I should begin by pointing out that the coins are in India, and the local price for such coins may vary either up or down compared to this, depending on actual supply and demand there in India. The values I give below are "book prices" such as you might pay for the items from a dealer in America, Britain or Australia. Prices are in US$.
I should also point out that condition is very important when it comes to valuing a coin, and it can be hard to judge condition from just one photo. I will err on the side of caution in this regard.
So, as for what you've got:
#1: a "temple token", as echizento said. These are not real coins, but charms with religious significance. This one is Hindu; you can also find Islamic "temple tokens" (we still call them that, even though everyone knows Muslims have mosques and not temples - it's a generic name Westerners gave to the series). It's impossible to know how old this token actually is; the date "1740" may be entirely fictitious. As for value, I've seen them for sale here in Australia for a couple of dollars; if it actually is old, and silver, it could be worth more, but you'd need to ask an expert in the series. See
this page for a gallery of Hindu temple tokens.
#2: I think echizento is right and it's another temple token, but to be certain, can we see the other side? The sun-face is a common symbol of Indore; this piece may have been made there.
#3: Zanzibar, 1 pysa, as echizento said. Zanzibar is now part of Tanzania, in eastern Africa. Indian migrant workers travelling to and from British East Africa would have passed through Zanzibar, which may explain why this coin is among a collection of Indian coins. In this condition, the coin would be worth somewhere around $5 to $10.
#4: Coronation medals very much like this were struck all over the British Empire; this one may have been made in Britain or it may have been made locally. I can't tell from the picture whether this one is made of silver or aluminium, and I can't guess the value without knowing that. You'd have to ask a local medal expert if it was locally made and how much it might be worth; medals tend to be much more valuable within the country they were made.
#5: A copper coin from Baroda state (or perhaps, if it has a cow on the other side, from Indore state). The date 1946 on this coin is in the Vikramasamvat calendar; VS1946 = AD1889. There are a few overdate varieties recorded for 1 paisa and 2 paisa coins dated VS1946; without a size measurement or a closeup of the date I can't tell for sure which this is. In any case, it should be worth at least a couple of dollars.
#6: These French copper coins are very common in this condition; worth no more than a dollar.
#7: India 1/4 anna 1907. In this condition, no more than 50¢.
#8: India 1/2 pice 1910. Worth a dollar, maybe two.
#9: There were three copper coins with this date struck in this year: the 1/12th anna (17mm across, about 50¢ in this condition), the 1/4 anna (25mm, 50¢) and the 1/2 anna (31mm, $1).
Hope this helps somewhat.
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Posted 09/13/2009 3:30 pm
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