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Valued Member
United States
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I received a treasure trove of coins from my mother that my dad had accumulated over the years. You can read all about that in the "Noob asking the group" thread in the US coins forums. Anyways, when I was almost done she informed me that she found a box of foreign coins. 95% of them were Canadian. There was a few, Swiss a handful of Mexican, etc. There are about 12 coins that I was hoping youse would be able to identify and give me an approximate value. Don't worry, I won't post all 12 at once. First up, I believe this is an 1880 gold ½ sovereign. It doesn't look gold to me that's why I'm not sure. Yes, I realize it has a hole in it that shouldn't be there.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe a beat-up half crown? Knowing the diameter would help for sure.
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
--- Mario Andretti
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Canada
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Valued Member
 United States
233 Posts |
I believe you are correct, aiglet! It is 32mm in diameter. Thanks. This is why this is the best place to ask questions! Today's specimen is 24mm   Edited post because I posted the wrong pictures  Edited by DanFielding
06/15/2021 06:37 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Dan
Please start a new post for each coin under the appropriate forum.
It can get confusing with more than one coin on the same thread.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Edited by tdziemia
06/15/2021 08:12 am
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks. I thought it was a Chinese coin. How can one tell what year it is?
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Pillar of the Community
Singapore
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You'll have to learn the characters.
Think it's Showa year 41. Do ensure your pics are sharp else its hard to read.
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Valued Member
United States
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Will do. Next one will be posted after I get home from work. Thanks for all the help thus far.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Dan, I would highly recommend you install the app Coinoscope on your phone. It has a very good success rate for coin identification, especially coins from the last 100 years. Would also recommend the website Creounity for calculating dates on coins such as the Japanese coin you posted.  |
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United States
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But, but, but if I do that I won't need youse anymore!  I will check it out. Thanks for the tip. |
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