Austrian 5 Schilling piece

[Ima Swinger]

Well, I went to my local coin hole today. That's what I call the school yard in my neighborhood.
I found this 1981 Austrian coin. Did a little research and found that Austria no longer uses the Schilling as they converted to the Euro back in 1999. Enjoy & HH

 

[Ima Swinger]

I'm sad.......no replies. I thought this was an awesome piece. But, I get no "atta boys" or "way to go's". I'm shedding tears here. Somebody........anybody.........hello?
Have I been shunned from the community?
Is it all over?
I'm I not worthy of your love and affection?
Could someone call me a waaaaambuLance?

Heehee.......happy hunting everyone!
Lance

 

[WhiteTornado]

I think it's a cool find. I know some of their older issues, 1960s and earlier, had silver content. But even as just a plain old clad, it's a cool coin, not your everyday find

 

[Ima Swinger]

Thanks WT! I was pretty surprised when I got it home and cleaned it up. I wasn't expecting it to be very old. The school has only been there about 30 years. I told my 13 yr old daughter that Arnold Schwarzenegger must have dropped it.
She said "Who's that". Hahaha........

Oh, and welcome to Tnet. You'll see a lot of interesting thinks here.

HH

 

[WhiteTornado]

...I wasn't expecting it to be very old. The school has only been there about 30 years. I told my 13 yr old daughter that Arnold Schwarzenegger must have dropped it.
She said "Who's that". Hahaha........

Oh, and welcome to Tnet. You'll see a lot of interesting thinks here.

HH

Thanks, and I like the line about Arnold Schwarzenegger LOL.

 

[Mackaydon]

No doubt it was a surprise to find an Austrian coin in Texas.
Austria 5 Schilling 1981 Austria - coins - Catawiki
Don.......

 

[Ima Swinger]

Yeah Don, I wish mine was in that good of shape. I guess some unlucky kid dropped it in the school yard for me to find. Definitely cooler than the Mexican and Canadian coins that I find on occasion.

HH