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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 2593370, member: 13307"]To share a few (only for the purposes of letting people know there are still loads of <i>great</i> coins out there waiting to be found, because most people - including coin shops - could care less about world coins):</p><p><br /></p><p>Australia - 1925 1 Penny in a bulk (junk) bag</p><p>Australia - 1933/32 1 Penny for $4</p><p>Canada - 1925 5 Cent (XF) for a quarter</p><p>Canada - 1875 H 10 Cents for silver melt</p><p>Cuba - 1932 20 Centavos (XF) for silver melt</p><p>Finland - 1910 5 Pennia in a bulk bag</p><p>Great Britain - 1880/8 1 Penny in a bulk bucket</p><p>Great Britain - 1959 (Scottish Crest) 1 Shilling in UNC</p><p>Italy - 1905R 1 Lire for silver melt</p><p>Mexico - 1927/6 1 Centavo (XF, plus another in lower grade) in bulk bags</p><p>Netherlands - 1933 10 Gulden (not a key, but gold) in a bulk bucket WITH a solid gold bezel to boot</p><p>Palestine - 1927 Souvenir Mil Token (MS62BN) as a throw in at a flea market</p><p>Panama - Honestly, pretty much all the keys (as well as duplicates) of the 1/10, 1/4, and 1/2 Balboas for silver melt</p><p>Switzerland - 1891 (UNC), 1917 (MS64), 1929 (MS65) 5 Rappen coins all for a couple bucks each at a flea market</p><p><br /></p><p>Also found almost a complete roll of Australian 1946 1 Penny coins at the LCS, sold those for them on consignment.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is just off the top of my head, and not counting any that I've already passed on to other collectors long ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 2593370, member: 13307"]To share a few (only for the purposes of letting people know there are still loads of [I]great[/I] coins out there waiting to be found, because most people - including coin shops - could care less about world coins): Australia - 1925 1 Penny in a bulk (junk) bag Australia - 1933/32 1 Penny for $4 Canada - 1925 5 Cent (XF) for a quarter Canada - 1875 H 10 Cents for silver melt Cuba - 1932 20 Centavos (XF) for silver melt Finland - 1910 5 Pennia in a bulk bag Great Britain - 1880/8 1 Penny in a bulk bucket Great Britain - 1959 (Scottish Crest) 1 Shilling in UNC Italy - 1905R 1 Lire for silver melt Mexico - 1927/6 1 Centavo (XF, plus another in lower grade) in bulk bags Netherlands - 1933 10 Gulden (not a key, but gold) in a bulk bucket WITH a solid gold bezel to boot Palestine - 1927 Souvenir Mil Token (MS62BN) as a throw in at a flea market Panama - Honestly, pretty much all the keys (as well as duplicates) of the 1/10, 1/4, and 1/2 Balboas for silver melt Switzerland - 1891 (UNC), 1917 (MS64), 1929 (MS65) 5 Rappen coins all for a couple bucks each at a flea market Also found almost a complete roll of Australian 1946 1 Penny coins at the LCS, sold those for them on consignment. This is just off the top of my head, and not counting any that I've already passed on to other collectors long ago.[/QUOTE]
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