From the gas station clerk on my team, I paid $25 for these silver coins (18 us dimes, 3 Canadian, 1 us quarter) Then I bought myself this neat little lighted magnifier for around $14 Then I stopped by a little antique/second hand shop and got these foreign coins in the plastic box for $30. I offered $20; he said $40; we met in the middle. Pics of the best of the world coins to follow.
Norway 1906 2 ore 500,000 minted Norway 1884 2 ore 1,000,000 minted Mexico 1911 centavo 16,450,000 minted. Not sure if it is wide or narrow date. Great Britain 1950 shilling (Scottish crest) 14,300,000 minted
Russia 1939 10 kopeks mintage unknown Lao 1952 50 cents 1,400,000 minted South Africa 1959 1/2 penny 2,397,000 minted Hungary 1898 2 filler 14,073,000 minted
Greece 1969 10 lepta 20,000,000 minted Greece 1959 20 lepta 20,000,000 minted Great Britain 1958 shilling 40,823,000 minted; 1963 shilling 32,299,999 minted both with Scottish shields Reunion 1948 franc 3,000,000 minted
India 1952 paise 213,830,000 minted India 1947 half rupee 62,724,000 minted Luxembourg 1939 franc 5,000,000 minted India 1966 5 paise 101,395,000 minted. This one has die cracks on the obverse at about 4 o'clock and 7 o'clock as well as a really cool reverse die clash error; the center lions legs are easily visible through the bottom half of the 5
France 1894A 5 centimes 2,240,000 minted Greece 1926 50 lepta 20,000,000 minted Here are 5 different Italy 5 centesimis: 1926 (21,158,000 minted), 1930 (22,694,000 minted), 1932 (11,456,000 minted), 1933 (20,720,000 minted), 1939 -- need to weigh it to see if it is km#73 or 73a.... Germany 1916J 2 kopeks 8,000,000 minted. Italy 1939 5 centesimi -- need to check the weight on this one as well.
Italy 1928 5 centesimi 16,090,000 minted Netherlands 1936 half cent (really nice) 5,000,000 minted India 1971(H) paise 112,100,000 minted
France 1918 50 centimes 36,492,000 minted Finland 1915 25 pennia 2,400,000 minted Netherlands Indies 1941P 1/4 gulden 34,947,000 minted
Here are 5 different Netherlands Indies 1/10 gulden pieces: (1) 1941P 41,850,000 minted (4) 1942S 75,000,000 minted (3 in really nice shape) Netherlands Antilles 1954 1/10 gulden 200,000 minted