1947 Nickel

One of many older nickels I have found. Since I am actually looking for them again it seems easier to find them. I am still not keeping any nickels from the late fifties or early sixties and I keep finding plenty of those.

Yes those streaks means it was likely cleaned. Still it has metal value and it is over 65 years old and that should mean something.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1947
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Mintage: 95,000,000
Value: $0.10 in F-12

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2006 Guatemala 10 Centavos

First Guatemalan coin in years. Guatemala is one of those countries that has so many problems that coins and currency do not travel far. Severe droughts and rampant drug cartels are wrecking the economy and displacing locals. Money at this point is a second thought.

REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA 2006 LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1827 (Republic of Guatemala Liberty 15 of September of 1827)

10 CENTAVOS MONOLITO DE QUIRIGUA (10 Cents Monolith of Quiriguá)

The monolith of Quiriguá is the largest old world stela in the new world. Made as a historical document for the natives in this area of Guatemala made dozens of them. The site is now a tourist attraction and more antiquities are still being uncovered that tell the story of the ancient builders.
 
Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 10 Centavos / Guatemala
Year: 2006
Mintage: Unknown
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.07 in VF

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Clear Plastic Disc

Instead of a dime I got this clear plastic disc. It is dime size and was very dirty at the time I got it. I thought it has some writing on it saw I cleaned it before taking a picture. Once I cleaned it I laughed because it was just a clear disc.

This one was clinging to another dime so it looked like two dimes but I got robbed of ten cents. I doubt there is even one cent worth of plastic here. Well it happens not everything you get in your change is going to be cool. Actually most things are common so this odd thing is kind of interesting.

Here are the stats for this token and the coin itself...
Type/Country: Clear Plastic Disc / Unknown
Year: Unknown
Mintage: Unknown
Material: Plastic
Weight: 0.35 grams
Diameter: 19 millimeters
Thickness: 1/32 inch
Value: $0.00 

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2000 British Penny

The most common of the British pennies series from 1998-2008 is this one from 2000. Millennium coins were made in large quantities in case that Y2K came true.

Over a billion or as the British once said a thousand-million were made. Since then the design has changed and the amount made is much less.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Penny / Great Britain
Year: 2000
Mintage: 1,060,420,000
Metal: Copper-Plated Steel
Value: $0.02 in VF (very-fine)

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1948 Wheat Cent

Simple wheat cent made after WWII so it is common. 

The back is slightly damaged so it will never have more than metal value.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1948
Mintage: 317,570,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.10 in F-12

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2012 Trinidad & Tobago Cent

It has been more than 15 years since Trinidad & Tobago has issued a mintage for there 1 cent circulating coins. It is fair to assume they are made in low amounts but not rare. 

The cents are thin and I think still made of bronze. Nice high grade but the die seems to be overly polished. There is a small rim die break so they may be using old dies. I have not heard of any new cents being minted since 2012.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / Trinidad and Tobago
Year: 2012
Mintage: Unknown
Metal: Bronze
Value: $0.10 in XF

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