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These 10 coins just arrived today, some are almost completely intelligible, but a couple seem quite nice. Spent £32, so think I did alright. Now it's time for me to start identifying!

This is a 1978 cien pesos from Mexico, it is composed of .720 Ag, and weighs 27.78g. The reverse features José Maria Morelos, the president of the supreme Mexican Government from 1814-1815.

This is a 1962 1 cent from Malaya and British Borneo. The obverse features the denomination, and the reverse features 2 crossed Malay kris swords. It is composed of bronze, and this example weighs 1.92g.

This is a 1957 1/4 of a shilling, from the Bailiwick of Jersey. The obverse features a crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and the reverse the coat of arms of Jersey. This coin is composed of nickel brass, and my example weighs 4.64g.

This is a 1945 1 cent from British Malaya, the obverse features King George VI, and the reverse the denomination. This coin is composed of bronze, with this example weighing 4.20g. I think this is a lovely example of a non-circular coin. These coins were minted at the Royal Mint.

Hello, I'm not sure if I'm over thinking it or if it is taking a long time to cycle. And so I wanted advice on if my tank is cycled yet. For an ammonia source I've been adding food (admittedly not as frequently as I probably should), and my tank also contains MTS and bladder snails which are of course to some degree producers of ammonia. I have previously seen my ammonia spike and thrn fall again but only to around 0.5ppm. Ive also previously seen nitrite go up to about 0.2ppm, and then nitrate go ever so slightly orange. However, as can be seen the readings are pretty much at 0ppm. I've had the tank running for almost 2 months now, but haven't seen any major spikes for any chemicals, with testing around every other day. Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is a 60l/15 gal. I'm hoping for honey gourami, pygmy cory, and CPDs. My filter is a tidal 35 from seachem. I've also been dosing with seachem stability and some pristine. Ive also been doing weekly water changes of 15l (I'll be doing a water changes today). Thank you

This is a 2 1/2 cents from Curacao, and was minted in the last year of Wilhelmina as Queen. It is composed of bronze, and this example weighs 3.9g. The obverse features a crowned, rampant Dutch lion, and the reverse the value.

This is a 2008, East Caribbean 1 cent. It is composed of aluminium and my example weighs 0.97g. The obverse feature Queen Elizabeth II, and the reverse the denomination. This coin is a very interesting example of colonial currency, as it is both colonial and non-colonial. This is because the East Caribbean Currency Union (that use these coins) is made up of 8 states. Six of the states are independent: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The other two, Anguilla and Montserrat, are British overseas territories. And thus this coin is used by both those that live in independence, and those that live in the remnants of the British Empire.

German New Guinea was a German colonial possession in the northeastern part of New Guinea and nearby Pacific islands from 1884 until Australian occupation during WWI in 1914.

The colony was initially administered by the German New Guinea Company, a chartered trading company that sought to profit from plantations and trade, but financial problems led the German government to take direct control in 1899.

This is probably my all time favourite German Empire design, really cant beat the incredible obverse.

This is a 1929 bronze 1 double, from the Bailiwick of Guernsey, it was minted in Heaton, and my example weighs 2.3g.

This a bronze 8 doubles from Guernsey, 1956, it weighs 9.7g.

This is a 1956 4 Doubles from the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is composed of bronze and my examome weighs 4.81g.

Hello, does anyone have an idea what this is? I've seen it may be a lead seal, but beyond that I have no idea. I'm struggling to read it also.

The Imperial British East Africa Company was a company founded in 1888 to advance British commercial, political, and imperial interests in nowadays Kenya and Uganda by controlling their key trade routes.

Due to financial losses in ventures, limited resources, and resistance from local communities, the company proved unable to govern effectively which caused the British government to take direct control in 1895 and establish the East Africa Protectorate.

This rupee was a piece I've wanted for a long time, not only due to it's issuers' unique history but also the beautiful crowned sun obverse design that makes this coin stand out as one of the best looking British colonial pieces ever minted.

This is a 1923 1/12th shilling from the States of Jersey. It is composed of bronze, and my example weighs 9.4g. The obverse features a crowned portrait of King George V, and the reverse features the coat of arms of Jersey.

This is a bronze coin, with my example weighing 9.38g. The obverse features Queen Elizabeth II, and the reverse a kangaroo. This coin was minted 22 years before the Australia Act, where Australia finally gained full independence from Britain.

Pretty cool coin I picked up this week. It is from the period of Italian occupation of Albania.