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Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay here.

As for the coins, I am not too sure except the third seems to be French. Hope the others will be able to identify them for you. :)

Number 1 is a Sardinian coin (Sardinia was an Italian state comprising the island of Sardinia and parts of what are now northwest Italy), from the reign of King Charles Felix (1821-1831). It's either a 1, 3 or 5 centesimi (KM/C#98, 99 or 100). The denomination and date would be inside the wreath on the opposite side to the shield. Probably not very valuable in that condition.

Number 2 looks unfamiliar and, to me, "un-coin-like". It could be a "jeton", a token used by early accountants on their counting boards to keep track of money, but I'm no expert on that series.

Number 3 is a "double tournois" or 2 deniers (that's the denomination) from France, 1612 or 1615 (can't quite tell from the pic - I suspect 1615, because "2" often looked more like "Z" way back then), Paris Mint (KM# 43.1), right at the start of the reign of King Louis XIII. Catalogues at around $10 (CV is $5 for 1612 in VG, $15 for the slightly rarer 1615 in VF).

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I would agree that #2 looks like a jeton (although we could be wrong). I have a jeton that has a vaguely similar appearance, and it took years before I finally identified it. There are a lot of jetons out there, but there isn't a lot of reference material. The lettering may give some clues, and heraldry or other devices may point to a country or city-state of origin. It was a combination of these clues that finally allowed me to identify mine.

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