I Just Inherited 20 World Coins... Any Info?

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ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 03/01/2015 6:15 pm My grandma gave me these coins and now I would like to know if they are worth anything and if they are silver! Thanks! Thanks! * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 03/01/2015 6:36 pm Appear to all be base metals, can't see individual dates from the photo, but appears the Swiss 5 FR and 2 FR are at least high denomination coins... Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 03/01/2015 7:54 pm The Swiss coins (the ones with "Helvetia" on them) are still current. With the exchange rate at just above parity, you've got about US$8 in Swiss money there. Finding someone who will actually give you $8 for them outside of Switzerland is a little trickier, as the moneychangers generally don't handle coinage, even relatively high value coins such as the Swiss 5 francs. I believe all the coins from Norway are still current, too. The exchange rate of the Norwegian krone is about 13 US cents right now, so those nine coins with holes in plus the two 20 kronur coins are worth about US$4.30 in face value. The other coins (Germany, two France, Iceland and Belgium) are obsolete. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 03/01/2015 10:37 pm Nice starter set - good hunting if you plan to keep collecting these. It becomes addictive. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 03/03/2015 9:28 pm Awesome, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
augsburger Pillar of the Community Germany 1064 Posts	Posted 03/04/2015 05:01 am As a European I have all of these coins. Nothing rare etc, but the start of a "darkside" collection as it seems to get called in the States. Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 03/04/2015 1:56 pm Dark side as opposed to dull side, yes. ;) From what I can see, there's a total of 8 Swiss francs (not obsolete) which would be $8.30 ... Also, the German 50 Pf coin is not actually obsolete as it can still be redeemed - value in USD about 28 cents. But as Sap wrote, you cannot get coins exchanged the way you change paper money. Christian Edited by chrisild 03/04/2015 1:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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