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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brocster, post: 53821, member: 2744&quot;]Hi Andy!</p><p><br /></p><p>Hmmm... quite an interesting assortment of coins you have there! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>At first I was sure that the top leftmost coin was from Thailand.&nbsp; But the more I look at all of the letters, the less convinced I am.&nbsp; There are a few symbols there that, from everything I can tell, are definitely not Thai....&nbsp; But it should be somewhere in the neighborhood (geographically speaking).</p><p><br /></p><p>The top rightmost coin is also a mystery.&nbsp; It looks kind of like Armenian (you can see the Armenian alphabet <a href="http://www.omniglot.com/writing/armenian.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.omniglot.com/writing/armenian.htm" rel="nofollow"><u>on this page</u></a>), but once again there are some symbols that just don&#039;t belong.&nbsp; I&#039;ve looked through a bunch of various alphabets and writing systems but can&#039;t seem to find one that fits.&nbsp; Hmmm... this coin has definitely piqued my interest!&nbsp; I can&#039;t wait to find out where it&#039;s actually from.</p><p><br /></p><p>So now you&#039;re probably thinking to yourself, &quot;Well, if this guy doesn&#039;t have any idea -- but only (self-admitted) incorrect hints and guesses -- about the origin of the coins pictured, then <u><b>why</b></u> did he even bother to respond?!?&quot;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; Well, the answer is... that I actually <u>do</u> have some solid information about at least one of your coins! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The rightmost coin (the square-shaped one) in the bottom row is from Sri Lanka (based on everything I&#039;ve found). You can check out the various details about the coin&nbsp; <a href="http://lakdiva.org/coins/srilanka/srilanka_05c_al.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://lakdiva.org/coins/srilanka/srilanka_05c_al.html" rel="nofollow"><u>here</u></a>. The picture there, however, isn&#039;t as good as <a href="http://lakdiva.org/coins/pattern/1975_srilanka_05c_oms.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://lakdiva.org/coins/pattern/1975_srilanka_05c_oms.html" rel="nofollow"><u>this one</u></a>, and the details are almost exactly the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the obverse of this 5-cent coin, I would say that the leftmost coin in the bottom row is also from Sri Lanka... although I couldn&#039;t find it online.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, maybe that will help a little. </p><p><br /></p><p>If possible, could you post a scan of the other side of the two coins in the top row?&nbsp; That might help narrow down the country.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Andrew[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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