Grandfather's Old Coin Box

My Grandfather passed over 10 years ago and I just stumbled upon a box of old coins and other things (republic of Texas buttons). I know NOTHING about coins and thought I would at least put one of the coins on here for appraisal. If interested in the other coins I can take pictures of them too.

 

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Forget the coins, lets see photos of those Republic of Texas buttons.

 

Decent half-dime and a New Orleans mintmark,congrats. Please let us see more of your coins.....

 

My guess is VF25 grade? If so, it's around $50 coin but it's unfortunately hard to get a value close to what it's worth. I think it has beautiful toning and would think you're better off keeping that awesome piece than trying to make a little off of it.

 

Please show more photos, include one of the box!

 

Looks like a clash on it...

 

I'm not sure what clash means

 

Thanks for all the input folks! I am happy to take more photos of the box and its contents. Should I post them on this thread or create new threads?

 

Post them here.

 

I went a little OCD and separated them into piles so they could all be seen clearly. They look mostly like currency he picked up in his travels. The State of Georgia paper money is more than likely a reproduction. I can't tell you a thing about his buttons or cut out coin pins. The box is just a worthless cigar box but priceless to me as he held it in his hands.

 

Those are not reproduction notes. Do not throw them away.

 

I won't throw anything away lol. They feel like the paper gift shops print replicas on.

 

Put up pictures of the notes. I have a bunch of the world coinage you are showing. Not all what you have but a lot. Most of it is not worth that much.

 

They are real most likely. I just couldn't see but the edges. Its old paper money. It comes in all kinds of denominations and from lots of different locales.

 

The world coins don't appear to have any extra value as I think most of us who collect world coins have most of those coins. What years are the Gulden from Netherlands? It's possible they are silver, but depends on how old they are. They need to be made 1967 or older to be silver. I'm not seeing much that makes me think silver. If anything, that's a really cool box of coins and have a great story. I'd sit them somewhere people can see them and tell the story when you have visitors.

 

I honestly don't see the clash but this is a die clash: when the two dies that strike the sides of the coins slam together without a planchet (flat round cutout pre-stamp) between them, they sometimes imprint some of one side of the coin on the other die. When the next planchet is struck, it leaves some of the newly imprinted side on the coin.

 

Thanks for the info! Here is the bill photo.

 

Close up of bill ink

 

Nice little collection and priceless from your Grandfather . Those buttons are amazing !!!!!

 

That $100 State of Georgia bill is unfortunately not authentic.