some coins I need help identifying

Sorry not the best photos. I have inherited a good size coin collection and cant find these. any help?

 

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this is the back to coin5

 

1st coin is from Turkey
2nd and 3rd coin are from Egypt.

 

serious?

 

what size is your first coin ? there are 2 different denominations for this type 50 and 100 Kurush.

 

off to work now. I can give detailed information when I get home from work. wow sweet inheritance. lucky you. I wish someone passed some gold coins down to me. fingers crossed here.

 

1. Turkey 500 kurush 1968
2. Egypt 1 pound 1960
3. Egypt --- last picture identical to picture 4 - need new pic

 

1st coin Turkey KM#874, 500 kurush 1968, mintage-5,983 , metal- .917 gold
weight- 35.0800 g. or 1.0342 oz.
grade/value
XF-$BV UNC-$1,950.00 BU-$2,000.00
not sure on grade but I would guess AU-UNC. sweet size coin and a very low mintage. Krause catalog prices might vary in real life. You need a turkey coin collector to let you know what these coins get now a days.

 

2nd coin Egypt KM#402, 5 pounds 1960,mintage-5,000,metal-.875 gold
weight- 42.5000 g. or 1.195 oz.
grade/value
UNC-$2,000.00
sweet size coin and a very low mintage. Krause catalog prices might vary in real life. You need a turkey coin collector to let you know what these coins get now a days. definitely put this coin in a plastic airtite to protect it from being scratched.

 

3rd coin Egypt can be one of these KM#'s 340 50 piastres, KM#341 100 piastres, or KM#342 500 piastres. not sure what size your coin is we need a better picture of the reverse of the 3rd coin from pic #5. the pic you have for coin# 3 is for coin #2.

 

Wow! Thanks! Any suggestions on what to do with these coins? Ive gotten interested in them but know very little. Most Ive been able to find on the internet. Ive seen people talking about getting grading. Is that something I should do? Not sure if I am going to sell any yet its a pretty large gold coin collection. I also have several rolls of pre 64 quarters and dimes and half and silver dollars. I have the coins in my bank but will try to get better pics of them.

 

the coins are yours to do what you want with them. If I were you I would hold on to them and cherish them because these are relatively rare with low mintages. Not sure that I would get them graded/slabbed by third party graders. If it were me I would not get them slabbed. If you do it I think the cost is like #35-45 each coin. If it were me and I was going to never ever seller them then I might get them graded. it's all up to you. I would put these coins in plastic airtites so that they are protected and cannot get anymore scratches on them.

 

I forgot to tell you. Do NOT clean these coins... it will kill the value. you probably knew this but I just wanted to make sure you knew.

 

If you are determined to sell them, I suspect that a coin show (where you can get bids from 2 or 3 different dealers specializing in foreign coins) would be the quickest way to get a fair price for them. To get the highest price, one of the specialty auction houses like Heritage would be your best bet.

For coins of this rarity, having them slabbed can definitely add more value than the cost. Professional graders approval will remove any doubt about authenticity.

 

Vonatticus- did you ever get the reverse picture of your coin5 ??? I am anxious to the the reverse side....not the heads side.

 

I think that's the one.
I also have this little Kennedy medal it's very tiny.

 

This is a list of the coins that were in the collection I got. We also have some more in a safe and a couple pieces of jewelry with large coins.
helvetia 1886 20 fr
20 Francs Gold XF, Helvetia, 1935, 1912
1899 A 10 Francs
republique francaise coins 20 fr 1904,1914
republique francaise coins 10 fr 1899
1928 Netherlands Gold 1 Ducat
peruvian 100 soles 1965
Liberty twenty dollar gold 1877,1904,1928
georgivs 1912(2),1914,1925,1926,1927
Elizabeth gold sovereign 1966,1965,1935
edward gold sovereign 1906
victoria gold sovereign 1901
mexeco 20 peso 1959
tunisia 20 fran 1904
venezuelia gold coin
500 kurush 1968
Egypt KM#402, 5 pounds 1960

 

Here are some from the list that I have on my phone.

 

Some more