anyone want to help me with these coins?

My grandfather owned a gas station back in the 50's and collected all kinds of coins over the years. Here are a few of the foreign coins that I would like help with.... Be nice, still learning how to take pictures of coins!

 

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The two coins in your post #2--
Top
1922 Japanese 5 sen-- more than 160 million minted-- catalogue value for that condition is about 45 cents.

Bottom
1955 Taiwan 1 chiao-- more than half a billion minted-- catalog value $1 in Unc

 

These two coins--
top-- 1905 Korea 1 chon-- It catalogues for $12.50 in Fine, but in that condition it's not worth much.
bottom-- Japan 1877 1 sen-- retail value in Japan is about $1

 

Thanks! I just thought they were neat to find in his stuff!

 

Post #1--

Top--
Chinese cash coin, imported into Japan in 1736 where it was called "Kenryu tsuho"

 

Post #3-- Top:
looks like a copy, not genuine
Bottom:
May be from 1796, China, Qing dynasty. Here's a detailed explanation about that coin:
http://forum.myspace.com/index.cfm?...CB5B8D74-B690-4494-85A063BB6D43A6FD2552340971

 

Can you help me with some dimes
?

 

If you start a new post and include clear pictures of your dimes, there will be several people who will be glad to help you identify them :smile

 

China 1736-1795 cash coin
Cast at the Board of Revenue mint in Yunnan Province during the Qian Long reign of Emperor Gao Zong.
Very common.

Gary

 

Top coin is genuine.
It is a "struck" (not cast) coin produced at Guangzhou during the years 1890-1895 of the Guang Xu reign of Emperor De Zong of China.
Very common.

Bottom coin is a Chinese cash coin cast in Yunnan Province (Board of Revenue) during the years 1797-1818 of the Jia Qing reign of Emperor Ren Zong.
Very common.

Gary

 

You are right. I originally referenced a web site which listed the coin as Japanese, but I see now that my Japanese coin guide lists it as a coin that was imported into Japan in 1736.

 

That's the first time I've seen a struck cash coin, but you are right again, it does appear to be genuine, when compared to the coin shown in the middle top of this web page:

http://nara.cool.ne.jp/uuu20/zh63/z2h02.htm

I most humbly defer to your knowledge of Chinese cash coins.

 

Thanks for the help with the coins!

 

Coin #2 is an Egyptian 2 Qirsh, AH1293/27 1901

 

the second coin : mint in egypt 1293 AH ( 1876 )

 

without detailed cataloguing i would say that the bottom one in the first photo is an ottoman empire qirsh mainly used in egypt.

 

What should be the weight and size of the coin? I still have a bunch of other world coins that were mixed in with pennies that I ended up finding. I will try and post some more pictures later.

Thanks again!