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How to Upset Your Favourite Coin Photographer - Tell 5/10, then add TDC!

2016 TDC Tristan da Cunha Gold Proof £5 Five Pounds
It's quite a nice design, but there is never much after market demand for most TDC coins.
It is also a good photo, which is what I would expect, but just for fun I added a "5 out of 10!" comment on our Teams Photography channel.
Doug replied: "Oh jeeze....I saw that and made a mental note.  And then completely forgot about it.  I initially thought you were adjudicating my photography and thought that was a bit harsh".
Me: "Sorry about that!"...
... "TDC!"
Doug: "website updated.  why did you mention TDC?"

Which I presume means number 5 out of an issue limit of 10.
The obverse is OK:

My follow up comment to "Why FDC":
"I was only joking when I said 5/10, because I guessed your reaction, so I thought I would try TDC to test for further reaction!"
I just can't help thinking what else TDC might stand for...
... and it's worse if I spell it out, because after "Tristan da Cun", the predictive text kicks in.
Is it me?
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Tdc stands for Tristan da Cunha. 
 
a fair assumption, but for modern coins its not uncommon that they aren’t minted in the country of the currency they represent.  The companies minting these coins usually get backing from relatively obscure countries to denominate their coins, which makes them coins, not rounds, and that has advantages for the seller as well as the buyer. 
 
If you really care about the origin of a coin, you’re probably better off looking for world coins (older currency that was used in circulation) for those countries. 

Is it possible to buy Cameroon silver coins direct from Cameroon? without using dealers/resellers the markup on these is crazy. I would like to get the Leda and the Swan 2oz coin
 
 

Is it possible to buy Cameroon silver coins direct from Cameroon? without using dealers/resellers the markup on these is crazy. I would like to get the Leda and the Swan 2oz coin