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Kwang-tung 1900 10 cash (y#193)

Kwang-tung 1900 10 cash (y#193)

A 1900 Very Fine Cash in my collection. This coin, instead of having "One Cent," it reads "Ten Cash" on the reverse in English. In the middle it shows "Kwang-tung Kuang-hsu Yuan money" and around it shows the Board of Finance and Copper Coinage 10 Cash. The inscriptions are read …

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France 1891 10 centimes (km#815)

France 1891 10 centimes (km#815)

A 1891 Very Fine Centime in my collection. Features "Ceres," a French goddess found on coins after Napoleon III.

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Nicolaus seeländer 1

Nicolaus seeländer 1

artist, numismatist, and occasional master counterfeit, nicolaus seeländer (17th century; hanoverian)

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Old collection photograph of coins

The following photograph is of an old coin cabinet likely to have been used in the Chadwick Museum in Bolton (1884-1956), the basis of the current museum’s local history collection. Notes on the photograph indicate it was taken between 1905 and 1914.

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Jamaica 1996 1 dollar

Jamaica 1996 1 dollar

A 1996 Very Fine Dollar in my collection. Mr. Bustamante, claims the coin, is the National Hero of Jamaica. Well done, Mr. Bustamante. Well done.

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Republic of china 1920 10 cash (y#303)

A 1920 Fine to Very Fine Cash in my collection. From the pre-Communist country of the People’s Republic of China; the Republic of China is currently Formosa. This was struck on a defected planchet.

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China 1098 1 cash

China 1098 1 cash

A 1098 Fine Cash in my collection. Yuanfu? What the heck does it say? That was my guess.

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Brazilian 2001 50 centavos

Brazilian 2001 50 centavos

A 2001 Very Good Centavo in my collection. This type is made of Cupro-Nickel.

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Danish 1971 10 ore

Danish 1971 10 ore

A 1971 Very or Extremely Fine Ore in my collection. The king is Frederick IX, but shows an R. Interesting.

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Vancouver 2010 quarter

Vancouver 2010 quarter

A Canadian quarter issued to commemorate the 2010 Winter Olympics to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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