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New Member
United States
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...my parents lived in Europe around that time so we have several hundred coins from Great Britain, Italy, Denmark, etc. I found similar ones on ebay for sale for $1 - $5. They don't usually sell, however, so I'm not sure what to do with them (I'm in the US). Should I try to sell them as a lot? Or use a currency conversion service? Any feedback is appreciated. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Selling them as a lot would be your best bet to minimize ebay costs. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1391 Posts |
Most (all?) European coins from that time period have been demonetized so a currency conversion service is not going to be an option. Coins like that can be about and sold in bulk (by the pound). Your best bet is probably selling them in a lot. I would do a check for any low mintage coins first (make sure you don't have a 1956 5 Lire from Italy, etc. as those will bring a bit more if you can find a buyer).
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Valued Member
Austria
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i bet, nearly all or all of them are bulk ware.
so as a bulk, its the best and easiest way selling that kind of coins.
here in austria an also germany, you can buy theese coins at a rate of 5 - 10 eurocent per coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
561 Posts |
maybe some silver coins..
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
As a rule currency conversion services do not accept coins for conversion. The low value compared to the weight and bulk for shipping back to the home countries for redemption tends to make it a losing proposition. Costs more to ship them home than their face value is worth.
Then there is the demonitizations that was mentioned.
So sell as a lot, or keep them and start collecting world coins!
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Moderator
 United States
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So sell as a lot, or keep them and start collecting world coins! I would prefer the latter option.  |
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the great replies everyone! I can see the appeal of collecting these coins, it's tempting but it's time to downsize for me. I will try to sell as a lot and hopefully not accidentally sell a high value coin for cheap :D
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New Member
United States
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This is my list...from what you all have said, there's probably not anything valuable here, though I was intrigued by the Monaco coin. I understand if no one wants to look this over though!
prince of monaco 10 frs - 1950
belgium 1 franc - 1956
belgium 5 francs - 1949, 1950
belgium 20 francs - 1953
british half crown - 50, 51
british half penny - 1944
british two pence - 1989
british three pence - 1940, 1944, 1945
british six pence - 1942, 1950
british penny - 1902, 1947
british pound - 1983
danish kroner - 1960-80 x 10
danish 2 kroner - 1990s x 4
danish 5 kroner - 1976
danish 10 kroner - 1979 x 2
espana diez cents - 1940, 1940
espana 1 peseta - 1944
france 10 lire - 1953
50 centimes - 1939
5 francs - 1947
10 francs - 1955
german pfenning - 1950, 1950, 1950
german 5 pfenning - 1949, 1950
german mark - 1977
italy 5 lire - 1954
taly L.50 - 1956
japanese yen - 1950s
mexican peseta - 1947
mexican $100 gold coin - 1955
nederland 10 cent - 1917, 1950
nederland 25 cent - 1948, 1951 X 2
nederland 1g - 1956, 1957, 1978
norway krone - 1956
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you get enough posts to sell on here I would be interested in a lot of the WWII dated coins if you decided to sell or put them up on ebay. If you dont sell thats a nice start to a collection |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The British pound is still legal tender. Hopefully you can sell that one for 99 pence!
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United States
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This is my list... That is a nice collection. I am sentimental, so I think you should keep them because of the connection to your parents. In the end, it is your decisions, but I hope you keep them and take on the hobby. |
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