So ive aquired these coins and im not sure how to go about finding what they are worth. I have a coin from japan, a coin from Jamaica, a coin from hondorus as well as the following chili coins 5 50 pesos 2 10 pesos 4 5 pesos 7 1 pesos Now from what ive found the exchange rate is very low on the chili coins but however if there is a collector i would be very interested in selling them. I have a Japanese showen coin from 1970 that only has a 45 on it. From what ive found online it has no silver but they are no longer in circulation and are very rare which to me sounds like a collectors dream. The fact that i cannot find value in these coins tell me that it must be worth something. Any information on these coins would be very helpful. Thanks
Hello and welcome to CT. Just a heads up if your looking to sell them, they probably wont sell for much, a lot of modern foreign coins dont. If your lucky maybe 2.50 a piece or a little more. But it is good to check a price guide. NGC (numismatic guarantee company) has a foreign coin price guide. Simply type in your browser "1982 Chile 50 pesos NGC price guide" and it will come up. To find the price you need to know to grade. Coins are graded on the Sheldon's scale. A 1-70 point system. 1 being lowest grade, and 70 being completely flawless. You can find lots of sites on learning more on grading. But none of your coins pictured are over and MS64. Hope this helps.
The Japanese 100 yen coin actually still circulates and is worth only face value. Fortunately it's still worth around 90 US cents, depending on the exchange rate.
I cannot say what every coin dealer would do, but many place all common, low value coins with no precious metal content in a big bucket or box priced at however many to the dollar they find works for them, and allow customers to rummage through the pile of coins to pick out whatever they fancy. The coins shown would fall into that category. As a dealer I try to buy coins that have a useful value individually, either because of rarity, condition, demand or preferably all three. Sometimes, I have to buy a complete collection or accumulation to get some decent coins. The bulk of the material may well be random low value stuff which I would weigh and include in the price paid as so many pounds or kilos at maybe $6 to $10 per pound. These would then go into the rummage box with little further attention. This is because coins valued at a dollar or two are only priced so high because of the dealer time invested in sorting and pricing them. This value does not transfer to the new owner. In my opinion almost all of the billions of coins produced for circulation in the last 60 years are just scrap metal with collectability at the schoolboy level. Handling real things from all around the world (or all across the world for any Flat Earthers reading this) is a good way to bring home to the young lessons of geography and history in a palatable and interesting manner. For this alone they have some added value, but their place will always be in the odds and ends box at a dollar or two a handful.
Sorry to tell you this Lace but a coin shop probably would not even give you a nickel a piece. They are just too common. I find these type of things in the 10 cent junk bin at my local coin shop.
