Bulk Coin Purchase Treats!

I have been documenting my bulk coin auction bargains for some time. I'm grateful to have found this thread, because now I can share them with you!

NZ$8 + $3 shipping

$9.50 NZ ($7 USD)

Got this lot for $8.80 (USD)



French jeton interesting.

Luxembourg 1865 10 Centimes in nice condition

as is Switzerland 1929 Rappen and 1910 Farthing

I got this lot for $10 ($8 USD) - shipping included.


The lighting doesn't do them justice - most of them are quite nice coins. The auction didn't have a photo so I just bid for the silver value. The seller obviously had no idea what they were doing because they sellotaped them to card. A bit of sticky residue but oh well, still happy enough. My first coin from Southern Rhodesia - I think I need more ASAP!!

Have plenty more to share, but don't want to spam the forum so will wait a while!

I am at pains to correct some of Ultrarant's information:

Ireland--all the coins and banknotes issued since 1928 up to 2001 are still fully redeemable/exchangeable at the Central Bank of Ireland forever for euros

Latvia--all the coins and banknotes issued since 1992/3 up to 2014 are still fully redeemable/exchangeable at the Central Bank of Latvia forever for euros

Spain--any Banknotes issued since 1939 and "current" coins last used prior to euro changeover are still exchangeable for euros. Only catch is that you have to bring coins to the Central Bank in person not by the post. And this exchange window will close on 31st December 2020.

Portugal--coins are no longer valid for exchange. But certain banknotes are still valid for exchanging into euros. Their exchange window will close for some notes in 2018 and others in 2022.

Belgium--their banknotes issued since 1944 are still good for exchanging into euros forever but coins are invalid for exchange.

Netherlands--their banknotes are still good for exchanging into euros but the window will close in 2025 for some banknotes and others in 2032. Coins are no longer redeemable for euros.

UK-- it is very complicated and technically coins are still redeemable at The Royal Mint but it is not publically known. Some banks are willing to exchange old coins for new coins if you have an account with them with or without a fee. Currently, old round pound coins are no longer tender since 15th October 2017 but one can still exchange them for new coins by depositing them into a bank account beyond the deadline. It is up to the bank's decision. Yet, Bank of England banknotes are valid forever and one can exchange old notes for new ones! I have an uncle in Scotland who took my old coins to be exchanged into new coins without any issue. He also took my old round pound coins as well.

I had experienced exchanging legacy currencies myself. Most recent was via my friend who took my lats (Latvian currency) to Latvia to be exchanged into euros. It was my wee gift to his newborn.

As to Ireland, I know the information is because I have family there and from time to time, old money do turn up so they are still good for euro exchange.

Hope this new information helps you. My Belgian friend told me he moaned when he found out that his Belgian coins are worthless and cannot be exchanged for euros. He has a sizeable lot that he is stuck with. I asked him once as to why he did not exchange them before the deadline---he did not pay attention and did not realise he has heaps of coins in his drawers until he cleaned them out.

Many French coins along with Belgian and Dutch coins are somewhat difficult to be sold on ebay nowadays because they have no monetary value. If I had known this, I could have waited until then to collect them. :))

But, they are part of history when Europe was with many national currencies. It is hard to understand that many countries would invalidate their currencies whereas the US do not do with our currency.

One central bank took me by a surprise is in Sweden. Apparently, they can exchange your old kronor notes as long as you pay a 100 kronor fee and that you have more than 100 kronor worth of banknotes. I feel a bit sorry for some people who happens to have less than that amount. I have exact 100 kronor in notes but it is a futile exercise because I need to pay a fee as well.

Ultrarant, I do not mean to insult your helpful advice you gave to Spruett001. I am pleased you could help him/her out as well! I just wanted to make sure the information is correct.

Cheers and keep up looking for bargains in the coin bulk lots!

@Carrigna: Thanks, but as Spruett bought coins, I of course left out all the information on bank notes.

When it comes to Latvia: unless you have a large bulk of them or a Latvian passport, it's a painstakingly slow and bureaucratic process not worth your time, if you can even get it done. Source: first hand experience.

UK: A big fat 'demonetized' is stamped on old currency. I've had a bunch of old coins with me and I haven't found a single place where I still could exchange them. That includes banks, exchange offices, etc. So it's a fairly simple situation in practice. Source: first hand experience.

Ireland might be true, but again, bank notes are usually much easier than coins (with the exception of Germany and Austria). I have no first hand experience here. I just steer on the information that's available to me.

Spain also causes a small obstacle with having to show up in person. So in practice, unless you have thousands of euros in coins (but then explain that to customs and security) it's not worth a trip.

The problem with the French, Dutch, Belgian and Luxembourgian coins isn't that they have no monetary value (honestly, does it matter if a coin has monetary value for collecting purposes?), but also that still millions of them are around. These coins sell for scrap value by the kilogram. Source: I bought a few kilogram of them for next to nothing.

@swollibman: just start your own topic. One topic per subject, I think, is best.

@ spruett001, please keep up this post! I really enjoy seeing your bargains and findings. And I am not aware that your post was dormant!

@ Ultrarant, I sincerely apologise if I have done something to make you angry and upset with me. That is not my intention. As to the UK coins, I am not going to argue with you as I am a British. Like I said before, the information is not exactly publicised and most Brits would not know this information. Royal Mint would redeem old coins even if they were demonetised. Banks will not exchange them unless you have an account with them. That is only a sticky point with exchanging them. My uncle is in banking, he was able to exchange the coins for me.

And I can personally vouch for Irish coins and they can be exchanged for euros. The coins have to be put into special sorting machine and you get a voucher. You take a voucher to the cashier's department upstairs where they pay out along with any Irish notes you might have. Again, I have family in Ireland.

Now, I will be extra careful with what I say here from now on. I sincerely apologise if I had stepped on your toes. I do not want to argue with you at all. Thank you for your understanding.

@X2an, Yes, the central bank in Latvia would exchange lats and santimats (sp?) for euro at no charge. It is the same in Ireland---there would be shops that will exchange Irish notes for poor rate of euro. :(