Bargain hunt !

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by JeromeLS, Feb 23, 2007.

  1. JeromeLS

    JeromeLS Coin Fanatic

    I went around a couple of local antique shops, and spent about £5 ($9.40) on some odd coins, certainly got some bargains, anyone got an idea of total profits I made ???

    England
    1922 florin F
    1916 3d F
    1862 1d GF
    1967 1d BU (abt ms 62)
    Centre of a 1950 or 1951 penny, cut out , to resemble a strike on a smaller flan, GVF

    Small oriental coin, obiviously cast in brass...Chinese cash ??

    Spain, 5 centimos 1870, fair
    Portugal, 20 reis fair/F
    France, 5 centimes 1855 paris (mm A)
    France, 5 centimes 1897 paris (mm A)
    Italy, 10 centesimi 1866
    Germany, pfenning 1940
    Russia, 50 kopecks 1896

    Although I generally collect earlier coins, I am still wondering what these are worth ! I don't own any krause catalougues....
     
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  3. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    The only profit you have made is your enjoyment of the coins. if you took those very same coins that you paid about $10 for to different dealers tomorrow and tried to sell them - you would be very lucky if they paid you $5 for the entire lot.
     
  4. satootoko

    satootoko Retired

    One of hundreds, if not thousands, of know varieties cast sometime in the past millenium or so in China, Japan, Korea or Annam (present-day Vietnam). With rare exceptions worth a few cents to a few dollars - mostly <$1.
     
  5. JeromeLS

    JeromeLS Coin Fanatic



    Umm.... GDJMSP, check some of those prices out in SPINKS' Coins of England and the United Kingdom. A 1921 florin catalougues £3 in F, an 1862 penny £2 in fine.....and the russian piece is SILVER.....the bullion value of just the florin and the 50 kopecks way exceeds $5.........................so I think the wholesale value of all of them would be OVER the stated amount I payed.....though not by much !!! I would have payed way more if I had bought them from a dealer.
     
  6. JeromeLS

    JeromeLS Coin Fanatic

    Note I bought them from ANTIQUE shops...I got the 50 kopecks for 50p.....
     
  7. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    Hi Jerome I think that you have got a sweet little deal there just seen a 1922 florin standing at £14.99 in fine condition on ebay LOL any chance of some scans? a lot depends on the definition of Fine & Good

    De Orc :D
     
  8. JeromeLS

    JeromeLS Coin Fanatic

    I dunno orc.....but spink says 3 pounds...so it's probably a scam on ebay...I mean a BRITISH F which is completely different to an american F !! I'll get a photo!
     
  9. Drusus

    Drusus Pecunia non olet

    people on e-bay will often pay way more for a coin than it is worth...
     
  10. JeromeLS

    JeromeLS Coin Fanatic

    Yeah, I made an error..........It's 1921....which is worth £4 ! However....the ebay person is a scammer if it is only a F...I can't compress my photo's so they are too big to dispaly
     
  11. JeromeLS

    JeromeLS Coin Fanatic

    Drusus, you are right...but this coin can be bought for a couple of pounds from any coin dealer, and even less from an antique shop or car-boot sale.... I think people sometimes pay maybe 50% more than value....but they would be PRETTY STUPID to buy it for £14.50 if it is a British F!
     
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