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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 4554294, member: 10461&quot;]Aha!&nbsp; My sentimental keepsake coin!&nbsp; When we lived in Tanzania in 1972, I used to get one of those same 5-shilingi pieces for my first weekly allowance, if I&#039;d been a good lad.&nbsp; I seem to recall being able to buy a plastic model airplane kit with a single coin.&nbsp; Dunno if that&#039;s an accurate memory or not.&nbsp; I was six in &#039;72.&nbsp; Turned seven over there, at the end of that year.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of years ago I was tickled to find an UNC example of the 1972 FAO issue in a bulk World coin bag, though it&#039;s only like a three-dollar coin.&nbsp; I sent it off to be slabbed so I could add it to my Eclectic Box collection.&nbsp; So in summary, it cost me less than a quarter, is worth around three bucks, and cost me $45+ in slab fees.&nbsp; Occasionally my collecting is more sentimental than rational.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS- [USER=80148]@coin_nut[/USER] - I daresay your example looks as nice as the one I had slabbed, if the luster is there.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/r3ZCJRXzTO6m878NDYXD_1972-Tanzania-5-shilingi-800x500-label.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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