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About Brad Swain
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Expertise
I have been a World Coin and Paper Money collector since about 1966. I will be glad to answer any questions you may have on World coins or currency, tokens, unusual or unknown pieces and attempt to give you estimates of value and historical information about them in a polite and prompt manner.

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40+ years collecting coins and paper money.

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BA History, BA Geography - Virginia Tech

   

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PAPAJACK - 7/22/200411/20/2009PAPAJACK
  Q: Expert: PAPAJACK - 7/22/2004 Question After weighing the coin on a handscale today it weighed out ...
  A: I pulled the Disk with the images from this date and have no 1855 Blake photos. You can frequently ...
1937 1 Franc11/20/2009Dmitry Livshits
  Q: I have many foreign coins and am trying to find out the value of coins. Is a coin with this year ...
  A: Value would depend on the coin's condition and country the country it comes from. A 1937 1 franc is ...
wilhelmina koningin nederlanden11/20/2009Brad Swain
  Q: I have .25 cent wilhelmina koningin nederlanden coin. The date appears to be 1895. Fair condition. ...
  A: There were 1.2 million of these Dutch 25 cents coins minted that year in Utrecht featuring Queen ...
Reichsbanknote 192211/20/2009Brad Swain
  Q: I have a Jan. 19, 1922 Reichsbanknote - 10000 - In my search I've been told its worth now is from $1 ...
  A: Collector value of a note depends on date, series letter or signature and condition, including ...
morgan silver dollars11/20/2009Ronald Fern
  Q: I have 2 Morgan Silver Dollars, one dated 1900P and the other dated 1888P. Can you please tell me ...
  A: To be able to give you the best opinion on the values of any of your coins, they need to be properly ...
Copper and Nickel coins11/20/2009Brad Swain
  Q: Can you tell me how long a copper and nickel coin would last and which metal should be on the ...
  A: copper-nickel is an alloy of the two metals which has a shiny silver color and shows no sign of the ...
cents and dollars11/19/2009Brad Swain
  Q: I have a small collection and im thinking of cashing it in and was wondering if it was worth the ...
  A: Collector value of a coin depends on date, denomination, mint mark (if any), number minted and ...
Presidential Commemorative Medallion11/19/2009Joe Hylas
  Q: Aloha Joe, I found a coin just like the one listed below, except on the front of mine it has a ...
  A: No news on these. I remember as a kid that one of the oil companies did a promotion where they ...
One Pound11/19/2009Brad Swain
  Q: I have a One Pound coin dated 1983. The obverse has a ship and the reverse has an emblem. On the ...
  A: There were 269,000 of these 1983 nickel-brass 1 Pound coins featuring the HMS Crescent minted that ...
Leopold II Koning Coin11/19/2009Dmitry Livshits
  Q: In follow up to the 11/4 posting, I have a similar 50CN coin dated 1898 in very good condition. ...
  A: This date would be worth a little more in lower grades (a difference from $2 to maybe $4) than the ...
1863 Penny11/19/2009Joe Hylas
  Q: I have an 1863 indian head penny (13 stars on the front) and on the back the words Army & Navy wiyth ...
  A: This is not a penny. It is a "Hard Times Token". When small change was limited in the 1800's, ...
silver bar question11/19/2009Dmitry Livshits
  Q: I was wondering if you knew the age/origin/value of a 1 Troy Oz bar of silver. It is from the RCM, ...
  A: Your 1 ounce silver bar is from the Royal Canadian mint, likely from Quebec since it has both ...
Indo-chine francaise cent11/19/2009Brad Swain
  Q: Hey brad, I have a question on a coon I found recently. It's and indo-chime francaise cent dated at ...
  A: There were 15.5 million of these bronze French Indo China 1 centime coins minted that year for use ...
Old Coin11/19/2009Brad Swain
  Q: I have a Old Coin in my Collection. I have owned it for over 40 year's & would like to know what it ...
  A: If you have pictures (not over 1 megabyte each please) you can email them to me at ...
1863 coin11/19/2009Joe Hylas
  Q: It is a 1863 coin. looks like a penny but does not say one cent. It has an indian head on the front ...
  A: These are known as "Hard Times Tokens". Small change was in limited supply in the Civil War years. ...
The Treasure Coins of the Caribbean11/19/2009Dmitry Livshits
  Q: I have 18 of these coins. They are made of solid sterling silver. and are legal tender coins issued ...
  A: The complete boxed set sells for the same as if you sold the 25 individual coins for their silver ...
indian bracelet11/19/2009Brad Swain
  Q: I have a bracelet that has 1 2 anna and 4 1anna all have George v1 on †he back 2 anna is dated ...
  A: Collector value of a coin depends on date, denomination, mint mark (if any), number minted and ...
United States Mercury Dimes Set11/19/2009Ronald Fern
  Q: I have a mercury dime set. It consists of dimes from 1941-1945S. Can you please tell me the value of ...
  A: To be able to give you the best opinion on the values of any of your coins, they need to be properly ...
coin value11/19/2009Ronald Fern
  Q: the coin has one troy ounce 999 silver on top, date 1983, eagle with stars above head, liberty ...
  A: I just answered a question like yours. What you have is actually a privately minted silver bullion ...
Mercury Dimes11/19/2009Troy Thoreson
  Q: I have 3 Mercury dimes dated, 1944S, 1939, 1941. Can you please tell me the value of these coins? ...
  A: Without seeing your coins I will gauge my answer on average examples. Average condition common ...
Buffalo Nickels11/19/2009Troy Thoreson
  Q: I have 2 buffalo Nickels. One is dated 1927 and the other is 1926. Can you please tell me the value ...
  A: I need to know what mint your coins were produced at. Take a look at the reverse of your coins at ...
Pope John Paul II Coins11/19/2009Ronald Fern
  Q: I have 4 of these coins. Can you please tell me the value? The front is a bust of the pope and on ...
  A: What you have are actually privately minted silver bullion rounds that were likely struck to ...
value of 1910 deutsches reich coin11/19/2009Brad Swain
  Q: I have a 1910 deutsches reich coin, and would like to know its value?
  A: Collector value of a coin depends on date, denomination, mint mark (if any), number minted and ...
coin11/19/2009Brad Swain
  Q: i have a small silver coin that has unknown writing on it and a man with glasses on it like the gold ...
  A: it is likely a Thailand copper-nickel 1 Baht coin featuring King Adulyadej (1946+). It is worth $1 ...
Two Cent Coin11/18/2009Troy Thoreson
  Q: What would an 1868 two cent piece be worth in reasonably good condition? I apologize if you receive ...
  A: We sell average 1868 example in our shop for around $20. You can expect offers of $5 to $10 at ...
Lincoln Chronicles error or altered?11/18/2009Ronald Fern
  Q: Good day Ronald, I recently bought the Lincoln coin and Chronicles set second-hand as, ...
  A: I took your photo and saved it to a file. I then opened your photo and enlarged it to get a better ...
US notes11/18/2009PAPAJACK
  Q: Is there any way that I can get copy (Samples) of old American banknotes that I am interested in but ...
  A: How old of a note are you looking for? Are you referring to United States currency? I find many ...
British Spade Guineas11/18/2009Dmitry Livshits
  Q: I have 1793 gold George III 1/2 guinea, 1793 full guinea and 1771 full guinea. I would like to know ...
  A: Danny, You can e-mail me the pics directly at BetweenEarthnSky@yahoo.com and I will grade them based ...
coin identification11/18/2009Brad Swain
  Q: sir, can you please help me in identifying this coin? on one side, there is a star and crescent in ...
  A: is there any other writing or a date on it? If you have pictures (not over 1 megabyte each please) ...
russian ruble 198411/18/2009Dmitry Livshits
  Q: I worked in Russia during the run up to the 1984 Olympics and a lot of contractors were collecting ...
  A: My family actually brought a set of these coins over to the US when we moved from the Ukraine in ...
value of three Italian coins11/18/2009Brad Swain
  Q: I have three italian coins, first is from 1939 on reverse a imprint of an eagle with wigs spread ...
  A: There were 4.873 million of these stainless steel 2 Lire coins minted that year in Rome (R) ...
curious if coins worth anything11/18/2009Brad Swain
  Q: i have, 1797 Maria I del gratia coin, 1835 half anna from east india company, and 1806 britannia ...
  A: Collector value of a coin depends on date, denomination, mint mark (if any), number minted and ...
$20 1967 monument coin11/18/2009Joe Hylas
  Q: I have a gold looking coin with the queen Elizabeth II D G Regina on 1 side and coat of arms with ...
  A: My catalog shows a $20 Gold coin minted in 1967 that bears the likeness of Queen Elizabeth II and ...
lincoln 50 state pennies11/18/2009Ronald Fern
  Q: Since i do possess the complete set of lincoln 1976 state stamped pennies,with the lands of the usa ...
  A: I'm not familiar with this specific set, but I am aware of Lincoln cents having images stamped into ...
what is it worth11/17/2009Dmitry Livshits
  Q: 1979 canadian silver dollar and a 1947 new zealand one florin and a 1963 canadian silver dollar ...
  A: I'll be glad to help you out with these coins. the 1963 silver dollar is fairly common, and has a ...
old japanese documents11/17/2009Brad Swain
  Q: I have found in my possession Japanese money,military currency, post cards,ration stamps?,Japanese ...
  A: for the coins you might try a library for a copy of the Standard Catalog of World Coins for ...
British Spade Guineas11/17/2009Dmitry Livshits
  Q: I have 1793 gold George III 1/2 guinea, 1793 full guinea and 1771 full guinea. I would like to know ...
  A: Condition is extremely important for these coins. Please note that the auction estimates are a wide ...
Deutsches Reich 1876 Funf mark11/17/2009Brad Swain
  Q: have coin as above with head of Wilhelm Deutscher Kaiser Konig V Preussen with what appears to be an ...
  A: There were 2 million of these German kingdom of Prussia 5 Mark coins minted that year in Berlin (A) ...
Draped-bust silver bullion11/17/2009Dmitry Livshits
  Q: I picked up a silver bullion round with the draped busted liberty head. The obverse has LIBERTY ...
  A: Bullion rounds such as this are modern pieces, created not for numismatic value but rather as ...
$20 bill misprint11/17/2009Ronald Fern
  Q: I recently received a $20 bill that appears to be a misprint. It came thru our office and was ...
  A: If the bill was returned, then there is a good chance it is not counterfeit. The description you ...

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