Well the only only old one is the last one. It could be a guinea or a half guinea, depending on weight. Either way it is worth quite a bit if genuine. We need to know the weight. The other two don't look to be anything exceptional, but I did not look them up.
I don't know much about any but moderns, but I really like that first lion coin. Welcome to the class, I'm new too but have found the members to be extremely helpful and generous with their knowledge. Mark
Hello, and welcome! Here's what I found after a quick search: 1. Belgium, 5 francs, 1939, composition is nickel. This is the variety KM#117, with the Flemish version of the country name (Belgie) on the left and the French version (Belgique) on the right; there is also a version with the order reversed. There are some sub-varieties based on the edge of the coin (which I can't see in your photos). If the edge has lettering and a star, it's the super-common variety and worth maybe a buck. If the edge has lettering but with a crown, it's scarcer and worth a few dollars; even scarcer is a milled edge (a bunch of parallel ridges, like on a US quarter) with no lettering, crowns, or stars- that could be worth a few dozen dollars. 2. Italy, 100 lire, 1956, composition is stainless steel. A beautiful design, but also very common (99.8 million struck), so worth very little (probably no more than a dollar). 3. Great Britain, uncertain denomination (would depend on size/weight), 1790, copper. The most interesting of your coins, and not just because it's the oldest. Great Britain had a problem making enough copper coins during the late 18th century, and there was a gap of about 20 years in which no official copper coins were made at all. 1790 is one of those gap years, so this is not an official British mint coin. However, there were a variety of private companies and individuals who made copper tokens during this time, some of which (like this one) do look very much like official coins, except for the impossible date. I don't have a catalog of this series, but hopefully someone can provide more info.
Re: 3, The design does resemble the gold guinea of the time. However, it doesn't look like it's made of gold, definitely a coppery color to it. Possibly a contemporary forgery that was gold-plated at one time, or maybe a jeton (metal counter, used to keep track of coins). Or maybe it really is a genuine gold guinea or half guinea, and the color just looks weird in the photo? Definitely worth further research. A precise size (diameter) and weight would be very helpful.
Ok I'll try to get that info I also have a lot of old coins. Can I upload them all to a album on my profile? I'll see if I can weigh it now.
You should post this on the World Coins forum. I'm sure there's about ten people there who can tell you exactly what that last one is. As stated, the first two are pretty common. Interesting but not much value.
THe last 'coin' is a brass gaming counter or gambling chip, made to look like a guinea, one of many types of these that can be found. In use for 'play money' well into the 19tgh C. and quite common today. https://www.google.com/search?q=bra...7M3tLSAhVHCsAKHdEAA2EQsAQILg&biw=1413&bih=648
The 1888 1 franc is silver and a little better than scrap condition, call it Fine. I see a British halfpenny, farthinng and sixpence, all common. I'd say everything apart from the franc would be in a dealers odds and ends box. The silver franc about $5 https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/france-franc-km-822.1-1871-1895-cuid-1208251-duid-1249005
That is why I said "if genuine". The only coins minted that year were the gold guinea and half guinea.
