A new year, a new thread. In the 2014 bargain thread, we got up to 430 posts, and hopefully just as many (or more) bargains. So now that we're in 2015, what great coins will you find for cheap?
Recently I found some South American silver for very cheap - it must have been priced years ago, when silver prices were lower. This coin was only $2.
My first and only coin from Myanmar was much cheaper than I expected it to be - only 20 cents! And it's a scarce pre-decimal issue, made only two years after the country gained independence.
And on the last day of Hannukah, I finally found a coin commemorating Hannukah from that same 20-cent bin. Every time I see an Israeli new shekel for 20 cents, I buy it, because the exchange rate is about 30 cents - but even after amassing a pile of about 52 new shekels, I didn't have a single Hannukah commemorative. So I was really glad to finally find one.
I've always been interested in Iranian history so when I saw this silver proof set I had to buy it - it cost a lot and destroyed my coin-buying money for many months, but it's still a bargain because on eBay these sets are selling for about $300. I won't say how much I dropped on it, but it was less than half of that.
This was $30.60 Still undecided if really a bargain but it has lots of coins I need
1865 Penny looks good, so does 1887 half penny. There's also a 1903 Canada 10 Cents, 1841 India 2 Annas, and I didn't have a Kennedy Half, nor a Australian round 50c, nor an Australian commemorative florin 1954. So I'm happy enough.
This was $75. I consider it a bargain because I love farthings! There are 90 of them so it works out as 83.3 cents each.
1799 George III (VG), and large type Victoria 1851, 1858, 1895 Bun Head, etc.
Good variety 1799-1950. Generally F-VF
This was $7.60.
I mainly wanted it for the Fijian 10 shilling banknote 1964 which catalogs at $12.50 in VG and $125 in VF, presumably mine is in about F grade. Also of note is the 1918 10 Pfennig Stadt Düren Notgeld - my first Notgeld coin.
I wonder if it's possible to get these 2015 threads (bargain finds, foreign finds, goals, etc) pinned to the top of the forum as a "sticky thread". They seem to be pretty popular and they keep dropping off the bottom of the first page if nobody posts for a while.
Verweis : neilithicI wonder if it's possible to get these 2015 threads (bargain finds, foreign finds, goals, etc) pinned to the top of the forum as a "sticky thread". They seem to be pretty popular and they keep dropping off the bottom of the first page if nobody posts for a while.
Found this at the Sunday sidewalk bazaar .. A rather elderly man had a small jar with coins in it. Asked if I could take a look and how much did he want for the coins. He said 20com (0.34USD) each coin. Along with this coin, I also found a couple of William and Mary coins and a 1752 ¼ Kreuzer Württemburg Bishopric ..!!!
All for less that $2.oo ...
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Do not argue with ignorant people .. !! They will drag you down to their level, then pulverize you with experience ...
1st proper bargain of 2015, spain silver 100 pesetas 1966.
Not easy to see but it has a die clash with letters DILL easily visible with a loupe.
Picture of the clash letters.
Its scrap value is around £5 and I only paid £3 for it and got the die clash as well.
BARGAIN !
I deny nothing but doubt everything, opinions are made to be changed, how else is the truth to be gotten at.
Here and odd one .Iam roll hanting for 2009 nickels for someoneFound this 1938 P in very nice shape
The ladyes at the bank had two silver certificates for me a 1935 C and 1957B
Got them for face value 2dollars and 5 cents. When was the last time you could get two things from the 1930's for face value in good shape. Iam a lucky man.
yours daryl
edit got on same day friday but found nickel on saterday
Haven't go to the local foreign exchange store at town in a while, because when I usually go the ladies working there don't know the prices for most the coins when I ask them, so they usually say "We will ask the owner when we have a chance"; but last time everytime I went to ask if he already gave them a price they told they haven't asked yet, so after two weeks I gave up, and never went back. The other day I saw the owner and he told me he is at the store on Saturdays, so I went today and got some nice coins.
I got them thinking mostly in swaps, but then when I came back I realized that I got mostly new additions to my collection (not just new dates, but actually 5 whole new coins).
As usual my camera doesn't help much. The ones on the left are for my collection, from top-left to bottom-right:
Canada - 25 Cents - 1918 - KM#24
Mexico - 1/16 Real Jalisco - 1861 - KM#317, This is the one that has me the happiest, I already had the 316, and both are pretty much identical, except for year and legend. And I didn't remembered which one did I had, so I got them (I actually got two, the other one will go up for swap) thinking in swaps, and then realized they where the one I was missing, so I even had the chance to keep the "better" one, the one I am keeping has the rim pretty damaged, you can see that at the picture, but has all details near to VF+ , so of course I'll keep that one over the other with better rim but lower VG details
Mexico - 1/4 Real Zacatecas - 1862 - KM#366. Another lucky strike, I din't had 1/4R from Zacatecas, but I do have both 1/8R which have the same design, so I was confused if I already had this one or not. But I got it in any case, and turns out, another addition to my collection. Is very worn, but the cherubim and back design are recognizable, and I was even able to pinpoint it to the precise KM (as these also have two identical design coins with different legend), and even picked up the exact date upon closer inspection
Japan - 20 Sen - Meiji 20 - Y#24
Peru - 1 Dinero (South Peru) - 1870 YJ - KM#190. This one has actually an extra, first, the seller thought it was fake as it didn't looked like silver so I asked to let me measure and weight it, and it is perfectly inside the parameters. So I bought it, and then at home I inspected it with the lens and it actually has some nice bonus; it is a 1870/60 YJ/YB, catching the 6 under the 7 was quite hard, but the double 0 has a nice outline on the top, and then the double Y is unmistakable, and the J has a nice "belly" on the bottom of the straight portion. Not a very pricy overlapping, but certainly over double the normal one, and the highest one as that year had several different ones.
And the two that will end in the swap tray:
Mexico - 50 Centavos - 1919 - KM#447. This was the only one I didn't had doubt it would be for swap.
Mexico - 1/16 Real Jalisco - 1861 - KM#317. The other one from the pair I got. Rim isn't damaged like the one I'm keeping, but the Reverse details are pretty worn, while the Obverse one are still completely readable and the image is complete.
TOTAL SPENT: 325... Pesos About 21 dollars. Considering I got 5 new coins, two of them from Mexico, of which the 1/16 Reales are often hard to find at eBay or even in national auction sites, often you would find them with their KM# reversed, so you have to guide yourself by the lettering in the pictures.
I am quite happy with the purchase.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Verweis : nalaberong
And on the last day of Hannukah, I finally found a coin commemorating Hannukah from that same 20-cent bin. Every time I see an Israeli new shekel for 20 cents, I buy it, because the exchange rate is about 30 cents - but even after amassing a pile of about 52 new shekels, I didn't have a single Hannukah commemorative. So I was really glad to finally find one.
Thanks to you, I've bought shekel coins for 20c per coin. Bought 6 1 shekel, 3 2 shekel, and 5 5 shekels. 37 shekels ($9.34) for $1.4. One of the 5 shekel coins was a Hanukkah issue!
...and a whole bunch of scrap silver, adding up to 62 bucks. 53 cents per gram and accounting purities, I think I got a good deal.
Kenny
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Today I found some treasures at the twice-annual coin show. All prices are in the weak Canadian dollar, leading to further discounts (except for Canadians ).
This big shiny Mexican coin was $15, and it's a commemorative too. Totally worth it.
These two nice boxes were $60.
Oh, there were coins inside them too?? Better and better!
These are your typical French fleur-de-coin sets, specially packaged in Paris. What makes them interesting is that they aren't full of your typical French coins; they're full of coins from France's many colonies. These two sets hold coins from four formerly French territories; three of those territories are quite difficult to find any coins from, let alone special mint sets. They are French Polynesia (the easy one), French Somaliland, the Comoros, and Reunion. So, very interesting sets from unusual places; I think they were a great deal for $60, but maybe some French members will know more.
Nice picks indeed. The Fleur de coins are some of the most over-priced ones at eBay, nearing the 100$ most of the time; each! But this is clearly spotted as pure over-pricing because when some go into auctions they never get over 40$. So, by getting those 4 sets for only 60$ is quite the catch.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
This was a fortunate mistake because I bought the left one thinking it was the 361 as that is how the seller tagged it, but then at my local coin store I got another one with the hopes of being the 362 to have the pair, but when I weighted it it turned out to be the 9.1 grams one, and today the other one arrived, and I was getting ready to put the ugly one for swap, but weighted this one and turned out to be wrongfully tagged and was really the 8.1 grams one.
That pair is one of the hardest to get because most of the time you will get the wrong one, so unless you are carrying your balance all the time it will be quite hard to get them both correctly.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Verweis : ALLRED1950Here and odd one .Iam roll hanting for 2009 nickels for someoneFound this 1938 P in very nice shape
I was very pleased with my recent roll find, too.
Face value is the best bargain (most times). Nice catch there.
Got a few more nickel rolls today and found another silver one, 1943 P - highest mintage of the type and a bit more worn than the last one, but still a good find. Plus, a few more CNs: 1962 P (which I was missing), 1948 and 1939.
There is a big 3 day long coin show coming up, so I'm hoping to find something interesting there, too!
Finally after a year or more of not finding anything, I found this lot for $4. The Portugal coin in the center is what I wanted, and that paid for it all. The rest is just bulk lot common coins, but there was also a very worn silver Canada dime. Not a big lot, but a good bargain. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3594.html
Nice find, I haven't had too many bargains at the moment because I've been concentrating on my postacards (I just spent $145 on 21 old cards from around 1900-1910 showing the tram and cable-car system that used to be round the city) I'll be on the prowl soon though...Oh, I've got my eye on one lot, there's a lot of Peru 1 cent coins from the 1940s for NZ$2.00 that has a rarer date that's valued at US$5.00...I hope I get it.
Verweis : ALLRED1950Here and odd one. I am roll hunting for 2009 nickels for someone. Found this 1938 P in very nice shape
The US is one of the very few countries with pre-WW-II coins still legal tender (or if not, there are still few specimen circulating.) With most of Europe switched over to the euro and currency changes and/or persistent inflation in many non-euro countries, I can come up only with some old Swiss rappen (centimes). I got these ones for below face value from a collector&vendor living nearby.
Bargain, yes. But perhaps not very valuable. I didn't care checking.
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The 20 Rappen date 1913 and 1933. Both are pure nickel. Their modern day equivalents are copper-nickel. The 10 Rappen date 1921 (looks almost uncirculated) and 1924. Still legal tender? Perhaps not, yet the design never changed: a few may still circulate.
The rest of the lot is post WW-II but most dating from the 1950's or early 1960's.
Verweis : ALLRED1950Here and odd one. I am roll hunting for 2009 nickels for someone. Found this 1938 P in very nice shape
The US is one of the very few countries with pre-WW-II coins still legal tender (of if not, there are still few specimen circulating.) With most of Europe switched over to the euro and currency changes and/or persistent inflation in many non-euro countries, I can come up only with some old Swiss rappen (centimes). I got these ones for below face value from a collector&vendor living nearby.
Bargain, yes. But perhaps not very valuable. I didn't care checking.
(click images to enlarge)
The 20 Rappen date 1913 and 1933. Both are pure nickel. Their modern day equivalents are copper-nickel. The 10 Rappen date 1921 (looks almost uncirculated) and 1924. Still legal tender? Perhaps not, yet the design never changed: a few may still circulate.
The rest of the lot is post WW-II but most dating from the 1950's or early 1960's.
Pure Nickel coins are really attractive, the luster from it rivals that of pure silver, a bit darker than new Aluminium; but not as flimsy as it (you know how Al coins get grainy if the got wet).
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Rather disappointing in a way, as my local coin shop had sold (for charity) all the old coins (about 2kg he said) to someone all in one go, so hardly any for me to look through today - which is what I went there to do. Still got a few coins (paid £6 for everything) ...
First picture is everything, second is what I thought I would get (from baskets on shop floor, for £3), then I saw on the shelves some other coins plus sets which he said were also for charity, so in the third picture are those, also £3 paid.
Not had chance to see each coin properly yet, but will list them, for my own notes ...
1965 UK Churchill crown (in a case as all mine were without case)
1979 and 1983 Australia 50 Cents 12-sided
1974 USA 1 Dollar eagle on moon reverse
1974 Switzerland 5 Franken
1984 St Helena + Ascension 50 Pence turtle reverse
1988 Gibraltar 50 Pence flowers in circle reverse
1989 Jersey 50 Pence ancient ruins reverse
1994 UK 50 Pence wartime boats and planes reverse
1968 USA 50 Cents/Half Dollar eagle reverse [silver]
1976 USA 50 Cents/Half Dollar Independence Hall reverse 1776
1967 Switzerland 1/2 Franken [silver]
1830 era UK 'To Hanover' token 21mm (worn)
unknown token 21mm Vens Coupon // 35054
unknown token (aluminium) 19mm Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840
unknown token 23mm Edward VII King and Emperor
undated plastic play token 16mm UK 1/2 New Pence 'Decimal Token Coin'
1874H UK Half Penny (worn)
1893 UK Farthing
1900 UK Farthing
1943 and 1944 and 1950 UK farthings (shiny)
1918 USA 1 Cent Lincoln obverse
1905 India 1/12 Anna Edward VII
1971 Guernsey 1 New Penny seabird reverse
1963 Australia 1/2 Penny kangaroo reverse
1990 large 38mm token 'World Savers' with elephant obverse
1991 large 38mm token 'World Savers' with golden eagle obverse
Coin sets:
Australia 'Wildlife' series [6 coins] ~
1 2 5 10 20 50 Cents all 1979 in Royal Australian Mint red folder
Bahama Islands [5 coins] ~
1 5 10 15 25 Cents all 1966
Jersey/Guernsey [8 coins] ~
Guernsey:
8 doubles 1959
1 New Penny 1971
2 Pence 1990 Guernsey cow reverse
5 Pence 1988 sailboat
Jersey:
1/12 shilling 1964
1/4 Shilling 1957 round shape
1/4 Shilling 1964 12-sided shape
5 New Pence 1968 shield reverse
That is all. Hope to find more older (before 1860) next time, in a few months.
Verweis : ZacUK(...)
First picture is everything, second is what I thought I would get (from baskets on shop floor, for £3), then I saw on the shelves some other coins plus sets which he said were also for charity, so in the third picture are those, also £3 paid.
Not had chance to see each coin properly yet, but will list them, for my own notes ...
1965 UK Churchill crown (in a case as all mine were without case)
1979 and 1983 Australia 50 Cents 12-sided
1974 USA 1 Dollar eagle on moon reverse 1974 Switzerland 5 Franken
1984 St Helena + Ascension 50 Pence turtle reverse
1988 Gibraltar 50 Pence flowers in circle reverse
1989 Jersey 50 Pence ancient ruins reverse
1994 UK 50 Pence wartime boats and planes reverse
1968 USA 50 Cents/Half Dollar eagle reverse [silver]
1976 USA 50 Cents/Half Dollar Independence Hall reverse 1776
1967 Switzerland 1/2 Franken [silver]
1830 era UK 'To Hanover' token 21mm (worn)
unknown token 21mm Vens Coupon // 35054
unknown token (aluminium) 19mm Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840
unknown token 23mm Edward VII King and Emperor
undated plastic play token 16mm UK 1/2 New Pence 'Decimal Token Coin'
1874H UK Half Penny (worn)
1893 UK Farthing
1900 UK Farthing
1943 and 1944 and 1950 UK farthings (shiny)
1918 USA 1 Cent Lincoln obverse
1905 India 1/12 Anna Edward VII
1971 Guernsey 1 New Penny seabird reverse
1963 Australia 1/2 Penny kangaroo reverse
1990 large 38mm token 'World Savers' with elephant obverse
1991 large 38mm token 'World Savers' with golden eagle obverse
Coin sets:
Australia 'Wildlife' series [6 coins] ~
1 2 5 10 20 50 Cents all 1979 in Royal Australian Mint red folder
Bahama Islands [5 coins] ~
1 5 10 15 25 Cents all 1966
Jersey/Guernsey [8 coins] ~
Guernsey:
8 doubles 1959
1 New Penny 1971
2 Pence 1990 Guernsey cow reverse
5 Pence 1988 sailboat
Jersey:
1/12 shilling 1964
1/4 Shilling 1957 round shape
1/4 Shilling 1964 12-sided shape
5 New Pence 1968 shield reverse
Congrats,
Spending the 5 Swiss francs makes the rest of your first lot entirely for free.
Verweis : GwydeCongrats,
Spending the 5 Swiss francs makes the rest of your first lot entirely for free.
Really ? I had no idea - thanks! As it happens I got that and the other (silver) Swiss coin by chance; a lady came in the shop with a tin full of coins, and the shop owner picked out the pre-1947 silver UK coins but did not want any of the rest, so she put them in the charity boxes I was looking through. After she left I saw a few extra loose coins on top (of the foreign coins box) plus a bag that had only Swiss coins in, and I took two out. The 5 Franken as it was large, and the 1967 coin 1/2 Franken as it looked slightly different metal from the others - which when I got back here proved correct as 1967 was the last year that coin was made in silver.
This may be what you have in mind, Zac. Four coppers, spanning over a quarter of the past millennium. Bought as seperate items, but within minutes from one another. I spent the round sum of €10 on them.
There is a coin store not far from my house but their prices on pretty much everything are too high. I mostly buy supplies there but rarely any coins. With one exception though. They have a tray of mixed world coins for $1/ each (and that's Canadian dollar). I go through that tray 2-3 times a year trying to pick some good coins. Yesterday was one of those days I spent about 2 hours sorting through that tray.
Here are 20 coins I got for $22.60 Canadian ($20 + 13% tax) (current exchange rate is 1.2564 so it is about $18 US).
All coins in holders are going into my collection. The top 11 are new, the other 3 are better grade replacements. And the other 6 (without a holder) are already in my swap list (in addition to 3 that are being replaced).
P.S. I indicate my personal opinion on the grades on the back of the holders - if anyone wants to suggest a correction, I'll gladly hear your reasons why you think it should be different.
I think your grading skills are good. It is good to see that you have taken the time to carefully catalogue and manage these coins.
I would like to point out that KM4 I think you have been a little harsh. It is dirty and I think there are a couple of rim dinks but I think it should grade at VF-.
Although I am sure that closer scans would perhaps prove me wrong, I think if other coins you have graded VF; this should get one too.
I got a whole set of old Sweden coins for free, all between 1718-1935, including a Denmark 1 Krone 1876. It is worn, so worth about $50 USD, but if it was UNC, it would be worth about $500 USD. Also as part of that I got Uruguay 10 Pesos 1961 in XF condition, which is 33 mm across, and 90% silver, which makes it worth $6.14 USD!
Verweis : nthnI got a whole set of old Sweden coins for free, all between 1718-1935
That is Awesome, How did you get them? Can you show the rest?
I put up my coins at the local library in the display case, and I got a few people to donate. The guy I got this from said they were just a fraction of his coins that weren't that valuable to him, and would I like to BUY some more. If these "aren't valuable", I'm ready to buy, but just haven't got around to it yet. He sounded like an older guy.
Lets see if I can remember what I got. I got a 1902 Indian head cent in XF-UNC condition, a silver US dime, Sweden 5 ore 1857, 1907 in XF-UNC, Sweden 1718 1/6 Ore in bad condition, 2 Denmark 25 Ore 1942, 1944 in F condition, Sweden 2 Ore 1838 in F condition, Sweden 1/4 Skilling 1821, 1830 in VG condition (by the way, isn't the 1830 rare?), Sweden 1/2 Skilling 1823/2, 1828 in VG, Sweden 1 Ore 1867, Sweden 1/6 Skilling Banco 1836 in F, Sweden 1/3 Skilling Banco in VF, a James A Garfield 1881 token, and Sweden 1833 1/8 Riksdaler in F, Sweden 1 Ore, 2 Ore, 5 Ore 1917 in VG-F (Iron!), Sweden 1 Krona 1936, 1946, 1948 in VF and F and a few others that I can't remember now. I mixed them into the rest of my collection without saying were they come from. z)
I don't have a coin shop anywhere near, so all of my ~350 coins I have obtained for about $15-$20 total!
That is a lot of pictures, and some of the coins aren't in the best of condition, but I will post as soon as I scan all of them.
P. S. Can someone please tell me if the 1830 is really a rare coin, and how much is it worth?Maybe someone would like to trade for it?
My oldest error coin ...
received today. The reverse is off to top left; the obverse is nearly central. I guess hand made in those days - even the picture on the page below shows similar error ... https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3021.html 1811 ЕМ НМ C#118.3; Plain edge
For a good price I got some heavyly to slightly cleaned silver coins for spot, some coins for my Japanese year collection and a few rather nice Manchuokou coins for my Japanese expansion collection.
Verweis : IdolenzFor a good price I got some heavyly to slightly cleaned silver coins for spot, some coins for my Japanese year collection and a few rather nice Manchuokou coins for my Japanese expansion collection.
At sport they are where quite a nice catch then.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
yesterday i buy bags with almost 600 coins for 60$.
i dont see all coins what is inside the bags before i go home,only couple of coins,old bulgarian,serbian and ottoman coins..
the man make renovation on old home (dating 1923) and find 5 bags in wall.
man asking for 60$ for them.
when i come home with coins,i find inside 321 healthy + 26 holed silver coins in Vf and Xf ,most of them ottoman silver of 1,2,5 and 10 kurush,copper 1 para and 5 para,couple french silver coins,big lot of silver serbian 1 and 2 dinars,couple yugoslavian kingdom silver coins,very big lot with bulgarian silver coins,2 silver greece drachma 1868 and 1873,5 cent silver canada,5 quirsh egypt,1 dime 1914 xf,26 holed ottoman silver coins,about 1.800 grams silver!!!
other coins lot of bulgarian 10 & 20 stotinki 1888,1906-1913,serbian 10 & 20 para,yugoslavian kingdom coins.
for me this is life bargain find,only silver coins is worth about 2.500$ from catalog :)
i dont make photo of them,but you may see them in my otoman empire doubles :)
Verweis : emilu2yesterday i buy bags with almost 600 coins for 60$.
the man make renovation on old home (dating 1923) and find 5 bags in wall.
for me this is life bargain find,only silver coins is worth about 2.500$ from catalog :)
i dont make photo of them,but you may see them in my otoman empire doubles :)
Got this huge token/medal (46mm in diameter) for $5, last one on e-bay sold for $45.
and from the same guy I got this nice Canadian Provinces (Quebec) one penny/2 sous bank token, which unfortunately someone has scratched their initials onto, but I still got it for only $5
Bought a bag of 200 world coins for £7 today while down in Whitby (popular seaside result on the North East coast). This is just one of the very nice coins I found in the bag.
1905 Austria 2 Heller.
Verweis : tony_k_1965Bought a bag of 200 world coins for £7 today while down in Whitby (popular seaside result on the North East coast).
I would love to buy coins at that price! Tony, do you think you could sell me a bag like that? I could pay with paypal for the coins and shipping. Would anyone else like to do that?
Verweis : nthnI got a whole set of old Sweden coins for free, all between 1718-1935
That is Awesome, How did you get them? Can you show the rest?
I put up my coins at the local library in the display case, and I got a few people to donate. The guy I got this from said they were just a fraction of his coins that weren't that valuable to him, and would I like to BUY some more. If these "aren't valuable", I'm ready to buy, but just haven't got around to it yet. He sounded like an older guy.
Lets see if I can remember what I got. I got a 1902 Indian head cent in XF-UNC condition, a silver US dime, Sweden 5 ore 1857, 1907 in XF-UNC, Sweden 1718 1/6 Ore in bad condition, 2 Denmark 25 Ore 1942, 1944 in F condition, Sweden 2 Ore 1838 in F condition, Sweden 1/4 Skilling 1821, 1830 in VG condition (by the way, isn't the 1830 rare?), Sweden 1/2 Skilling 1823/2, 1828 in VG, Sweden 1 Ore 1867, Sweden 1/6 Skilling Banco 1836 in F, Sweden 1/3 Skilling Banco in VF, a James A Garfield 1881 token, and Sweden 1833 1/8 Riksdaler in F, Sweden 1 Ore, 2 Ore, 5 Ore 1917 in VG-F (Iron!), Sweden 1 Krona 1936, 1946, 1948 in VF and F and a few others that I can't remember now. I mixed them into the rest of my collection without saying were they come from. z)
I don't have a coin shop anywhere near, so all of my ~350 coins I have obtained for about $15-$20 total!
That is a lot of pictures, and some of the coins aren't in the best of condition, but I will post as soon as I scan all of them.
P. S. Can someone please tell me if the 1830 is really a rare coin, and how much is it worth?Maybe someone would like to trade for it?
The rippling around the edges of the coins is the scanner, not the coins.
Anyone interested in these coins?
Congrats guys for all of your bargains! It seems there are lucky people in this world. Not sure if I did a bargain today, but I liked the below coins and they are from countries under my focus for the moment.
Two days ago I bought a bulk lot consisting 90 coins from India (and some other countries). Today they arrived and I think I got quite a good deal, since they only cost my € 9.50 (excl. € 3.84 shipping)!!!!
I'm absolutely in love with my new Indian coins (especially the older ones)!
Anyways, here are the pictures:
Regards, Lotus07
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
You did got it for a decent price, the shipping added a bit more of what it is worth, but still it wasn't that much. Mercury Dimes; particularly the last years; are fairly common and cheap. But if it was a date I was missing and if I was asked 4$ for it in that condition I might just buy it, but I normally get them for 3$ at my local coin store when they have any.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Verweis : nthnBut isn't UNC worth about $30? I can get them for $2 in CG condition at the local antique store.
It definitely doesn't look UNC. It is stained; besides, even at UNC the latest dates are quite cheap. If it was really UNC and an older date it would surely rise to 20-50$ during the auction.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
France
5 centimes 1854 - Napoleon III - pretty worn, but most of the edge lettering and the date are still readable
50 centimes 1923
1 Franc 1924
50 centimes 1941
10 Francs 1949
Germany
10 Reichspfennig 1914
Great Britain
Farthing 1927
Half Penny (1914?) - rather badly worn
Half Penny 1952 - nice detail, but it looks like it spent some time in the ground (dirt and really dark toning)
1 Penny 1892
Italy
5 Centesimi 1861
5 Centesimi 18(87?) - some mechanical damage on the portrait side
5 Centesimi 1920
10 Centesimi 1922
Jamaica
5 cents 1969
Macau
50 avos 1982
Mexico
1 Peso 1970 - very common around here, but not gonna complain about an extra coin :)
Philippines
5 cents 1944
Plus, a bunch of US Lincoln cents in XF+
1946D - some luster, but fingerprints on one side :(
1951D - looks like Unc, original luster
1952
1953
1953S
1955
1955D
E-Bay. I guess when you put "Coins. 24 Pack." for the title with a description that only says "Most of them are pennies", most people don't even bother looking at the pictures. ^^
I just got them tonight. Still need to get them all into 2x2s and re-charge my camera's battery, so no pics yet.
edit: Ok, here is a quick snapshot of everything besides US cents, until I get around to making better pics:
Verweis : sherminator505Found this for $0.10 U.S.:
Well done, it's the rarest minting year of this series, as minted only for colonies. And even the most common would cost a few euros (or dollars)
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
I bought this lot of 29 Norwegian coins for 5.7€ from a auction site in Sweden.
The lot had 4 coins I needed, the bottom row and 100 NOK in circulation coins which is worth 11,9€.
Finding a silver coin cheaper than its metallic value is always a bargain. And I'm not the only one, as I remember someone did it too. Switzerland 2 francs 1920 for €2 only.
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
Verweis : sherminator505Agreed. Have you ever noticed the prices asked on eBay? Sure, you can ask for any price for a coin online, but it doesn't mean you'll get it.
Verweis : sherminator505Agreed. Have you ever noticed the prices asked on eBay? Sure, you can ask for any price for a coin online, but it doesn't mean you'll get it.
Verweis : sherminator505Agreed. Have you ever noticed the prices asked on eBay? Sure, you can ask for any price for a coin online, but it doesn't mean you'll get it.
It also doesn't mean you won't.
Gotta love the optimism...
It's really quite simple. If your goal is to sell quick, sure, price it low and watch it go. Otherwise, take your time and maximize the profit from your investment. If the price is too high and the item hasn't found its buyer, it can be lowered after a while. If it sells right away, you've probably lost some potential profit by setting the price too low.
Verweis : sherminator505Agreed. Have you ever noticed the prices asked on eBay? Sure, you can ask for any price for a coin online, but it doesn't mean you'll get it.
Verweis : sherminator505Agreed. Have you ever noticed the prices asked on eBay? Sure, you can ask for any price for a coin online, but it doesn't mean you'll get it.
I got a fantastic job lot yesterday for £52, there is 400gm pre 20 silver, 500gm pre 47, but these are what I am really shocked to find.
1901 Bright finish error VF-EF with beautiful rainbow toning. (Collectors Coins 2015 catalogue value is £100) All farthings in 1901 were chemically darkened at the royal mint so they were not confused with gold sovereigns at the time, some slipped through.
I thought that was great, then I found another one which is Fine !!
This was purchased on eBay as well, sometimes the gamble pays off, I have more than tripled what I paid for the entire lot with just a few coins and I am only 50% through searching the lot.
(Grading done following "The standard guide to grading British coins" by Derrick francis allen book)
I will put up some pics later.
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Wow, an amazing bargain Fluke.
Even at spot, that much silver is worth about £200 isn't it?
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I'm not an expert in any kind of coins, but I reckon I'm good at research and will do my best to help. Feel free to tell me my identifications/valuations/gradings are wrong. It's the only way I'll learn.
close, I sold it for £230 to a friend of mine today.
It has turned out an amazing lot, finding plenty of mint pre 1900 pennies, half pennies and farthings as well. The person who sold it clearly didn't know what they were selling.
This is the rainbow tone, pic does it no justice, the blackish colour is actually blue and is thin enough that you can see the copper through it , possibly a very small amount of time circulated because the toning is right where you would expect rub marks.
Either way, it is a brilliant find.
this is the lower condition 1901
This is what a normal 1901 farthing colour should look like for anyone who isn't savvy with British farthings., much darker as you can see.
I will have a lot of farthings and pennies available if anyone wants any before I re sell it all in bulk on eBay in a few days.
If you have a year in mind then pm me the date/s and I will look for it/them for you.
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Verweis : Lotus07I'm sorry, but that 1901 Farthing with rainbow toning looks to me like it's a regular Farthing but only polished...
That is why I said pic does it no justice, the shine you see is lustre, pictures cant capture that and it would simply be shiny with no lustre if it was polished. faded Rainbow style satin look.
I am no pro by a long shot, but I can research like a super nerd. You may still be right but all the facts I have researched appear genuine. I will be sending quite a few to NGC for grading and authenticity so they can confirm which of us will be right
I hope you are wrong and I have the real deal. either way the purchase wasn't a bust, £180 profit from a £52 purchase already, so I wont cry if it is fake/polished with some false lustre.
Restoration addict : Verdigris Removal : Zinc White spot removal : Iron Rust Removal : Silver brooch/necklace mount Removal
Verweis : Lotus07I'm sorry, but that 1901 Farthing with rainbow toning looks to me like it's a regular Farthing but only polished...
That is why I said pic does it no justice, the shine you see is lustre, pictures cant capture that and it would simply be shiny with no lustre if it was polished. faded Rainbow style satin look.
I am no pro by a long shot, but I can research like a super nerd. You may still be right but all the facts I have researched appear genuine. I will be sending quite a few to NGC for grading and authenticity so they can confirm which of us will be right
I hope you are wrong and I have the real deal. either way the purchase wasn't a bust, £180 profit from a £52 purchase already, so I wont cry if it is fake/polished with some false lustre.
For you I hope indeed that I'm wrong!
Sorry for being sceptical, but the pictures didn't confirm my image of an uncirculated Farthing...
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About 21 dollars. Considering I got 5 new coins, two of them from Mexico, of which the 1/16 Reales are often hard to find at eBay or even in national auction sites, often you would find them with their KM# reversed, so you have to guide yourself by the lettering in the pictures. 
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(Collectors Coins 2015 catalogue value is £100) All farthings in 1901 were chemically darkened at the royal mint so they were not confused with gold sovereigns at the time, some slipped through.
