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Message:: [QUOTE="satootoko, post: 14431, member: 669"]Two brown blobs are all I see.  Try Photoshop or similar software to lighten them up and increase the contrast.  Neither "Lugie" nor "Lucie" is listed in the 19th Century Krause as a country name, denomination, or legend abbreviation.France, 1924, Third Republic, 25 centimes, copper, KM#867a, Mintage 24,535,000, F 15¢, VF 50¢, EF $1, Unc $3 (Values from Krause 32nd Ed. 2005)Very, very tough to ID without scans/photos to compare with the various ID aids in Krause. Many Spanish coins (especially 1957 and 1975) have the date of first issue of the design where a U.S. coin would have the year, and the real date is in two tiny six-pointed stars at each side of the coin. Weigh it, determine the percentage of fine silver in that coin, and multiply by the spot price of silver bullion and you'll almost certainly have the retail value.  My guess is you could count the number of undated coins worth more than BV (bullion value) without taking off your shoes. Many of the other coins were listed with the year or the denomination.  Both are essential bits of knowledge for ID and valuation.  Check your local libarary and see if they have, or can get for you, both the 19th Century and 20th/21st Century volumes of the Krause catalog, and then plan on an afternoon (or more) looking through them.[/QUOTE]