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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 8124455, member: 102103&quot;]Three non-silvers:</p><p>Finland <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6599.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6599.html" rel="nofollow">5 Markkaa 1933</a> aluminum-bronze</p><p>Not an amazing price at $2.50, as this is a common date. </p><p>But I like the color of aluminum-bronze as it ages.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1414804[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ethiopia <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4392.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4392.html" rel="nofollow">1931 25 Matonas</a>, Nickel</p><p>I have another one of these.&nbsp; I thought this one was in better condition, but now that I look at a photo more closely they are about the same.&nbsp; The edge lettering seems to tend to be weak on these, even when the detail on the crown is still good.</p><p>Anyway, I like early Ethiopian types.&nbsp; The date EE1923 = 1931AD.&nbsp; Some Ethiopian coins used the same nominal date for many years.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if this type is included.&nbsp; Many Ethiopian coins appear to be single-year types but aren&#039;t really.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1414805[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Luxembourg <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces30723.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces30723.html" rel="nofollow">1759 Liard</a> Maria Theresa, copper</p><p>Numista has the shield as the obverse and the crowned monogram as the reverse.</p><p>In coins with no portrait, I usually assume the side with the monogram or crown is the obverse.&nbsp; I guess it doesn&#039;t really matter.&nbsp; Assuming they are correct, I&#039;m too lazy to reverse the positions in the collage.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1414809[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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