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Valued Member
Canada
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So I am going to try something a bit different this time. In my other two threads Adventures in Sorting (Canadian Style) https://goccf.com/t/136161and Two Mexican Coins https://goccf.com/t/138894I have been posting up coins that interest me as I am digging through my grandfathers collection. Maybe this time I should see if there is anything in here that might interest you folks. So here is a list of coins from Italy that I have sorted through. Is there a coin here that you would really like to see? Is there a coin here that has a particular point of interest that I could try and take a detailed picture of? Why don't I let you folks decide what coins you would like to see. In return, if possible, I would like to start putting grades on the coins I have. So if you can assign a grade (in your opinion of course) to any of the coins so at least I have a starting point for my documenting process. With no further adieu, here is the list....
- 1867H 10 Centesimi
- 1894R 10 Centesimi
- 1894KB 20 Centesimi
- 1912 Centesimo
- 1927R 5 Lire
- 1942R 20 Centesimi
- 1964R 100 Lire
I have put the mint mark with the year, if that is the incorrect way of writing it please let me know. I am always happy to learn. If I don't have a specific suggestion in a day or two maybe I will just post one up that I really like the look of. Thanks in advance for reading. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Start with the 1800's and work your way up.. Lol.
I know I wouldn't mind seeing those at all...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Let's see um, or you aint gotta no face. Something my g-pa always said.
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Valued Member
 Canada
55 Posts |
Haha. So it seems the consensus is shut your pie hole and show your coins.  Then first is the 1867H 10 Centesimi. It seems to be in good shape overall, but it fairly well worn.   If anyone has an idea of a grade (which I do know it hard in a picture) and then as well if they have any ballpark idea of what the coin might be worth that would be great. I know that probably selling a coin like this in Canada I will probably not get as much as I could if I was closer to the coins home, but any kind of idea would be great. Thanks |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Start with the 1800's and work your way up ..or the opposite, just as long as you show 'em! Most of us are coin addicts here, ya know.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
55 Posts |
And then the 1894R. This one seems to have a fair bit more detail in and around the rays coming out of the star as well in his hair and moustache.   |
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Valued Member
Canada
55 Posts |
So no takers on the grading end of things? I know it is hard to do with pictures but even a ballpark grade would help me at this point.
I will post up at least two more of the coins when I get home this evening. Maybe now that I have done the two oldest I will put up the two newest ones next.
Thanks again for looking.
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Valued Member
Canada
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And here are some pictures of some of the newer coins. The 1964 100L coin was hard to take a picture of. It was much shinier which caused a bunch of reflections that I didn't have to deal with on the other coins.   |
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Valued Member
Canada
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And then the 1942 20 Centesimo. This one the poor guy looks like he has taken a bullet to the head.   Thanks again for looking. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This one the poor guy looks like he has taken a bullet to the head. My first thought upon seeing that--intentional defacing? |
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Valued Member
Canada
55 Posts |
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My first thought upon seeing that--intentional defacing? It sure does look like somebody had a bit of an issue with that guy and decided he needed an extra hole in his head. It really is crazy what you will find when you start looking. |
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Pillar of the Community
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So it seems the consensus is shut your pie hole and show your coins. You got me laughing out loud with that one. **rant on** The problem with grading dark side (foreign) coins seems to be that only folks inside North America are interested in a numerical grade. I'll grant you, that's a vast generalizaion and there are excptions. But who's going to grade a 1960 Mozambique 5 escudo? No one. Hardly anyone collects those and they go for below melt when they come up for sale. There was a thread recently that explained how outside the US, folks don't really use TPGs, the trust their eye. I'll bet the same applies with grading overall, they don't care about a number. (G6 vs MS62) They care about how the coin really looks. **rant off** That said, 1894 10 Centesimi looks like VF 1867 10 Centesimi looks like F. 1942 VF-Damaged 1964 VF Sorry, I couldn't even begin to give those a numeric grade. Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to sort these coins and find them a good home. You are a good man. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Harrison2 I can't thank you enough for giving me info like that. Like I have mentioned, I am very new to all this coin stuff and everything I read everywhere says "Grade, Grade, Grade" as the most important thing. But now I know that maybe it isn't the most important thing when it comes to a lot of these European coins that I have. Quote:
Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to sort these coins and find them a good home. These coins have sat hidden away for too long. I don't have the passion that you folks do for these coins and my grandfather would want to see them in the hands of people that care for them as much as he did. I know he would be happy with the knowledge I have already built up about coins in general and his coins specifically. I wish getting these coins to the right people wasn't as hard as it seems to be, but then again, nothing worth doing is ever easy right? Thanks again for the great response Harrison2. I will post those last couple coins when I can get to my home computer. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It sure does look like somebody had a bit of an issue with that guy and decided he needed an extra hole in his head. Now I remember why. Victor Emmanuel III became rather unpopular for his role in Mussolini's rise to power and the wartime problems associated with the fascist regime. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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And here are those last two coins that I promised. First the 1912 1c. It is fairly dark, but you certainly can still see all the details on the coin for sure.   |
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Valued Member
Canada
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And then what I think is the nicest coin out of all of them. It is a 1927 5 Lira. I just think that the years have been kind to this coin and overall it just has a really nice look.   So there you have it. That is the extent of my Italian coin collection. I will try and pick a new country on the weekend sometime and see what other interesting looking finds I can post on these forums for you to look at. Thanks again for everyone who looked and especially to everyone who took the time to comment. |
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