I have this Arabic coin I can't decide what it is

It has 2 swords, a 1991, and is copper-ish, and a tiny bit smaller than a U.S. penny. Maybe Kuwait or UAE, Oman?

the 1420 date.... most probably this...
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15928.html

١٤٢٠ - ١٩٩٩ = 1999 - 1420, it corresponds

Next time please go to this section if you need to identify any coin

Who told her this coin was worth $50? It's a mean joke but makes me laugh, or perhaps they told her it was worth $0.50

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/301749785082?item=301749785082&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-53200-19255-0%252F1%253Fff3%253D2%2526toolid%253D10044%2526campid%253D5336458434%2526customid%253Dbas_fiche%2526lgeo%253D1%2526vectorid%253D229466%2526item%253D301749785082%2526srcrot%253D711-53200-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D901530131554

the only other guy who is selling this coin is in kuwait & has it listed on ebay for $78.00
i dont really care i just thought mentioning it might make some difference, i assume people who live in kuwait know the market of their own coin better than most

I saw someone on eBay selling a "rare" £2 coin for £3000, does that mean it isn't worth £2?

its pretty much worthless, no higher than face value.

there are several others on Ebay take a look at this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-DIFFERENT-COINS-from-OMAN-5-10-BAISA-BOTH-DATING-2011/351364092409?_trksid=p2054897.c100204.m3164&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140407115239%26meid%3D5ff1d5147bf14fc89b940ea88670fe33%26pid%3D100204%26rk%3D7%26rkt%3D8%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D301749785082

Scroll down and ebay will show more coins from Oman

Prices on eBay are often ridiculous. This coin is often to be found on coin fairs for 0.50 or 1.00 €.
I never bought a coin on eBay. I'm not saying I never will but certainly not in the near future.

http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/oman-10-baisa-km-151-1420-1999-1429-2008-cuid-127575-duid-324398


Like I said.....Worthless.

what? I thought the kuwait coin was worth 50.00 not the Omani coin. for heaven's sake.
i really really don't care, but why would you think any piece of silver is worth only the dollar value. the kuwait 5 dinars coin says 25 CO silver.
i don't want you to answer me, because you might pick on me some more about "coercing you to give me free coin evaluation services", when that's just silly. its like you live in the 80's still, where you have to go to a travel agent to book a vacation to anywhere. guess what! we have priceline now! your shame-tactic will not work on someone who doesn't get offended by coin nerds who sit in their caves 8 hours a day with their magnifying glass studying silly coins. i think you folks were coin pirates in a previous life, and were cursed by the coin gods to this incarnation of insanity whereby your only meaning in life consists of worshipping coins. and you don't even know why. there might be a mental illness associated with coin obsession called obsessive-coin-disorder like rain man.

Not sweet, not old, not lady....


give it up Phil, it's you isn't it ? ?

not a lady? why....because most ladies won't acknowledge when she encounters an idiot?

Not me, my dear Joseph, although our new guest has a similarly waspish humor and writing style and seems to be dispatching all criticisms with consummate ease. I'm just awestruck that a non numismatist can come to a coin website and despite being on unfamiliar ground can hold her own. I think she should have my babies.

And I've never been mistaken for a lady either.

I have my own thoughts at to what's going on here and why but for once I'm just watching from the sidelines. That way none of our more sensitive members gets a nosebleed because I'm being "rude".

(Of course none of the above should be interpreted as agreeing that I'm a cave dwelling geek or one of the most knowledgeable collectors is an idiot.)

Cita: "sweetoldlady"​
​i don't want you to answer me, because you might pick on me some more about "coercing you to give me free coin evaluation services", when that's just silly. its like you live in the 80's still, where you have to go to a travel agent to book a vacation to anywhere. guess what! we have priceline now! your shame-tactic will not work on someone who doesn't get offended by coin nerds who sit in their caves 8 hours a day with their magnifying glass studying silly coins. i think you folks were coin pirates in a previous life, and were cursed by the coin gods to this incarnation of insanity whereby your only meaning in life consists of worshipping coins. and you don't even know why. there might be a mental illness associated with coin obsession called obsessive-coin-disorder like rain man.

​I know she doesn't realize this, but I really like her, she is blunt, honest, and has insulted me multiple times. I hope she finds some more coins to ask us about.

I am sure she is sweet, I am the one who started off rude and no one can blame her for returning in kind.

My favorite is when she said she has no desire to have coins or join this hobby she just wants to get her money from them. you have to respect the blunt honesty.

The Kuwait coin is worth a good bit, if it doesn't sell, just try again with a bid starting at $0.99-$25 and it will probably bid up to $45-65

Also southern lady's are expected to be a bit more firey, they should be able to hold their own and return insult for insult. We don't like women that just flop over and capitulate.

PS Sweetyounglady, you can come here for free coin values anytime you want. you just might have to put up with a bit of drama.

Cita: "pnightingale"​Not me, my dear Joseph, although our new guest has a similarly waspish humor and writing style and seems to be dispatching all criticisms with consummate ease. I'm just awestruck that a non numismatist can come to a coin website and despite being on unfamiliar ground can hold her own. I think she should have my babies.
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​And I've never been mistaken for a lady either.
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​I have my own thoughts at to what's going on here and why but for once I'm just watching from the sidelines. That way none of our more sensitive members gets a nosebleed because I'm being "rude".
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​(Of course none of the above should be interpreted as agreeing that I'm a cave dwelling geek or one of the most knowledgeable collectors is an idiot.)
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Cita: "pnightingale"​Not me, my dear Joseph, although our new guest has a similarly waspish humor and writing style and seems to be dispatching all criticisms with consummate ease. I'm just awestruck that a non numismatist can come to a coin website and despite being on unfamiliar ground can hold her own. I think she should have my babies.
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​And I've never been mistaken for a lady either.
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​I have my own thoughts at to what's going on here and why but for once I'm just watching from the sidelines. That way none of our more sensitive members gets a nosebleed because I'm being "rude".
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​(Of course none of the above should be interpreted as agreeing that I'm a cave dwelling geek or one of the most knowledgeable collectors is an idiot.)
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​No worries Phil. Im kind of enjoying it myself ?. Heck I might buy a boat part or two while I'm at it. If we get about 3 or 4 of her on this forum we might yet find a decent set of 32 ?

just curious.....what is a decent set of 32?
coin humor....maybe

Just kidding around sweetoldlady, it's a weekend morning... not much going on in the coin cave . You sure you're not from Texas?

not enough water in texas. never could stay there long. those county mounties always write me speeding tickets when I drive through there. florida is the boat capital of the country.

Who drives cars in Texas? They look so much prettier in the front yard mounted on cinder blocks

ha haaa

I am not old enough to have collected in the 80's

I think you have mistaken my responses as offended, simply stating what your intentions are in this cave of ours in just a blunt manner, you are not the first to ask then run for value only purposes so don't take it personal.

Coin collecting has advanced somewhat from caves, magnifying glasses and classed as a "Nerd", you will find coins are a very good thing to invest in as their value can only go up. But hey, if you want to see me as a rabid nerd who lives in a cave with a paraffin lamp and magnifying glass then so be it, I can live with that.

Your coin is still worthless from what I can gather, it is the coin I provided in the link and others I have spent my time researching also matches your coin exactly, unless there is a version that is not visible online for me to find.

You do know we are not google and have to research the coin for anyone who asks for an ID right? I have a very good memory, but not quite that good to store thousands of different types of coins in my head. Every answer you have received is down to us doing the research for you.

I have to say you do have a certain "charm" that is lacking from most women who are classed as a "Lady", I think your blunt answers are starting to get fun and interesting, us nerds don't get "Normal" people in here very often and I do like a challenge.

I thought you might want to get an idea of who you are talking to so here is a pic of me getting ready to research coins.

Dearest Fluke,
I haven't read your whole message. I do know thats a picture you looked up on google images under computer nerd. If investing in coins requires you to deal with rabid cave people it is not a good investment, and it is grossly overrated.

maybe you should read it all, maybe then your continuous childish hateful tone will change.

I haven't name called you names or said anything personally about you, just what you are here for which is correct as you verified amongst all the name calling, how does that justify you getting personal?

of course the image is from google, its a very well known image, I put it up to try and add some humour but I see you are butt hurt because I bluntly told you your coin is worthless, so please continue your incessant labelling of me, you will be gone soon anyway.

I have seen countless others who have come here and get told the same thing I told you, yet it seems because you have a female name with a female avatar is making this a different situation for some reason.


Phil go ahead, I can take a nosebleed.

Oh my dear Fluke I for sure wasn't thinking of you when I made that comment.

The young lady is quite right about investing in coins, apart from junk silver which is a safe bet right now, the only people making money out of coins are those with a lot of knowledge, not just about coins but trading in general. It's the same with stamps except they don't even have a metal content to support the price.

My local coin dealer has a large box on the counter of unused US stamps going way back to the inter-war years. These are sold at 90% of face value for to people who want to save on mailing costs. I bought up hundreds of glasssline envelopes filled with stamps from the 1930's or earlier, several were in blocks of four or six. Mostly they were 3c, I guess that was the cost of a letter back then. So a nice lot of six 1930's 3c stamps complete with selvedge... for 16.2 cents, they ought to be worth a lot more than that. Can't really go wrong. I'll sit on them for a few years. I can always use them for letters and still make 10%.

Back in 1930 3 cents could buy you a chicken dinner, a pack of Chesterfields and a cab ride home. Somebody around 80 years ago made a substantial investment in those stamps which turned into a real bear.

So yeah, better to stick with what you know or you are likely to use your shirt. I don't know anything about outboard motors but they sound like a lot of fun and definitely non geeky. Hence I wouldn't try to buy and sell them, I'll leave that to our sweet lady.

On the same note, if you can't spot a fake 1922 dollar you should leave well alone, buying or selling.

That's what the was for Phil, I wanted to see some more of your diplomatic wit regardless of who was on the receiving end! Its my online crystal meth and would have enjoyed it regardless.

No-one gets rich off coins, just the rich get richer while the little guy is staring proudly at his prized coin valued at a few hundred $'s or £'s, then thinking they are the dogs danglies while Richie Rich scoffs at their scrap coin worth a measly 3-4 grand.

Our pleasant young lady here would of course be on the right track to not invest in coins, I think you need to have a bold respect for historic times to truly appreciate them which in turn makes up for the inevitable fact I would be more than likely paying out for a collection worth much less than the accumulated costs to acquire them. I think being a geek/nerd or as I like to call it..."Educated" is part and parcel of hobbies containing elements of history, Thus making the collecting more of a focal point than the value itself because we know our children are going to slap them all on eBay when we inevitably check out of this life anyway, so no point worrying about value unless we get extremely lucky and get some very rare and expensive coins fall in our lap like a lottery win.

Funny how age really doesn't play much of a part in value, I first thought it was just down to mintage, got that wrong too which I found out not too long ago when I looked up what I thought was a mundane coin I got in a £30 job lot, an Italian 1861B 5 Centesimi in VF condition, all I really wanted was the KM number but turned out the catalogue price for it in VF is $250. even though there were over 5 million made.

Now all I need is 3995 coins like this and I will be rich!