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United States
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I don't collect world coins but that's a darn good price for all those coins.  |
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 United States
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A lot of bang for your buck! |
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United States
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Looks to me like you got your money's worth in fun alone! Enjoy your new purchases!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like you got a nice mix of coins! Be careful, world coins can be very addicting!  |
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Canada
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You did OK here. Really, at 15 cents per coin you cannot go wrong. Admittedly, all or virtually all would catalogue at under 1$ (depends on the grade of the france 1954) so you do not have a fortune here, but that hardly matters.
I am a long time searcher of the bargain bin, and it is THE place to start when you are collecting foreign coins. You can get well over 1000 types by diligent searching, and several thousand if you keep at it, and develop an eye to sift through thousands of coins looking for the new one, and go to as many dealers as you can. Different dealers tend to have different mixes. Some have greater turnover than others.
Develop a eye for the less common ones, and for tarnished silver. You will not find gold (well maybe 1 in a million), but tarnished and worn silver blends in better. Don't ignore damaged coins. Silver with a hole in it is still silver!
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Norway
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Good deal, I'd say! Next time ask the dealer if he wants to make a deal with you on weight. Over here I can get a coin bulk like this for a fixed price per kg or lb. Then you may get them even cheaper. Also, look out for some junk silver from for example Sweden and Netherlands, which I sometimes find in bins like these. Those countries kept issuing silver coins for a relatively long time. |
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Wow... what a haul! Any chance you could post pictures?
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Australia
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You did well. I also collect World coins, searching through junk boxes. It's just the thrill of the hunt! Just to keep my collection interesting and attractive, I only really go after pre 20th Century coins in EF or better. THAT rule makes it a much more difficult task for myself, and I only wind up with 20 to 30 new acquisitions per year. Nevertheless, I will fall for all strictly uncirculated coins before WW2, in minor silver and base metals. The junk boxes I search through range from 5 Cents to $15 apiece. I also search through large job lots at public auction view days. I always get dirty fingers after it!  I have been cherry picking like this for over 30 years, and I make and average profit at the time of purchase of about 3 to 4 times against catalog value.  That's numismatically satisfying enough. Edited by sel_69l
08/11/2016 02:26 am
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United States
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Be careful, world coins can be very addicting! I hope so. After I fill those last 16 US Dansco holes, I am going to the dark side. |
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Norway
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@ jbuck:  or  You decide. But the force will be with you, I guess. |
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United States
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I forget, "dark side" is an American thing, it is what we call foreign coins. For what it is worth, Canadian coins are "grey side."  |
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Canada
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For Canadians, US coins are barely foreign. As all Canadians know, US coins circulate rather freely here. When the exchange rate is favorable, perhaps up to 10% US in Ottawa. Otherwise a few %. Of course this is only the 25, 10 and 5 cents now. So it is nice to know that Canadian coins are not completely dark, considering how we look at yours. |
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United States
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Not meaning to get too far off the original topic here, but I will add that when I lived in border states, Canadian coins were rather common. Vending machines were the only thing that balked at them and I would find them in the reject slots all the time.
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