I love bargain bins!

I was on a day trip the other day and, as always, I stopped by a local coin store for a bit. The man had four separate bargain bins, four for $1, one for $1, one for $2, and one for $5. Naturally, I sort through all of them. Here is what I bought.

Luxembourg, 1901, 10 centimes.
Neat old Luxembourgish portrait coin.

Italy, 1918-R, 20 centesimi.
I disregard my aversion to overstrikes if it is a modern overstrike, like this one, which has been overstruck on a 1894 20 centesimi. You can see parts of the the undertype’s wreath near the edges of the coin on the obverse.

Italy, 1931-R, 10 centesimi.
Neat natural design, plus I needed something to make four coins.

Sweden, 1955, 2 öre.
I always liked the incuse design they chose for this series of öre.

Monaco, 1943 (undated), 1 franc.
It’s Monaco, and it brings a good catalog price!
Canada, 1943, 5 cents.
I now have an example of the Tombac brass nickel to go with my steel one.
Philippines as a U. S. Territory, 1903, 1/2 centavo.
It complements my Commonwealth cent.
Sweden again, 1862, 5 öre.
Neat large bronze, and prices well.
British West Africa, 1936-H, 1 penny.
I enjoy seeing any coin with Edward VIII’s name on it.
British West Africa 1936, 1/2 penny.
Ditto.
Sarawak, 1891-H, 1 cent.
Good condition, plus the story of Mr. Brooke being gifted an island and running it successfully on his own always interested me.
France, L’an 5 (1796-1797), 5 centimes.
Neat Marianne design, as always.
Vatican City, 1930, 20 centesimi.
The Vatican mint was not opened until 1931, but they struck backdated coins dating from the first year of Vatican City’s foundation. This is the middle ground, so to speak. I actually had not meant to buy this one, but when I found it in the bag I was not displeased.
Vatican City, 1933-34, 20 centesimi.
This is a jubilee year, that is, a special year in the Roman Catholic Church emphasizing forgiveness of sins. Normally there are Jubilee years every 25 years, but exeptions can be granted, such as this one, which commemorates the 1900th anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ.

Well, that’s all of them. Did you think I did well? Which one did you like the most? What great bargain bin finds have you had?

 

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Well there goes my nice layout. All the pictures are incorresponding order.

 

Thanks for putting up with that mistake. Either way, I hope you all enjoyed seeing the coins.

 

The Sweden 1955 2 ore coin is cool. Did you need help carrying all those coins out to the car?

 

You know a lot more about foreigns than some collectors I have known.

 

Depending on how much you paid, the Vatican coins were a good buy.

 

My LCS doesn't carry foreign coins, even graded. It is a huge store that has been in existence since mid-80s. It bums me out because I love foreign silver.

 

I'd say you came away with some fun, interesting, nice looking coins.

 

I love world coins especially if they are silver or gold !

 

They all fit in a paper bag.

Thanks! It’s all part of the fun to me.

I definitely felt confident that I was getting a deal on those, especially after I was able to check the catalogs the next day.

My local coin store doesn’t either.

 

Very nice batch of coins you got!

 

Thanks!

 

I'm working on a complete set of the Italian 10 centesimi "bee" coins in high grade. As you say it's a neat design and doesn't cost an arm and a leg to complete, with the first year, 1919, being the only one that costs over $15 depending on grade desired. I also like the Swedish ore coins and have a number of those, too.

 

I always like the Lire’s design as well. It’s a nice quadriga. I also like the 50th anniversary of unification coins. What öres do you have?

 

At my old LCS he wasn't big on world coins, and he would have a huge jar that you could pull some for 50 cents or 75 cents. I took a 1930's silver Philippines 10 centavo, and one time I took an old 1800's pfennig, just because it was old and I liked the way it looked. I finally looked it up and it was rare and worth quite a bit.
($35? I'll have to check.) I also like the coins that you got. You never know what you can find.

 

I must say, I think your finds are the 1862 Sweden 5 Ore and the 1891-H Sarawak Cent... those are some mighty fine finds!!! Definitely the kind of coins I seek out!

 

Nice pick ups!

 

I agree, they are full of fun stuff! I got a 1970 british proof set from one for 4$!

 

Wow! That’s a pretty great deal.