Comments On Coins From Britain, Italy, And France

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tgauchsin Valued Member United States 344 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 10:34 pm I picked up these coins from the LCS. While I am not familiar with foreign coins, the copper was $0.50 each and the others $0.25. At those prices, I decided to take a chance. Good Deal/Bad Deal? Anything special about these coins? Other Comments? Report this Post to the Staff

matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 05/03/2015 03:02 am Nice, I like old foreign copper! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 05/03/2015 03:42 am Unfortunate that three of the British pennies seem to have solder or something attached to them; I wouldn't have picked those up, for any money. But they are probably from disassembled trench art. The others all seem fair value, especially given that they're already in 2x2s - which, at the price you're paying, comprises a fair portion of the total price. 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
Badger Mint Valued Member United States 324 Posts	Posted 05/03/2015 2:59 pm The 1856 Italy coin is actually a French coin of Napoleon III. Report this Post to the Staff
X2an Pillar of the Community Sweden 1078 Posts	Posted 05/03/2015 3:50 pm Personally I don't find any of them to have any great value in particular. In other words - I'd personally pass on buying these (perhaps because I have all of them and in Europe, they're pretty common) Report this Post to the Staff
paxbrit Pillar of the Community United States 992 Posts	Posted 05/03/2015 4:18 pm Two and four bits is a fair price for this kind of stuff. If you like them, there is nothing wrong with buying them. Large Pennies are always popular, I've seen exactly this level of material sell at estate auctions for five dollars each. Don't ask me why, but it happens. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 05/03/2015 5:40 pm Quote: The 1856 Italy coin is actually a French coin of Napoleon III. You know, I looked at these pictures for a reasonable amount of time and didn't even notice that. 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
tgauchsin Valued Member United States 344 Posts	Posted 05/06/2015 1:47 pm Thank you everyone for your comments. I'll have to change the description of the 1856 coin. Looks like I got exactly what I paid for - not too shabby. I did not notice the solder on the coins until I got home. I swear this LCS must have some kind of special "hide the defects lighting." :) Report this Post to the Staff
GSDykes Valued Member United States 95 Posts	Posted 09/15/2015 01:56 am All things considered, you did get some nice coins. I suppose you spent less than $10.00, if so that is not bad. The France 1918 5 centimes looks EF, if so it alone is worth a dollar or two. The aluminum coins are nice, if they are EF-45 or better then you did well. Gary in Washington Report this Post to the Staff
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