Foreign coins

[ELRONTIREBITER]

Hey i have a few pounds in weight of foreign coins gathered in my travels over the years. Can someone advise
me how to tell if they're silver or worth anything. I dont think i have anything old but i dont know the metal
makeup of coins...i have some from russie italy england, australia, chile, canada of course, a few other countries.
is it even worth hanging on to such things? Thanks for any responses. Jim

 

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[capndan151]

There were a lot of foreign silver coins. Don't get rid of anything until you get a book on foreign coins and look em up.

 

[Mackaydon]

Jim:
Welcome to Treasure Net !!

Suggestion: Go to your local library and find "Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000"; Krause Publications.
Look your coins up in that catalogue; I believe it will note if a coin is silver or not; perhaps even its weight in silver.
Don.......

 

[ELRONTIREBITER]

thanks for the info! I'll inventory what i have i guess and then be able to look them up!

 

[Mackaydon]

Jim:
I suggest you take the coins with you to the library; it will be easier to match the pictures than the texts.
Don....

 

[CladSpends2]

From the comfort of your own home, I think this would be easier:

http://www.currencydebasement.com/high-silver

Hope it helps, I know it has helped me a ton.

T.