A friend told me about his coin collection from his father the other day, nothing special.. essentially a jar where his family threw foreign coins and shit over the years.
I was told I can keep anything I like as long as it's not super expensive. As expected, it was mostly junk but I did score a tiny silver coin after digging the pile fr half an hour or so. It's so beaten it can be barely recognized:
10 cents from Netherlands minted in 1913. Poor little fella, so badly mistreated, the engravings are barely readable 😭
Here's how it looked in it's prime in case you wonder:
The front has a portrait of Wilhelmina and reads "WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN" for "Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands"
Wilhelmina (31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War I, the Dutch economic crisis of 1933 and World War II. source
The other side is pretty minimalistic, featuring a wreath, minting date and the denomination.
Silverwise, its nothing spectacular either. It weights only 1.4 g, of 0.640, so just 0.9 grams of silver. A bit less actually, thanks to all the damage it has sustained over the years 🤣
Oh well... It was a free score so who cares 😂🥰
In other news, I finally dragged my ass to the post office today to ship my secret Santa package. Hopefully the receiver will enjoy his present 💝🎁
