Few old foreign coins

[Guest Larry]

I've inherited a few old coins,and ,knowing nothing about them,wondered if they were worth keeping or dumping.Any advice would be most appreciated. Cuban-1920 -Cinco Centavos-Laymans condition opinion-good

Canadian-1945 5 cents,with the five depicted as a victory V,with a torch in the middle,silver colour,but is a coating.Above type opinion-good

Canadian-1901 silver 10 cents,with Victorias head.-condition good

Belgium-1905 10 Ces (Yes,is Ces)Has hole in middle-condition-good

Portugal-1963 2.50 dollar coin,silver colour-condition good

France-1867 50 cent piece silver,with Napoleon 3rd head-condition good

France-1923- brass coloured coin,,issued by chambres de commerce,says"Bon Pour 1 franc"-condition good

France-1926,as above,but good for 50 centimes-condition good

Holland? Helvetica 1926 10 (doesn't say 10 of what) silver-good condition

Ceskoslovenska-1922 50 (doesn't say 50 of what)silver-good condition

German 1875 1 pfennig-not the best condition,although one side easily readable

New Zealand 1952 one shilling piece,George 6th head-pretty good condition

1945 Jersey penny(One twelth of a shilling) Date actually reads Liberated 1945

Very good condition.

Look forward with interest to see what i've been bequeathed/had dumped on me!

[Unknown 0]

I do not know their value, I am sure Chris, or someone else with the appropriate World Coins’ books, from Krause, can look it up for you.

But if you think of selling them and the price is reasonable, let me know, I am hunting for more coins for my collection and this variety seem interesting.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Without consulting any books I can tell you that those are either too new or too common to be of much value if they are all circulated examples.

Sell them to 'Unknown', who is actually quite known to me!

[kuhli 0]

Cuban-1920 -Cinco Centavos-Laymans condition opinion-good

copper-nickel' date=' 10 million made, US$0.50

Canadian-1945 5 cents,with the five depicted as a victory V,with a torch in the middle,silver colour,but is a coating.Above type opinion-good

chromium plated steel, 19 million made, US$0.25

Canadian-1901 silver 10 cents' date='with Victorias head.-condition good

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.925 silver, 1.2 million made, US$3.50

Belgium-1905 10 Ces (Yes' date='is Ces)Has hole in middle-condition-good

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should be a line under the es (Centimes). also look closely at the date to see if it is 5 stamped over a 4.

copper-nickel, 14 million made, US$0.25 ($0.50 if it is 5 over 4)

Portugal-1963 2.50 dollar coin' date='silver colour-condition good

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copper-nickel, 12 million made, US$0.20

France-1867 50 cent piece silver' date='with Napoleon 3rd head-condition good

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mintmark below date (A, BB, or K)

.835 silver, US$3.00-$6.00, depending on mintmark

France-1923- brass coloured coin' date=',issued by  chambres de commerce,says"Bon Pour 1 franc"-condition good

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aluminum-bronze, 140 million made, US$0.25

France-1926' date='as above,but good for 50 centimes-condition good

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aluminum-bronze, 46 million made, US$0.50

Holland? Helvetica 1926 10 (doesn't say 10 of what) silver-good condition

Helvetica = Switzerland' date=' 10 rappen (100 rappen=1 Swiss franc)

copper-nickel, 3 million made, US$0.25

Ceskoslovenska-1922  50 (doesn't say 50 of what)silver-good condition

Czechoslovakia, 50 haleru (100 haleru = 1 korun [crown])

copper-nickel, 37 million made, US$0.20

German 1875 1 pfennig-not the best condition' date='although one side easily readable

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mintmark below the eagle (1 on each side of tail feathers), could be A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J

copper, US$1.00-$5.00, depending on mintmark

New Zealand 1952 one shilling piece' date='George 6th head-pretty good condition

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copper-nickel, 600 thousand made, US$0.60

1945 Jersey penny(One twelth of a shilling) Date actually reads Liberated 1945

Very good condition.

struck between 1949-1952,

bronze, 1 million made, US$0.15

[Guest Larry]

Thanks yet again,Kuhli.I'm just beginning to realise how many coins are still in circulation,many years after they were made.Thanks for taking the time to look these up for me.

[Guest Guest]

Hi Kuhli,I thought that after identifying my coins for me,the least I could do is tell you the itty bits.

The Belgium 1905 10 Ces does indeed have a line under the es.In the date,it is a straightforward 5.It also has a name,A.Michaux at the bottom,opposite side to the date.

The French 1867 50 cents has a BB;they look partly overlapping each other.

The 1875 Pfennig is very readable on the dirty side,with a magnifying glass,but I couldn't see any letters. (I believe it's a hanging offence to clean coins)

I note that there were only 600 thousand New Zealand 1952(Although made well after 1952!) pennies made,so maybe when my great grandson is at retiring age,it may be worth enough to buy him Krause!

Regards, Larry.

[Chris Perkins 228]

I note that there were only 600 thousand New Zealand 1952 pennies made, so maybe when my great grandson is at retiring age, it may be worth enough to buy him Krause!

Unlikely I'm afraid, it's a romantic thought, but as long as there are enough better examples to go around and supply demand, your 1952 NZ penny will be worth about the same in 100 years (plus inflation). And by then a copy of Krause 2001-2100 will probably set you back more than £200!

The kind of coins that go up in value usually have a mintage of just a few thousand or are in extremely high grade (the best few thousand of any particular coin).

Sorry to sound really miserable and negative, but it has to be said. (although, i realise you were probably joking!)

[Unknown 0]

Larry,

I hope you received my emails, I am waiting eagerly your reply!