I have no knowledge on world coins at all. But i have noticed a huge bin at my coin dealer full of world coins . JUST SORTING AROUND I SPOTTED SOME 1890 , EARLY 1900 ALWAY UP. Some smaller than a dime some the size of a dollar . He has a sign that says 10 for $ 2.00, and the same on a bin of tokens. Is that a good price as i said I do not know anything about them, they just happen to catch my eye.:rolling:
It depends entirely upon what the coins are. Some 1890's coins are only worth a couple of cents if they're in very poor condition. If any are silver, they're obviously worth more than 5¢. The best thing to do would probably just be to buy a few dollars worth and take them home to research. You can read much of the Standard Catalog of World Coins online, so you can see if any of the coins are indeed silver or have any other, numismatic value. A lot of U.S. dealers are rather clueless when it comes to world coins, so there are definitely great deals in the so-called bargain bins from time to time. Like I said, just buy a few, research them and see what you come up with. Best case scenario, you get a coin worth more than you paid. Worst case, you're out $2-$4 and you had a lot of fun researching your finds. It's really a win-win if you ask me. By the way, if you have kids or grandkids, get them involved in the identification. Kids have a lot of fun digging through 100+ year old coins and trying to figure out where they came from.
