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I'm not well versed on bullion weights of foreign coins. Particularly Canadian, British and their territories. Is there a good website to find this info?

I'm finding I really like Canadian and British coinage. I went to an antique mall today and the guy had a jar full of foreign silver coins. I didn't know I'd find them there or I would have done my homework before I went.

Anyway, I ended up getting a bunch of shillings, six pence, three pence and some Canadian quarters. He sold them by the gram. The price clearly stated on the jar.

At the time I knew he was selling them high but I didn't quite realize how high for the bullion content that most of them contained, which was mostly 50%. He weighed it all on the same scale as if it was all .999 fine. Even if it was all .999, he was charging well over spot.

Most of the stuff is early 1920s to 1940s. Some earlier, some later. A few of the six pence are still very sharp. Is there much numismatic value associated with these?

Also, how many troy oz of silver are in a 1962 1/2 Franc? I can't find anything on them.

I purchased less than $70 worth but I'm afraid I over paid badly. Although I do really like the coins and I won't be selling, it was a stupid, knee-jerk, spur of the moment purchase.

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