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Need help determining if these four old coins are real, value, description

I could use some help. I normally collect us and some foriegn coins and currency. I was offered these four coins for $200- and neither of us know their value. His sister travel the world and gave them to him many years ago.

My questions are:
-are they real?
-are the descriptions for each coin correct?
-what is the approximate value for each coin?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Coin #1
Non-magnetic
Weighs 3.5gms

Coin #2
Non-magnetic
Weighs 4.3 gms

Coin #3
Non-magnetic
Weighs 9.3 gms

Coin #4
Non-magnetic
Weighs 10.5 gms

Comments

  • bronzematbronzemat Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, they are all real and yes it looks like the IDs are correct.

    As for value, they are all in nice shape but they are all fairly common types. Ancients are priced all over the place. Some would say $50 for one of them, another could say $100.

  • JMS1223JMS1223 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Those look like bronze Roman coins to me. The information on the labels seems like it should be correct but not 100% sure as I don’t myself recognize who is on the coins. Given the time period I would say these are rather common coins but they are in very nice condition and good strikes. Not the usual worn or corroded stuff. I see similar era Roman coins in this condition usually bring in the $30 each range and sometimes more or less depending on who is pictured on coin. Constantine the Great, for example, is a really common Roman coin and even in excellent condition can be found for under $20.

  • bronzematbronzemat Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JMS1223 said:
    Those look like bronze Roman coins to me. The information on the labels seems like it should be correct but not 100% sure as I don’t myself recognize who is on the coins. Given the time period I would say these are rather common coins but they are in very nice condition and good strikes. Not the usual worn or corroded stuff. I see similar era Roman coins in this condition usually bring in the $30 each range and sometimes more or less depending on who is pictured on coin. Constantine the Great, for example, is a really common Roman coin and even in excellent condition can be found for under $20.

    These are above average quality since they have much silvering left on them.

    Yes, they are common emperors and types, but one can go on Vcoins with the emperors name and the reverse name on the tags and get a sense of the value when comparing these to others grade wise.

  • John ConduittJohn Conduitt Posts: 419 ✭✭✭

    I agree. The only question you have is the price. I think at worst $200 may be ‘retail’ but it would only take one of them to sell for $75+ for it to be a good price. None of them should be as low as $30.

  • PppPpp Posts: 511 ✭✭✭✭

    Thank you for your comments which I shared with the owner.
    I told him I would pay the $200- for all four after he reviewed the comments but he decided on $100- which I accepted.

    I am worried because within the last couple of months I now have six ancient coins, not including my Chinese knife money ( which I hope is real because it is cool), that like some of my us coins this could be the start of me collecting another group. Help!!! 🙂

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