Local shop must have bought a collection recently, as he had a tray of various loose coins. I picked up about 20. Most were in the $1-5 range each. France, 10 Centimes, 1880 Burma, 1/4 Pe, 1865 Zanzibar, 1 Pysa, 1882 I'll try to post the rest in a bit.
Bishopric of Speyer, 10 Kreuzer, 1770 (ex jewelry mounted) I paid $10 for it. Save for the jewelry mount, it might be worth 10x that. Hard to know a coin like this is worth, but it's got a lot of nice detail left. Germany, 1 Mark, 1875 Germany, 20 Pfennig, 1874
Ulm, 1 Kreutzer, 1772 It's in pretty rough shape, but I'm happy to collect German States minors in any condition if the price is low. I'm not sure I have any other coins from Ulm. I think I may have some ancestry from New Ulm (MN), for whatever it's worth. Prussia, 3 Pfenninge, 1865 Hungary 1 Kreuzer 1761-63 The date is unreadable due to heavy wear on the center of the reverse. The N.B. mint mark places it from Baia Mare, Romania, which I believe counts as the Hungarian side of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Three more: Papal States, 1/2 Baiocco, Gregory XVI, 1837 R Venice , 5 Centesimi, 1849 From the short-lived Republic os San Marco (1848-49) during a temporary rebellion from Austrian rule. Palestine, 1 Mil, 1942
Nice group. I've been meaning to get one of the Burmese coins with the peacock on it. I shall one day when the right one comes along. The large silver ones can get quite expensive!
I bet! My copper cost $3, but it's in pretty worn condition, especially on the reverse. Happy enough just to have a type example for the moment.
3 more from Italy: Italy, 1 Lira, 1922 Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, 1 Centesimo, 1808 B Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, 3 Centesimi, 1808 V
I had to have one of those as well. I don't normally buy graded coins but since these are often faked I made an exception for this one. Here's my 1852 kyat, 1865 1/4 pe and 1878 1/4 pe.
Last of the batch. These were mostly already in 2x2s, but unpriced. Nova Scotia, Halfpenny Token, 1832 Not sure if this is authentic or one of the many contemporary counterfeits. Many of these early Canada tokens have a false date a few years before mintage. I think William the IV was king when these came out thought the show George IV. Upper Canada, Halfpenny Token, "1820" Probably actually minted around 1825 according to its Numista page. "n 1825 Canada banned the importation of private tokens, although those already in Canada continued to circulate. There were people who continued to make and bring in such tokens illegally, but had to put pre-1825 dates on them so they could claim they were already here before 1825" Source: Calgary Coin. Mozambique, 1 Escudo, 1936 I like the condition of this one. $4 UK, Shilling, 1825, George IV $15 These go up very quickly in price at higher grades. I wish the center of the reverse had a little less wear, but I am content with it. Netherland East Indies, 2 1/2 Cent, 1898 I have a longstanding fascination with coins with unusual denominations, especially interesting fractions and mixed numbers. That's all for this batch. I have Covid (again!), so no coin shopping for me in the immediate future. Thanks for those who have been willing to follow along!
