Malaysia Commemorative Coins Available for Sale !

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) issued many commemoratives coins since 1960s until today.


*(Click here to view the list of Malaysia Commemorative Coins.)


These commemorative coins are all very attractive, valuable yet affordable and it's now available for SALE ! Coin collectors, here's your lucky day ! 

1. Ordinary uncirculated Coin Sets (OUCS) 1990 Consist of : 1990 Malaysia 1 sen, 5 sen, 10 sen, 20 sen, 50 sen and 1 Ringgit.  Mintage : Unknown, but rare (1 sen and 1 Ringgit is no longer issued and used) (Price : RM10 per set and RM15 for 2 sets) 2. Sukan SEA XXI SEA Games 2001 A) Cupro-Nickel Mintage (pieces) : 10,000 Face Value (RM) : 1.00 Alloy : Cu 75 Ni25 Diameter (mm) : 33.7 Weight (gram) : 16.8 Shape : Round & Milled (Price: RM10)

B) Proof Silver (with cert)
Mintage (pieces) : 3,000
Face Value (RM) : 1.00
Alloy : Silver 925.5 Cu7.5
Diameter (mm) : 35.7
Weight (gram) : 21.00
Shape : Round & Milled
(Price: RM120)

3. Islamic Development Bank (IDB) 30th Annual Meeting 2005 A) Nordic Gold Mintage (pieces) : 10,000 Face Value (RM) : 1.00 Alloy : Cu 89 Zn5 AI5 Sn1 Diameter (mm) : 30.0 Weight (gram) : 9.16 Shape : Round & Milled (Price: RM8)

B) Proof Silver and Gold set of 2 (with cert)
Approved Mintage : 1,000
Face Value : RM21.00 
(Price: RM180)












4. 50th Years of Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) 2006

Nordic Gold

Mintage (pieces) : 10,000
Face Value (RM) : 1.00
Alloy : Cu 89 Zn5 AI5 Sn1
Diameter (mm) : 34.0
Weight (gram) : 15.5
Shape : Round & Milled
(Price: RM8)






5.50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Royal Malaysian Air Force

Nordic Gold
Mintage (pieces) : 10,000
Face Value (RM) : 1.00
Alloy : Cu 89 Zn5 AI5 Sn1
Diameter (mm) : 30
Weight (gram) : 8.80
Shape : Round & Milled
(Price: RM8)

6. Malaysia International Year of Astronomy 2009

Nordic Gold
Mintage (pieces) : 10,000
Face Value (RM) : 1.00
Alloy : Cu 89 Zn5 AI5 Sn1
Diameter (mm) : 30
Weight (gram) : 8.80
Shape : Round & Milled
(Price: RM10)

7. 125th Anniversary of Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malaysia KTM Railway) 2010

Nordic Gold
Approved Mintage (pieces) : 15,000
Face Value (RM) : 1
Alloy : Cu89 Zn5 Al5 Sn1
Diameter (mm) : 10
Weight (gram) : 8.80
Shape : Round with milled edge
(Price: RM10)










So, WHERE can i purchase it !?
Bank Negara Malaysia's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur (BNMLINK) address :
BNMLINK (Laman Informasi Nasihat & Khidmat)
Ground Floor, Block D
Bank Negara Malaysia
Jalan Dato Onn
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia 
...and its branches located in Pulau Pinang, Johor Bahru, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching.(Or maybe BNM Exhibition areas...)


*Remember: All of these items are limited. Make sure you contact BNM to check on the availability of the stock before you come to BNMLINK to make your purchase.


Contact info : 
Telephone : +603 2698 8044 / 9044 (ext: 7417 /7390)




Don't miss out these limited coins! Grab yours today at your nearest Bank Negara Malaysia's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur (BNMLINK) and its branches located in Pulau Pinang, Johor Bahru, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. 


For more details, log onto Bank Negara Malaysia official website .

Coinkid 2010 free coin ads program !

Having troubles selling off your coins? ebay is not enough?
Don't worry, because Coin Kid is now offering free coin promotion.
And it's absolutely free, free and free! 

Coinkid 2010 free coin ads and promo program
We can help you promote your coin through coinkid.blogspot.com for free!
No charge, no tax and no need to crack your head thinking how to design it,
because we will help you to design and promote.
You'll get a 500px height and 500px wide column in a post to place your coin ads for free!

Yes, i want to promote. What should i do next?
It's simple and no registration is needed.

 -Click here to view the steps-

Step-byStep request free coin promotion

CoinKid 2010 Free Coin Promo and Ads

 STEP-BY-STEP:


1. Make sure you already have a ebay account or other e-commerce networks.
(We only help to promote your items. Coin Kid is not a online marketplace where you can buy and sell.)
Click here to register for ebay if you don't have an e-commerce account.


2. Make sure you have at least 3 good quality photo of your coin.
(Real photo of your coin taken by you, inserted your own symbol or signature to prove it's your coin)
It's very important for people to know your coin's condition.

 (above: edge view of a coin)

3. Send an email to kristyannenunis@gmail.com and include the your following details :
      You must provide the * details

 Personal details :

• Your real full name. (example: Kristy Anne Nunis)*
• Your real location or address, including postal code, state and country.(example: 123, ABC street, EFG city, HIJ state/ province, 12345 ZIP/postal code, X country/region.)*
• Your e-mail address*
• Gender (Male or Female)*
• Your contact phone number. (optional)  
• Attach a photo of yourself (optional)
• Your birthday (dd/mm/yy) (optional)
• State how did you know about CoinKid (optional)
• Your website, blog or profile.(optional)

4. After sending the above details, you will receive an email from the moderator asking you to send another email to kristyannenunis@gmail.com containing your coin following details :
You must provide the * details 

 Coin details :

• Attach at least 3 photos of your coin together with the email (it must be the actual coin photo and the image was not taken from the internet.)*
• Take multiple direction photo of the coin (front, back,/obverse, reverse or edges)*
• The photo taken must be clear.*
• State every details of the coin (including the design, year, country, original face value, and your price)*
• State the link(url) of your e-commerce (ebay) coin page. (example: http://cgi.ebay.com/Malaysian-Coin-RM1-1971-Good-Condition-Rare-Collectible-/280516501378) *

5. After sending the email containing your coin's details, you will receive an email from the moderator on whether your request was successful or otherwise and the moderator will inform you when would she place you ads into her blog.

6. By applying to this program, you must agree to the terms and rules.

Largest Coin in the World

(Above: Canada pure gold 1 million coin, photo by Xinhuanet)

Canadian $1 million pure gold 

It weighs 100 kg !!!

It worth 2.4 million USD !!!

(because it is made of 99.999% gold bullion)

The story behind this coin ?

- Read it here -

Free ebook Coin Collecting for Dummies 2nd Edition

Free ebook Coin Collecting for Dummies 2nd Edition (By Neil S. Berman, Ron Guth)

Read the free ebook here (Powered by Google Books)

The world's most expensive coin.

(Above: Photo of US gold double eagle from about.com)

U.S. Gold Double Eagle, Saint-Gaudens type 

it cost about 7.5 million USD !!!

Specification (wikipedia)

• Obverse Design: Lady Liberty holding the Torch of Freedom and an olive branchwith the United States Capitol in the background
• Reverse Design: A Bald Eagle flying over the sun
• Edge: Lettered with 'E Pluribus Unum' and stars
• Weight: 33.436 grams (516 grains) (1.075 troy ounces)
• Diameter: 34 millimeters
• Thickness: 2 millimeters
• Composition: 90% gold, 10% copper
• Gold Content: ~30.093 grams (464.4 grains) (0.9675 troy ounces)

Why does it worth that much?

-Read the full story here (wikipedia) -

The First and Oldest coin in the world

(Above: Front view)

(Above: Back view)

The Lydian Lion coin !

Lydian electrum trite  (4.71g, 13x10x4 mm). This coin type, made of a gold and silver alloy, was in all likelihood the world's first, minted by King Alyattes in Sardis, Lydia, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), c. 610-600 BC. It can be attributed, among other ways, as Weidauer 59-75 (Type 15). - Continue here -

Adapted from http://rg.ancients.info/lion/article.html

What is Fantasy coin, Wavy step or Die trail coin and Pattern coin ?

(Photo: An Anime Animated series)

Difference between Fake and Fantasy coins
Fake coins are counterfeit and forgery coins.

It is made illegally. 

Let me make this clear to you. Fantasy coins aren't totally Fake coins ! 
Many misunderstood this. 


Here are a few types of collect-able, not totally "Fake" coins  :

Die trials or Wavy step coins can be considered as handicap coins. In simple terms, there are errors on the coins. In the early years, pre-1800, die trials were struck to test the dies. In later years, the 1860s, 1870s and 1880s most were deliberately struck for sale to collectors often in complete sets.

Fantasy coins are different. It is sometimes said as coins that are impossible to get because it is too expensive or too rare. That's not the actual meaning.
It's is made legally by the authorities, requested by certain collectors.
"Fantasy Coins include unexpected pairings of mis-matched dies made by Mint officials to create artificial rarities for personal gain or at the request of collectors.  Fantasy Coins include the so-called "Restrikes" that were made outside the Mint from discarded dies, often combining dies of different types and vastly different dates." coinfacts.com






Pattern coins are coins which has not been approved for release, produced for the purpose of evaluating a proposed coin design.







Helpful links :


http://www.coinfacts.com/patterns/pattern_coins.html
http://www.exonumia.com/fakes.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_coin

While i was counting my coins...

Remember my previous post, 1...2...3...and finally 100 coins! ?

Well guys, i actually found a few dirty coins, fake coins and even 

antique coins in my cute little piggy bank.

(Aww, so cute)

So, i wanna share it with you guys.

Check this out :

Do you know that there were plenty Fake coins in this mountain of coins ?

Take a look at the Malaysia 20 cents, old series (Year 1976 and 1987). 

Do they look the same? Yes, they do. 

But let me tell you this, one of them is a Fake coin !

How do i know which one is Fake? It's simple, just check its weight. 

There are other ways to identify whether it's Fake. 

See those lines? Some coins have these sidelines 

at the edge (some calls it Coin Tooth)

This is the Malaysia 20 cent, old series (Year 1987). 

Now take a look at the other coin below.

No lines! Don't believe me? Take a closer look.

Could you see that? No? Then you have got to check your eyes, 

because there really is no lines at the side.

Note: You can check it's weight to make sure it's a Fake coin.

Well, don't go running around telling people that 
you found a fake coin because it don't have lines at the side.


Remember this, not every coin 
that don't have lines at the edge is fake.


Sometimes the coin might be too old 
and the lines had disappeared throughout the years.  

That's all for today. Thanks for reading :D

1...2...3......and finally 100+ coins!

Okay, i know the title sounds a little childish, but the fact is

I really counted all my coins one-by-one and it took some time...

See, that's a mountain of Malaysia 10 cents coins 

that worth about 100 ringgit !

I kept all my coins in my cute little piggy bank

(the piggy bank below is my mum's. Mine is much more ugly)

Can you imagine how much coins can that pig keep?

it can store up to 100 coins (about RM 150) 

see those coins above? those were keep in the pig for a year!

There is one Malay Proverb

"Sedikit-sedikit, lama-lama jadi bukit"

(little by little, soon will become a hill)

If you're planning to keep your coins,

don't ever keep all of it together in a container.

Why? because the bad quality coin (example: rusty)

will effect the good qualities ones.

It's best to keep all your coins in an Album, 

just like mine and i labeled all the details neatly.

I'll show you guys how i organize my album later.

That's all for today. Thanks for reading :D