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The Tibetan coins all have a "snow leopard" with a split fan tail, whereas your kitty has but a single strand of tail. what you have is: Indian Princely State of Mysore 1838 (date below the Sardula *mythical tiger*) 20 cash (see the XX CASH on the reverse) C#193.2

If you look at the 2 holes that are complete, you will see that the sides of the holes are rather square, and there is not much wear in them. The 2 that are not complete are well rounded, showing a lot of wear. Perhaps at one time they were complete holes and were worn down from a long use on a chain.

And when the time comes, you better be careful where you put your Henry.

I know that the side with the Queen/King is the "heads", and is the "obverse", but for me, I have always displayed my coins (in the 2X2 mylar flips in 20 pocket pages) with the dated side up. Since many of us collect series of coins by date, it would make sense to me to display the side with the date. (I know that with most of the decimal stuff, the date is on the "heads" side of the coin).

Scott David Simon

Canada has issued many colourized coins, mostly in special packaging designed for collectors and gifts, but this coin (the red poppy coin) is the first one that is being produced in quantities to be distributed and circulated as normal coinage. It appears the mintage for this piece will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 million.

Like Twisted Sister, but it is time to retire Dee Snider. Not a Zepp fan, so I passed on Plant. Had to go with Gilmour, always a PF fan.

Chris is spot on with it being North African, in particular from Morocco. Dated 1283, which is 1855/1856 on our calendar. The denomination is dependent on the size of the coin, either a 1, 2, or 3 falus coin. falus = 17mm 2 falus = 21-24mm 3 falus = 26-29mm Nothing extremely rare, worth anywhere from US$2-5 for a decent example. With the clip on your specimen, I would say to expect the low end ($2-2.50) for yours.

From the "States of Jersey", issued sporadically from 1841-1871, with a total of 8 dates, covering 2 sizes (copper until 1861 [5 dates], bronze afterwards [3 dates]), mintages run from a low of 27k (1844), to a high of 173k (several years). Values range from US$1 for the bronze pieces, US$1.50-$3.00 for the coppers. Prior to 1877, there were 13 "Jersey pence" to a shilling. IN 1877 they adopted the standard British 12 pence to a shilling. So, yes, it is a "penny" although not noted on the coin as such. BTW, after 1877, the Jersey pennies were noted on the coin as "twelfth of a shilling".

copper-nickel' date=' 10 million made, US$0.50 chromium plated steel, 19 million made, US$0.25 Helvetica = Switzerland' date=' 10 rappen (100 rappen=1 Swiss franc) copper-nickel, 3 million made, US$0.25 Czechoslovakia, 50 haleru (100 haleru = 1 korun [crown]) copper-nickel, 37 million made, US$0.20 struck between 1949-1952, bronze, 1 million made, US$0.15

Not me. But my wife is very active in a game called "Anarchy Online". She pays $75 every 6 months, plus they are constantly coming out with optional "add-on packs" at $20 a pop, which she has all of. And of course, as the game evolves and advances, the system requirements also advance, and so I have had to upgrade her video card - she has a 128MB right now, but is pushing for another upgrade to 256MB. Also had to increase her RAM to 768MB, add a 5 speaker surround-sound system, and I think she is becoming unhappy with her 17" monitor and wants a 21" flat screen. I really can't complain at all. I have sat down with the figures, and I spend a LOT more on coins than I do for her game. I will settle for a free game of spades at yahoo.

From France, during the reign of Napoleon III. On the reverse, below the eagle along the outer rim will be the denomination: 1 (UN CENTIME), 2 (DEUX CENTIMES), 5 (CINQ CENTIMES), or 10 (DIX CENTIMES). Above the denomination, just below the eagle, will be the mintmark: A (Paris), B (Rouen), BB *overlapping each other* (Strasbourg), D (Lyon), K (Bordeaux), MA *A on top of M* (Marseilles), or W (Lille). Besides all this, there is also differing Engravers' privy marks for 1855, on the obverse, just below the beard along the outer rim, should be either a dog head or an anchor. This particular design was issued from 1852-1857. With that many dates and mintmarks, the price ranges dramatically from the most common pieces worth US$1.00 up to less common dates worth US$25.00 and more.

You have a 1 kopeck from Russia. The "FC" on the obverse is actually an "H" for Nicholas I (Nicholas, in Cyrillic, starts with an H), Czar of Russia from 1825-1855. On the reverse, below the date, there should be 2 or 3 small letters: EM (Ekaterinaburg Mint) or CIIM (St. Petersburg Mint)

To combine the 2 pictures, you will need an advanced software, such as Adobe PhotoShop, or others. As far as scanning, I found that for good results to identify coins, scan in greyscale at 600dpi, crop the picture, and then reduce size to 200x200 pixels. Makes really clear pictures, although you tend to loose the color and luster. Very manageable file sizes, too.

It is indeed a Thailand 10 baht, from 1996, KM#328.2, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Reign of King Rama IX (Phra Maha Bhumiphol Adulyadej). The coin, which is still legal tender in Thailand, is worth about €0.20, so it is very profitable to try and pass it off as a €1 or €2 instead of cashing it in at an exchange.

Sounds like a counterfeit to me.

These values are assuming that your coins are average circulated coins (F-VF by US grading standards), and prices (in US$) are from the 2002 Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins 1) Millenium commemorative (stylized ancient ship), $4-5 2) 0.50 3) 0.25 4) 0.05 5) 0.05 6) 0.05 7) 0.05 8) 0.05 9) 0.05 all of these should have a mintmark (A,D,F,G,J) above the denomination on the pfennig issues, and below the eagle on the mark issues. 1) 0.05 2) 0.05 3) 0.05 4) 0.50 1) 0.10 2) 0.05 1) 0.20 1) 1.00 2) 0.10 3) 0.05 1) 0.20 up to 1982, Spanish coins have 2 dates, the large date on the obverse (the date of authorization), and the actual date of mintage, which is a quite small number inside the stars on the reverse ("19" in the left star on the lower denominations)1) there are 2 different ones, 1 with King Juan Carlos I. both are 0.50 2) 0.25 3) minted 76-80 (look at star) all are 0.25 4) World Cup Soccer, minted 80-82, all are 0.25 5) Castille & Leon, 0.25 6) World Cup Soccer, minted 80-82, all are 0.10 7) minted 76-80, all are 0.05 8) minted 58-75, monst are 0.10-0.25. best date is 63 (1.00), 58,61,62 (0.50) 9) diez=10 0.15 1) 0.20 ???? Republique Francaise?? (France) ???? Banque Centrale Etats de L'Africque de L'Ouest?? (West African States) ??? Belgie?? (Belgium) ??? Belgie?? (Belgium) ??? Belgique?? (Belgium) ??? Letzebuerg?? (Luxembourg) 1) 50 öre 0.10 2) 0.25

So it takes you almost 2½ hours to get home after work?? WOW!!!!! Guess I am lucky. From my home to work is 4 miles, no traffic signals, no stops, no turns. Can make it home from work in 7-8 minutes, easily. I can almost drive to work with my eyes closed. Actually, I did for awhile, when I got sick last year, and my blood-sugar levels peaked so high that the pressure on my retinas caused temporary blindness (for about 2 weeks). Looking back, it is a wonder that I didn't kill myself (or someone else).

Yes, it sounds like it is Australian, and yes, it is 50 cents. Being so new, unless it is perfect shape (which I doubt if your wife got it in change in UK), then it is only worth face value. By the way, at current exchange rates, that Aussie 50 cent piece is only worth 20p.

This one should be St. Helena & Ascension Prf=$18.00 mintage=10,000 prices from the 2002 Krause/Mischler Standard Catalog of World Coins Prf=$28.00 mintage=5,000 prices from the 2002 Krause/Mischler Standard Catalog of World Coins Prf=$15.00 mintage=25,000 (5,000 were included in full Prf sets) prices from the 2002 Krause/Mischler Standard Catalog of World Coins

F=$0.50, VF=$1.25, XF=$5.50, UNC=$15.00 US prices, using US grading standards. prices from the 2002 Krause/Mischler Standard Catalog of World Coins F=$0.25, VF=$0.60, XF=$2.00, UNC=$6.00 US prices, using US grading standards. prices from the 2002 Krause/Mischler Standard Catalog of World Coins

F=$0.50, VF=$1.75, XF=$4.50, UNC=$10.00 US prices, using US grading standards. prices from the 2002 Krause/Mischler Standard Catalog of World Coins

copper-nickle-zinc trivia for the masses: The first Olympic commemorative coins were issued in 1964 by both Japan (100 yen, Summer Games, Tokyo) and Austria (50 schilling, Winter Games, Innsbrück)

Since Latvia was a part of the USSR until 1991, and issued no coinage prior to that time, I assume these are probably Soviet issues. There were 6 coins in the series: 1977 - Olympic emblem 1978 - Kremlin 1979 - Moscow University 1979 - Sputnik, Soyuz, and Space Monument 1980 - Dolgorukij Monument (rider on horse) 1980 - Olympic torch In VF they are worth US$0.50 each In XF they are worth US$1.00 each In UNC they are worth US$2.50 each These are catalog prices, and usually you can sell them for about 50% of this price, and buy them for about 75%. As a matter of fact, I just did a deal for a group of Soviet commem. 1 rubles, including a few of these, paying 75% of the above mentioned prices for all.

Chris, Since you are in Germany, and you are active in the numismatic field, I was wondering. Do you ever run across Gunter Schön catalogs?? Especially the world coin catalogs. I have been told that they are much more informative than the Krause catalogs. If you ever find one at a reasonable price, I may be interested. Can always use more reference materials.