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Moderator
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Sorry about that.  That's sure a C mintmark, but 1875 ones aren't nearly as valuable. Still a neat coin, though! "C" was the mark for the Frankfurt mint, which only operated until 1879. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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yeah I figured it being a 1875 would drop the price of it, thats just the way my luck always goes. I am getting ready to scan a few more so please check back on this thread because I would never be able to figure these things out. I know alot of them are German because of the pfenning on the coin but besides that and the date thats all I know, but there are alot from Panama also. There are a few that I have no idea where they came from, got some sort of elk or something on the front but all different sizes, anyhow you will see them when I get them scanned. Thanks again for your help
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03/30/2006 09:12 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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here are some more of them, some look the same on the back but different on the front, and some look the same on the fron but different demoninations on the back   |
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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Wow!
Bryan Youre whole Darkside thing is going well....
Will look later on thse coins later on in the night, I have a couple of them.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have a handfull more to scan once these last ones are taken care of. there were 2 coffee jars full of foreign coins so theres a bunch of them, some are duplicates with just different dates. I am just trying to find out what they are, trying not to scan duplicates but one may fall in the mix by mistake a time or two and if it does I appologize in advance
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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wow loads of coins you have there!! they are cool I have a few of those nederlanden coins with the lion on, ecept mine are all one cent coins not two and a half.
and that german coin looks similar to mine except mines a silver 5 pfenning :) dated 1874 mint mark A.
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03/30/2006 2:08 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Do I need to take a picture of each and every coin so you can see it better.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just had your info nd it erased
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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From left to right Row 1-- german federal republic, german Wiemar rep.1919-1933,german empire(Wilhelm)1888-1918,nazi Germany,Wiemar Republic,Nazi,Mexico,Russia(USSR), line 2-- Japan,have to get the books out for the next 3,i think the next 3 are cameroon or French equitorial Africa, Line 3 CAnnada(Queen VIC)large cent, NAzi Germany,cant see ,German Federal Republic,Phillipines(USA), PAnnama, Pannama.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Now I am Trying to read dates and Mint Marks
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you CAn Send MEdates And ANY Letters On the coins Seperate like our MintMArks some countries use Symbols like Farnce (ex Cornnicopia) = Mint Mark and if you can send them in the format I sent left to right I can try to look up for you
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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now with most coins they may be duplicate, based on their mint marks they might be worth more or less germany to
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Forum Mom
United States
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I'm moving this to the World Coins section as I think you'll get better response there.  |
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Australia
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For your latest group picture, and counting from top left, you've got: Line 1: Coins 1 to 6: German 2 pfennigs and 5 pfennigs. Scoutjim outlined the periods, but that's a good cross-section of German historical periods you've got there. I can't tell if coin number 3's colour is natural, but from what I can see it seems in pretty good condition. Coin 7: Mexico 5 centavos. Coin 8: USSR 2 kopeks. Line 2: Coin 9: Japan 10 yen. These are tricky to date; you'd need to familiarize yourself with the Sino-Japanese numeral system. Coin 10: USSR 3 kopeks. Coins 11 and 12: Israel 5 sheqalim, 1990's period. Another country with hard-to-date coins; you basically need the "how to convert Hebrew dates" guide from the Krause catalogue. The first (with the portrait) is a one-year--only commemorative from 1990; the second is the "normal" design, issued from 1990 to today. Coins 13 and 15: West African States 10 and 25 francs. Coin 14: French West Africa 10 francs - same place as the other two, just a different name (from the colonial, pre-independence period). Line 3: Coin 16: Canada 1 cent. Coin 17: Nazi Germany zinc 2 pfennig. Coin 18: No idea. It's a bit flat . Does that say "1 kreuzer"? It might be a German States coin, or perhaps Austrian. Coin 19: West Germany 10 pfennig. It's supposed to be brass-clad steel, but someone's taken the brass away! Coin 20: Philippines (U.S. colony) 1 centavo. Coins 21 and 22: Panama 5 centavos and 1 decimo. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Valued Member
United States
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If you are really getting into world coins, it's time for you to get a copy of "The Phone Book". Krause's Standard Catalog of World Coins, as big and thick as a phone book, will help you identify most of what you are likely to find. These books are available in four volumes, each covering a century. I have all four, and they list coins all the way back to 1601. These books are comprehensive, listing all of the regular-issue and commemorative world coins that they know about. (Patterns, tokens, fantasy pieces, medals, and jetons are beyond the scope of the books.)
I have thousands of world coins, and thanks to these books, very few remain unidentified.
Heather
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