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sethi New Member Pakistan 1 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 12:20 am Hello everyone. I am a new member here. I am from Pakistan. Recently my parents gave me a group of coins, one of which I have scanned and attaching here. Is it a barber coin, and is it of some value? Please let me know. I am totally new to coin collecting, and as I have a full time job, I am unable to study much on it. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks to everyone. Regards Sethi * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 12:43 am I moved your post to the world coin section. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 12:46 am Your coin is a 20 Rappen from Switzerland (km# 29) Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 02:36 am Quote: Is it a barber coin... No. The American "Barber" coins are called this because they were designed by someone named Charles Barber. Although the portrait of Liberty on these Swiss coins does somewhat resemble the portrait of Liberty on the American "Barber" dime, quarter and half dollar, no Swiss coins were designed by Mr. Barber. Quote: ...and is it of some value? Not very much, no. Maybe a dollar or two, in this condition. 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 03/06/2015 03:26 am Swiss coins are interesting because the design is still in use. Some people find them boring - but I like them. Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 03:40 am Hi Sethi and to the forum. As Swamperbob says the Swiss coins have changed very little in design in the last 100+ years. What impresses me is their very high quality and durability. I have a few from the late 19th century and they are in as good condition as late 20th century ones. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 12:41 pm Side note: The use of the Latin 'Helvetia' for Switzerland, which also appeared on stamps, prevented favoring one of the three official languages: French, German and Italian. Four if you include Romansch, which is a national language. I always like the design as well. Also, Charles Barber's designs resemble the classical European portraits. His father immigrated from England. He probably learned that tradition from his father. Edited by matthewvincent 03/06/2015 12:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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