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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My mom's boss gave me a small bag of some coins he accumulated during some of his travels and I think some of them are pretty cool. I don't know anything really about European coins and was wondering if I might have anything I should look into further.
I don't have any photos rout this second but if there are any that stick out that photos would be helpful for let me know and I'll try to get them up tomorrow. These are all from circulation and I would say range from fine to almost uncirculated.
Germany
10 Pfennig 1975J, 1980G, 1985F, 1986F
50 Pfennig 1950J, 1980G
1 Mark 1961G, 1970F, 1983G, 1985G
2 Marks 1975G
Italy
100L (Lira correct?) 1979R
500L 1984R, 1989R
Helvetica (Switzerland right?)
5 1983
10 1932B, 1975, 1980, 1982
20 1976, 1982
1/2 Franc 1971
UK
One Penny (Large) 1967
New Pence 5 1970
Two Shillings 1956
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Valued Member
Bulgaria
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yes the Coins from Italy its Lira.
The Helvetica Coins its from Switzerland
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks I thought I had those right but wanted to double check.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is there a difference in the Swiss coins that distinguishes between Rappen and Centimes? Or is that the point for not indicating to avoid the language debate?
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Is there a difference in the Swiss coins that distinguishes between Rappen and Centimes? Or is that the point for not indicating to avoid the language debate? Correct! For the same reason Franc if abbreviated Fr. or F. as the complete word will also be written in different ways. Btw the design of the Swiss coins hasn't changed for most denominations since around 1880. |
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United States
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Thanks that's what I figured since the Belgian coins I've been putting together do the same thing. What are the different spellings for Franc?
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Germany
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The French spelling is "franc" (plural "francs"), the Dutch spelling is "frank" (singular and plural). But yes, they usually abbreviated the name, so most coins said "F".
As for your German coins, the 1 DM piece 1961 G may be worth a little more than the others. Roughly between €3 (VF) and €300 (unc). Unfortunately the chances that you have an uncirculated (mint condition) piece are extremely slim, so think of three (or less) rather than three hundred. ;)
The 2 DM coin could either be the Konrad Adenauer (first chancellor of this country) or Theodor Heuss (first president) type. If you are not familiar with the portraits, look for the dash - the Heuss coin has one between the two years (1949 - 1969). But again, don't expect much in terms of value ...
Christian
Edited by chrisild
09/23/2012 09:12 am
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Austria
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@chrisild:
i must do some correction on your answer.
dutch is not meaning german language. it stands for the netherlands language.
singgular: frank plural: franken in common use also named e.g. 1 Franken
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Germany
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Hehe, I know the difference between German (meine Muttersprache; ich bin aus Nordrhein-Westfalen ;) ) and Dutch. And on the pre-euro coins, Belgium used Dutch/Flemish (e.g. "België") and French/Walloon (e.g. "Belgique") inscriptions. Compare these two for example:
Dutch: http://(131231) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed /countries/img7/18-190.jpg
French: http://(131231) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed /countries/img7/18-189.jpg
However, most Belgian coins before the euro will simply say "F" which covers both languages - plus the small German-language community ...
Tschüs,
Christian
Edited by chrisild
09/23/2012 11:50 am
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Austria
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yes thats right - didn´t know that you´re from germany.
but in the germanspeaking part of switzerland its called Franken and in this thread swiss coins were presented?
greets from vienna
@chrisild
oh ein rheinländer! hab ich nicht gewusst.
naja bei den schweizer münzen heissts schon Franken (im deutsch-schweizer teil)
liege grüsse aus wien (von einem exilkölner)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Either way it's good information as I am putting together a Belgium set too. Thanks to the both of you!
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but in the germanspeaking part of switzerland its called Franken and in this thread swiss coins were presented? Ah yes - I simply saw Josh's comment about "Belgian coins" and replied to that part. Guess that using quotes, as I do here, would have made things easier. ;) In Switzerland, if we want to be really really picky, the "Fr" means Franken (German), Franc (French), franco (Italian and Romansh). And leaving out the name for the small unit makes sense, as that would be Rappen, centimes, centesimi or raps. Too much text for such relatively small pieces ... Side note: Modern Swiss coins (since the late 19th century) have all been made in Bern(e); it's just that between roughly 1970 and 1985 they did not use the mintmark. Christian (aus Düsseldorf  ) Edited by chrisild
09/24/2012 05:26 am
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