Old coin craze hits Masvingo

A craze for “ancient”coins and old $2 and $5 dollar notes that were in circulation at the time of independence has hit Masvingo.

Buyers have converged on Masvingo from as far as South Africa, offering up to $1 500 for a coin.

A survey by NewsDay revealed that a 1953 penny with a hole in the middle is fetching around $70 with a tickey (two-and-half pence) fetching around $1 500.

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