I found about 600 coins laying around the house, from probably 30 or 40 different countries. Most are basically perfect, but if anyone could tell me if any of them are worth something, that would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. I have no idea about mint marks on these if there are any. Nederland- 25 Cents 1942 Australia- 1983 Elizabeth 11 Ceskoslovenska- 5 Kcs? 1978 Seychelles- 10 Cents 1951 Republic Italiana- 1975 L.50 Hong Kong- 1979 2 Dollars Hong Kong- 1978 2 Dollars Australia- 1976 50? Deutschland- 1 Mark 1962 Deutschland- 1 Mark 1982 Peru- 50 Centimos 1991,1992(5), 1993, 1994(2)1995 France- 5 Franks 1986 ?CSFR?- 50 h 1991 New Zealand- 1980 50? Australia- 1988 2 Dollars France- 1984 ½ Frank Nederland- 1980 1G? Australia- 1788-1988 Fifty Cents Belgium- 1977 1 FR? Republic Osterreich- 1 FR 1977, 1982 Hong Kong- 1980 Five Dollars Thanks lots.
Nederland- The Netherlands Ceskolovenska- Czechoslovakia Republica Italiana- Italy Deutshland- Germany (West Germany, from the dates you have) Republic Osterrich- Austria Not sure on CSFR... anyone help out on that one? None of these stick out as being particularly valuable... most probably worth about their face value, or maybe slightly higher. Ones from countries that no longer mint them or are no longer part of the same political entity may be worth a bit more... thinking specifically of countries that have since broken up (like Czechoslavakia) are no longer independent (Hong Kong... now a part of China, though still somewhat autonomous and still have their own currency) and countries that now use Euros rahter then their own currency (Germany, Austria, France, Italy, I think also Belgium?). Basically price is determined by what people are willing to pay, and those may generate more interest than common ones that are still minted. Would love to look through those though, lol... Anyway others with more info feel free to chime in. I am very much an amateur when dealing with world coins, but know somewhat more about some coins than others. My favorite area atm is some older Japanese coins (1875 to just before the current types).
I tried for the Standard catalogue, the libraries don't have one. I guess I'll just have to buy the catalog, and start collecting these countries :headbang: :headbang: . Troodon, thank you. I'll try to post some pics of the CSFR. All it says are thoe 4 letters. I also have a few more( only about 500 lol) , as before, any help greatly appreciated, Malaysia- 1967 1 sen Malaysia- 1972 1 sen Luxembourg- 5f 1979 Thanks lots.
I was in Malaysia just a few years after they changed the designs on a lot of their coins, so I have both the older type with the generic building and crescent reverse and the newer type with variously designed reverses were out then. Don't think I've seen any Malaysian coins from 60's and 70's, unless thye were the same types they were phasing out in the 90's. I do have an old one from the British colonial era when it was still called Malaya... neat looking square shaped penny. Actually had a 20 sen coin show up here in Colorado from someone who mistook it for a quarter. I think it's the farthest travelled coin I've ever found in US circulation, lol.
Yep, right. Strictly speaking, the "CS" in CSFR means "Czech and Slovak" while in CSSR it meant "Czechoslovak". But I won't split hairs here. Christian
Check with your librarian about inter-library loan. The chances are very high that your public library belongs to a larger network - state or regional - that allows one library to borrow a book from another for the benefit of a patron. Pesonally, I consider my library card to be a very necessary coin collecting accessory. :thumb:
I personally don't think any of them are pretty "rare". I presume that one of your family members travelled overseas and hence they are lying around the house? Or it just happens that when you moved in, someone actually forgot to take that out? lol But yes, I am quite sure that you can find almost all of them in such dealers' bulk coin lots.
Yes, my dad traveled a lot. I have a few hundred more from about 50 different countries, but I would say the above mentioned are the highlights. Here's one last one for you guys: Israeli coin, between the size of a us nickel and quarter, with a square hole in the middle. No pictures, just hebrew letters. Looks old, something from the 50's or 60's maybe 70's. What is this? Thanks.
Yes Virginia, There are tokens and coins with holes. The Israel Postal Authority, the Israeli Ministry of Communications and Bezeq all issued holed telephone tokens. The 10 various tokens were issued between 1952 and 1987 until phone cards and cell phones became the norm. In addition, holed 5 and 10 and 20 Mil coins were issued by the British Mandate of Palestine between 1927 and 1946. For more information on this topic, check out http://www.drberlin.com/palestine/
It seems to me that TBirde's posting is 100% accurate. Telephone tokens are not coins, they are what he referred to as or such The State of Israel came into existence in 1948, so coins of the previous British Mandate were clearly not issued by Israel. That said, thanks for the link.
And the Palestine (mandate) coins do not have Hebrew inscriptions only. As for the telephone tokens, I have one, but that has a round hole. We're looking for something "with a square hole in the middle" however ... Christian
I tried to post a picture, but there really isn't anything else to see. The lettering is hebrew, but it is barely visible and my camera isn't capturing it. Btw, the coin is basically brown, so it's probably been around for a while.
FYI... Israeli coins do not have Hebrew inscriptions only. All Israeli Coins and notes have Hebrew, English and Arabic legends. Do any other countries have that multiple languages on them?
Well, yes ... but I thought we had already agreed that the piece in question, whatever it may be, is not actually a coin Three languages? Yes, Belgium and Cyprus come to my mind. But three different languages in three different character sets? Probably not ... Christian
Usually the English and French inscriptions on common Canadian coins happen to be identical hence usually Canadian coins only have English/French and Latin on. Note that the inscription about the Queen is in Latin: D.G. Regina for dei gratia regina. But plenty of couple of Canadian commemorative circulation coins have more than 2 languages on them. The April 1999 25 cent has English, French, Latin and Inutituk on it for example when the designer's initial appeared in her native Inutituk. Many of the 1992 circulation 25c series are trilingual when the province's/territory's name is distinct in English and French. All of the 1999 (except for April) and the 2000 25c series are also trilingual when the name of the month (1999) and the millennium values (2000) are distinct in English and French. The 2004 colour quarters is trilingual when the inscription Remember/Souvenir appeared in English and French. The 1999 2$ coin is trilingual commemorating the creation of the territory of Nunavut. The name of the territory appeared in Inutituk and the rest of the coin is inscribed with English/French and Latin. The 2000 2$ coin is trilingual commemorating the millennium. The inscription Knowledge/Le Savoir is in English and French and the usual Latin for the Queen.
1983 Australia Tell me a little more about the coin and I will tell you what it is worth. Elizabeth is on many coins. What is the value of the coin and what is the reverse image?
