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Ever Purchase a Foreign Coin even though you have no idea what it is?

braddickbraddick Posts: 24,204 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I understand it's not a sophisticated way of buying coins, but I landed on this TELETRADE lot and placed a nominal bid and won.

I just thought it looked cool although I couldn't tell you the first thing about what it is. Even though it has issues/problems, I also thought it has neat eye appeal.

Can anyone school me as to what it is?
Thanks!

peacockcoins

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,455 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It is a coin from Ceylon (currently called Sri Lanka) and has a denomination of 1/48 Rixdollar. KM-66 and copper. This is the very scarce 2 parallel lines variety. Krause: $325 in problem free Fine.

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  • DesertRatDesertRat Posts: 1,791 ✭
    I bought 2 coins last week that way
    The Musical Road
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Happens to me quite regularly with medals.image
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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,204 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It is a coin from Ceylon (currently called Sri Lanka) and has a denomination of 1/48 Rixdollar. KM-66 and copper. This is the very scarce 2 parallel lines variety. Krause: $325 in problem free Fine. >>

    Thanks!
    I guess this is anything but 'problem free' though...image

    peacockcoins

  • Rickc300Rickc300 Posts: 876 ✭✭
    I have bought a number of coins and medals that I couldn't readily identify. I still have a few that I have not identified to this day that were purchased many moons ago. As long as the price is right, why not take a chance on it? Especially if it looks interesting to the eye.
    Rick
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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    In my opinion a steal at that price, regardless of the issues.

    Buying "mystery coins" is half the fun of Darkside collecting! That Dutch jeton from 1577 I showed a while back was a mystery purchase just because I thought it looked cool. There are a zillion different designs and themes out there; as long as you're not breaking the bank, why not have some fun sleuthing? image
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  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Whenever I tour the coin shops in town or go to a coin show, I always try to buy at least one mystery coin to look up when I get home. IMO, it's one of the best parts of darkside collecting.
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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,199 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I bought the Soter Megas coin in the link below without knowing what it was at the time.

    http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=575691

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