Finn235

Interesting collection. I do see a few valuable coins: Egypt 5 piastres 1917 (first image) - about $5-10 US Walking Liberty half - about $5 2001 UK 2 pounds - ~$3 Most of the rest are going to be worth somewhere in the $0.25-1 each range. My suggestion is to sell the whole lot on eBay. Image it as a pile of coins, and make sure the silver, UK colonial (South Africa and India) and "exotic" looking coins are on top and visible. Start it at 99 cents and the lot should realize about $50-75, $100 at a stretch if you get lucky.

Mind posting some of what you have? From my experience, most world coins made after about 1960 have almost zero value, and can only be sold in lots or by the pound if you hope to profit after shipping costs. There are plenty of foreign coins that do have a collector market. Any silver will sell on eBay, as will most everything from the 1800s. I have noticed that some coins, especially the bronzes from late 19th century Scandinavian countries, have a very inflated catalog value--this is because they are very popular with collectors... in Scandinavia.

Both are fantasy coins, I'm afraid.

I wouldn't buy from that site. The first numismatic listing I saw was 100 $1 silver certificates, with a starting bid of $200. That lot for example is worth $125-150 tops. I can only assume the rest are accordingly overpriced. Just like art, numismatics is a field spanning 2600 years and the entire globe. Before you dive in, you need to determine a plan of attack. Do you want to fill an album of wheat pennies 1909-1958? Do you want just a couple very valuable coins to display in your house? Do you want coins that speak to your inner artist, regardless of real value? As an art enthusiast, I would recommend taking a look at a few specific coins: - US Walking Liberty half dollar (1916-1947) - Alexander the Great tetradrachm - Lower denomination coins from France and Italy, ca. 1900-1914

Take a closer look at the obverse... it should have a small "M" at about 7:00. I don't see it on the picture, but that may be due to the wear combined with low photo resolution. If your coin does not have the "M" you may have a filled die, creating a pseudo-variety, like the 1922 plain cent. Nothing to retire on, but a collector of the series would probably pay a small premium. If it does have an M, it's worth a couple dollars. And to clarify, Philippine coins were made at San Francisco and Philly from 1903-1919 (shifting gradually until most were made at SF), then Manilla was opened in 1920 and minted all coins from 1920-1941, when the island was taken by Japan. Production shifted to Denver and San Francisco from 1942-46, until the country gained independence in 1947. The Manilla mint never opened back up under US authority, as it was destroyed in WWII.

Should be a bronze prutah of Judaea, issued under Pontius Pilate, around 26-36 AD. If it is iron (magnetic) then unfortunately it is a fake.

6 - Try Claudius II 7 - Almost certainly Julian II. He was the only one of the Constantine dynasty who had a beard on his coins. 8 - Try Gallienus

Looked it up on wikipedia. So far all of the series is hovering around 24-34M, but Acadia is 21M. Not much difference, but it's the current lowest.

'12 Acadia-P ATB quarter today in my change for groceries. It sure is nice to find the series' key date at face value

Recently had the opportunity to go through a new box after taking a very long break. Unfortunately, the bank these came from does not keep sealed boxes, and does not give customers the opportunity to choose which nickels they want. So, $100 worth of customer rolls it was. Sadly, nothing particularly noteworthy. However, a couple of these rolls were clearly part of a recently-spent collection. Many of the coins from the mid 80s until the mid 90s are in remarkable condition (ballpark MS63-65), and many show faint blue-green toning from long term storage. Other than that, a few from the 40s and 50s, but only common dates.

Figured I'd revive this thread with a little bit of an update. I recently got the chance to go through my wife's grandfather's stash of coins, among which was included an entire coffee tin of nickels. Something on the order of $100+ dollars face value. I was told that they were all buffalo nickels, but after opening it up, I found that they were indeed only jefferson nickels. But I went through every last one of them anyway. Sadly, he seemed to be operating under the assumption that everything 1970 and earlier was silver; approximately 3/4 of the bucket was of the 1960-64 flavor. There were a healthy smattering of nickels from the 40's and 50's, and a very few S-mint coins. However, there were only five that were of any real interest: 1939-S 1942-P 1944-P 1949-S 1953-S Considering that these were out of approximately $100 worth of sorted nickels, this is abysmally poor. My best guess is that he either bought these at a garage sale, or already sold the valuable ones, and those five were somehow missed. Nevertheless, it was fun to go through a tin that (based on an occasional BU nickel from the early 70's) hasn't seen the light of day in at least 30 years. And, I am accumulating nickels to go through at some point when I have the time. I had no idea married life would be so busy!

So, the time has finally come, and I need the money more than I need my collection of star notes and other "keepers". But, rather than just spend them so that they can be shredded, I figured I would give them a chance here. What you will be getting is your choice out of about $400-600 face value of 1, 5, 10, and 20 dollar bills. All are out of circulation, and of varying grade, but almost all circulated. The star notes are mostly $1 and $20, and the older bills run from series 1995 to 1983. Now, these obviously do not carry much value over face, and I am not asking much over face; maybe 1.05-1.2x face value to cover shipping, insurance, and the sheer amount of time it would take to build up another collection of this size. I am posting from my phone at work at the moment, but I will post some pictures later. If you have any questions, feel free to reply or PM me, and I will be happy to answer.

Wow, it's been a long time since I've been on here. I was recently hired at a new job, and consequently haven't had much time for roll hunting, although I finally got around to cleaning off the piles of coins left over from my last box hunt. It was like doing a new hunt, only 100% of the coins were keepers! Here's what was gathering dust: 1938-D (VF) 1940-S 1946-S 1948-S 1954-S x 2 1943-P silver 2009-P I am a little short on time at the moment, since my fiance and I are preparing for our wedding in just 2 short months, but after we get settled in, I am going to resume hunting until I find those last 4 holes in my collection, and then I am probably going to retire from coin hunting. It's been very fun, and I just wanted to extend a thank you to all of you for your support and for posting all those goodies to keep me motivated during the dry spells

The park quarters seem to be hitting my area hard lately. I have found at least 4-5 in my till every week for the past two months. I have quite a sizable pile on my desk right now! Also, I acquired my first Puerto Rico-D quarter, which officially completes my entire P/D 2009 set! Two years later.

I hereby rescind everything I said about customer-wrapped rolls in the past. My usual bank was out of nickels that I haven't already searched through, so I visited a branch a few minutes further down the road. They did not have sealed boxes, but were willing to give me $100 of whatever they had lying around. What I got was a smattering of at least 7 distinct types of wrappers, including two machine-wrapped Dunbar rolls. The first several rolls were a disappointment, and I figured I had hit my only find of the batch when I found a '44-P war nickel. I was wrong. I received four ENTIRE rolls of what had obviously been someone's collection: a smattering of almost every date and mint mark from 1938-1959, with the vast majority being 40's and early 50s. I didn't keep the collection rolls separate, but here is the total count: 1938 x 2 1939 x 6 1940 x 6 1940-D x 4 1940-S x 3 1941 x 15 1941-D x 2 1941-S x 4 1942 x 2 1943-S silver 1944-P silver 1946 x 9 1946-D x 2 1946-S x 3 1947 x 2 1947-S x 2 1948 x 4 1948-D 1948-S x 2 1949 x 2 1949-D x 6 1951 x 7 1951-D x 4 1952 x 7 (one is XF) 1952-D x 6 1952-S x 2 1953-D x 5 1953-S (Hole filler!) 1954 x 3 1954-D x 4 1954-S x 3 1955 (Rare!) 1955-D x 3 1956 x 5 1956-D x 3 1957 x 2 1957-D x 3 1958 1958-D x 5 1959 1959-D x 4 1960 AU x 2 1960-D AU 1962 BU 1963 BU x 7 (all are gold-toned) 1963-D BU The rest of the rolls contained a surprising number of BU later-date nickels. Both war nickels were found outside of the dumped collection. Miscellaneous: 1968 Canadian 1985 Canadian 2005 Bahamas 1975-D nickel with hole drilled in it... it used to be part of a necklace or something (part of dumped collection) 1978-D penny (A bonus! That roll contained $2.01!) So, despite the complete lack of buffalos this time around, I would say this has been the best hunt to date! Interestingly, the dumped collection had several stray coins that appeared to be pocket change. I have a hunch that those rolls had already been searched by someone who kept only the key dates and silvers, unless the original owner just had a few extra nickels to throw in for the fun of it.

New box: Dateless buffalo 1941 x 4 1941-D 1941-S 1942-P silver 1944-P silver 1946 x 2 1948 x 2 1952-S 1953 1956 1956-D 1957-D 1958-D x 2 1959-D x 2 1964 BU 1965 BU 1967 BU That makes 26 silvers and 14 buffalos! Also, on an unrelated note, I discovered that one of the dateless buffalos in my collection is indeed an S-mint! I stared at it for a good few minutes, but I just can't make out a date. I have read that using a very small amount of vinegar is a viable solution for discovering the date on a coin with relatively little numismatic value in its dateless form. What do you guys think?

New from my work yesterday.... TWO war nickels, a '44-P and a '45-P! I searched through multiple tills to find them, but only the equivalent of 4-5 rolls. Considering these seem to be only 1 in 2,000-2,500 coins, I would say that is a darn lucky day!

Finished a new box today: 1936-D Buffalo (first with a clear date in a LONG time) 1939 x 2 1941 x 5 1943-P silver 1946 x 2 1947 1947-D 1948 x 2 1952 1953 x 2 1953-D 1954-D x 3 (one is AU/BU) 1957-D 1958-D 1960 BU (Gold toned, but no steps; probably the jetsam of a collection upgrade) 1963 BU (In the same roll, again probably the same) 1964 AU 2 Canadians: 1989, 1999 Also, from my work a few days ago: a '05-P Ocean nickel that appears to be a "struck through" error. Legend and date are missing, but the rest of the coin is sharp. And as promised, here is the '40 nickel I foun a few days ago:

New one from my work... A 1940 with SIX full steps! A few small spots on the reverse and lightly toned, but I couldn't find any contact marks on the coin! Pics later. Also, found Virgin Islands and Glacier NP quarters!

I used to keep them, but they are just too darn common. I saved up an entire roll of '70-S just for the heck of it and then spent it. I will keep them if they have a nice luster and are in nice condition or have visible steps. I agree that I am fond of the S mint (although mostly for aesthetic reasons), but truthfully, the last coin to see mintages under 100,000,000 was (excluding the '09 coins) the '68-D with 91M. IMO, coins made after that are simply not worth keeping in circulated grades. Also, good finds on the halves! Proofs are some of my favorite coins to find in circulation!

New box just in... Near-dateless buffalo (90% sure it's a '23) 1940 x 2 1940-S 1941 x 3 1946 x 2 1948 x 2 1949-D 1951-D 1952 x 2 1952-S 1954-D x 2 1955-D x 2 1956 x 2 1956-D x 2 1957-D x 3 1958 (XF-AU with 4-5 full steps; low mintage to boot) 1958-D 1959 1959-D

Just figured I'd share this http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=92197 Some people have all the luck!

Very nice finds! It's almost frustrating how hard it is to find those last few coins you need to complete the set!

Once again, Brinks never ceases to satisfy! Out of 2 boxes: Dateless buffalo 1938 1939 1940 x 3 1941 x 5 1941-D 1941-S 1942 x 3 1942-D 1946 x 5 1946-D 1947 1947-S 1948 x 3 1949-D 1951-D 1952 1952-D 1953 x 2 1953-D x 2 1954 1954-D x 2 1955-D 1956-D x 4 1957-D x 5 1958 1958-D x 4 1959-D 1960 BU 1964 AU And 4 canadians... the most I've ever found from a Brinks box. I've been skunked on the past couple searches in terms of silver, but that's not too surprising, considering the spot price of silver.