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<p>[QUOTE="Aidan Work, post: 199667, member: 1824"]Darryl,Gambian coins are notoriously difficult to find,especially the decimal coins.The Gambian 1 Dalasi crocodile design was used on the old 4 Shillings (4/-) coin.Not surprisingly,the Gambian 1966 1 Penny (1d.) is <b>THE</b> commonest Gambian coin that turns up.The 8/- coin is very hard to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>Steve,the East African coin series is a challenge to collect.The Queen Elizabeth II 50c. coins of 1954-56 includes the KHN mintmark errors,which do occasionally turn up.I do have a 1956 KHN 50c. coin,which shows a trace of the 'H' between the 'K' & the 'N'.The 1920 coins almost never turn up.I was lucky to have managed to get the 25c. & 1920H 1 Florin coins.The silver 50c. & 1/- coins often have planchet faults.The 1921 10c. is a scarce coin.The 1956 10c. is also a very hard one to get.Fortunately,I have got both of these.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Aidan Work, post: 199667, member: 1824"]Darryl,Gambian coins are notoriously difficult to find,especially the decimal coins.The Gambian 1 Dalasi crocodile design was used on the old 4 Shillings (4/-) coin.Not surprisingly,the Gambian 1966 1 Penny (1d.) is [B]THE[/B] commonest Gambian coin that turns up.The 8/- coin is very hard to find. Steve,the East African coin series is a challenge to collect.The Queen Elizabeth II 50c. coins of 1954-56 includes the KHN mintmark errors,which do occasionally turn up.I do have a 1956 KHN 50c. coin,which shows a trace of the 'H' between the 'K' & the 'N'.The 1920 coins almost never turn up.I was lucky to have managed to get the 25c. & 1920H 1 Florin coins.The silver 50c. & 1/- coins often have planchet faults.The 1921 10c. is a scarce coin.The 1956 10c. is also a very hard one to get.Fortunately,I have got both of these. Aidan.[/QUOTE]
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