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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 24568190, member: 102103&quot;]Couple more photos since I filed these away and finally cleaned off my table:</p><p>Fiji <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces11246.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces11246.html" rel="nofollow">Half Penny 1954</a>, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3865.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3865.html" rel="nofollow">1 Penny 1965</a></p><p>I think the QEII half penny is a single-year type.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1557788[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Switzerland <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces168.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces168.html" rel="nofollow">1907 5 Rappen</a>, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces181.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces181.html" rel="nofollow">1990 1/2 Franc</a></p><p>The Swiss franc is worth $1.12 US, so a 1/2 franc is worth about 5x purchase price in face value if one can find it in a 10 cent junk bin.&nbsp; The 5 rappen type was minted almost unchanged for over 100 years from 1879-1980.&nbsp; Even at over 100 years old, the 5 rappen has almost no collector&#039;s value.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1557789[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Italy <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2276.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2276.html" rel="nofollow">1919 20 Centesimi</a> (overstrikes on an older type)</p><p>Sorry, focus is poor on this one.&nbsp; I can&#039;t see any trace of the undertype.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1557794[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Finland <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7826.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7826.html" rel="nofollow">50 Penniä 1948</a> (Iron)</p><p>1948 is the lowestmintage date of the series, at about 1.1 million. </p><p>I don&#039;t see the 50 penniä very often compared to the interwar 5 and 10s.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1557795[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Germany <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1955.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1955.html" rel="nofollow">1949 F 50 Pfennig</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1557796[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Malta <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4299.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4299.html" rel="nofollow">1972 1 Cent</a></p><p>I often pick up Malta coinage just because it&#039;s a small country and mintages tend to be low.&nbsp; This one is not at all scarce at 7.6 M minted, but it&#039;s a handsome coin.[ATTACH=full]1557797[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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