more foreign coins LOTS OF LARGE PICS..you have been warned

[aballein]

excuse my photography skills..they are lacking...not to mention the occasional stray eyelash..Im sure they arent special but i still would like to know more about them plus it gives you foreign money guys something to do when you get bored

[creilly]

Hello...
#2 is most likely from Vietnam not sure but they like the bust and shield motif
#3 is from UK but cant find it.
#7 Filipinas about $6.00 check to see if it is a DD the "S" mint mark is known to have dd if it is then your looking at $45.00 and up I dont kow if DD is Obv or Rx or Mintmark
#8 About $6.50 is the Anniversary Inca War of Independance design
#9 is only about face value... 50 cents

The rest I cant find.

[smed]

France
Thailand
Great Britain
Australia
Fiji
Great Britain
Philippines
Mexico
Australia
Denmark
Great Britain

Sorry, nothing in this batch to retire on. The Australian coins are pocket change, the rest are common.

Cathy, I think you were looking at the 20 centavos values instead of the 1 centavo. The 1944-S Philippines 1 centavo is worth more like 50 cents.

[creilly]

ooops your right went back and looked ... sorry

[Robert]

Smed is right about countries of origin. Here's a longer description of each one.

France went to the Euro so these no longer circulate. Over 100 million made, book is 10 cents in Unc, which this coin is definitely not. Very common in "junk" boxes.

Thailand = . Date is along the bottom below the coat of arms. Date is "BE2500" which corresponds to 1957 AD. Can't tell for sure but I think it's a 1 baht coin. Very common. Thailand issued coins in 2 groups... general circulation coins like this one, and commemoratives. LOTS of commemoratives. Thailand also issued "bullet" coinage in the past. They are various sizes, made of silver, and are shaped like a used musket ball. Interesting stuff. I think these still circulate but I'm not sure.

Great Britain threepence. Over 60 million made. Fine = 25 cents, which is what your coin likely books. GB issued silver 3pence coins until 1944-45. They introduced these brass ones in 1937. So you could have gotten a brass 3 pence coin or a silver 3 pence coin, both dated 1941, in change! These are no longer used in Great Britain.

Australian dollar. One year type commemorating "Aboriginal Art". Over 1 1/2 million made. These still circulate. Aussie dollar is about 80 cents right now. That's a 10-year high.

Fiji 10 cents... one of my favorite countries. First year of issue for that type. Three and a half million made. Still circulate I believe. VF books 20 cents. This coin isn't that good. The object on the reverse is a "throwing club".

GB 50 pence. They reduced the size of these coins and I want to say the old ones like this one have been demonitized. Not 100% sure though. 1970 had the lowest mintage of not quite 20 million. XF would be $1.25 but this isn't in that nice of shape.

Philippines/US commonwealth. Decent shape but very common. About 58 million made. Unc would be 50 cents. This is probably XF = 20 cents at best. All 1944 cents were made in San Francisco. The volcano is Mt Pinatubo, which erupted in the late 1980s or so.

Mexico 50 centavos. That's Cuauhtemoc (qwa-OO-ti-mock) (someone correct me if I'm wrong) who was an Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, which became Mexico City. Cuauhtemoc was captured by Cortez and eventually hanged. The coin books at 25 cents or so.

Australia 50 cents. I think these are like Kennedy halves in that they are still made but you hardly ever see one in change. Over 26 million were made. XF would be about 40 cents.

Denmark 1 krone. Almost 14 million made. XF=30 cents, per Krause.

Great Britian 10 "new" pence. Like the 50 pence, these have been reduced in size and I think the old ones have been demonitized so you can't spend them Over 300 million made. XF would be 25 cents, but this coin is not XF.

[creilly]

Mexico 50 centavos. That's Cuauhtemoc (qwa-OO-ti-mock) (someone correct me if I'm wrong) who was an Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, which became Mexico City. Cuauhtemoc was captured by Cortez and eventually hanged. The coin books at 25 cents or so.


my book says $6.00 but I guess it is worth what ever someone will pay for it in theend no matter whatthe Books say

[aballein]

thanks for the identification help everyone..these are actually a friends coins, im just trying to get them identified for him.

[Robert]

[smed]

Figure about 1/4 to half of whatever Krause says for values for most non-common lower value coins. Common coins are generally only salable in bulk. Some higher value coins can get close to Krause.

If anybody's looking for Mexican coins, let me know. I've got a bunch of extras stashed away that are going to get sold one of these days, but until then, let me know by private message. I also have a good amount of other world coins to sell off.

Good post Robert. I did mine at oh-dark-thirty before going to work and didn't have time to do that kind of research and reporting.

[Dick]

SMED, you mention Krause. Are you referring to a "book", or like the coin prices, and coins ,mags? I get both, along with CW coin values. All, at one time or other will publish Canadian, and/or Mexican coin values. Or even all three: US Can. MEX.
Dick

[smed]

I was referring to the phone books, and in general for all non-North American coins, but forgot to say so.

I stopped paying for CV because I get CV online with the regular subscription to CW and I wasn't using the print version very much. I also subscribe to NN, CCN, Coinage and Numismatist. I think that's all the hobby mags I subscribe to.

[Dick]

SMED, I get the same, but don't use the online CV, because I use the print for listing, and inventory, (that way I don't have to write so much)! I am not aware of the CCN.
Dick

[smed]

Oh, sorry about that. I keep forgetting that most people probably don't know about Canadian Coin News. Small compared to CW and NN, and mostly about Canadian coins (they do have a regular feature on ancients, but I don't much care for them) but it's always a good read.

It's bi-weekly, and they have Canadian trends in every issue. CCN website

[Dick]

Thanks, SMED, I'll keep that info in mind, for when I need info re Canadian coins.
Dick