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Can anybody identify or value any of the following coins? I have recently been left these by my late Grandfather. Any info would be greatly appreciated as I don't have the slightest clue!!!!

Thanks!

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hope the pics come through this time!!!!

(edit by Chris Perkins: I removed the dodgy black image to save forum download time)

Edited by Chris Perkins

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Obviously not! :huh:

I will list a few below!

1. 1862 1 Quater Anna (Queen Victoria. India)

2. 1907 1 Penny (Edwardvs Vll)

3. 1826 (Georgius lV dei Gratia)

4. 1872 (red&blue colouring) (Queen Victoria)

5. 1872 5 Cents (Victoria dei Gratia Regina Canada)

6. 1897 10 Cents (Queen Victoria Hong-Kong)

7. 1799 ? (Georgeus llll. DRI.G) ? hard to see

8. 1821 (Gold coin? George lV crowned July 19) Possibly

commemorative coin?)

9. 1856 5 Centimes (Napoleon lll empereur)

10. 1876 Pfennig

11. 1908 one tenth of a penny (Edward Vll. Nigeria British West

Africa).

12. 1868 5 Cent (US of A in god we trust)

13. 1897 (Victoria Queen and Empress)

(Gold coin? with Ferris wheel on

the reverse side)

14. 1833 (Ferdin Vll)

15. 2D. No. (OG & Co.)

16. 1853 (Napoleon Empereur)

17. 1883 1 Cent (Koningrijk der Nederlanden)

18. 1903 1 Double (Guernesey)

19. 1944 Half Dollar (US of A)

20. 1896 Farthing (Victoria Dei Gra Britt Regina....)

21. 1876 1 Krona (Oscar ll SverigesO.Norges Konung)

22. 1889 1 Cent (US of A)

23. 1903 25 centimes ( Republique Francais)

24. 1918 5 Pfennig (Deutsches Reich)

25. 1768 Georgivs lll Dei Grata. In memeory of the good olddays

26. 1855 5 centimes (Napoleon lll Empereur)

27. 1930 1 Quarter Anna (George V King Emperor India)

28. 1775 (Georgivs lll Rex. Britannia)

29. 1801 (Gerogivs lll Rex. Britannia)

30. 1806 (Georgeus lll D.G Rex)

31. 1854 5 centimes (Napoleon lll Empereur)

O.k Folks am sick of typing now!!! I have lots more, but enough is enough for now I think!! If anybody could give me ANY info on Any of these coins it would be very much appreciated!!! Thankyou!

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1.    1862        1 Quater Anna          (Queen Victoria.  India)

KM#467, minted at 3 mints from 1862-1873 (all dated 1862), mintage over 200 million, worth less than £1

2.    1907        1 Penny                    (Edwardvs Vll)

KM#794.2, mintage over 47 million, worth less than £1

3.    1826                                        (Georgius lV dei Gratia)
KM#693, mintage just under 6 million, worth £1-5, depending on condition
4.    1872      (red&blue colouring)  (Queen Victoria)
KM#749.2, mintage over 8 million, worth £1-2, depending on condition
5.    1872        5 Cents                    (Victoria dei Gratia Regina Canada)
KM#2, mintage 2 million (should be an "H" below the ribbon under the date, minted at Heaton Mint in Birmingham, England), worth £2-5, depending on condition
6.    1897        10 Cents                  (Queen Victoria  Hong-Kong)
KM#6.3, minted at 2 mints (look for "H", as above), mintage of 34 million, worth less than £1
7.    1799        ?                              (Georgeus llll. DRI.G) ? hard to see
depending on size, either a farthing, halfpenny or penny. in poor condition has little value
8.    1821        (Gold coin?  George lV crowned July 19)  Possibly commemorative coin?)
would need to see decent pictures to figure out what this is
9.    1856        5 Centimes                (Napoleon lll empereur)
KM#16, minted at 7 mints, mintage over 100 million, worth less than £1
10.  1876        Pfennig
KM#1, minted at 8 mints, mintage over 90 million, worth less than £1 (there are specific mintmarks that may be worth a little more)

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11.  1908        one tenth of a penny (Edward Vll. Nigeria British West Africa).
KM#1, mintage over 8 million, worth less than £1
12.  1868        5 Cent                      (US of A  in god we trust)
"shield nickel", mintage over 28 million, worth £4 or more, depending on condition
13.  1897 (Victoria Queen and Empress)  (Gold coin? with Ferris wheel on the reverse side)
another one that decent photos are needed
14.  1833                                          (Ferdin Vll)
need more information. how big is it? copper?? or silver???
15.  2D.  No.  (OG & Co.)
token of some sort??
16.  1853  (Napoleon Empereur)
need more information. denomination?
17.  1883          1 Cent  (Koningrijk der Nederlanden)
KM#107, mintage of 15 million, worth £1-3, depending on condition
18.  1903          1 Double                  (Guernesey)
KM#10, mintage 112 thousand, (look for the "H" under the date), worth less than £1
19.  1944  Half Dollar  (US of A)
"Walking Liberty half", minted at 3 mints, mintage over 45 million, worth £1-4, depending on condition
20.  1896          Farthing                  (Victoria Dei Gra Britt Regina....)
KM#788.1, mintage over 3 million, worth less than £1 Edited by kuhli

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Thankyou ever so much!

Glad to know a few facts about these coins. I will try and get photos of the ones you asked about in the next few days. Thankyou for taking the time and trouble........ very much appreciated!

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Kuhli, what's your references?

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Kuhli, what's your references?

the majority of them are out-dated, but I have learned that for common dates/grades, the values tend to change very slowly, and that most catalogs have obscenely high values to begin with, so a 5 year old catalogs' values tend to be in line with current "real" values.

what I use, regularly:

1996 Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins (covers 1801-1995)

2002 Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins (covers 1901-2001)

1959 Craig, Coins of the World, 1750-1850 (obsolete, but good information for the late 1700's coinage)

2005 Rotographic, Collectors' Coins Great Britain (of course!!)

1999 Coincraft, Standard Catalog of English & UK Coins, 1066 to Date (great help in identification)

1976 Seaby, Coins of England & the United Kingdom (not used much since getting the Coincraft)

1991 Charlton, Standard Catalog of Canadian Coins (older catalogs like this give better information as far as mintages, varieties, etc, but values are not accurate)

1965 Charlton, Standard Catalog of Canadian Coin, Tokens and Paper Money (great entry level book for the tokens)

1989 Yeoman, Guidebook of United States Coins (the "Redbook")

I also have a few smaller, obscure specialty catalogs, which I am gradually adding to.

Bear in mind, most of the values I give I try to give the low end of the spectrum, not to build their expectations too high. For example, if someone were to ask about an 1869 halfpenny, according to Collectors' Coins GB2005, in fine it is £15, in EF it is £250. I would probably give it a value of £8-10, knowing that it may well be only F (or less!), and that assuming they were to try to offer it to a dealer/reseller, they would not realize anywhere full catalog for it. And if it did turn out the be EF, and a dealer offered £100 or so, then they would be much happier than the other way around.

Another problem I have is that the majority of my references are in US dollars, and so I try my best to guesstimate the conversion to £, usually I figure about US$1.80 to £1. But, when the catalogs were written, those rates may have been well different, so as a percentage increase, what would be an accurate conversion?

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Thanks for that! I have all the UK books and the Krause but have none of the US or Canadian - despite having collections from both areas! You've given me something to look out for. :D

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21.  1876          1 Krona                  (Oscar ll SverigesO.Norges Konung)

(Sweden)

KM#520, mintage of 2.5 million, worth £5-10. {.800 silver, .1929 oz ASW}

22.  1889          1 Cent                      (US of A)

"Indian Head" cent, mintage over 48 million, worth £1 or so.

23.  1903 25 centimes ( Republique Francais)

KM#855, mintage of 16 million, worth less than £1

24.  1918  5 Pfennig  (Deutsches Reich)

KM#19, mintage over 312 million, worth less than £1

25.  1768  Georgivs lll Dei Grata. In memeory of the good olddays
token or jeton??
26.  1855  5 centimes  (Napoleon lll Empereur)
see #9, above
27.  1930  1 Quarter Anna  (George V King Emperor India)

KM#530 or 531, mintage over 250 million, worth less than £1

28.  1775 (Georgivs lll  Rex. Britannia)

depending on size, either a farthing of halfpenny

29.  1801                                          (Gerogivs lll  Rex. Britannia)

not sure about this one, double check the date!

30.  1806                                          (Georgeus lll  D.G Rex)
need to know size of this one, too
31.  1854          5 centimes              (Napoleon lll Empereur)
see #9, above

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Thanks for that! I have all the UK books and the Krause but have none of the US or Canadian - despite having collections from both areas! You've given me something to look out for. :D

glad to help. both the Charlton book for Canada (dates back to the 1950's) and the "Redbook" for US (dates back to the 1940's) are annual issues, and sell for about US10-15 each. If you not real fussy, I would recommend picking up a used one that is a couple years old. Recently, they have improved the quality of both books (in my opinion) by making them spiral bound, instead of the standard softback with a glued spine. (hmm, maybe a suggestion for Chris ;) )

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Geordie...for US coins

I can recommend the Red Book.

I've got the 2005 spiral bound (2006 is out now)

because so many are sold they are cheap to buy.

Try Amazon.com (from memory about £8 incl postage)

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I got the 2006 hardback last year, and it's chock full of info and full colour pictures.

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Great! I'll be looking out in E-bay and Amazon. I'll let you know how I get on (though I'll be out of the country for a while!)

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