For about the fifth time, a flat rate box arrived containing about 5lbs. of world coins. I paid around $30, which is relatively cheap, but I still had some pretty high hopes about what I was going to get.
5 POUNDS WORLD COINS. GOOD MIXED; eBay item# 160501341792; rkelsey927658b ( Feedback Score Of 1496) 100% Positive feedback.
How could I miss with this?! Anyway, I figured I would at least get a good mixed of coins, but was a bit disappointed at finding at least a few dozen examples of only about 5 coins. One of them was the ubiquitous Dominican Republic veinticinco centavos from 1989, 1990 and 1991. Those are the only three years this coin was produced. Of the nearly 60 million coins produced during the short run, I personally own roughly 60-70% of the entire supply. The actual number is 139. Yes, 139 of a single coin- 45 from this particular batch alone. Also in this purchase were 14 examples of the Dominican 1 peso brass coin.
From Trinidad & Tobago, there were 42- 10 cent coins and 15- 25 cent coins. 16- 25 cent coins from Barbados. There is an impressive count of Jamaican 1- and 5- dollar coins. With the exchange rate at J$84 – US$1, I may actually have about $3 worth of Jamaican currency!
The staggering number of French 10 centimes coins in this batch is nearly matched by the number of French francs. I love the French Franc. Always have… there’s something about Roty’s design that reminds me of the Walking Liberty US half dollar coin. 73- 10 centimes. If I were in France right now, I could exchange this for about 3 Euros.
The other coins that are represented multiples of multiple times are the Israeli 5 agorot coin, Ecuadorian 25, 10 and 5 centavo coins from 2000, Honduran 50 centavos, Ukrainian 5 kopek, British 2 pence and Polish 20 groszy.
A bit disappointing, but hundreds of coins, nonetheless. I’m sure each one cost less than 5 cents. I should know by tomorrow.
Price of silver: $27.42/oz.
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