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About Brad Swain
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Expertise
I have been a World Coin and Paper Money collector for over 40 years. 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.

Experience

Experience in the area:
40 years collecting coins.

An 'expert' here since 9/8/2000.

Education/Credentials:
B.A. in History; B.A. in Geography. I'm an ordinary 8 hour a day regular job guy and do this for fun and knowledge in my free time.
   

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GERMAN COINS I GOT FROM MY GRANDFATHER CAN U GIVE ME AN IDEA WHAT THERE WORTH7/23/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I HAVE ONE DATED1939 WITH A BIRD ON BACK WITH SWASTIKA HANGING FROM FEET WITH A 2 TO THE LEFT OF ...
  A: the first is a Nazi German 2 Mark coin featuring Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934). It contains .1607 ...
qestion7/23/2008Brad Swain
  Q: Mister Brad , j will get Austrian 4 gold 40 mm ducat from 1891/ Can you tell me the higes ...
  A: There were 54,000 of these Austrian 4 Ducat coins minted that year featuring Emperor Franz Joseph I ...
Korea Coins 19667/23/2008Brad Swain
  Q: my great uncle helped instal all the mint machines for the new Korean minting presses in 1966 (I ...
  A: collector value depends on amount of wear and collector demand. These South Korean 1, 5 and 10 Won ...
trying to identify a coin7/23/2008Brad Swain
  Q: i have found some coins in a piggy bank that my gran left me, most of them are old english one with ...
  A: the unknown piece may be a plated for jewelry silver British 3 pence featuring Queen Victoria ...
identify an 1883 dollar coin7/23/2008Dan Moore
  Q: I have a very old coin that is in an unusual case. It is printed in a gold-ish tone, 1883, one ...
  A: Susan, Assuming the goldish tone is the natural tarnishing of the silver surface of the coin (which ...
old chineese coin7/23/2008Brad Swain
  Q: exchanged a coin with my friend n he gave ma e old coin and told me that this coin is of chaina and ...
  A: If you have pictures (not over 1 megabyte each please) you can email them to me at ...
coin collecting7/23/2008Brad Swain
  Q: i have an 8 sided coin which are rounded. the year is 1963. it has the number 10 on it & then it ...
  A: It is from Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The edge shape is called scalloped. There were 14 million of these ...
Indian head penny7/23/2008Joe Hylas
  Q: Joe. I just wanted to know how much will an 1901 Indian head penny, in very fine condition be worth ...
  A: There are no mint markings because all of them were made in Philadelphia. Since the coin is ...
world paper money7/23/2008Brad Swain
  Q: i have a stackful of used money from mostly south america, hong kong, malaysia, borneo...these were ...
  A: Collector value of a note depends on date, series letter if any, and condition, including amount of ...
indian coins7/23/2008Brad Swain
  Q: Respected Sir Where is the mint mark on 1 pice and other coins minted in 1951 by Republic of India. ...
  A: the Calcutta mint issues have no mintmark. The Bombay issues have a diamond, or tilted square, ...
chinese coin7/22/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I have a gold? brass? coin...one side has chinese symbols on top and bottom with scroll-type ...
  A: I'll be glad to take a look at any pictures you send, as long as they aren't too big. Also, try ...
Question about my Troy Ounce .999 Silver Coin7/22/2008Brad Swain
  Q: First, I want to thank you for taking your time to read and answer my email. I was given a coin ...
  A: This is a privately issued piece and is called a 'silver round', usually a one Troy ounce (31.1 ...
Kennedy Half7/22/2008Joe Hylas
  Q: I know nothing about coins but I have a Kennedy half that is stamped with 2 backs there is no front ...
  A: Coins like this are made from 2 regular coins by enterprising novelty companies. They are sold in ...
mis printed 1963 one dollar bill7/22/2008Brad Swain
  Q: on the front of the bill i have there is printing of the back of a bill. it starts on the right side ...
  A: Value depends on type and extent of the error as well as amount of wear and collector demand. You ...
mercury dime7/22/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I have a mercury dime I was told is worth at least$1,200-$1,500 please varify--1936--pretty good ...
  A: Collector value of a coin depends on date, mint mark (if any), number minted and condition of a ...
chinese coin7/22/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I have a gold? brass? coin...one side has chinese symbols on top and bottom with scroll-type ...
  A: there were many similar varieties of these brass and copper Chinese provincial 20 cash coins minted ...
Country of Origin for this coin7/22/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I am trying to work out the country of origin for this coin. On one side there are two hands with ...
  A: this is a 1997 copper-nickel 1/2 Dinar from Tunisia. It may currently be worth about .25 with heavy ...
british coin7/22/2008Joe Hylas
  Q: I want to know how much is my coin worth, It's a gold coin "VICTORIA D:G:BRITANNIAR:REG:F:D:" year ...
  A: Assuming your coins are the size of a US Nickel/Quarter, I would guess that they are British ...
US silver coin7/22/2008Joe Hylas
  Q: I'm interested if you could tell me where this coin comes from, what was and what is its value now? ...
  A: From the photo, it certainly is a counterfeit 1797 US Silver Dollar. The front and back designs do ...
Misprint Morgan Dollar7/22/2008Brad Swain
  Q: Can you tell me if this coin has a misprint? It looks to me that "In god we trust" trust is printed ...
  A: The Greco-Roman fonts were in style at the time and the V is actually a U, nothing unusual. The ...
20fr7/22/2008Brad Swain
  Q: i found you when i was searching information about my coin i inherited about a year ago, and i ...
  A: Helvetia is the name the Romans gave the Switzerland area over 2000 years ago. The Swiss achieved an ...
Old Chinese Dollar7/21/2008Brad Swain
  Q: In my modest coin and money collection I have a Chinese bill and I am wondering what you think of ...
  A: the ones made by Thomas de la Rue may be worth .20 to $3 depending on the signature, amount of wear ...
1923 peace coin dollar7/21/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I have a 1923 "in god we TRVST" peace dollar coin. trying to figure out if its worth anything I came ...
  A: The Greco-Roman fonts were in style at the time and the V is actually a U, nothing unusual. The ...
1908 German 100 Marks Paper7/21/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I have a 100 1908 German Paper Mark. Do you know what the value might be as a collectors item? ...
  A: There were 4 varieties of these German 100 Mark notes printed: Dark blue on light blue with either ...
John F. Kennedy Display, half dollar/stamps7/21/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I have a JFK Plexiglass display which contains four 1964 half dollars; two JFK "light the world" ...
  A: all I can answer for is the value of the 1964 50c coins. They each contain .3618 of an ounce of ...
coins7/21/2008Joe Hylas
  Q: can you tell me what is better to collect Peace dollars or 20th century type set because I really ...
  A: I understand your feeling about modern coins, however they are cheap and you might as well get them ...
How much is a 1937 3 Reich 2 pfennig worth7/21/2008Brad Swain
  Q: my son recently received a lot of coins from his grand father. One that caught our eye was the above ...
  A: There were 7.487 million of these bronze German 2 pfennig coins minted in Stuttgart (F) that year. ...
queen victoria coin7/21/2008Brad Swain
  Q: i have a 18ct gold sovereign ring, but the coin inside is a Victorian coin, it has queen victoria on ...
  A: If a coin has been damaged by becoming part of the jewelry or cannot be separated from the jewelry ...
ballistic rolls of US Presidential dollar coins7/21/2008Dan Moore
  Q: are these offereings very unlikely to eventually be worth investing in. my wife bought 4 rolls from ...
  A: Philip, There are hundreds of millions of each Presidential coin minted -- like the state quarters ...
3/4 cent striats settlements 1801 queen victoria coin7/21/2008Kevin Av
  Q: I've a 3/4 cent Queen Victoria Coin. Round in shape, The colour in brone, 1 side is the queen ...
  A: I believe that this is a modern made fantasy piece - I have received questions about this piece ...
DUTCH GUILDERS7/21/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I was given two Dutch coins - a 1955 1 Guilder and a 1928 1/2 Guilder. Both are set in silver(held ...
  A: There were 37.5 million 1955 1 Gulden coins featuring Queen Juliana (1948-80) minted in Utrecht that ...
Old Chinese Dollar7/21/2008Brad Swain
  Q: In my modest coin and money collection I have a Chinese bill and I am wondering what you think of ...
  A: there were nearly a dozen different banks issuing notes at that time. Knowing which one would save ...
old nickels7/21/2008Dan Moore
  Q: I have several rolls of nickels from the 40's thru 50's. They were in my grandfather's things, and ...
  A: Julie, If the coins are circulated, then the outlook is dim. If there are silver nickels (from ...
unknown coin7/20/2008Brad Swain
  Q: Anything that you can add to my limited knowledge of this arabic coin would be greatly appreciated.
  A: that is a copper 1 pysa (1/64 Rupee) from the Tanzania island sultanate of Zanzibar. It is dated ...
Old Chinese Dollar7/20/2008Brad Swain
  Q: In my modest coin and money collection I have a Chinese bill and I am wondering what you think of ...
  A: if it is green and blue and from the Bank of China and features Sun Yat-sen on one side and a junk ...
1973 penny double impression image7/20/2008Dan Moore
  Q: I have a question about a coin my daughter has. It is a 1973D copper penny with the regulaer Lincoln ...
  A: Deb, The 1973-D penny is a manually made novelty item used for advertising. Some businesses would ...
unidentified coin7/20/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I have a silver coin from 1973,I am not sure what country it is from or the denomination of the ...
  A: There were 142 million of these copper-nickel clad copper Swedish 1 Kronor coins featuring King ...
Mexican gold coin?7/20/2008Brad Swain
  Q: Greetings, i have received several gold coins. One of them is the following. First side: Bustier ...
  A: this is an Austrian Empire 100 Corona coin featuring Emperor Franz Joseph I (1848-1916). This coin ...
gold colored quarter7/20/2008Dan Moore
  Q: I've come up with a gold colored quarter. Have never seen anything like it before. Could you tell ...
  A: Larry, Without a first-hand examination, I cannot be 100% sure, BUT ... Most likely you have ...
$1 1896 silver certificate7/20/2008Brad Swain
  Q: I am liquidating the estate of an elderly man we are caring for. I found in his papers a $1 1896 ...
  A: Collector value of a note depends on date, series letter if any, and condition, including amount of ...

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