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I would get it checked for possible gold content

"1 FRANKLIN HALF 52'/1 KENNEDY HALF 69D/2 LIBERTY DOLLARS 01'/1 EURO 50 CENT 02'/4 WHEAT PENNYS 52D,43.56.58D/DISNEY COIN/3 LIBERTY DIMES 66',58D?,1944/1 YEN 10 HOSHIMOTOS/FOXWOOD CASINO MEDALLION,NOT A COIN. 15 COINS IN ALL /PICTURE HAS 4 COINS MISSING,MY WIFE STOLE THEM FOR CRACK." http://www.ebay.com/itm/COINS-OLD-SILVER-FRANKLIN-KENNEDY-LIBERTY-WHEAT-PENNYS-15-COINS-/151004703951?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item232894eccf

I think its worth 5 cents Canadian

Cool coin

lol Well I didn't say that eBay had a sterling reputation, I merely stated they should be concerned that their reputation is at stake (which I have concluded a while ago they don't). I know exactly what you are saying about the reporting because I have done it myself but still it's the principal that hey I did my part to notify eBay and if they decide to leave it on it's them and my hands are clean in this mess. Anything that is sold out of China, India, Eastern Europe, the Philippines, Indonesia, etc. I just do not buy from regadless of the reputation of the seller. I know that makes it difficult for those who collect rare Russian coins to follow these rules and ever expect to get what they want. I can never understand anyone who would buy or sell an item that they have no idea what it is... I have stuff still sitting in my closet that I am not going to throw out or sell until I get a definitive answer not only to get what I feel I should get but also so that I don't get that reputation for selling fakes. You got to imagine that eBay makes an enormous fortune off counterfeit items.

Extant... I am answering an earlier suggestion you made in regards to paying eBay. When I was selling stuff on eBay a year or two ago, anything that sold for more than $30 the seller had the option of offering to the next highest bidder if the highest bidder failed to pay. So I was never concerned whenever something sold for a lot of money because I knew I could just keep going down the line until someone said yes. I would also rather just take the hit from eBay rather than my pocketbook... would I be willing to lose eBay privleges over $10? No. Would I be willing to lose privileges over $400+? Yes. Also, I am hoping at least one person on here reported this seller for selling fake items... ebay like any other auction house or auction site, should have some concern for their reputation and don't want to gain a reputation for selling fake stuff.

This is a .900 silver coin and weighing 20 grams, it has about $17 worth of silver in it so definitely not a coin you want to throw away

I don't think its Sri Lanka... Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean. It could be Indian as Drusus said, which would make sense since Pakistanis are ethnically Indian.

Why that is a 2010 British penny you're welcome lol... seriously though, have you thought of looking into Persian coinage?

Craiglist actually does not charge fees, which is why so many people use it

If I'm not mistaken, Filipino coinage (at least the latest editions that used silver) were .750, Canadian coinage after WWI was .800 (prior was .920), the Dutch gulders were .720. Most British Commonwealth coinages I am familiar with usually come in .925, .800 or .500. I believe the .835 and .900 were largely dropped by European countries after World War I, with many dropping them before. Are you talking about a particular time period? Speaking of silver, made quite the haul today at an antique shop: four grab bags with 7 silver Canadian quarters, 3 Canadian silver dimes, an entire 1944 Filipino coinage set, a 1922 Australian sixpence, four Dutch East Indies silver coins, a Dutch silver ten cent, and two Swedish silver coins (25 and 10 ore). This is in addition to other coins. Total spent? $10. The lady there was telling me "oh, well yeah we have coins but they're just foreign coins" lol didn't have the heart to tell her "well yeah, thats right up my alley." The Canadian coins came in a $2 grab bag and it had $5-6 in face value alone lol. I got close to 2 ounces of silver.

yeah the pricing didn't make any sense to me either judging from what else I had been reading on it... I paid only $4 for the coin I got so all in all not too bad

Oh no that was no error the ngc price guide listed it at $22... actually after going back to the listing, I realized that it mentioned 1902 at $40 but $8 for every other coin afterwards.

I have the non-proof circulated edition of this coin (1901-ФЗ). The guide I had been using, the ngccoin guide, had a listing of all the years of this particular variety of the 20 kopek and that is what I have been using for comparison. The coin guide also mentioned that the numbers of this coin minted were similar to the editions issued the years afterwards and I just it was odd that it was listed at $22 while the others were listed at $8. I think the guide you give me is more spot on with its analysis thanks for the help.

No one can answer this question?

I have what appears to be a 1901 Russian 20 kopek, but not of the rarer variety. I was looking at the ngccoin website and it mentions that this coin in VG condition is valued at roughly $22 while coins that appear to be of lower mintage are valued at $8 for the same grade. Does anyone know why it is that the 1901 is valued over double the years before and after?

thanks for the info... I posted a response to another post by this member but I am still learning myself.

As a general rule, I hang onto anything that predates 1960

Here's a good resource... it'll tell you the general value, the rarity and the metal content in each coin (scroll down to "India-British"): http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/World-Coin-Price-Guide.aspx Generally British Indian rupee coins before WWI I believe are over 90% silver. There's roughly $11 melt value in silver with each coin alone... obviously the numismatic value is higher depending on the condition, scarcity, etc. I would closer attention to the mint marks... the 1862 Rupee could be worth $30 or $400 depending on the mint marks.

Hey there everyone Found this token at a shop earlier today and it piqued my interest. It looks like either some kind of trade token or scrip and for the life of me I cannot figure out what it can be. Something tells me it could be some kind of early gas token. On the back is the stamp of a diamond, which may be a cancel that did not perforate the coin/token. Any ideas?

Hello there I know locally where I live I can go to a cash for gold place since they usually buy up old silver coins and they have rough condition dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars selling for around melt value. A good place to look online is Ebay... I generally find better luck finding coins closer to retail value while searching through the "Buy it Now" items rather than the open competitive auctions but that's not always the case. Keep in mind the melt value is the absolute lowest value for coins, so if you are seeking out the rough condition half dollars for instance, you generally will not find them for less than $10 USD since silver is selling for around $30 USD/troy ounce. With Canadian money before 1919 they were sterling silver (92.5%), which is a higher grade than the 90% US silver coinage. From around 1920 to 1967 Canadian money was 80% silver. The weights are also different with Canadian coinage vs. American coinage. A good place to look for melt value of Americana and Canadian coinage is www.coinflation.com.

Thanks for the info on the language... the internet is a great thing. I was able to figure out that this is an 1804 Sikh Temple token although of questionable authenticity. The dealer of the coin looks reputable though but it doesn't appear he knows what this is. btw I went "Coinstar Mining" yesterday at my local grocery store and found a 1943 steel penny.

Hey there Saw this coin and I am stumped as to what language that is or what the coin or medal is exactly. Clearly not a type of currency.

I think its pretty straight forward what those coins are

Are they all the same color?