How to identify world coins

RyansRust · July 23, 2015 3:46AM

Hello, I know the easy answer is look on ebay until I find a match. Found these in a storage unit with constitutional silver, unc $2 bill, rolls of cents from '68, lots of stamps and a safe I'm getting opened! Can't wait. I see Australian and Egypt coins. I don't collect coins. I stack silver though. I will pull all the silver and keep that. Should I sell the rest as a lot on ebay or look up each coin. See anything valuable? Or any tips?

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YQQ · July 23, 2015 4:10AM

better close ups would surely be helpful.

RyansRust · July 23, 2015 4:21AM

Here's a few more.

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RyansRust · July 23, 2015 4:24AM

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OldEastside · July 23, 2015 5:09AM

Invest in a Krause world coin book, even a used 20 year old one...........its a wealth of information

Steve

cecropiamoth · July 23, 2015 10:11AM

I see some foreign silver in there!!!

Jeff

lordmarcovan · July 23, 2015 3:04PM

As mentioned, you've got a little bit of silver in there. (Not much, though, that I could see. That 1961 Mexican peso is only 10% silver.)

And yes, the Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins, even an older edition, is the must-have "bible" for world coin ID and values.

For coins that use the Roman alphabet we're accustomed to in the Western World, you should be able to get some idea of the country of origin (even if you have to Google certain phrases).

Don's World Coin Gallery can be a helpful site for novice collectors.

More advanced is the NGC World Coin Price Guide, but you'll need to know a bit about each coin (country, denomination, and date at least) before using that, and it's not terribly user-friendly.

WillieBoyd2 · July 24, 2015 12:30AM

The coins shown look like a kid's coin collection from the 1950's or 1960's.

I had a similar collection then (I still have them), and I recognized almost all of the coins.

Even now they wouldn't be worth very much. The silver ones have some value due to their metal.

Jinx86 · July 24, 2015 12:36AM

I saw vintage Omega Watch paperwork and got distracted are there coins in the image?

RyansRust · July 24, 2015 12:58AM

Thanks everyone. I will pick up a book for the rest and future use.

thatoneguy · July 25, 2015 5:11AM

What year is this coin?

desslok · July 25, 2015 10:40PM

Also some Israeli coins in that mix. I see nothing of value, but if it interests you I can help you identify and date them.

Interesting to see Israeli and Egyptian coins together. Also a lot of British coins, some Italian... Not a lot of silver, but there is some of that as well.

YQQ · July 26, 2015 1:37AM

here is a link to Numista.

It should help you along

http://en.numista.com/

RyansRust · July 27, 2015 3:13AM

1950

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thatoneguy · July 27, 2015 5:39AM

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Hmm, it's not what I was hoping it would be, but it appears to be what I figured it to be.

How to identify world coins

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