In case any of you enjoy seeing what one can still find for 10 cents from time to time: Got 30+ coins today for $3. I'll try to post by country to make it easier to see. First up: Canada large cents. 1876, 1914, 1916, 1920, 1911 Some of these are in better than junk condition in my opinion, especially the 1914.
Italy: 10 Centisimi 1862-67 Vittorio Emanuele II (can't read date) 10 Centisimi 1867 Vittorio Emanuele II
Thanks! I have so many early Showa coppers I'm a bit jaded. A different store (now closed) used to toss them in the 10 cent bin all the time (but never the 25 cent bin, oddly). I think this was my biggest single-day haul, in 2017: I have hundreds of interwar and wartime coppers by now, but I still pick up more whenever I find anything cheap or in good condition. Anyway, from today again: 5 Cents Bahamas 1966 Gotta love coins with a pineapple on them!
That is quite a pile! I have a few different types I've found in world bins over the years. I once considered collecting a date set and then thought better of it lol.
Switzerland: 1/2 Franc, 1974. Not old or rare, but $0.51 face value for $0.10 is OK. 2 Rappen, 1942, Zinc
Scandinavia: Norway 5 Øre 1954 Denmark 2 Øre 1874. Nice detail left on this one, pity about the green corrosion.
Netherlands and Belgium: Belgium 1 Centime 1894, Leopold II, Dutch text Netherlands, 1880, 1 Cent (Sorry, top is rotated--my eyes are getting old.) Netherlands, 1927, 1 Cent
The rest of the bunch: Australia, Half Cent, 1946, George VI India, 1/2 Pice, Victoria (can't make out the date) Belgium, 10 Cent, 1915, Zinc, German Occupation Yugoslavia, 5 Dinara, 1945, Zinc
At ten cents a whack, you're doing great. That's a nice older mix. The Canadian large cents are worth at least a buck apiece, I would think. Wouldn't be surprised if you made a cherrypick or two for ten cents that ended up being worth ten dollars. If not more. But that's the delight of junkbox diving, ain't it?
Thanks! I can usually tell if I'm the first person to pick over the junk box. I should go first thing in the morning more often. I feel like one or two good picks pays for the whole lot and then some, on the right day. I guess for a coin dealer it's not always worth the time to pick out and write up a coin which might sell for a couple bucks, so into the bin they go.
That's not "half cent", it's a half penny. Australia didn't change to decimal currency (with cents) until 1966.
You're right, thanks. I knew that, but my brain misfired. Happens a lot these days... I know a penny is not (necessarily) a cent.
