My first fleamarket trip (8 coins)... ID's??

AskRaq

#1 & #2 - These two are what got me diggin' through the coin box.... copper?




#3 - #4 - #5 - France, Ireland, Africa??




#6 - #7 - #8 - seem to be copper.... (& I really liked the ships!! )




Sorry for the crappy pics.... here's the details:

#1 - 1902, half penny
#2 - 1941, half penny
#3 - 1955, 100 francs (France)
#4 - 1975, 5 pence (Ireland)
#5 - 1965, 20 (?) (Africa)
#6 - 1913, 5 centavos, (Mexico) - o/M
#7 - 1962, half penny
#8 - 1947, 1 c (centavo?) (Mexico) - o/M

Any info/value appreciated....

StrikeOutXXX

Hard to tell condition, I put the lowest value Krause gives for 2008 if I thought it was at/under, or two if I couldn't tell.

#1 - KM 793.2 1902 Great Britain Half Penny, Bronze, F=.50
#2 - KM 844 1941 Great Britain Half Penny, Bronze, F=.20
#3 - KM 919.1 1955 France 100 Francs, Copper-Nickel, F=.25, VF=.75
#4 - KM 22 Ireland 1975 5 Pence, Copper-Nickel, XF=.10
#5 - KM 69.2 South Africa 20 Cents (Afrikaans Legend), Nickel, VF=.15, XF=.20
#6 - Sure it's 1913? Obv looks like the 1954-1976 type
#7 - KM 896 Great Britain 1962 Half Penny, Bronze, XF=.10
#8 - KM 415 1947 Mexico Centavo, Bronze, VF=.10

AskRaq

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#6 - Sure it's 1913? Obv looks like the 1954-1976 type
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Okay... then I'll vote for 1973...?



Ah well.... I overpaid.... but they were cool ~


Thanks for all the great info!!

StrikeOutXXX

Then you can label #6:

KM 427 1973 Mexico 5 Centavos, Brass, VF=.10 XF=.15 There are two varieties, a flat top 3 and round top 3, but since yours seems to be missing the top, who knows. They are the same price though for VF/XF.


If you really enjoy looking at lots like this (don't we all), keep an eye out for bulk lots of world coins, they usually sell around here for $5-$6 a pound. Great way to learn.

Bjorn

Nice French 100 Francs - I am always amazed out how many older French coins one can find in junk boxes. Most have really nice designs too!

sumnom

The 100 franc coin is one of my all-time favorites. I am two coins short of a complete circulated set.

JoesMaName

Yes the 100 francs are beautiful, as are most French designs. They were still sculpting
stunning representations of lady liberty long after we had switched to a palette
of dead presidents.

I find much of their “modern crap” to be gorgeous.

Edited to add link: 20 years worth of French junk box finds

goossen

Nice pickup! I like the British coppers.

ormandh

Do you normally collect US? -Dan

AskRaq

<< <i>Do you normally collect US? -Dan >>



Yes, I do But my daughter loves the variety of world coins.... or any really old coins ~

lordmarcovan

1- red-X

2- red-X

3- red-X

4- red-X

5- red-X

6- red-X

7- red-X

8- red-X



There you have it. So happy I could help. Any time.

StrikeOutXXX

Rob,

You really need to tell work that blocking Photobucket is crimping your online presence! Either that, or you need to learn what a proxy is or remote desktop to your home computer and browse from there.