1990 Cayman Islands Quarter (DDO?)

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One of six Cayman Islands coin I have and for the first time I noticed it has some doubling actually it is tripling. Looking at the word CAYMAN and the 1990 just with your eye it looks blurry. A closer look there is some doubling.

This picture was as clear as I could get as the camera was showing the shaky camera symbol. My poor Canon G11 could not auto-focus on half of the coin.

Check out this close up on the A you see clear flat machine doubling. Oh but the next picture it gets better.

 

Check out the 199 and  you see tripling. But the tripling is like steps each layer is flat and slightly lower then the one before that is clearly machine doubling and not true doubling. Even the rim has some doubling and at the point the rim is spilting is where the design is also affected. 

Anywhere the rim is normal so is the design. This is because the die hit the coin and then jumped on the coin a second and third time as the coin shifted slightly.

Back of the coin is normal.

So at the end this coin has no extra value. It is not an error but it is very cool to notice after years in my collection.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 25 Cents / Cayman Islands
Year: 1990
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.25 in Fine (although the tripling may change that for some)

Side note: This should be a Cambodian post but I cannot find it. All I have is a notebook scribble that says Cambodia 1979 with no other reference, whether it was a coin or note it is gone, for now.

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Coins That Begin With C

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At first I thought I found two Canadian coins instead one turned out to be slightly smaller. It was quite crusty and it took a few seconds to realize it was from the Cayman Islands. The smaller cent is 17.00mm and the larger is 19.10mm which is just a difference of 2.10mm yet it is obvious when they are in hand.

¢ & ¢

While the Canadian coin is quite sharp and shiny the Cayman Islands cent is in bad shape. It seems that at one point someone taped the cent. A clear light strip is on one side and lots of verdigris is on either side of the lighter strip. This happens when the chemical in the adhesive reacts with air and the bronze in the coin.

Of course the Canadian cent is a common find around this place but the Cayman Islands cent is hardly ever seen. It has been years since I found a Cayman Islands coin and longer since I found a cent.

Here's the stats from top left...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / Cayman Islands
Year: 1982
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: Bronze
Value: $0.03 in Good (although this does have lots of verdigris damage)

Type / Country: 1 Cent / Canada
Year: 2005
Mintage: 759,658,000
Metal: Bronze-Plated Zinc
Value: $0.02 in XF

It is kind of annoying when a coin as old as the 1982 Cayman Islands cent still has no official mintage listed.

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May Counts

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Yes May turns out to be the best month for finds this year. This is including a 2008 quarter from New Mexico only because I haven't bought any from the mint. Odd was a Cayman Islands quarter that is a first for me.

Here are the latest pictures...
Here's the stats from top left...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / Canada
Year: 1984
Mintage: 84,088,000
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Value: $0.06 in F(Fine)

Type/Country: 25 Cents / Cayman Islands
Year: 1990
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.25 in F

Type/Country: 25 Cents-New Mexico / United States
Year: 2008P
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: 91.67% Copper 8.33% Nickel
Value: $0.25 in G-4

Type/Country: 5 Pence / Great Britain
Year: 2005
Mintage: 264,412,000
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.05 in F

Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1951
Mintage: 284,576,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.03 in Damaged(The green is verdigris)

Type/Country: 1 Cent / Canada
Year: 1952
Mintage: 67,631,736
Metal: 98% Copper, 0.05% Tin, 0.15% Zinc
Value: $0.03 in AG

Since I have planned not to buy anything all summer it may be lean times for coin finds but you can keep sharing yours.

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Hello My Foreign Friends

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I've found hundreds of foreign coins in my change from over 50 countries and dating as far back as the 1940s'. I've also occasionally bought foreign coins, low grade of course. From Eastern Numismatics Inc. I've bought world coins by the pound when they are on sale, I've also bought from eBay.

Here's my most recent eBay lot.

If you click on the image you'll see them in a larger image.
Here is the rear of the same coins.

Here's the stats for the coins pictured....
1962 Bulgaria 1 Stotinka (F) ....................................$0.10
1964 Czechoslovakia 50 Haleru (VG)...........................$0.10
1967 Belgium 1 Franc (G) (French Version)................$0.10
1970 Belgium 1 Franc (VG) (Dutch Version)...............$0.10
1970 Canada 1 Cent (VG)...........................................$0.05
1973 Egypt 10 Milliemes (VG) (Light Corrosion).......$0.10
1973 Belgium 1 Franc (VG) (French Version)..........$0.10
1973 Great Britain Half Penny (F)............................$0.15
1974 Spain 5 Pesetas (VG)..........................................$0.10
1976 Somalia 5 Senti (VF) (FAO).............................$0.10
1977 Portugal 2.50 Escudos (VG)..............................$0.10
1978 Spain 5 Pesetas (VF)..........................................$0.10
1978 Spain 5 Pesetas (F).............................................$0.10
1979 Spain 5 Pesetas (VF)..........................................$0.10
1980 Spain 1 Peseta (VF) (Soccer Back)...................$0.10
1980 Spain 1 Peseta (F) (Normal Back)....................$0.10
1980 Spain 1 Peseta (VF) (Normal Back).................$0.10
1983 Canada 5 Cents (F).............................................$0.10
1985 Mexico 1 Peso (VF)............................................$0.10
1986 Yugoslavia 10 Dinara (XF)................................$0.10
1986 Spain 1 Peseta (VF)............................................$0.10
1987 Cayman Islands 5 Cents (F)..............................$0.10
1996 Cayman Islands 1 Cent (XF).............................$0.15
2002 Cayman Islands 1 Cent (UNC).............................$0.50
2002 Canada 1 Cent (AU).........................................$0.25

I bought the lot for $3.00 without shipping and I estimate the value at, the lowest grade, $3.10. There are 25 coins in total and only a few were repeats of what I had found before.

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