Hey guys I'm a US coin collector but I accuierd these from my dad, I would never sell them but can you give me some info, price, etc.?
One is a British florin which is silver but it looks like it has been colored, which takes away any numismatic value. The other is a Jamaican penny. I can't read the date. I can tell it's not in great condition but most of these aren't. It's probably worth a few bucks. The florin is .3364 oz. ASW.
It would be most helpful in the future if you put the coins on a flat surface and photographed it that way.
It's hard to say about such colored coins. While amateur painted coins are not worth too much, I've seen similar classical colored coins sold for a fair bit of money. The price range varies but I'm certain it's worth more than melt value depending on the level of 'art'.
The florin looks to be mid 1880s - possibly 1887 ish? If it were unpainted (actually it looks enamelled?) it looks to be in fair/good - so around £7 ($10). Not sure how much painted, but probably less.
There`s a couple of Jubilee Head Florins that are enamelled on eBay.uk They are quite common. http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...lled.TRS0&_nkw=1887+Florin+Enamelled&_sacat=0
Check the sold listing - historical sales are around 20 - 100 pounds. It's a bit too early to dismiss such enamelled coin as not worth a lot.
I wouldn't want post-mint enameling on a coin unless there was some history that made them at least interesting, if not re-sellable. Is that the case here?