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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 8170255, member: 82322&quot;]The only CT&#039;er I recognized was [USER=86498]@Terence Cheesman[/USER] .</p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased a few inexpensive world coins, here are my two favorites.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is smaller and thinner than a dime.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1427136[/ATTACH] </p><p>Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Hungary, Ferdinand I (1526-1564 AD)</p><p>Silver denar (or denarius), struck 1545, with clear date.</p><p>Obverse is Ferdinand&#039;s coat of arms, reverse is Mary and the Baby Jesus.</p><p><br /></p><p>K-B is Körmöcbánya (Kremnica in Slovakia).&nbsp; The modern town only has 5300 residents but is home to the oldest still-operating mint – it opened 17 November 1328; 693 years ago!&nbsp; The building where this coin was probably struck is currently the gift store.&nbsp; The mint has expanded and recently struck 175 million Sri Lankan 10 Rupee coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1427140[/ATTACH]Malaysia; native coins of Terengganu sultanate; Sultan&#039;s name not given.</p><p>Unknown year somewhere perhaps between 1835 – 1925?&nbsp; 20mm diameter.</p><p>Arabic (or Jawi) inscription <i>Kali Malik Al Adil</i> (= The reign of the just ruler) كالي مالك العادل</p><p><br /></p><p>These are cast from tin.&nbsp; If you can&#039;t see what is on the reverse the answer is nothing.&nbsp; Reverses are always blank.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have never seen these offered for sale in the US, but at NYINC a dealer had a small bag of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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