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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ag76, post: 3351288, member: 100584&quot;]A couple of really little things I picked up lately. The Katanga copper franc gets me started on my collection of circulated coins issued by self-declared states that never gained international recognition. Katanga was a southern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo that declared independence in 1960 and was crushed in a brutal war.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]887272[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]887273[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This Trinidad and Tobago dollar was a sort of throw-in from the same transaction. Krause says this one was only issued as a proof, but clearly its surfaces have been a bit damaged from improper storage. There are light, superficial hairlines on the obverse, which are extremely evident in this picture. The reverse is quite nice, though. The composition is nickel, and despite an ultra-low mintage of just 2000 the coin would only be worth $6 even in its original condition, according to Krause, and I paid $3 for it. [ATTACH=full]887274[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]887275[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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