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okay, looking at the catalog a little closer, it appears the "H" may be below the word MILLIEMES, along the bottom rim. If you don't see the "H" there, then I would say you London mint issue.

#1. D mintmark is for the mint in Lyon. Again, the 1855 had both the dog's head and the anchor to the left of the date. the dog's head variety would be worth about £4-6, while the more common anchor variety is only worth about £1-2. There are also varieties for a large "D" or a small "D", but I am not real familiar with these (and the values are the same regardless of size) #2. another Paris issue, decent date, worth £3-6. #3. another Lyon issue, very common, worth up to £1. #4. same as #2??

To begin with, yes, the letters are for which mint in France made the coins. #1. K mintmark is the mint in Bordeaux. with that much wear, it would have little value as a collectors' coin. The Bordeaux mint struck these coins from 1853-1857. #2. BB mintmark is the mint in Strasbourg. Yes, the second series of these coins (1861-1865) all have the laurel head Napolean, while the first series (1852-1857) have the bare head Napolean. mintae of yours is just under 5 million, worth about £2-5. #3. if you look carefully, the M is actually an "M" over an "A", which would be from the mint in Marseilles. 1855 is also a wierd year in that the master engraver changed. Look to the left of the date, the mark should be either a dog's head (1843-1855), or an anchor (1855-1879). The dog's head is a little less common than the anchor, but with a lot of wear, either one would be worth only £1 or so. #4. 1854-K is a better date, worth about £5-10. #5. A mintmark is for the mint in Paris, which is the most widely used mint, and thus the most common pieces. 1856 had a mintage of almost 20 million, and barely worth £1 #6. W mintmark is for the mint in Lille. another common piece with a mintage of 11 million, worth about £1.

Would need to know for sure if it is a copper or silver piece, and how big it is, but probably, if you can see the ZE on the reverse side, then it is a pretty worn out 1 KREUZER. Up until 1850, most of the coins carried the Hapsburg (2-headed eagle) crest in a shield with crown on top. After 1851, the shield was removed, and the 2-headed eagle crest was enlarged, with the crown above it.

need more information on these. they could be French coins? both would carry the legend "Republique Francaise."

mintage on this piece is 80,000,000. in average circulated condition it would be worth £1-2. One of the very few Italian coins that do not carry the "R" mintmark for Rome.

there were 2,383,390 of these minted. in decent shape, it would be worth about £4-5. with the excessive wear and the small hole, yours would be considerably less, probably only £1, if that.

20 sen would be Japanese, not Chinese. Would need to see pictures to determine the date. Most common dates would be worth about £1, some less common dates could be worth as much as £50 or more, depending upon condition.

That would be dated 1917, not 1817. It is from Egypt, as a British Protectorate (1914-1922). This coin was minted in both London and Birmingham (look for a small "H" below the hole), which is the more common of the 2. London mint (without "H") mintage of 6,776,000. in average circulated condition would be worth about £2-3. Heaton mint (with "H") mintage of 37,000,000. in average circulated condition would be worth about £1-2.

Not sure about what equipment the RM uses, but over here in the US, it is physically impossible to have a double heads or double tails coin, unless it was intentionally created by mint employees. The obverse and reverse dies are "keyed" differently, so that it is not possible to put 2 obverse or 2 reverse dies into the press.

Could it be simply die deterioration/wear??

You hit it spot on, Chris. We have had this problem in the US for 20+ years, with the likes of Franklin Mint and others. And of course, being a dealer, as soon as you tell someone their Westminster "limited edition" collection of Tuvalu crowns has virtually no value, you become the sheister, not Westminster, who suckered them into the collection to begin with.

It seems that the Westminster Collection (sshhhhh, bad word), gets first crack at Mint folders, and are already selling the 2006 Mint sets on their web-site. Westminster The eBay seller is obviously breaking up the sets, trying to catch the "eager fever" for those who just have to have the new issues first. The coins in the set include 2 new £2 coins, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the £1 Egyptian Arch bridge in N.I., and 2 50p coins, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first presentation of the Victorian Cross medal.

The mint of Turkey actually did that a few years ago. The coins had the date of minting on them. Wierd situation, never really followed it much, so my details are somewhat sketchy.

Here is the 1980 carded crown. Similar to the 1990 £5. edit to add: this is a picture given to me, I do not have the coin in hand. looking to get one someday, soon!

If he is fairly new to collecting, I would recommend buying him a book or 2. Education is the key to happy collecting. Too many un-informed novices end up making poor decisions and often lose faith in the hobby. Unless you know what the focus of his collection is, you would do better buying him supplies (trays, albums, etc).

Now that I am on the Royal Mint's e-mail newsletter, I must regretfully inform that this is most likely an official RM product, as there is now a new 2005 Christmas issue. only £16.95!!! the link, if anyone is interested. http://www.royalmint.com/RoyalMint/web/sit...sp?orderby=&pg= I am actually considering getting these, as I am a sucker. The RCM (Canadian Mint) has a similar offering, but instead of a colourized medallion, the Canadian set has a special, "limited edition" colourized quarter (25c). About half the price of the UK counterparts.

Gotta give this one a little credit. Perhaps he is referring to the base-metal content of the crown, which in German would be kuper-nikel.

Sounds like a Thailand 10 baht, KM#227. Quite common coin, and often used to "slip" into change for profit. Assuming that it was accepted as a twoonie, it's face value is actually only worth about CAD$0.28. There are also problems with this coin being used as euro coins.

You need to add "other" for Coins>Europe> You have the "other" for Coins>Africa>, Coins>Australia>, and all the other coins categories I checked, but not Europe.

not including the mount, the coin itself weighs in at 33.436g of .900 AG, with an actual gold weight of .9677 oz., which is about £280.

Malaya & British Borneo 1 cent 1958 KM#5 (catalog number from the Standard Catalog of World Coins) mintage 5,000,000 in perfect shape like it just came from the mint, it would only be worth about 50p.

Although the Azores were a Portuguese colony, it was also an international port used by Trans-Atlantic ship traffic, which meant that a lot of various coinage circulated. My suspicion is that the local authorities (which were probably agents of the Portuguese crown) counter-stamped whatever coins were being circulated. By doing this, and making only "counter-stamped" coinage acceptable as legal, they can effectively create a local coinage without having to actually go through the process of refining the metals, striking the new coins, and distributing them while withdrawing everything else. With only the "counter-stamped" coinage being accepted, you also control the amount of currency in circulation.

I can't find a listing for that particular coin to be c/s, but the stamp itself is "official", for the Azores Islands (GP="Governo Portugues") edit to add: very nice piece!

your coin is from Spain, 2 reales, from the reign of Carlos III. The FF is the mintmasters' initials, which should be from Mexico City mint. (there should be a funny looking M with a small o directly above it) does the reverse look like this??