I have a freezer bag of coins from ireland I think (they all have EIRE on them) most are dated from the 1970's to 2000's ... i think it's about 100 coins ... maybe more ... some have birds on them and some have reindeer or elk? I also have a cool looking Irish 5 pound note ... pretty colorful Are these are valueless ... (due to the adaption of the euro)? I would like to get rid of them, but throwing them in the trash seems like a waste. Would collectors want them? What's the best way to get them off my desk? Sell them on ebay? Or would that be a waste of time Any ideas or input would be helpful
I'm not sure what they are worth but I may buy some. I have a large collection of coins from all over the world I collected or traded for while I was in the Navy. Ice
This is what the bill looks like ... circulated maybe F/20 condition? Is this just good tinder box paper?
thanks for the reply ice so i take it these have no value as money, but collectors might want them? some are copper colored, some are silver colored (probably nickel), and some are gold colored (proabably similar in composition to our Saca Dollar coin)
one of those coins look like british, the top row 2nd from the left (with the prince of wales feathers). mike.
You seem to have a mix of Irish decimals, UK decimals and €uros (as well as that Canadian!). The UK one is indeed that 2p, second from the left, dpeicting the badge of the Prince of Wales (ostrich feathers with legend "Ich Dien" - "I serve"). For the most part, they're not worth too much (but I wouldn't throw them away)! The bronze ½p, 1p and 2p in higher grades would be of interest to someone I am sure. Likewise, higher grades of the CuNi (5p, 10p, 50p). The 'gold' coloured one is the 20p, and there is also a £1 coin with a grooved edge and a stag on the reverse (different in composition, size, weight and edge to the UK £1). The €uro coins are copper-plated (1¢, 2¢, 5¢), nordic gold (10¢, 20¢, 50¢) and a mix of CuNi and Nordic (€1, €2) - these can be used today in any European country that uses the €uro. That doesn't include the UK, Denmark or Norway, but just about every other western European nation does. Oh, not Switzerland either. I'd be interested maybe in some of the higher grade from the 70's or 80's. Maybe list some sample denominations and dates ...
In that picture there are coins from Ireland (IE) and some other countries ... Top row: 50 cent Netherlands, 2 pence UK, 5 cents Canada, 50 pence* IE, and I think 10 pence* IE. Middle row: 5 cent from some euro country, two 20 pence* IE, £1* IE. Bottom row: 1 penny* IE, 20 cent Germany. * These Irish pre-euro coins (and the notes) can be redeemed "forever", but you would have to get them to the central bank somehow. Don't know about their collectors value, but I would not expect much ... Christian
Hello phubanks, I just saw your post about all the world coins in the freezer bag. Have you done anything with them since June? It’s interesting that your post & your profile were each visited over 100 times but I didn’t read any conclusion to this thread. I would have recommended that you first separate them all by country & then look them up in the Krause catalog. This would give you a lot of information about the coins & you might find something that interests you. You could mount them in inexpensive 2x2 holders and put together a nice looking book of world coins. Personally, I would keep one of each type. You could sell the duplicates as one bulk lot for maybe $5/pound. Alternately, you could make a bunch of friends by taking all the duplicates & putting together a bunch of bags. You could offer them for sale here at CT or EBay, etc. There are lots of collectors that would enjoy looking through your duplicates. You can also contact your local school & offer to donate them. They can be used to teach geography, math, politics, etc.
Whatever coins you don't want, or can't sell, I would suggest donating to your local Boy Scout organization, or a kids club in general. They would have a field day with them.
