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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2937778, member: 10461&quot;]This 1972 F.A.O. issue Tanzanian 5-shilingi piece recently cost me around 5-10 cents, since it was in a bulk lot I bought.&nbsp; Though it catalogs for a mere $2.50 In MS63, it&#039;s a keeper.</p><p><br /></p><p>The universal reasons to like this coin:</p><ul> <li>It&#039;s pretty big. </li> <li>It has a cool decagonal (10-sided) shape.</li> <li>The design is appealing and quintessentially African.</li> <li>It&#039;s a pretty nice example for the type.</li> </ul><p>My personal reasons to like this coin:</p><ul> <li>Nostalgia.&nbsp; We lived in Tanzania for a year when I was a child.</li> <li>The coin is dated 1972, the year my family lived there.</li> <li>The first allowance I ever received was one of these coins per week.</li> <li>If my memories are correct, I could buy a model airplane kit with one of these.</li> </ul><p>That&#039;s a lot of joy in a coin that&#039;s barely worth three bucks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your best &quot;cheerful cheapos&quot;!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]714838[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]714839[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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