firempire Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I have tons of european coins from the 20th century mostly between 1920-1980 i dont know exactualy from where each coin is i know some of them is there any special countries\key dates i can search for to see if i have any valuable coin? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 bit hard to say tbh, there are countrys with multiple mints (germany) and key dates in others. the 50's french pieces are a good bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firempire Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 really? i think the 50's french coins are not so valuable are you shure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 yea, some of the french 50's stuff is worth a fair bit, quite a few key dates in those years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firempire Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Thanks now i have 2 questions 1) can you tell me of a good site that i can find key dates and values of 20th century european coins? 2) what else can worth some money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 I have tons of european coins from the 20th century mostly between 1920-1980 i dont know exactualy from where each coin is i know some of them is there any special countries\key dates i can search for to see if i have any valuable coin? thanks Most of us here in the USA rely on the same books: The Standard Catalog of World Coins by Mishler and Bruce, published by Krause. We call it the Krause SCWC or just the SCWC. Technically, it comes out new every year, but most of us make do for many years with some recent edition. The books are expensive. Krause has published a CD also, about at about half the price. Online, many of us here at CoinPeople rely on the Omnicoin website, http://www.omnicoin.com where you can search by year, country, etc. Often, if a coin has special value, that fact might be given along with the image. Omnicoin is a collectors website, we post images of our coins there for our own reference and for others to appreciate. The information you seek about rarity is known, but information has market value. Someone has to query all of the world mints, assemble the information, and publish it. That value is protected against copying, both legally protected and technically protected. Anyone who pays for the books or disks will help another collector with a specific question, but no one is going to give away a ton of free information. As a collective effort, Omnicoin is as close as it comes. Good luck, Mike M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firempire Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Thanks very much! i appreciate your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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