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Something you don't see every day

WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
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That "original" collection I've been picking has some really unusual pieces. Yesterday I got pieces from Sarwawak, British West Africa, German East Africa, India, Sweden, Egypt, and this little piece that caught my eye. It's an Ethiopian 25 matonas, nickel, about the size of a US nickel. I believe it's 1923. I've always wanted one of the larger Ethiopian crowns (Birr). This was an unexpected and inexpensive alternative.


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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool Lamp Shade imageimage
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If I had to choose one word to describe the Ethiopian coins of this era, I'd go with "exotic". image

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

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