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adco1149 Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 10/03/2009 9:31 pm I have a bag of aluminum coins and I am wondering if coins of this type can be worth anything. They just seem to be so cheap and light weight it is hard to believe they are worth looking through. Also most have no writing I can understand, which makes them hard to identify. Any thing to look for ? Report this Post to the Staff

Kreuzer Valued Member Spain 58 Posts	Posted 10/04/2009 03:38 am Quote: I have a bag of aluminum coins and I am wondering if coins of this type can be worth anything. They just seem to be so cheap They seem cheap but I wouldn´t reject any aluminium coin without knowing the real value. As an example: Germany, Third Reich, 50 Reichspfennig 1944 G KM#96. In VF: 100$. I don´t have the coin so there are no pics I have KM#96, but it is the humble 1941 A. Edited by Kreuzer 10/04/2009 03:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 10/04/2009 05:11 am I believe this is the most expensive piece of aluminium on the planet. There are other rarities (such as the German coin Kreuzer mentioned, the Vichy France 1944 small C variety, the 1950 Hungary 10 filler, the 1908 East Africa ½ cent, and so on) that can be definitely worth your while looking for. That being said, countries use aluminium in their coins because it's cheap and plentiful, so as a general rule most types of aluminium coins are cheap and plentiful. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 10/04/2009 07:10 am SAP, thanks for that link: I read it. Can't see any reference to a price paid, or even an estimate. I acknowledge that plenty of collectors would pay above face value, but until it's in the market place, it's all speculative isn't it ? Peter Report this Post to the Staff
snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1840 Posts	Posted 10/04/2009 10:25 am It is always worth checking a coin out. My most valuable aluminum coin is a 1948 Hungarian 50 Filler that I pulled from a bulk lot. I remember having very low expectations when I searched Krause for a KM to put on the 2x2. I was pleasantly surprised to find that, even in good condition, this coin is still worth about $20-30. Report this Post to the Staff
adco1149 Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 10/04/2009 12:03 pm Thanks for the help. I'll have to go through them and see what I can find. Report this Post to the Staff
adco1149 Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 10/06/2009 4:59 pm Went thorugh the coins , looks like all junk. :( Report this Post to the Staff
hc8604 Valued Member United States 303 Posts	Posted 10/06/2009 5:18 pm There are probably more coins that have good values than those 4-5 listed above. I am not sure if you want to list them or take pictures. It would help since a member here can spot a coin that is worth more than face value. Report this Post to the Staff
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