LOTS OF OLD FOREIGN COINS

[eupharies]

Coin 1 - semms to be some castole towers and fleurs - reverse - CAROLUS III 1786
The rest i dont have a clue, possiby 2 are russian and 1 is of oriental origin

 

[BuckleBoy]

1st is Spanish empire.

2nd is Russian 5 Kopeks

3rd is Greek (??)

4gh is Chinese

 

[eupharies]

any idea of value

 

[BuckleBoy]

any idea of value

That's what the world coin price guides are for. You'll find them in your local library. Now that you know what they are, they should be easy to look up. Folks here don't even agree on the prices of U.S. coins, so don't ask folks to price world coins that they have no idea how to grade LOL.


Regards,



Buckles

 

[72cheyenne]

Here's your days project. Folks have gave you the country and denominations of the coins. Go to this site http://worldcoingallery.com/index.php and you can look them all up and get an idea of value. Most of your coins should be on there. Nice coin, BTW.

 

[eupharies]

lol ill do just that

I was wondering why some coins have a hole in the middle... has some1 done that to say its a copy or are the made that way

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

lol ill do just that

I was wondering why some coins have a hole in the middle... has some1 done that to say its a copy or are the made that way

The one with a square hole is a Kao Twong 1820-1850 Chinese cash coin and appears to be genuine and was made that way. Unfortunately it has little monetary value.

 

[CRUSADER]

Welcome

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

The hole in the Russian Kopek was made after mint by the owner to hang on a chain or cord.


The Spanish coin is unusual. I am not familiar with it and I hope someone will ID. It doesnt look like the CAROLUS III 1786 that I have seen. http://cgi.ebay.com/SPAIN---rare-Ca...ItemQQimsxZ20090809?IMSfp=TL090809139007r2380 You can also check prices on eBay.

 

[ivan salis]

the chinese square homes are easy to put on a square rod --so that the edges can be "smoothed " in bulk -- they were often smoothed in bulk lots (and worn / carried often in strings of 1000) -- since they were of small value -- the greek coin was just made with a hole (the design saved metal ) --before pockets in pants and shirts became common --folks often pinned coins to the clothing or carried them on leather thongs via the holes.

 

[ivan salis]

your "spanish" coin is a 4 "maravedis" copper coin -- KM # 407.2 mint mark * Aquaduct ----in VG shape price stated is $7 US in the standard catalog of of world coins --spain , portugal and the new world -- krause