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| GERMAN COINS I GOT FROM MY GRANDFATHER CAN U GIVE ME AN IDEA WHAT THERE WORTH | 7/23/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| qestion | 7/23/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Korea Coins 1966 | 7/23/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| trying to identify a coin | 7/23/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| identify an 1883 dollar coin | 7/23/2008 | Dan 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 ...
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| old chineese coin | 7/23/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| coin collecting | 7/23/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Indian head penny | 7/23/2008 | Joe 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 ...
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| world paper money | 7/23/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| indian coins | 7/23/2008 | Brad 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, ...
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| chinese coin | 7/22/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Question about my Troy Ounce .999 Silver Coin | 7/22/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Kennedy Half | 7/22/2008 | Joe 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 ...
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| mis printed 1963 one dollar bill | 7/22/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| mercury dime | 7/22/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| chinese coin | 7/22/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Country of Origin for this coin | 7/22/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| british coin | 7/22/2008 | Joe 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 ...
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| US silver coin | 7/22/2008 | Joe 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 ...
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| Misprint Morgan Dollar | 7/22/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| 20fr | 7/22/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Old Chinese Dollar | 7/21/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| 1923 peace coin dollar | 7/21/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| 1908 German 100 Marks Paper | 7/21/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| John F. Kennedy Display, half dollar/stamps | 7/21/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| coins | 7/21/2008 | Joe 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 ...
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| How much is a 1937 3 Reich 2 pfennig worth | 7/21/2008 | Brad 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. ...
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| queen victoria coin | 7/21/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| ballistic rolls of US Presidential dollar coins | 7/21/2008 | Dan 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 ...
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| 3/4 cent striats settlements 1801 queen victoria coin | 7/21/2008 | Kevin 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 ...
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| DUTCH GUILDERS | 7/21/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Old Chinese Dollar | 7/21/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| old nickels | 7/21/2008 | Dan 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 ...
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| unknown coin | 7/20/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Old Chinese Dollar | 7/20/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| 1973 penny double impression image | 7/20/2008 | Dan 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 ...
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| unidentified coin | 7/20/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Mexican gold coin? | 7/20/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| gold colored quarter | 7/20/2008 | Dan 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 ...
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| $1 1896 silver certificate | 7/20/2008 | Brad 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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