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      Coin Gallery

    Various coins I've collected. This set was imaged with a simple desktop scanner.

    Swedish brass coin from 1852.
    Found in antique chest of drawers, between wood panels.
    face: "oscar sveriges norr. goth. o. vend. konung" ["Oscar, King of Sweden, Norway, Gothland and Vendalia."]
    reverse: "2 ore 1852"
    A punctured indian-head penny from 1907.
    face: "united states of america 1907"
    reverse: "one cent"
    Found in vending machine change well.
    face: "banque des etats de l'afrique centrale / 1978" ["Bank of states of central Africa / 1978"]
    reverse: "50 francs"
    Found in garden at house in San Antonio, TX.
    face: "play nickel / falsa pecunia"
    reverse: "uncle sam / 5 / play nickel 1966"
    1935 buffalo nickel.
    face: "liberty / 1935"
    reverse: "united states of america / e pluribus unum / five cents"
    Nuevo peso, Mexico.
    face: "estados unidos mexicanos" ["United Mexican States"]
    reverse: "1993 / n$ 2"
    1992 1 cent, Barbados. Found at work.
    face: "one cent"
    reverse: "1992 / pride and industry / barbados"
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