What Should I Be Looking For?

For 25 cents a piece I would take all golden coins for start.

If you are looking to pick up silver and possibly gold on the cheap then use this site to identify those coins.

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I picked up about half of my world coins in my travels and purchased the others over the years. I collect the world coins because they are more artfully designed than our modern US coinage.

I feel that $.25 each is a little steep. Try and negotiate a better deal, say 5 or 6 for a $1. If I new I could get $.25 each I would be rich. I have about 30lbs in a bucket that has been sitting on my desk for nearly a year waiting for me to go through them. Some day I'll get to them....................Maybe.

I would suggest that you go to a used book store first and try to locate copies of Krause's World Coins. Older copies are cheap and you can "know" what to look for. I see nothing wrong with bringing your book to the Pawn Shop and checking what they have.

The owner of the shop should have done the same thing already so I can see no objection other than the time you might take and the space you occupy at the counter.