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MrRick- There certainly is a market for foreign coins! And those that you have shown us so far are certainly not bad looking. The place to look all of these up is in the Standard Catalog of world Coins from Krause Publications. There are volumes of each century from the 17th - 21st. Your first coin there is actually from Russia, not Austria, and it is a rather nice 2 Kopek coin from 1812. Your second coin is a French 1873A (Paris Mint) 5 Frank coin. But this one looks as though it has been cleaned and has some condition issues. Your third coin is in fact a British shilling (12 pence) from 1856.
I would love to see more of the coins from this binder.
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Very Nice!  If those 3 are anything like the rest of them you have one awesome collection. Where did you get the book from? Are you planning on selling them online in the near future? |
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I inherited my grandfathers coin collection & I've been busy going through his US coins & just opened this one after setting it aside. I knew he had a lot of foreign currency, especially from when he was in WWII, but really hadn't seen this coin album before. I'll post some more pics shortly. What countries are best? |
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Rarity and Condition are the 2 main factor on values of coins. You could also say supply and demand but I hate economics. Lookin forward to some more coins  |
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All coin collecting is 'foreign' to someone. I collect non-US coinage pretty heavily, and lots and lots of others do. The market may not be as strong as for US here, but it is by no means weak.
As you'll find out, identification will be an issue. The coin labeled "Austria" may have the double eagle, but it has cyrillic writing, so you'd have to figure it's unlikely to be "austrian."
If you're truly talking about an old binder, then you might just as easily scan each page and upload to photobucket or some such host and I (and I'm sure others) would be happy to help you come up with a list.
Just a thought.
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MrRick - the three you posted are rtaher nice. Sounds like a project that will be a lot of fun.
Remember not only are foreign coins of value but even counterfeits may be of significant value.
Good luck with your research. If you run into problems - just post them someone will know.
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Just a quick addendum to my post regarding the three coins you've pictured: the "Austrian" cannot be Austrian because of the Cyrillic alphabet used. That one is a Russian 2 Kopeks. It's in nice shape. I don't know if it's a particularly rare year, but in that condition I would expect to see it priced over $10. The 5 Francs would be priced around the same or a bit less than a typical circulated Morgan dollar, $12-15. Just today I paid $14 for a shilling that was similarly worn to the one you pictured. Foreign coins are at least interesting and I think you'll be surprised by that binder. |
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Nice collection so far!
I have one of those 5-Franc coins too (the 1949 one). Is yours made of aluminium? Mine is. I was wondering if it was a counterfeit or if they really did use aluminium. Seems an odd choice of metal to me.
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It seems like it. I was wondering if the 1875 Frech coin was silver. It seems like it is
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1938 Nazi Coin. He seems to have quite a few from Germany   Edited by MrRick
12/11/2008 11:47 am
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Yes it is aluminium (and is supposed to be)
Yes it is silver 25g of 0.900
Many countries have used Aluminium for coins.
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The coins posted so far are real enough. Aluminum was in fact used many times for coins in many countries.
The Frernch 5 Franc made in the late 1800's is silver.
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Info on a few... I'll see if I can get the rest in a bit. Those are great coins! Looking forward to pics of more... 1875 France 5 franc KM# 820.1 5 Francs 1870-1889 0.9 Silver 0.7234 oz. ASW Obv: Hercules group Rev: Denomination within wreath Mint Paris Composition Silver Fineness 0.9 Weight 25 g 0.7234 oz ASW Note: Varieties of mint mark size exist for 1875 dated coins 1875A Mintage 13,339,000 F:10.00 VF:12.00 XF:18.00 UNC:50.00 1949 France 5 franc KM# 888b.1 5 Francs 1945-1952 Aluminum Obv: Laureate head left Rev: Denomination above date within sectioned wreath I don't see a mint mark but I'll include both versions of the coin just in case no mint markMint Paris Composition Aluminum Weight 3.5 g Diameter 31.5 mm 1949(a) Closed 9 Mintage 203,252,000 F:0.20 VF:0.35 XF:0.75 UNC:3.00 B Mint Mark Mint Beaumont - Le Roger Composition Aluminum Diameter 31 mm 1949B Closed 9 Mintage 48,414,000 F:0.50 VF:1.00 XF:2.50 UNC:8.00 -------------------- 1927 Palestine 5 mils KM# 3 1927-1947 Copper-Nickel Obv: Wreath around center hole Rev: Value above center hole Government British Administration Coinage Type Mil Coinage Composition Copper-Nickel Diameter 20 mm Mintage 10,000,000 F:0.75 VF:2.00 XF:5.00 UNC:25.00 BU:35.00 |
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