71 for $10

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by The Eidolon, Aug 12, 2022.

  1. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    The shop had several more bags of lightly picked over world coins today.
    They were described as probably but not guaranteed to be bound for the 10 cent bin.
    I picked out 71 of interest and got them for $10, which I suspect will have been a very decent price. I'll try to sort them into groups and take closer photos if I'm not boring you all with my extensive bargain bin collecting.
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  3. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    For $10 ya done good...:)
     
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  4. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    UK: Pennies--1860, 1862, 1908, 1913, 1916, 1919, 1936, 1939
    Halfpenny: 1941
    A lot of coins in these bags were brightly copper colored but well worn, as if someone had tried to clean them with a scouring pad or something.
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  5. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    France:
    1855 D (Lyon) 10 Centimes
    1924 50 Centimes
    1924 2 Francs (I see the 1 franc and 50 centimes more often than the 2 francs)
    1940 50 Centimes
    1954 100 Francs (Attractive condition for a junk bin find)
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  6. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Ten dollars is a very good price, only fourteen cents a piece.
     
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  7. BasSWarwick

    BasSWarwick Well-Known Member

    Good pickings. Wish I had a LCS
     
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  8. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    I, for one, will never get bored with seeing the results of a bargain bin search. Excellent looking selection for that price, well done.
     
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  9. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Supporter! Supporter

    Always fun to get a bargain and find some interesting world coins.
     
  10. Sting 60

    Sting 60 Well-Known Member

    Not a bad looking pinging in the bottom right corner.
     
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  11. Sting 60

    Sting 60 Well-Known Member

    Sorry pingin spell check
     
  12. Joe Campbell

    Joe Campbell Well-Known Member

    Bargain bin world coins are the best. I like the El Salvador, Philippines, large Canadians, India’s.... that looks like what I target as well.
     
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  13. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Got in a few more photos while it was light out. Japan:
    10 Sen Taisho 12 = 1923
    1 Sen Showa 19 = 1944 (Tin-zinc and tend to be ugly. This one's not too bad.)
    10 Yen reeded edge various dates
    5 Yen Showa 23 and 24 (x2) = 1948, 1949
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  14. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Canada cents: 1899(?), 1912, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1930, 1942, 1951
    Some of these look like an unnaturally bright copper color for their ages and appear to have surface scratches from cleaning. Canada.jpg
     
  15. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    British India:
    1/4 Anna 1894
    1/12 Anna 1925
    1 Anna 1943
    2 Annas 1947 (Is this a "woody"? It has strong diagonal streaking.)
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  16. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Ireland 1965, 1 Pingin (nice luster and detail)
    Australia 1934, 1 Penny
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  18. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Italy:
    5 Centesimi 1862(?)
    10 Centesimi 1867 H
    100 Lira 1967 (not scarce, but pretty)
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  19. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Spain:
    L: Some sort of 1800s 8 maravedis, probably. 9.53 g, 28 mm
    C: 5 Centimos, 1897
    R: 50 Centimos, 1949-1963 (My eyes are too old to read the date in the stars)
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  20. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Other European:
    Germany 1 Pfennig 1899A, 10 Pfennig 1940
    USSR 3 Kopeck 1961
    Cyprus 1/2 Piastre 1949 (nice condition)
    Belgium 1906 5 centimes (French), 1928 25 centimes (Dutch)
    Luxembourg 1957 25 centimes (aluminum, pretty)
    Vatican 5 Lira 1955 Pius XII Year 15 (30,000 mintage)
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  21. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I had over a hundred foreign coins and sold them in my antique shop a month ago.
     
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