I bought all these for a total of $2. is there anything of value here, and what are they? lol. I think the chinese one might be old. stainless
The only one I feel competent to comment on is fourth from the left in the bottom row: Meiji 16 (1941) aluminum 10 sen, either Y#61, 1.2g, combined 1940-41 mintage of 575,600,000, or Y#61a, 1g, combined 1941-42 mintage 94,494,700,000 according to Krause but combined 1941-43 mintage of "only" 944,900,000 according to the JNDA catalog. (I place more trust in the JNDA than in Krause.) The planchet of #61a is noticeably thinner than that of #61, but even without a thick planchet version to compare it with, it shouldn't be too hard to ID if you have a good scale. Even in wartime the Japan Mint did a very good job of meeting specs. At an average price of 8-1/3¢ I think you did all right.
The Chinese cash coin (first row, first coin from left) is a Qian Long Tong Bao cast at the Board of Works during the reign of Emperor Gao Zong (1736-1795). Gary
I can ID two of the coins for you: The last coin on the top row is a 1947 English Shilling (the mint also produced a Scottish shilling with the lion facing). 1947 is significant historically as it is the first year when there was no silver content in British "silver coins". The coin is made of cupro-nickle. Unfortunately it does mean that the intrinsic value is not there, but it is still an interesting coin to own. The king is George VI The third coin down in the first column is a 1961 florin (2 shillings). The queen is Elizabeth II who is the daughter of George VI. $2 for that little lot is a real bargain. Nice buying.
1st row: 1) Chinese cash 2) Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) 25 cents 3) Iran 2 rials 4) Turkey, Ottoman, 10 para (accession year 1277AH = 1861AD) 5) Mexico 20 centavos 6) Great-Britain shilling (English crest) 2nd row: 1) Greece 2 drachmes 2) token 3) Israel 1 agora 4) Greece 5 drachmai 5) Netherlands 10 cent zinc 6) token 3rd row: 1) Great Britain 2 shillings (= 1 florin) 2) China-Taiwan 1 yuan FAO-issue 3) Greece 10 lepta (100 lepta = 1 drachma) 4) token 5) Italy-kingdom 20 centesimi 6) token 4th row 1) Norway 50 ore 2) Singapore 20 cents 3) Sweden 2 ore 4) Japan 10 sen 5) Spain 5 pesetas 6) France / Chambres de Commerce 1 franc They are all common coins, but a very nice mix. 2 $ for all is like getting them for free. Well done!!
