I need help with some foriegn coins

Shamika

While visiting my parents a few weeks ago, my mother handed me a small box containing a collection of foreign coins that a friend gave her 30+ years ago. The coins were meant to be given to me, but she somehow forgot to do so and rediscovered them while cleaning out a spare bedroom. Since my expertise is US coinage, I need some help determining if any of these pieces are valuable (I suspect not). Most appear to be VF-AU with a few that predate WW1. Any help would be appreciated.

Austria
10 Shilling – 1957
1 Shilling – 1960
50 Groschen – 1947
10 Groschen – 1959

Belgium
50 Centimes – 1953, 1957
5 Francs – 1958
1 Franc – 1950, 1956, 1957, 1958

Canada
1 Cent - 1911

Czechoslovakia
1 Koruna - 1966

Denmark
25 Ore – 1961
2 Ore – 1964

East Germany
1 Deutsche Mark – 1956
5 Pfennig – 1948

England
6 Pence – 1946, 1957, 1959
3 Pence – 1941, 1943, 1960
1 Shilling – 1947
1 Penny – 1917, 1920, 1936
½ Penny – 1939, 1956, 1957

France
50 Centimes – 1926
5 Centimes – 1966 (MS65+, proof-like)
100 Francs – 1954
50 Francs – 1951
20 Francs – 1952
10 Francs – 1950, 1953
5 Francs – 1947, 1949
2 Francs – 1943, 1945

Germany
1 Deutsche Mark – 1959
50 Pfennig – 1949, 1950
10 Pfennig – 1949, 1950
5 Pfennig – 1949, 1950
2 Pfennig – 1959
1 Pfennig – 1950

Italy
100 Lira – 1956, 1959
10 Lira – 1954
5 Lira – 1954

Jamaica
50 Cents – 1975
10 Cents – 1975
5 Cents – 1977

Mexico
1 Peso – 1963 (nicely toned silver, MS64)
25 Centavos – 1952
20 Centavos – 1944, 1945, 1955, 1957
10 Centavos – 1936
5 Centavos – 1956, 1960, 1961, 1963 (MS65)
1 Centavo – 1892 (VG)

Netherlands
25 Cents – 1957
10 Cents – 1948, 1950
5 Cents – 1960

Philippines
5 Centavos – 1903

Romania
25 Bani – 1960
5 Bani – 1963

Russia
3 Konehkh – 1961
15 Koneek – 1961 (MS65+)
20 Koneek – 1961

Switzerland
2 Franc – 1928, 1939, 1958 (MS65)
½ Franc – 1921, 1958 (MS65)
20 Rappen – 1903, 1943, 1950, 1951, 1957
10 Rappen – 1926, 1936 (MS63), 1938, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1955 (MS63), 1958 (MS64)
1 Rappen – 1956 (MS63RB)

WillieBoyd2

The best reference book for looking up world coin values would be the
Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 published by
Krause Publications every year.

Some libraries have old copies in their reference sections.

Shamika

<< <i>The best reference book for looking up world coin values would be the
Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 published by
Krause Publications every year.

Some libraries have old copies in their reference sections.

>>



I'm aware of Krause Publications. Unfortunately, the nearest book store that has this title is nearly an hour from my house. And the three local libraries do not have books on world coins. Thus my question for the forum.

7Jaguars

I think these are low value coins for the most part and most not wanting to look them up.

DeepSix

I looked up about half before I ran out of steam:

Austria
10 Shilling – 1957 (UNC $7.50)
1 Shilling – 1960 (UNC $20, XF $1.50)
50 Groschen – 1947 (UNC $6.50)
10 Groschen – 1959 (UNC $3.50)

Belgium
50 Centimes – 1953 (UNC $0.35), 1957 (UNC $0.25)
5 Francs – 1958 (UNC $3)
1 Franc – 1950 (UNC $8), 1956 (UNC $1), 1957 (UNC $1), 1958 (UNC $1)

Canada
1 Cent - 1911 (xf $3.50, MS60 $25, MS63 $75)

Czechoslovakia
1 Koruna - 1966 (UNC $1.25)

Denmark
25 Ore – 1961 (UNC $6)
2 Ore – 1964 (UNC $1)

East Germany
1 Deutsche Mark – 1956 (UNC $9)
5 Pfennig – 1948 (XF $6, UNC $50, BU $75)

England
6 Pence – 1946 (UNC $10), 1957 (UNC $3.50), 1959 (UNC $3)
3 Pence – 1941 (UNC $14), 1943 (UNC $12), 1960 (UNC $6.50)
1 Shilling – 1947 (UNC $10)
1 Penny – 1917 (XF $17, UNC $50), 1920 (XF $17, UNC $50), 1936 (XF $5, UNC $25)
½ Penny – 1939 (UNC $12), 1956 (UNC $3.50), 1957 (UNC $3.50)

France
50 Centimes – 1926 (UNC $5)
5 Centimes – 1966 (MS65+, proof-like) (BU $0.15 - mintage was 502 Million)
100 Francs – 1954 (UNC $7)
50 Francs – 1951 (UNC $5.50)
20 Francs – 1952 (UNC $2.50)
10 Francs – 1950 (UNC $5), 1953 (UNC $2.50)
5 Francs – 1947 (UNC $6), 1949 (UNC $8)
2 Francs – 1943 (UNC $6), 1945 (UNC $7 - the B and C mint marks are $35 and $65, respectively in UNC)

Germany
1 Deutsche Mark – 1959 (depends on mintmark. Most are around $20 in XF and a couple of hundred in MS)
50 Pfennig – 1949 (XF $4, UNC $45), 1950 (If legend says"Bundesrepublik Duetschland" then UNC $7, if legend says "Bank Deutscher Lander" then UNC $750)
10 Pfennig – 1949 (UNC $30), 1950 (UNC $4)
5 Pfennig – 1949 (UNC $40), 1950 (UNC $5)
2 Pfennig – 1959 (UNC $10)
1 Pfennig – 1950 (UNC $2)

Shamika

Thanks Jason. Anything more you can provide would be great.

sumnom

If you can't get the book locally you can always use inter-library loan. You can get just about anything that way.

Andres

Netherlands, catalog values:

25 cents 1957 : $3 XF - $25 UNC

10 cents 1948 : $2 XF - $ 8 UNC
10 cents 1950 : $3 XF - $ 6 UNC

5 cents 1960 : $4 XF - $12 UNC

DeutscherGeist

The key here is that the coins must be in MINT condition, otherwise, there is virtually no value.