2012 Ukraine 5 Kopiyok

Crimea is having problem but the Ukraine is still going on somewhat strong. The press is still their but not as much as when the conflicts started. That means coins like this one are still going to show up in our change.

They are still producing these coins at an unknown, but common, rate. Although not updated on all coin sites this is not the last in the series. They have made coins through 2015.

Here are the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Kopiyok / Ukraine
Year: 2012
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: Stainless Steel
Value: $0.50 in XF

Exchange value is still less than 1 U.S. cent.

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1991 Bahamas Quarter

It has been years since I found a new Bahamian quarter. There are not many of them but they are also not very collectible so value stays low.
 

This is the first of the series that ends in 2005 all have unknown mintage and little other information.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 25 Cents / Bahamas
Year: 1991
Mintage: Unknown
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.25 in VF (Very-Fine)

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1975 Canada 5 Cents

A 40 year old nickel made from 100% nickel who would of thought. Well Canada did but since then they have used less expensive metals.

This one is a bit messed up but it would have little extra value in average condition.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / Canada
Year: 1975
Mintage: 138,882,000
Metal: 100% Nickel
Value: $0.06 in F(Fine)

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1965 Lincoln Memorial Cent

Officially 50 years old which is one criteria to get a post on this blog. Is it special or rare? No, but that is not why I collect.

This was the first year the U.S. Mint stopped adding mint marks to coins. This was done to stop collectors from hoarding coins. Years early the mint announced they would eliminate silver fro  coins. This news and the rising value of silver had people falsely thinking they could get rich off their pocket change.

Amateur collectors popped out by the millions. They also started to notice that coins had mint marks and different ones had different values. They expanded their hoarding to every type of coin. The results were a temporary shortage and the government trying to correct it. For the next three years, 1965, 1966, 1968, the mint kept making coins in different locations just not labeling them.

As the silver market settled down and people moved on to the next craze the mint again started putting mint marks on coins.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent  / United States
Year: 1965
Mintage: 1,497,224,900
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Zinc
Value: $0.02 in EF-40

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1998 Hong Kong 50 Cents

Another neat Hong Kong coin. It is the third in three months and I am not sure why there is a run on coins from Hong Kong. I think there economy is great so travel is more likely.

Simple design identical to all their other coins. 

Here's the stats for both coins...
Type/Country: 50 Cents / Hong Kong
Year: 1998
Mintage: Unknown
Metal: Brass-Plated Steel
Value: $0.10 in Fine

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