Some "junk" bin favorites over the years

1837 Sweden 1/3 Skilling
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1623 Switzerland-Canton: Zurich 1 Batzen
LCS a few days ago
One man’s trash…

 

A few more:
Cyprus 1 Piastre 1879 Victoria


South Arabia (Yemen) 25 Fils 1964


Ghana 6 Pence 1958 Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana reached independence in 1957 from rule by the UK.
It was one of the earlier of the former African colonies to attain self-rule.

 

Netherlands 1890 2 1/2 Cent


Austria 1924 1000 Kronen
Austria had an episode of hyperinflation before Germany's lasting from 1921-1922.
Among other things, Austria inherited a civil service from a much larger empire with the dissolution of Austria-Hungary after the Great War. The high cost of this oversized government plus the wartime damage to the economy led to high inflation


France 1923 1 Franc

 

This one took me a little searching as the reverse is too worn to make out most of the text. 25 mm, 4.52 g, probably bronze. Front has "١٣٠٨" (1308) in Arabic.
A custom Numista search with the composition, diameter and "1308" narrowed it down to 3 possibilities, so it appears to be a:

Tunisia, 5 Centimes, 1308 AH = 1891, Ali III
Funnily, the worn off part of the reverse was all in French, and would have made it trivial to ID: "TUNISIE 5 CENTIMES 1891 A" (Paris)

 

A tiny little (15 mm) Italian 1 Centisimo from 1899, under Umberto I.
This is actually one of the lower mintage years of this type, with only 1.3 million made. It doesn't have much wear, so it would be worth several dollars if not for the bit of corrosion at 7-9:00 on the front.

 

Some Canada Large cents. L to R:
New Brunswick, 1861, Victoria (holed)
Canada, 1888, Victoria
Canada, 1918, George V
I think the 1888 is the best of this group, and is probably worth a few dollars.

 

Three from Portugal:
10 Réis 1883 Luíz I
1 Centavo 1917
20 Centavos 1925
The 1 centavos is the lowest mintage (2 million) of the type (1917-1922) except for the very rare 1922, where only 6 were made. It doesn't seem to carry a significant premium compared to the other years, though.

 

1793 Birmingham Mining & Copper Co
Condor Token Half Penny

 

Two WW2 Era minor coins from late colonial India:
1/12 Anna 1941 George VI, bronze
1/2 Anna 1943 George VI, nickel-brass

 

Sweden and Denmark. Clockwise from top L:
Sweden 2/3 Skilling Banco, 1852 Oscar I
Sweden 1 Öre 1867 Carl XV
Sweden 5 Öre 1875 Oscar II
Sweden 50 Öre 1946 Gustaf V

Denmark 5 Øre 1928 Christian X (too small for the I like Big Kroners thread)
Denmark 1 Skilling Rigsmont 1863 Frederik VII

 

Last 6 from this batch. Latin America. L to R from top:
Venezuela (Unites Staes of) 12 1/2 Céntimos 1945 Cu-Ni
Venezuela (4th Republic of) 12 1/2 Céntimos 1958 Cu-Ni
Costa Rica 50 Céntimos 1948 Cu-Ni
Colombia 5 Centavos 1886 Cu-Ni ("Denomination flanked by Sprays" version)
Colombia 5 Centavos 1945 Cu
Uruguay 2 Centésimos 1901 Cu-Ni



Now I just need to file these all away.
They take up a lot more room in flips than loose.



You know, if most of these coins cost about 10 cents, and the archival flips cost me about 16 cents each, maybe I'm really just an archival flip collector and the coins are along for the ride.