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svslav, Quote:
50 prutah, either 1949 or 1954, if you show us the other side (with the denomination) I could tell you the date for sure.  Quote:
Looks like 5 and 10 ghirsh, a little close-up and I could date them for you.   If that is a 5 ghish coin, then the symbol, a flattened, slightly triangular "O", as you said, suggests that the 1901 date for the Egypt coin below is indeed 1951. Quote:
You mean Persian , don't you? Yep, but I'm not keen on the Imperialist connotations! Quote:
I see a bunch of 2 and 5 rials. Again, with close-ups could be dated. Maybe later.....these images take time to do. Quote:
Ireland Well, not if you live there. They call themselves Eire, and that's good enough for me. Is it Ivory Coast or Cote d'Ivoire? Quote:
Egypt Unknown 1901
Are you sure about the date? It's very tricky to date coins of Ottoman times. Could it be 1951? (Arabic 5 looks like 0)   Quote:
I said: 4th (row) - old Thailand coins
I'm afraid I was wrong. They look very familiar but I cannot place them. Again, close-up image and both sides would help immensely! I have to say that I was puzzled by your original assessment, as the script is Arabic. However, I reasoned that the south of Thailand has a Muslim community and that maybe the coins were local. Here is another closer look:  I am grateful for your input, and enjoy your terminological exactitudes.  Mike Edited by Mike G
02/01/2011 4:06 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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 I believe this is Iraq 50 fils 1959 |
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Pillar of the Community
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1954 is your date here:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
539 Posts |
10 Millemes year is 1377 = 1958. a very nice coin to have in your collection.  |
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Weavus got it!  Mike, see the difference between 1 and 8? 8 is a "caret" symbol. And yes, those are Iraqi, not Thai! Sudanese, as I suspected 5 and 10 ghirsh, both dated AH 1376 = AD 1956. Quote:
Yep, but I'm not keen on the Imperialist connotations! I actually was talking about the Language. |
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Are you planning to sell those?
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United Kingdom
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Are you planning to sell those? Yes. However, I don't want to be splitting this collection up coin by coin, so will try to sell it whole. I am more concerned that it goes to a good home than that I make a fortune from it (!)............thus I would rather sell direct to a collector than to a coin dealer. So, I'm open to offers. I'll adjust the list shortly to reflect the new advice received yesterday. Mike Edited by Mike G
02/02/2011 02:58 am
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Here is a final test for you guys........ This is the last unidentified coin, and it is in a terrible state. I can read "GEORGIUS" on one side, and see absolutely nothing at all on the other. Hope you can help! Mike     Edited by Mike G
02/02/2011 04:51 am
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I just had a similar situation. My wifes father died and left me coins 2 weeks ago.
He traveled suring the end of the korean war late 55-early 60's in the army.
he left me coins from japan , Spain , Italy ,Africa ,various euro countries, British caribbean,Newfoundland,Cuba
Of all the coins some Japanese 100 yens have silver and worth 5-8 dollars each.The rest are just common stuff to each country he traveled to
When you think about each coins on that desk.They were not gathered for a collection of value but just as souvenirs to mark the places he traveled to. If it was about value they would have hoarded gold coins and rare coins but they didn't they just grabbed a few neat coins from each country they visited.
Edited by coppertop5150
02/02/2011 05:25 am
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The coin above says george the IV if It has to be around the 1830-1850's I think .
looks like a cent . I'm no expert just a stab at it
Its so damaged its not worth anything.
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The face is definitely recognizable - George III of Britain.
Judging by the size (compared to other coins on your previous pics) it's a halfpenny. (29 - 30 mm across)
He had four different obverse types. Looking at the shape of his nose and relative position of the effigy to the name - it's type 2. So, with a high degree of confidence I can say it's a British halfpenny minted in 1774 or 1775 (the only two years that type was produced).
Of course in present condition it's just about 10 grams of copper.
Edited by svslav
02/02/2011 1:34 pm
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Great....thanks for that. I just don't know how you can see anything to recognise in that, but I'm very grateful that you can. As you suspected, it is 29mm in diameter. Awful as the condition is, I find this coin interesting as is it the oldest in the collection. As an architect my everyday work is with ancient buildings, centuries older than this coin.....I love the thought that a building I am working on might have had occupants who used this money.
So, here is the revised list:
Europe
Denmark
2 Kroner 1952, 1 Kroner 1919, 1952-'63 (x6)
25 Ore 1949-1961 (x6), 10 Ore (x7), 5 Ore 1943-'59 (x3)
Eire
2S-6d 1928, 2S 1962, 1S 1931
1/2d '35, 3d 1904
France
2 Francs 1925 5 centimes 1966
Germany
5 Marks 1951 2 Marks 1970, ‘73
50 pfennig 1972 5 pfennig 1900
Greece
5 Drachma 1954 1 Drachma 1957
Iceland
1 Krona 1929
25? 1933, 5? 1942 (x2)
Italy
10 cents 1867
Malta
1 Grano 1785
Netherlands
1 Guilder 1954 to '68 (x12)
2 dozen or so assorted cents (25, 5 etc) 1960's & 70's
Norway
5 Kroner 1963
50 Ore (1953-'62) x4
Portugal
$2-50 1963
50 centaros 1930, ‘62
Unknown 1944
Spain
5 Paseta 1957, 1 Paseta 1944 to '66 (x7)
10 Centimo 1870
? Centimo very worn and unreadable
Switzerland
20 Francs(?) 1881, 5 Franks(?) 1907
UK
Sixpence 1955 to '68 (x7) ha'penny 1902
Yugoslavia
2 Dinar 1977, 1 Dinar 1976-'79 (x4)
10 Para? 1977 (x2)
Middle East & Africa
East Africa
1 Shilling 1948 & '49
50c 1948, 10c '51, 5c ‘41
Egypt
10 Millemes 1958
Iran
11 assorted coins untranslated from the Arabic, age unknown
Iraq
50 Fils 1959 (x5)
Israel
50 Prutah 1954
Kuwait
20+ assorted , all untranslated dated 1971
Lebanon
50 Piastre 1952, 25 Piastre 1952 (x6), 10 Piastre 1900
?Libya?
10 Piastre notes (x3) 1951 edition
2 Piastre 1952? (x4), 1 Piastre 1907(?) (x9)
5 Millemes? Unknown date (x2)
Palestine
10 Mills 1939
Sudan
10 Ghirsh, 5 Ghirsh date unknown
Tunisia
5 Centimes 1907
Far East & India
Ceylon
25c 1943 & '51, 10c 1944 (x6) & 1951 (x2), 5c 1944-58 (x6)
Hong Kong
10 Cents 1949 &'50 (x5)
India
1 Rupee 1947 (x4), ½ Rupee 1947-'56 (x3), ¼ Rupee 1946-'62 (x5)
10 Paisa 1957 (x3), 5 Paisa 1957 (x2)
Malaya
20 Cents 1948, 1 Cent 1940-'45 (x3)
Malaya & British Borneo
10 Cents 1957
Straits Settlements
1 Cent 1920
Others
Newfoundland
1 Cent 1936
USA
Various 1934-1965 (x10)
Unidentified
1 copper coin, very worn, now identified as a George 111rd ha'penny, 1774 or 1775. Extremely poor condition.
If anyone would like this collection, please just let me know.
Mike
Edited by Mike G
02/02/2011 2:48 pm
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Mike, according to the rules at this point you cannot sell your lot on the forum. When you reach 50 posts you can reply to a trade, although I understand it's not your intention. If you'd like to dispose of the coins sooner (than 250 posts, when you'd be able to sell here) you have to choose a different venue, e.g. ebay or Craigslist. |
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Humble apologies. Sorry, I really should have read the rules more carefully first. OK, I withdraw my comment about making them available.......that wasn't the main reason I came here, afterall.......which was simply to find out about something I had no knowledge of whatsoever.
Apologies again.
Mike
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No apologies needed, Mike, I understand your situation. We were glad to help you ID your coins (and will do more if you let us take a better pick at your other Arabic/Persian pieces).
The rules were designed to protect us from aggressive sellers who constantly look for new markets.
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