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Germany
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Hi,
I recently came in to possession of a collectors box and 36 1/10 ounce gold coins.
They are all in their own plastic containers and are commemorative (various events - Olympics, Euro, ECU etc.)
Help needed:
1) Is there a complete listing of all these coins
2) It appears (from research) that these sets are country specific -
mine is the German collection - is this correct?
3) It appears (from research) that these coins coins are issued annually - is this correct?
I have attached an image.
4) a question which may be slightly unrelated. I have 5 or 6 $2 bills (USA) (mint condition - never used. Are they worth anything as collectors item and/or value over and above $2 face value?
My interest lies predominantly in the small gold coins, as I would like to start collecting and expanding on the current set, but not sure where to begin?
Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Regards
Jason
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The ancient Greeks issued some extremely small (and quite rare), gold coins.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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and   lol. And Sel isn't kidding, there's some extremely small ancient gold coins that make 1/10'th ouncers look like giants.... |
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Canada
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Hi, I collect a set minted by the Canadian ( RCM) Mint http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/the-m....U5sTYGdOWUkThe link is to a set they offer but is minted from other countries, they have their own series as well. There is also a 0.5g coin, so really the 1/10 series is not the smallest. Some of the mint 1/10 coins are rarer and command a hefty premium, the first issue being the moose in 2004, which has sold for almost $300 (it has a small mintage). However without seeing your exact coins, nobody can really help you out. You should post images, or at least give us dates and what is pictured on each coin. Also somewhere on each coin there should be something like .999 or 99.9, this states the purity of the gold. Regarding the US $2 bills, again we will need to know dates and images would be best for these to see true condition. Also they gold coins you have are in something called an Airtite, the coins were put in these from the mint to preserve the condition of the coin, so do not open them up and touch them. Gold will show fingerprints very easily. |
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United States
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India has made some pretty small gold coins too. Here are mine.  Edited by keepcalmandcoinon
06/13/2014 12:08 pm
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United States
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^^^ that's what I'm talking about!! Now THOSE are small! How the heck did people not loose those? Lol. That little(er) one is like the size of his ear!
Keepclamandcoin, what's the price point on some of those tiny ones? I definitely wouldn't mind picking up a few, they're quite unique!
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United States
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I paid 5 dollars for that one. The seller was asking 10 but threw it in for 5 with the bigger one.
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United States
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Nice, that's not even remotely bad, I would have guess a bit more than &10 even. And how much was the larger if you don't mind me asking? Now I just have to finds reliable source... I'd be too scared to purchase these off the Bay... Lol
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Canada
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@NAthanASE: These were made in the millions and are easily available. They're called Fanams. Depedning on the era there are some rare ones but they are available cheap if bought in bulk. Seems like keepcalmandcoinon has gotten a really good deal because they're not usually this cheap. You can score Fanam's for around $25 each (The larger coin, usually 8-11mm diameter) or the quarter fanam (Smaller coin) which is usually only 3mm. I would suggest the Fanam's since you can actually make out the detail and there are actual inscription instead of just a punch-marked coin. There are plenty of Indian Dealers who sell them. Check CoinIndian on VCoins: http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/coi...type=ancient- zx |
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United States
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25 for the larger one. The guy has about 20 of the big ones and 10 of the small ones. Been meaning to go back but it's about an hour n a half away.
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Australia
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There is also a tiny coin worth 1/10th of a fanam which weighs 0.75 of a grain (less than .05 grams.
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Germany
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The smallest coin in my collection! 0,11 gr. Nürnberg 1/32 dukat 1700   |
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