have Krause at home but I'm at work right now. I'll check later tonight and see what I can find.
I don't think so because I actually bought a 1917 Egyptian 2 piastre at the same time and it has the date in Western numbers and says 2 piastres...
It's about the size of a U.S. 5 cent coin, maybe slightly smaller. Or for your reference being from the U.K., about the size of a British penny....
Thanks everyone. I believe we have them all identified.
I thought the 1987 was from China, but can't find it in Krause. It seems like a communist theme, but I checked the usual suspects and can't place...
I recently purchased 347 coins, which is the most I've ever bought at once (these were all hand selected, not just in a big lot. I have five that...
A few more for Brazil.
I hope we can still exchange reis coins for cruzeiros.
One more for Suriname, but all I have for French Guiana is this worn 1818 10 centimes. I'd better wait for the rest of you to catch up with me.
I think I'll let you guys visit the islands. I'm going to visit Suriname.
Maybe I should just see how much I can get for 1 stiver and 4 pence.
I'd hate to spend these in Trinidad and/or Tobago either.
Or these either.
I have been looking forward to Guyana, but it seems like a shame to spend these coins. They're so pretty.
I don't know what it is but a lot of the Indian princely states issued their own coins even into the 20th century and that looks like the style of...
I don't know what 12 1/2 centavos will get us in Venezuela, but 500 bolivares sounds like a lot, right?
Here's some bigger denominations for bribe money in case we run into any FARC rebels.
I'm ready to visit Colombia. I even have one of those leper colony coins in case we decide to stop there. I'll bet they don't get many visitors.
I can't wait to visit Panama, the land of strange denominations. That's something it has in common with its neighbor to the south, Venezuela.
Here's some bigger denominations just in case.
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