I have around 80 world coins and i have no idea where to begin with them if i can get some help it would be nice. there all in the condition as the coin below is in and all are between the late 1800's to the 1950's are there any specifc ones i should look for? heres one i decided to post. any info on it?
It is a Belgian copper 2 Centimes 1871 KM 35.1...maybe worth 15-20 bucks? depending on the cndition which is hard to determine.
I am sorry, disregard my last post... The coin is a Belgian / Hebrew coin KM#12.5 The lion is holding the ten commandments and the coins hebrew inscriptions say 'God is Great' It is quite rare, worth roughly 300 USD Nice Hebrew coin.
A trip to your local public library's reference section is in order. There you will find the Standard Catalog of World Coins, a five-volume set of phonebook-size books containing pictures, descriptions, and historical information about coins of the world from 1601-now - one century per volume. Also known as "Krause", the set may not be available in full at your library, but they can obtain any volume you need through inter-library loan. After you have reviewed your collection, you can decide whether you want to get more deeply into what many call "The Darkside", and perhaps buy your own needed references. The values listed in Krause are generally indicative of whether a coin is common or rare, but don't rely too heavily on their being accurate and up-to-date. You might want to post more of them here, especially including those where the legends are in a different script, for comment by forum members.
When someone calls it 'darkside' it probably means they are americans who see all other coins as 'dark' for some reason. Possibly because European coins are hebrew in origin and many people hate European hebrew culture. I can assure you that the rest of your coins are also Hebrew coins as hebrew culture drives coinage in Europe since AT LEAST Roman times. I would be happy to give you information about all your 'brightside' coins
Thanks for your help! here are some more..if there comon and worthless I apologize i just got some of the ones i thought looked cool haha...if you have any country or coins that i should look i could do that.. check out this album at and let me know about them thanks http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z215/jacob7z/world%20coins/
Is that some kind of insider joke, or am I just dense today? (No need to answer the second part. ) "PS" - Oh, I just read a few other posts/topics. Got it. Christian
