Lot of 5 5 Agorot Coins Ancient Widow's Widows Mite Coin on Modern Israeli coin

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5 (FIVE) Ancient Widow’s Mite Coins on a Modern
NO LONGER MINTED
Israeli
5 Agorot Coins (Bronze Color)
I also have other Israeli coins listed.
These are
no longer
minted.
Get them while you can!  PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING LARGER QUANTITIES OF THIS COIN.
INFORMATION ON THIS
AWESOME
COIN:
Date of Issue:
September 4, 1985
January 1, 2008
is when they ceased to be legal tender in Israel
The coin cost about 3 times its face value to mint, hence its disuse.
Every year I go to Israel I look for them, but they are becoming
harder and harder to find
The coin is
so small in face value
Israel
stopped minting it a few years ago and then stopped using it
(this is kind of like the New Testament story, the coin was
such a small amount
but the widow gave more than the others because she gave all that she had)
Many Israelis do not know the significance of the
ancient
coin represented on back of this
modern
coin. They usually ask me why I'm looking for them because they are
such a small amount, not even worth their time to count
. So, I get to tell them how Yeshua (Jesus) used it as a teaching example (see Mark 12:41-44)
OBVERSE:
Image of a coin from the fourth year of the war of the Jews against Rome (also referred to as the lepton or mite).  It is the side of the coin that depicts a lulav between two
etrogim
.  There is also a menorah (the emblem of the State of Israel) with the word "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.  This is one of 20 possible coins called a "widow's mite"
REVERSE:
5 Agorot in Hebrew and English along with the Date in Hebrew letters.
DIAMETER:
19.5mm,
WEIGHT:
3 gr,
EDGE:
Smooth
, ALLOY:
Copper: 92%, aluminum: 6%, nickel: 2%,
DESIGN:
by Gabi Neumann
Other stuff:
In 1987 a special "Hanukkah" issue had a Menorah and the Hebrew word Hanukkah on the reverse.  In 1988 there was a special issue with the words "Israel’s 40th Anniversary" in Hebrew letters on the Reverse.  Also, I've seen a misprinted double rim error which is quite rare.
These particular coins are going to be
circulated
but in
very good
(or better) condition
These
BEAUTIFUL
coins come in 2x2 protective coin sleeves (as pictured below) with the year of minting labeled (years will vary from 1985 to 2007)
.
Payment is due immediately at end of auction
This is a
GREAT GIFT
idea for someone with Holy Land interests
If you are a
coin collector
, add this Israeli coin to your collection!
Item comes from a
smoke-free, pet-free
home
Please email me if you have any
questions
about this item
I
t's the buyer's responsibility to pay customs fees, duties, import taxes, and related charges.
Thanks for Looking, Enjoy, & Happy Bidding!
Here is how I currently sell these (2x2 vinyl coin flips with info cards)
You can right click and view image to zoom in.
This is how I used to sell them, but I'm keeping the pics because you can see the coin fronts and backs