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Weiss
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It doesn't get much more convoluted than this image



1942 1/10th Gulden



Check this out: Minted by the US Mint in San Francisco for the government of the Netherlands, for use in the Dutch East Indies. Denominated in Dutch Gulden and the Indonesian Roepiah (Rupiah, Rupee). Written in Dutch, Arabic, and Javanese.



And it's super tiny--just 1.25 grams @ 15mm:



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We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
--Severian the Lame

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  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    "American Darkside" could be a pretty big subset. These are neat. There were of course many other foreign coins struck by the US Mint over the last century and a half or so, and some like this even bear US mintmarks.



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  • ricko
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    That is unique... I did not know about these - knew of others, but not this one. Thanks... Cheers, RickO
  • Weiss
    Weiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Originally posted by: lordmarcovan

    "American Darkside" could be a pretty big subset. These are neat. There were of course many other foreign coins struck by the US Mint over the last century and a half or so, and some like this even bear US mintmarks.



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    Yep, you can clearly see the "S" San Francisco mintmark opposite the the palm tree privy mark!



    Add to this that the Japanese occupied Indonesia in early 1942. What a strange little coin with a fascinating history.
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
  • amwldcoin
    amwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    There is actually a book about Foreign coins struck by the US Mint!
  • Jackthecat1
    Jackthecat1 Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭
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    There were many different fascinating foreign coins struck at US Mints, the most recent being the Icelandic Leif Ericson 1000 Kronur struck at Philly along with the US Commemorative Silver Dollar.
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  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I believe Hawaiian coins from 1883 and Panamanian coins are, too.

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  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I like the title, BTW image

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  • CoinZip
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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    thats a first for me as well. its kinda neat to see that
  • NumisOxide
    NumisOxide Posts: 11,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Neat! The 1944 Belgium 2 francs were made by the US mint, struck on steel cent planchets.
  • Weiss
    Weiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Here's another related piece: 1944 Dutch 10 cents, 1.4 grams of .64 fine silver. This was struck by the Mint in Philadelphia. Note the acorn privy mark beneath the 1 in the date. Denver struck the same piece but the guides say nearly the entire mintage was melted. Too bad this wasn't a "D" instead. Those list for $15,000 in MS60! image



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    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame

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