Leaning toward the Darkside
NeoNumismaniac
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Howdy folks,
I've been spending most of my time on the US Forum since joining. I'm a long time collector of Morgans and other misc widgets. For 6 years I lived in Kuwait and found myself collecting darkside stuff (Greek, Egyptian, Spanish, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, and many other coins). It seems that I will be returning to Kuwait to live and work which presents me with the opportunity for even more darkside finds. Any recommendations on coinage to look for with a nice price to value ratio?
NeoNumismaniac
I've been spending most of my time on the US Forum since joining. I'm a long time collector of Morgans and other misc widgets. For 6 years I lived in Kuwait and found myself collecting darkside stuff (Greek, Egyptian, Spanish, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, and many other coins). It seems that I will be returning to Kuwait to live and work which presents me with the opportunity for even more darkside finds. Any recommendations on coinage to look for with a nice price to value ratio?
NeoNumismaniac
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Neo...
<< <i>I got a few nice Indian Silver Rupees from the markets in Bahrain the last time I was there and a nice set of Aswan Dam Commems in Kuwait. Maybe I can come up with some good finds this time while I'm there.
Neo... >>
Are the rupees heavily counterfeited? I've been happy to find that nice BU rupees of George V sell for under $20 in the US. I've seen a number of counterfeit British trade dollars from China, but I don't know what fakes are popular in the Middle East (besides sovereigns).
Obscurum per obscurius
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<< <i>I got a few nice Indian Silver Rupees from the markets in Bahrain the last time I was there and a nice set of Aswan Dam Commems in Kuwait. Maybe I can come up with some good finds this time while I'm there.
Neo... >>
Are the rupees heavily counterfeited? >>
Most are real, but circulated, because those were used as currency in Kuwait and Bahrain during the British protectorates. You're better off buying nice BU examples in the US.