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<p>[QUOTE="TheGame, post: 8421370, member: 82655"]I've gotten a few of my trademark 'common type, not-so-common date' coins recently:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>Botswana - 1989 1 Thebe</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"> </p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1493546[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1493547[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If you collect by type, I'm willing to bet you have a 1976 1 thebe in your collection. That date is very easily available in UNC, and often shows up in those '50 coins from 50 countries' sets you see for sale. The other dates, while not necessarily rare, don't show up as often. I've been lucky enough to find 3 other dates in recent months, including this 1989.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b>South Korea - 2017 500 Won</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></b></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1493549[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1493548[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Due to South Korea's cashless efforts, any coin larger than 10 won gets tougher to find after 2016. This piece was found in circulation by a friend who was visiting, along with several other dates I needed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheGame, post: 8421370, member: 82655"]I've gotten a few of my trademark 'common type, not-so-common date' coins recently: [CENTER][B]Botswana - 1989 1 Thebe[/B] [ATTACH=full]1493546[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1493547[/ATTACH][/CENTER] If you collect by type, I'm willing to bet you have a 1976 1 thebe in your collection. That date is very easily available in UNC, and often shows up in those '50 coins from 50 countries' sets you see for sale. The other dates, while not necessarily rare, don't show up as often. I've been lucky enough to find 3 other dates in recent months, including this 1989. [CENTER][B]South Korea - 2017 500 Won [/B] [ATTACH=full]1493549[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1493548[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Due to South Korea's cashless efforts, any coin larger than 10 won gets tougher to find after 2016. This piece was found in circulation by a friend who was visiting, along with several other dates I needed.[/QUOTE]
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