Let's start with the easy stuff. There's a 1967 US quarter in there, in circulated condition. It's worth face value, 25¢. The same is probably true of the Bicentennial (1776-1976) quarter. Another quarter might be silver (I only see the reverse), in which case it's worth a couple of dollars. There's a
Roosevelt dime, again I can't read the date, but if it's 1964 or earlier, it's worth a dollar or two as silver. 1965 or later, probably worth 10¢. The
Jefferson nickel? Probably 5¢ unless there's something special about it. The
Buffalo nickel, the date is cropped off in the photo, but if it's fully readable it's probably worth a dollar or two, possibly rather more. The Lincoln "wheat" cent might be woth a few cents to a collector, or a great deal more, depending on date, mint, and condition, but nothing can be told from this photo. Lincoln Memorial cents are usually worth 1¢ in circulated condition, although there are rare exceptions. The Canadian 25¢, if dated 1968 or earlier and not attracted to a magnet, is silver, and worth a little less than a silver US quarter ; if dated 1968 and attracted to a magnet, or any later date, unlikely to be worth more than face value.
There's a Moroccan coin there, 1 Dirham, which if dated 1380—1960, is silver, and worth a couple of dollars as such. The cupronickel coin with the crown and the Greek motto KRITIKI POLITEIA might be worth a dollar or so to a collector looking to fill that hole in his collection. The Greek portrait coin dated 1870 is I think a copper 5 lepta, and in that beat-up condition, probably carries very little premium. What looks like a Denmark 10 Kr is probably worth face value, about US $1.50, if you happen to be in Denmark.
I don't know enough about Russian coppers to say if you have anything of value there. Next to the Austrian 20 groschen is another "20" with what appears to be the inscription LINNANMAK, which means nothing to me, and I'd like to have a closer look. Other than that, the only thing that leaps out to me is at the lower middle, between the
Jefferson nickel and the
Roosevelt dime, a coin with a shield on it. That might be something interesting.
Of course I'm not a date-and-mint collector of, say, Swiss minors, so it's entirely possible I've missed something. But in general I doubt it. Most of this is the kind of material I'd expect to find in a dealer's "junk box" at 10 for a dollar.
Posted 09/04/2023 08:04 am
