Friday Free Finds - Canadian Penny - King George VI

Canada - Penny

Date: 1942

Mint: Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

VF-20 - KM#32

Content: Bronze

Catalog Value: $0.25

This is going to be a short Friday Free Find.  Found this one at a Coinstar machine at the local grocery store.  As I always say, check those return slots for coins because sometimes they can be goldmines, literally.  Not quite sure why the machine didn't take this coin, but at least I profited from the transaction!

Finding King George VI pennies in circulation, in Canada, is like finding a wheat cent in the US.  They are not very common anymore, but you will still find the odd KGVI in you change sometimes.  In Michigan, you will find that these are actually more prevalent than in Canadian circulation.  Most Americans tend to ignore Canadian coins, and I've found a few of these in my change over the years.

Enjoy!

Friday Free Finds - Gold Plated Statehood Quarter

This Friday's Free Find is the coin on the right.  It's a 2008-P Oklahoma Gold-Plated Statehood quarter. I got this from a co-worker by accident and they had no idea what it was.  Here's the story; a lady that works with me collects dollar coins, so I told her that when I had enough, I would trade them for a roll of quarters, or $10's worth.  So on Monday, I had $10 worth of dollar coins and she gave me a Brink's plastic roll of quarters.  I immediately took a look at all the rims of the quarters and spotted the gold-plated quarter.  At first, I thought that it was a foreign coin, or maybe even real gold itself, but not to get my hopes up too much, I tried to low-ball it and just say that it was a foreign coin.  So I opened up the roll and saw that it was actually just a gold-plated statehood quarter.  Although it is quite rare to find such a coin in circulation, especially with it's distinctive color, they are somewhat common.  This is the second plated coin that I've found in circulation, the first one was plated in chromium.  It's only worth a dollar as the plating isn't very thick, and it's really just a novelty item as opposed to being a real collectors type of item. 

Additionally, that 1995-D quarter in AU condition was also found in my change this week.  It's becoming harder and harder to find finer specimens of the former quarter in circulation.  The rim is still sharp and the copper looks untouched.  Either way, it's getting saved!

Happy Free Finds!

Friday Free Finds - Canada 2012 Olympic Lucky Loonie ($1) 5-Pack

Here's something different for Friday Free Finds, and in a way, they were free, so here's the story!

I ordered these about a month ago, 4 hours after they were released for general sale on the Royal Canadian Mint website.  I got them yesterday (Thursday), it took FOREVER!  The purchase was impulsive yet it was also by chance.  I tend to roam the websites of world mints all the time, but it had been about a week since I looked at the RCM's website and by chance they just released the coin for sale so I jumped the bandwagon and got as many as I could since they sell out so fast!  The terms of the sale is what is quite interesting; first of all - free shipping.  Free shipping anywhere in Canada is a big BIG deal, almost no one seems to do it! Second, no tax, since its for sale by a pseudo-governmental agency.  Third, I only had to pay face value! Yes, it is very true that you you only had to pay face value for the coins, so $5 per pack, with a limit of 3 per household.  They started doing this late last year and has continued to do this type of sale of general circulation coins.  I got lucky! I bought 3 packs for $15+free shipping! They sold out about 5 days later and its only available for sale to Canadian Residents. 

So this coin, made from the new plated steel material with the new enhanced security features was created to commemorate the 2012 London Olympics.  It has been a tradition since the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens that the RCM produce a lucky loonie to give and send with all of the Canadian athletes participating in the games.  They also produce lucky loonies for general circulation and in silver for collectors.  I thought these were really cool so now I have 3 sets of them!  I was checking eBay to see what they were going for, and not surprisingly, they were going for twice what people paid, but to be honest, $10 is not much to pay for 5 loonies nicely sealed up and in uncirculated condition!  So, on a technicality, this was somewhat free! Happy Friday!

Friday Free Find - 1934 D $5 Silver Certificate

United States of America

$5.00 Silver Certificate

Series 1934 D

Pick 414A(d)

Catalog Value: $6.50 in F

Redemption and Use Ceased in 1963 by Act of Congress

Signatures of Georgia Nesse Clark (Treasurer of U.S.) & John Wesley Snyder (Secretary of Treasury)

Finally, something really special found TODAY on a FRIDAY! This made my entire day! I got this at 6:30 this morning as change from buying some coffee and doughnuts at the local Dunkin' Donuts close to where I work! I was in a rush this morning and only saw the back of the note and figured that it was only an older $5 that I see every once in a while.  To my surprise, when I actually had a chance to check out what was in my wallet, I noticed the tell-tale signs of a silver certificate (BLUE SEALS)!!!!  Now, I was going to post something different for Friday Free Finds today, some stuff that I found earlier this week, but I guess that will have to be put off until tomorrow!
 

To those who are unfamiliar with Silver Certificates, once upon a time in America, there were 3 types of circulating currency; per se. There were Gold Certificates (redeemable in gold), Federal Reserve Notes (what is currently circulating) and Silver Certificates (pictured above, redeemable in silver).  Gold Certificates were created to represent the actual amount of gold held by the U.S. Government.  When the U.S. was taken off the gold standard in 1933, gold certificates were withdrawn from circulation and were made illegal to possess (until 1964 when restrictions were lifted).   Silver Certificates were similar to Gold Certificates in that you could redeem them for silver and they also met the same fate as the Gold Certificates and were eliminated in 1963 by an act of Congress.  You will find far more Silver Certificates in circulation than Gold Certificates, but you can still find Gold Certificates (with their signature Gold Seals) in higher denomination notes like $50's and $100's, just ask the guys at your local gas station, I'm sure they've run into a few and kept them! Silver certificates can be easily spotted, as mentioned earlier, they have a Blue Seal.  Some Silver Certificates command very high prices, especially in CU condition or a Star Note, but the rest are quite common and aren't worth much more than face. 

Happy last 20 minutes of Friday!

Friday Free Finds -1961 Canadian 12-Sided Nickel & 2011 Presidential Dollars

Pictured Above:
1. United States - James Garfield - 2011 - P - Presidential $1

2. United States - Rutherford B. Hayes - 2011 - P - Presidential $1

3. Canada - Laurate Portrait - 1961 - 12-Sided Nickel

So it's been a slow week for Friday Free Finds, and it's also Saturday, so my post is a little late, but forgive me, I've been running a little behind this week.  Regardless, the change in my pockets weren't so full, and hence, the finds were only somewhat amusing.  I received the two Presidential Dollar coins at the border.  They just raised the toll which I'm not too happy about, 75 cents on the U.S. side and 50 cents on the Canadian side, so now I get one dollar coin less and instead, it's replaced by a quarter.  The Canadian 12-Sided Nickel was received as change at a local Mac Convenience Store (a Canadian take on the 7-11) when I purchased a bottle of Canada Dry Ginger Ale (which is free from corn syrup here).  Here are the stats:

United States of America

Presidential Series - $1
Date:2011
Mint: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Grade: UNC
KM#: 502
Weight: 8.07g
Content: Copper - Zinc - Manganese - Nickel Clad
Catalog Value: $2.00 in MS-63

United States of America
Presidential Series - $1
Date: 2011
Mint: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Grade: UNC
KM#: 501
Content: Copper-Zinc-Manganese-Nickel Clad
Catalog Value: $2.00 in MS-63 

Canada
12-Sided Nickel
Date: 1961
Mint: Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Grade: XF-40 (Notice the shoulder folds and the detail on the hair)
KM#: 50a
Weight: 4.59g
Content: Nickel 100%
Catalog Value: Face value =(


Happy Friday/Saturday!

Friday Free Finds - 8 - Canada

Why "Hello There"! I should've posted this yesterday as it was the perfect thing to post, but I ran out of time and didn't want to go to bed so late, but here they are, 2 Friday Free Finds.  And I did actually find both of these yesterday! How lucky!  So as my Korean lunch is being cooked (Korean style pork belly with rice and sesame oil dipping sauce - yum) I will be posting!

First off, I wanted to give a shout out to all of my readers! So thank you to my visitors from Iowa, Illinois, South Carolina (Dr. Math), Pennsylvania, New York (Man), India (Kulraj), Singapore, Thailand, Canada (myself), Russia, Ireland and Germany.  And yes, I listed IOWA first because I'm a Hawkeye (I bleed Black and Gold), so hello to all my fellow Big 10 people!

Anyways, more about the coins. I got both of these from my fiancee, she got the $2 (toonie) as change yesterday and realized that it was new so she saved it for me, and the dime, well she thought it was just a dime, but I saw it and told her that it was silver; she's still learning!

The $2 coin is one of the newest coins to enter Canadian circulation.  It is the second coin to be made from a new material (multi-ply nickel plated steel and multi-ply brass plated aluminum bronze).  Although it is only the second toonie to be made from this material, it is the first commemorative made from this composition.  The coin is absolutely stunning if you have one in hand.  They used their new laser technology to inscribe the maple leaves, so they look perfect and the top maple leaves have a holographic effect.  Really cool coin!  It commemorates the War of 1812, when the United States tried to invade what is now Canada to take it over and take out British interests in North America.  Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful (for the United States), but this coin is really representing the peace between the two countries and commemorates those who thwarted the American attack.  This coin commemorates the involvement of the H.M.S. Shannon, a famous ship from the War of 1812.  There will be 4 more coins coming out within a year and they will be quarters.  If you were lucky enough to buy these from the Royal Canadian Mint website (and you lived in Canada), you would've been able to purchase this coin in a set of 5 in a blister pack for $10 with shipping free of charge!  They did the same thing with the newly released Lucky Olympic Loonie (released 7/19/12), I was in time and bought 3 packs of them for $15, they're going to run out in the next few days, so act fast!

The dime that you see is also quite special.  It's fairly rare that you find silver in your change, but even more when you find a silver centennial dime.  The dime was created to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Canadian Confederation (in 1867), which at the time did not include Newfoundland.  Newfoundland had it's own distinct coinage until 1949 when it joined Canada.  Anyway, the design on the obverse is the Tiara Portrait which went unmodified from 1965 - 1979.  The reverse of the coin has a picture of a Mackerel instead of the typical "Bluenose" ship design along with the double dates 1967-1967.  Also what's interesting about this coin is that in 1967, the price of silver increased so much that the mint had to change the composition from .800 silver to .500 silver with the remainder made from copper.  From the looks of the coin, one is unable to tell the difference between the two, but with a simple check on the scale, a .800 composition coin should weigh 2.33 grams, which this coin checked out to be! This is only the 3rd silver coin that I've found in change, the other two are a dime and a quarter with the laureate portrait of QEII.

Note about the deleted posts:
Sorry that I did not elaborate on why I deleted the posts, but basically, I wanted to alter the photos a bit to thwart anyone using my material for their own pecuniary gain and as an anti-counterfeit measure.  As such, I will eventually re-post the items that were deleted in the coming weeks with upgraded security measures.  I don't want to be on the wrong side of the law, and I don't want to be perpetrating any type of crime via my blog.  Once I get back from my exam and from Chicago, you will see some more new posts, so stay tuned!

Note about new post details:
In the interest of making my blog a little more professional, I will be posting all new photos of my coins and banknotes with their numismatic stats.  Kulraj from "my coin collection" mentioned that I needed more structure, so I will try to keep my posts more uniform in style while still having a story behind the numismatic product itself.  Additionally, I will be taking pictures of my entire collection (which is not at my house, but somewhere safe) for insurance reasons and so that I will always have plenty of material for everyone to look it.  I would welcome everyone to give me some suggestions about the format and style of my posts.  Thanks for any constructive criticism and comments!

-Pockets

Friday Free Finds - 7 - U.S. $1 Coins

Pictured Left to Right - Andrew Johnson Presidential Dollar Coin (2011-P), Sacagawea Dollar Coin (2000-P), Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin (1979-D), Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin (1979-S)

I thought that I would share these coins with you.  I got these as change (believe it or not) at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Border Crossing when I put my $10.00 bill into the feeder, it spat these out, with two more that I'm not saving, and thus will not be posting.  To many of you, these are quite common, a little harder to find in circulation, but if you go to a bank and request a few, a roll or a box of these coins, they will usually have them on hand.  I've always enjoyed receiving U.S. dollar coins in change, but to many fellow Americans, they cannot bear the thought of having an extra coin in their pocket.  This is what has likely led to the demise of this coin as all production of the Presidential Dollar Series has come to a full halt, except for collector coins found in sets.  It's quite sad to think that they stopped production of these coins when their use, durability and seigniorage is quite a cost-effective way to produce money.  What can I say though, it's politics, and maybe a reason that adds to the indebtedness of the United States.  It will either be a long time or a very very short time until the U.S. dollar note will be discontinued.  Once the government begins to realize that producing dollar coins is more cost-effective than producing it's paper counterpart, then maybe the government will start to make sense of itself. 

We don't really need to look at history to tell us that a dollar coin is more cost-effective than a paper note.  All we have to do is look north to Canada where they put an end to producing costly paper $1 notes (and eventually the $2 note as well) and replaced it with a $1 coin.  I'd rather have a pocket full (oh yeah, new catch phrase #pocketfull lol) of these dollar coins than a bill fold of paper.  They're already accepted in most vending machines and they save quite a bit of money to tax payers.  Its just a matter of time until we see the end of the dollar note and the beginning of a sensible America using coins.  That being said, I do not want a $5 coin, that would be taking it a little too far!

Happy Friday!

Friday Free Finds - 6 - Croatia

Pictured left to right: Croatian 5, 10, 20, 50, 50 Lipa, 1, 2, 2, 5 Kuna

If Friday the 13th wasn't freaky enough, I'm already on my 6th post and yet again posting the coins that my fiancees father gave to me.  Let me just clarify this for you if you're confused on how these were brought back to me. My fiancee is Thai, she went back to Thailand for vacation and to visit family and her parents, more specifically, her father, saved these coins from his recent visit to Europe, he went 3 times in 2011 and every time he went there, he kept me and my coin collecting obsession on his mind.  How kind!

I hope I'm keeping my viewers busy with these posts, I really do! Although there are only a few of you at the moment, that's enough to keep me going, but put the word out for me, I want 1 Million views by the end of the year!

Now to the coins, what I have pictured here is are the best specimens that I could find in the coins that were given to me.  Most of them are quite nice, mostly in AU (Almost Uncirculated) condition while the rest are F (Fine) to XF (Extra Fine).  Croatian coins are quite beautiful, the obverse of the coins depict the flora and fauna native to Croatia.  One interesting thing about these coins are the inscriptions on the obverse sides.  They write the name of the animal or plant species in either Croatian or Latin.  A good example of this are the two 50 Lipa coins in the picture.  The 50 Lipa on the left is written in Latin while the one on the right is written in Croatian.  The same can be said with the 2 Kuna coins, the left is in latin and the right is in Croatian!

Despite the fact that Latin is a dying language, Latin is very important in the scientific community.  You will usually find the use of Latin on many coins and currency throughout the world.  For example, the Latin language is all over U.S. currency and coins.  I'm not exactly sure why countries do this, but I always find it interesting.

What I don't have pictured here is the 25 Kuna coin.  I'm not sure if they use them in general circulation or if they are just collectors items, but the National Bank of Croatia has them listed on their site as general circulation coins, which leads me to believe that the 25 Kuna coins are hard to find.  But I could be wrong.

Enjoy!

Friday Free Finds - 5 - Lithuania Commemorative

Pictured Above from left to right: Snoras Bank Packaging for Lithuanian Commemorative 1 Litas coin, 1 Litas Reverse, 1 Litas Obverse

Here is yet another coin that my fiancees father brought back from his travels.  I'm not quite sure how and where he got these, but they are in BU (Brilliant Uncirculated) condition.  He gave me 2 of these and each in it's separate packaging from Snoras Bank, a Lithuanian bank.  This coin, dated 2011, was created to commemorate the 37th Basketball Championship hosted by Lithuania.  It has the same particulars as the circulation issue 1 Litas coin, but this one is more beautiful and very well designed! Although the packaging isn't so great, the coin was intended for general circulation, which means that if you were ever in Lithuania, you might be able to find one of these in your change! I got lucky and got 2 of them in packaging for free! Khup khun maak krob (Thank you very much in Thai).

Friday Free Finds - 4 - Finland and Estonia

TOP: Estonia 5 Euro Cents and 2 Euros

BOTTOM: Finland 5, 10, 20, 50, 50 Euro Cents and 1, 2 Euros

Ah yes, another post. Trying to keep you guys busy with some more additions to my collection.  These too were also free and donated to me by my fiancees father.  

Estonia:  The coins pictured at the top are from Estonia.  Not too sure why my fiancees father wasn't able to find the rest of the coins, but I think that he didn't have too much time to spend there, AND, since there are some many other Euro coins floating around in the Eurozone, it's likely that he tried his best, but these were the only two he could get.  Regardless, it's a very kind gesture for him to keep me in mind and to send these back with my fiancee from her visit back home in Bangkok, Thailand.  I don't have much to say about these Estonian coins, except that they are new.  Estonia is a recent addition to the Eurozone and replaced their former currency, the Sent and Kroon.  The obverse of the coin shows a map of Estonia.  The reverse is the common reverse found on all Euro coins.  These are great and the only two that I have for Estonian Euros.  I have 1 Estonian Kroon coin which was given to me by my father's friend back in the late 90's, but in general, my collection contains very few Estonian coins and currency.  If you'd like to donate, check out the information page where you will find my email and we can set something up!

These Estonian coins will be placed in my Euro coin collection and is a great addition to my collection!

Finland:  The coins pictured on the bottom are from Finland.  Finland is one of the original users of the Euro common currency.  Despite this, Finnish Euro coins are hard to come-by in the rest of  Euroland.  Seems to make sense due to the fact that Finland is a little more remote than the rest of the Euroland countries.  It is bordered by Sweden, Norway and Russia, all of whom are not users of the Euro common currency.  With this in mind, when I lived in France, I never found a Finnish Euro coin.  Maybe some like-minded numismatists plucked them out of circulation and added them to their collection (Touché to you!).  

I find these Finnish Euro's to be quite beautiful, especially the 1 and 2 Euro coins.  As you may notice, the 1 and 2 Euro Cent coins are missing.  The simple explanation is that they do not exist in Finnish circulation thanks to a system of rounding from their neighbor, Sweden; Swedish Rounding.  This form of rounding of Euro currency exists in The Netherlands and Finland.  It also exists in a number of other countries around the world, with the next to be... Canada!  Anyways, this is why you do not see the 1 and 2 cent coins, as they are only produced for collectors and not for general circulation!

Finally, you are probably wondering why I posted 2 Finnish 50 Euro Cent coins, right?  Some of you may already know, but for those that don't, the coins are actually different.  The 50 Cent piece on the left is the updated version of the map of the European community, while the one on the left represents the original European community.  Have a look! I believe that the change occurred in 2008 or 2009, but since then, the 10,20 and 50 cent coins all contain an updated European Community image. 

Enjoy!

Friday Free Finds - 3 - Latvia

Pictured Left to Right: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Santims, 1 Lat

These are some of the other coins that my fiancees father brought back from his recent travels to Europe.  Latvia has a similar history to that of Lithuania.  It was previously an independent republic in 1918, then occupied by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.  It became an independent nation at the fall of the Soviet Union and has since been minting their own national coins.  

Latvian money, as opposed to Lithuanian money, is much more expensive (has more value).  1 Latvian Lat is worth around $1.75 USD.  Keeping that in mind, you would basically double the value of these coins to find out their real dollar value.  That being said, these coins are relatively small and very simple, especially given the fact the these coins are worth quite a bit (in a US dollar sense).  To me, they are still interesting because of their real value and for their collector value.  Before these coins, I had no Latvian coins whatsoever, I have a few Latvian notes, but coins were non-existent in my collection.  It's hard to find people that travel to this area and actually bring back coins, which you would be able to pickup at the local coin shop.  Thus, it has been quite hard to get my hands on these coins.  

In my opinion, the reverse of the 1-20 Santims coins resemble the coins of the former German (Deutsche) Mark.  What I like about these coins is their user-friendliness.  The coins are small but heavy, making it easy for a person to carry these coins and being able to pay for something without having so many heavy coins in your pocket (like the coins of the Australian and Canadian dollar).  Maybe that is the reason for success of these coins.  They are easy to differentiate, feel expensive and easy to carry around!

I have approximately 12 Lats worth of these coins, but these were the best examples that I could find.  Beggars can't be choosers, but at least I can pick out the best ones from the lot.  As with the Lithuanian coins, these will also be placed in non-pvc flips and the rest will be placed in the safe.

One additional note, these coins may soon become extinct as Latvia moves closer to the introduction of the Euro in the next few years.  So save them if you can before the European Union dissolves the numismatic identity of the countries that it absorbs.  But who knows, maybe the the Euro will be short-lived given that it's having so many fiscal problems!

Friday Free Finds - 2 - Lithuania

Pictured Left to Right: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Centas, 1, 2, 5 Litas

These are true free finds, more specifically, donations! I received these beautiful coins from my fiancees father.  He recently went to Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Croatia to do some research and get some inspiration for his architectural work in South East Asia.  He designs hotels, among other things.  Anyways, he saved these for me, as he knows that I'm an avid collector.

What I like about these coins is the fact that Lithuania, only until recently, has become an independent state and these coins represent the independent people of Lithuania.  Yes it's true that they were independent before, in 1918, and then reoccupied by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, but upon the collapse of the Soviet Union, Lithuania became an independent state with their own numismatic identity.

The obverse of these coins has a depiction of the Lithuanian coat of arms; Vytis "The Chaser", while the reverse is quite plain and has the value of the coin on them.  I quite like the 1-5 Centas coins as they are made of aluminum.  A lot of people think that aluminum coins are boring and look cheap, but in fact, aluminum is quite expensive, durable and light-weight, which is the reason why the coins date-back to the creation of the Lithuanian nation-state (1992).  The 10-50 Centas coins are made of nickel-brass, which give them a sense and feeling of luxury and richness (due to their weight and thickness).  The 1 Litas coin is also quite nice, it is thick, heavy and made of copper-nickel, which also gives it a rich feeling.  Finally, my 2 favorite coins, the 2 and 5 Litas bi-metallic coins.  For some reason, I've always liked bi-metallic coins, they always stand out and they always feel expensive, no matter how worn-out the coins are.

Lithuania, like Latvia and Denmark is an ERM II member.  Which means that once they meet certain criteria of the European Central Bank, their coins will cease to exist and the Euro will be introduced.  It's not guaranteed, but the switch to Euros will eventually happen in Lithuania, and it will lose its numismatic identity.  So save your Centas and Litas if you can!

The coins pictured are the best examples that I have in my collection, he gave me about 50 Litas worth of Lithuanian coins.  These coins will be placed in non-PVC coin flips, while the others will be neatly placed in my safe, in a non-pvc bag labeled "Lithuania"!

Enjoy!

Friday Free Finds - 1 - Thailand

Here are two very recent additions to my collection.  The coin pictured on the Left is a Thai 10 Baht coin celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Fine Arts Department (BE: 2554 / 2011).  The coin pictured on the Right is a Thai 50 Baht coin celebrating the 84th Birthday (7th Cycle) of H.M. Bhumipol Adulyadej (BE: 2554 / 2011).

What's interesting about these coins are a few things.  First, the 10 baht, bi-metallic coin is part of a growing series of Thai commemorative 10 baht coins, the coins really are not that rare, but they are generally easy to collect and usually are in great condition.  You could likely buy the entire set of the bi-metallic 10 baht series (number around 56-58 now) for about $60 on eBay.  If you were to purchase them in Thailand at a coin shop at say, MBK or Jatujak, you could purchase the entire set for around 1,500 Baht, about $50 or less with current exchange rates.

The second interesting thing relates to the 50 Baht coin.  50 Baht coins are more rare than their 10 and 20 baht commemorative counterparts.  The mintage is usually significantly less but the purchase price of one of these coins is not too pricey.  One of the reasons why the coins is not too expensive is due to the fact that many Thai people work for far less than 50 baht an hour; in fact, the current DAILY minimum wage is 300 baht, which entails that you may work for approximately 10-12 hour days.  So you would be looking at around 30-40 baht an hour, which is close to $1-1.25.  Not a lot of money, but regardless, many Thais revere the monarchy quite highly and always have a picture of the King around which makes these coins collectible in Thailand.  Compared to other South East Asian countries, Thailand's commemorative coins are very numerous in all types of denominations, metal bases and types!

I had my fiancee pick these two coins up for about 80 Baht, so around $2.75 for both! She was in Bangkok visiting her family (while I studied for the bar exam), and I added these coins to my long list of things to collect from Thailand.

If you have any questions about finding a coin shop in the Bangkok Metropolitan area, please let me know and I will direct you to a few great places to find these gems! Enjoy!