Last seconds of garage sale coin grab

[Styfflin]

I caught an elderly gentleman at the end of his three-day garage sale. He didn't have much of anything left in his garage, but I asked him if he had had coins he was willing to sell. He said he had some foreign coins if I was interested. I told him I was mainly interested in American currency, but I'd be willing to take a look. He brought out this:



I recognized that style of check boxes as one that my grandfather used to keep his old coins in. I wasn't disappointed when I opened it. He told me that the majority of the coins were from when he was in the Korean War, found when his group bombed open a safe:





They are all Ho-Nan Cash coins of varying denominations, most 50, 100, and 200. Any ideas on value would be most appreciated.

Most of what I based my purchase price on were these coins:



There were also a few more newer foreign coins, some wheat cents, some modern clad, a fire department chief's badge, some solo and ensemble medals, and this token:



I paid $50 for the whole lot, which I thought was fair at the time but I'm not feeling so confident after a few hours. What do you guys think?

 

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[2Minnesota]

Depending on the badge (design,age, metal etc) that could have enough value to possibly cover the $50 spent. There seem to be collectors of old badges... I don't know much about coins, but it looks like you have some good ones.

 

[TreasureHunters]

at least broke even..

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Silver coin melt value, let's say it is around $30. The find as a total in sentimental value, and just the fact that you have it all now, makes it worth the $50 you spent. So I would say that I would have probably done the same thing.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice buys. Thanks for sharing...