Hello everyone, I stumbled upon these here: https://imgur.com/a/6dbfZxk Does anyone know what they are worth, if they are worth something?
It's Imgur, it's legit. Let's see if I can post a direct image link for the first image. Works for me, LMK if others can't see it. Sorry, but I don't know anything about the coins or their value. Welcome to CoinTalk!
Sets like this are sold as fund raisers, perhaps for a worthy cause. There is more charity here than numismatic value. For the most part sets like this are worth very little as collectors' items. Even the "limited edition" that are made of gold or silver are seldom worth more than a function of their melt value, even from major countries, like England. I bought a group of British half sovereigns dated from the 1980s for their melt value a few weeks ago. Even common date U.S. $20 gold coins are bringing melt value related numbers.
The FAO is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. In a nutshell, their purpose is to defeat hunger worldwide. It was created in the first session of the U.N. in 1945. In order to promote awareness of the organization and its work, it initiated the Money and Medals Programme in 1966. Originally a Coin Plan, it was expanded in 1971 to include medals feature those who have significantly contributed to promoting the Organization's ideals. The F.A.O. coins were simply a promotion, rather than a fund raiser. Member countries simply had the "authorization" to include F.A.O. branding to their nation's coinage to promote awareness. Coin Talk has a previous write-up and thread regarding these coins from 2009. You can visit the F.A.O. home page for more information about their cause.
