My late father in-law had a passing interest in coin collecting and I have inherited jars and jars of old coins. After spending many days sorting and doing some basic on-line research, I now have a small pile of coins which may be of value (or not). As a complete novice I would really appreciate any advice you can offer on if these coins are of any value, and if they are, how do I go about selling them. Australian Penny Bronze 1922, 1926, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1964 (worn condition) Australian Silver Two Shilling (Florin) 1927 Opening of Australia Parliament House (in good condition) Australian Silver One Shilling 1916 (worn condition) Australian Silver Florins 1931, 1947, 1944, 1952, 1954 and 1962 (worn condition) Australian 1943 Three Pence (very worn condition) Australian 1918 Three Pence (very worn condition) Australian 1950, 1958, 1959 Six Pence (very worn condition) British Silver Six Pence 1892 (okay condition) British Silver 1948 Two Shilling (okay condition) British Half Crown 1937 (okay condition) British Half Penny 1905(worn condition) Isle of Man Silver 1953 Anniversary of Coronation 1978 (in good condition) I also have stacks of coins which I do not believe are of any value, what should I do with these? Thank you for any advice you can offer. PS: I have attached a file with a complete list of all the coins.
I'm not familiar with British coins, but can help with the Australian ones, There are certain coins like the 1925 and 1930 one penny that are extremely rare and expensive, although the rest of them are worth a couple of dollars in circulated conditions. All Australian silver coins from 1945 and before are all sterling (92.5% silver), and the coins minted from 1946 to 1963 are all 50% silver. 1927 Parliamentary Florin is sterling, so worth it's melt value in worn condition, but an uncirculated coin can go up in price, especially if there are full steps in the parliament house. (A picture of this coin would be helpful). And the rest of the silver coins are worth their melt value.
Well, first you need to learn how to assign a rudimentary grade to each coin. “Worn” or “okay” for condition doesn’t really help. Then use NGC’s World Coin catalog/database. It’s listed under “Resources” at their homepage. Plug in each coin by country, date and denomination. You will still need to differentiate between the coin metal types and designs but that’s the start you were looking for…imo…Spark
@RooPenny …more help…I went to the World Coin site by NGC and typed Australia 1927 florin. It matched a KM-31, Parliament Opening, non-proof. At VF, which globally means VF20 (generally) the coin is valued at $13.00. Any condition less than that would make it closer to melt value, which is currently $8.86, shown also in the listing. This is how to make heads or tails (no pun intended) of your pile. You will discover the relative rarity from the mintages and the corresponding listed value. As far as selling, Coin Talk has a forum that allows you to post them for sale, as long as you abide by the rules. Research all of this and you will have a much better idea of melt silver or numismatic value for all of your coins…imo…Spark
Do your research slowly and pay attention. Go to the sites suggested above for each coin. If the site info says there are varieties for that coin don't assume that you have the low value coin. Study the differences . They will probably explain in detail what those differences are. For example I have a 1929 Canadian one cent piece. There are two varieties of that coin. The difference is the length of the tails of the nines. High nines or short nines. The difference is $3,000 dollars. Don't take any short cuts in your investigation of these coins and good luck.....martha
