more mystery foreign coins

[aballein]

been searching through my friends coin collection and i found some more that i would like help in identifying and putting a value to. I know they are probably worth next to nothing but i would still appreciate any information you guys may have.. A specific question about the side by side ones...they are identical in every aspect except for the one on the left, it has the numbers 45 where the other has some crazy writing, im most curious as to why? The last 2 coins pictured are aluminum i believe.

[smed]

1 - Thailand 1962 1 baht (99% sure, Thailand is TOUGH to figure out) copper/nickel, value basically nil in that condition

2 - Sweden 1980 50 Ore, copper/nickel, 15 cents in EF

3/4 - Japan 100 yen, copper/nickel
Japanese coins are dated using the Year of the Emperor, the one on the left is Showa(Hirohito) 45 or 1970, the other is Heisei(Akihito) first year or 1989, values about a buck face

5 - Thailand looks like 25 satang(1/4 baht) from 1946 made of tin; two varieties, one with a child's head, one with a youth's head, looks like you have the youth worth maybe a quarter, the child's head would be worth a few dollars

6 - Austria 10 grochen, aluminum, book value of 45 cents in unc

[murphy]

I like your photos. Foreign coins can be the subject of some very good photos. Hope you don't mind but I'm going to be your friendly critic and say that some of them are sharper in focus than others. Do you use a tripod or any way to steady the camera? I think if they were sharper, some of them would be above average photos. Steady your focus and and then work on your lighting. (I have trouble with focus and lighting too.)

[aballein]

honestly murphy i am notorious for horrible photos,especially of shiny stuff. i took all these shots at like 1am with my digital camera while the coin was sitting on my knee...the white and blue you see around the coins is my jeans . I've found that the only way i can get a decent shot is to hold the camera off center from the coin so the flash doesnt wash it out..this is most evident in the picture of the 2 100 yen pieces. I am but a humble man and i have no money to spend at this time on things for shooting coins(i WANT some things) as i am getting married in exactly 1 month, so as you can imagine im pretty broke about now. I have such a problem with focus and lighting that if i can see the coin and some of the details..enough to identify it, i dont pursue better shots. On average it takes about 5-7 shots to get one that is not all washed out or too dark. I do appreciate the compliment though and will take ANY and all advice on better photo taking.

[murphy]

Is there any way you can disable the flash and use a lamp? If so, try using it and try stacking some books up or use a stool or box and hold your camera against the top of it looking down on your coin. I use to do that with fair results before I got my tripod. GL!

edit: P.S. that's a tight weave on them bluejeans!

[Dick]

While I never had the chance to go to europe, I did hit everything from san Diego, to Bankok, and all points betreen. Those coins bring back memories. Thanks for posting them. I didn't notice the jeans. Congrats on the forth-coming marriage. (hope she is a collector, too).
Dick

[eagames]

If you ever wish to read dates on Japanese coins this thing will do it as long as you load the font set on your windows.

http://www.allcalendars.net/JapaneseYearConverter.php

I look for 10 yen coins and if possible with reeded edge, they're like wheaties for collectors in Japan.

Mintages of reeded 10 yens are low, you can find them in swap meets so if you see a 10 yen with reeded edge grab em. Every 10 yen from the 50s is low mintage and up to 58 they're reeded edge. I see them in bargain bins at swap meets and often they are AU because tourists and navy folks stationed there brought them here so they are in better shape than the ones they find in Japan that were well used. The 57 and 58 are the keys in the serries and get good $.

Check out the mintages of reeded 10 yens:
(note the units are one thousand coins not one coin so add 3 0s to their mintage numbers)

http://www.mint.go.jp/eng/data/page01-1_e.html

Here's a nice unc 10 yen, the reeded edge ones are like this but reeded edge. This one's from a 10 cent bargain bin it's a 1977 according to the converter link above: