Any help would be appreciated

[Guest Jon]

I have emailed this to the site owner but i was wondering if any of you might know anything about these

Ive got some old coins laying around,.only about 25 of them

i can send you some pictures of them but for now ill give a breif description of some of them....

heh sorry if this is useless......

ill number them.

1) Says "med folket for fosterlandet" on one side with the date 1914

other side has 3 crowns and the words "fem ore" oh and a 5 at the top, its just a little bigger than a 2p

2) Says "napoleon III empereur" and the date 1833 on one side with a picture of someone(i have no idea about these) , the other has some kind of eagle and the words "empire francais ginq centimles"

3) I have one that is partly broken but has the date "1429" on it and a man riding a horse

4) a small 5p size coin with 10 ore on it date 1907 and the words "frederik VIII danmarks konge"

5) has a swastika on and a eagle dated 1941

I have quite a few more. I was just wondering if these are just useless bits of metal or maybe worth a lil.

Thanks in advance for any help

Jon

[mint_mark 9]

Well, with coins condition is everything as far as value goes. I'll have a go at identifying them from your descriptions...

1) is a Swedish 5 öre and quite scarce in very nice condition. In average condition it might be worth around a pound.

2) is a French 5 centimes. I think it must be 1853 (or 1863)... The picture is of emperor Napoleon III (who was Napoleon Bonarparte's nephew and is buried in Farnborough!). The value depends somewhat on the small letter just below the eagle (this shows where it was made) but the 1853 dates are all fairly common... no more than a pound in average condition.

3) Hmmm, I would normally think that is an arabic date, but 1429 is still in the future in the Hijra calendar! There are other calendars used in the far east, but I think we need another clue

4) is a Danish 10 øre... scarce-ish because Frederik VIII was only king for a few years. Up to 2 pounds in average condition.

5) is a coin from nazi Germany. You don't say what denomination it is, but if it is dark grey (zinc) then these are all very common even in tip-top condition.

There you go... I would say they are not useless bits of metal but tiny pieces of history!

[Guest Jon]

Thanks

the german one is grey your right, has 10 on it

The 2nd one has a "A" on it and does indeed say 53 on it

Im not interested in coins, well i say that i know nothing about them, this is pretty interesting what you have told me so far

Okay i got some more for you......

1)its a big coin, says 2 kroner on it and 1949 has 3 lions on. the other side says frederik ix konge af danmark

2) again 2p size says on one side, 4 doubles 1914, other has 3 lions and "geurnesey"

3)Farthing 1924 the other side says some stuff, its too small for me to read though, unless you really have to know

Cheers for your help. this is pretty interesting stuff....

[william 0]

Thanks

the german one is grey your right, has 10 on it

The 2nd one has a "A" on it and does indeed say 53 on it

Im not interested in coins, well i say that i know nothing about them, this is pretty interesting what you have told me so far

Okay i got some more for you......

1)its a big coin, says 2 kroner on it and 1949 has 3 lions on. the other side says frederik ix konge af danmark

2) again 2p size says on one side, 4 doubles 1914, other has 3 lions and "geurnesey"

3)Farthing 1924 the other side says some stuff, its too small for me to read though, unless you really have to know

Cheers for your help. this is pretty interesting stuff....

1) Two Kroner from Denmark.

2) Four doubles from Guernsey

3) One farthing from George V, worth around a tenner in top condition.

Don't know about value or rairty for the first two as I have no reference guide for foreign coins....

[mint_mark 9]

Okay i got some more for you......

1)its a big coin, says 2 kroner on it and 1949 has 3 lions on. the other side says frederik ix konge af danmark

2) again 2p size says on one side, 4 doubles 1914, other has 3 lions and "geurnesey"

3)Farthing 1924 the other side says some stuff, its too small for me to read though, unless you really have to know 

Cheers for your help. this is pretty interesting stuff....

OK, just to add to what William said...

1) is fairly scarce worth 2 or 3 pounds in average condition, but these big, soft coins get beaten up quite easily.

2) is from Guernesey, where 4 doubles was equivalent to half an English penny. 1914 is a common date.

3) is very common in the UK.

[Guest Jon]

Ebay

There i stuck them on ebay just for fun, Thanks for all your help

[Guest ...]

what about this one says 1775 britain has a woman on one side

other side has georgivs III rex ib the other with a pic of liz?

heh its in okay condition as well....

[Guest .....]

anyone?

[Master Jmd 89]

Halfpenny...farthing maybe...(i take it that it is copper?)

[Guest doh]

doh