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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 3125999, member: 4373&quot;]I guess the reason why I started the topic of minimum wage is because people from different countries see value differently. I started collecting coins with circulating coins from a kid, buying coins with minimum wages and went from there on.</p><p><br /></p><p>This link may be of interest</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s also an inspiration to new collectors coming into the hobby and not overwhelm how expensive they are. I see current mint coin products are prime examples. As much as I am tempted to write about how silver was cheap back 20 years ago or how silver did circulate, it&#039;s behind the times.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheap does not mean there can&#039;t be nice examples. Here are a couple of dollar examples</p><p><br /></p><p>Indonesia 1971 50 rupiah</p><p><img src="https://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1022909.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Featuring bird of paradise - this is a very common coin that can be found in UNC condition for just a couple of dollars. Mintage is at an absurd 1+ billion if I remember correctly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Japan aluminum coins</p><p><img src="https://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1044433.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1044440.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you spend the time to hunt them, these can be bought for a couple of dollars. Very high mintage but can be a bit of a challenge to find them in UNC condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally from Australia - 5 cents</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.omnicoin.com/coins/930017.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes the coin doesn&#039;t look interesting but if you have seen an echidna, it&#039;s an really interesting / odd mammal!</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have the time, I highly recommend you to watch this video</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]NzJdS6YC9es[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Having seen one of these walking / waddling around - I admit that I somewhat like these little critters despite having to hate the idea of seeing them along highways on rare occasions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: added another echidna link. This is some interesting waddle going on</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]2rkjHrFwc3M[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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