Tons of Coins

Aeriform

I am relatively new at this, so I apologize beforehand. My grandfather was a coin collector. He traveled the world as a writer and collected coins from everywhere he went. I inherited his coin collection. I have coins from dozens of different countries, countries that no longer even exist. I'm interested in finding the value of this collection, I don't intend to sell them anytime soon, but I would like to know what I have in my hands here.

I do not have the money to send my coins away to pcgs for example. I am also not very trusting of local coin shops, I'm not sure they will tell me the truth.

Anyway, I need some guidance here. It is very difficult finding information on coins other than U.S coins. There is tons of information of U.S coins, price guides, etc.

As in example of some stuff I have, I have a this coin, but in gold: (I don't have access to a digital camera just yet, but soon i'll take pictures of my own)

ajaan

Go to a local library and check out, if possible, the Standard Catalog of World Coins published by Krause. There are four different books, 16th C, 17th C, 19th C, and 1901-Present.

This book will give you a 'ball park' figure for values.

rhound1977

<< <i>Go to a local library and check out, if possible, the Standard Catalog of World Coins published by Krause. There are four different books, 16th C, 17th C, 19th C, and 1901-Present.

This book will give you a 'ball park' figure for values. >>



and post some pictures when you can.... BTW

theboz11

Welcome to the forum. Hope to see photos when you have time.

newsman

Local coin shops will probably offer you only a fraction of the real market value for world coins. You should definitely get copies of the relevant Krause catalogues -- they're expensive, but your local public library should have copies.

You could also post pics and scans here for honest opinions.

Man

Welcome and I agree with everyone before me.

Get these two books in Amazon you can it for about half price.

sumnom

Just to add to what Newsman said, the best you will get from a coin shop is wholesale price, which may be something ranging from one-third to one-half retail. The world coin books mentioned above will give you some general ideas. Even if the nominal figures are not exactly correct, they will give you some clue as to which ones are valuable and which ones are not, relatively.

lordmarcovan

Conder101

If your local library doesn't have the Krause Standard Catalog talk to the librarian about the possibility of an interlibrary loan. Most public libraries can get books not in their collections for free or just a minimal fee. So if they don't have it they should be able to get them for you.

1jester

Welcome to the forum, Aeriform! Good luck and much fun hunting down the values of the coins. Please don't be afraid to ask us for help should the need arrive. Of course, we'd love to see pictures!

laurentyvan

Welcome to the forum...

The coin you show, 1898-R 5 Lire San Marino is the only five lire issued by that country in the 19th century.
(My) Krause lists it at $425 in UNC, but in grades higher than MS63 it will probably go for more; in silver, of course, as I don't believe it's available in gold unless someone gilded this lily.

Is yours really gold-toned?

Edited for spelling

wybrit

Weclome! If you have any specific questions, there are a lot of knowledgeable people reading and posting here who can help.

Numismatics

Welcome to the board. As others pointed out, you can post pictures of coins and ask questions about them.
Good luck with the coins.