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QUESTION: thanks for your previous info and time  can you help me with these  thanks  david

ANSWER: The top right coin is a modern re-strike of an Austrian thaler, dated 1780-X. These are quite common and typically sell for bullion or slightly above in great condition.
Top left, the Swedish 4 mark or krone appears to be cleaned, but is in pretty nice condition. The market for early Scandinavian coins is pretty hot, so a value range for your coin is $300-$500 or more. It really depends whether or not the coin is professionally graded and how you plan to sell it. Allowing international bidders would be a must, since most of the high bidders will be Scandinavian.
Middle right is an English penny, value is insignificant in this condition. Middle left is a Republic of China 20 cents or Chiao. These have good values in high grades, your would go for about $5.
Bottom left is a 2 reale cob, the exact mint marks are on the opposite side. I would suggest asking another expert on this one, since they fall out of my range of expertise of 18th to 20th century coins.
As for the bottom right piece, if you can post a follow-up with a picture of the other side I can give you some info.
Thanks again.

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1717 coin
1717 coin  
QUESTION: thanks  here is the back

ANSWER: This is a medal, rather than a coin. I cannot make out the exact inscription to figure out the exact commemoration, but typically such medals go for 25 to 50 euro on the European market.
It's a nice looking medal though, I must say. =)
Thanks again.

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QUESTION: great info  here are some more

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The first three from the top left aer small Panama coins, I believe 1/2 or medio centesimo. In that condition they do not have significant value.
The one after that is a Nazi 5 pfennig 1940-44, in decent condition they are worth a couple dollars, up to about $10 for a perfect coin with no white spots. Coins like this dated 1945 are more valuable.
The top right corner looks like a Thailand 1/8 baht or fuang, which is silver and worth a couple dollars in this low condition. They are pretty expensive in high grade.
The two Prussian coins in the left of the center row are the two from your initial question, please refer to that for the specific info on these.
The two British coins after that may be pennies or halfcrowns, I cannot tell from the picture because they are dark and could be either silver or bronze just by looking at the color. Pennies would not have significant value, half-crowns in those grades would be between $10 and $20 each.
To the right, the 1866 coin is a Belgium silver 2 francs. These are scarce, and even your low grade one may do $20 or so.
Below that, at the bottom right corner is a Mauritius 20 cents, in that grade just a couple dollars. Same goes for the British guiana 4 pence to the left of it. These coins only have good values in excellent condition.
The three at the right of the bottom row are British sixpence coins, worht a couple dolalrs each in this condition as well.
It seems to me that much of this information is already on the flips that the coins are in, someone has jsut covered it over.
Thanks.

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My specialty is world coins from the 18th to 20th centuries, primarily non-US foreign coins and related areas such as errors and exonumia (tokens, medals, etc.). I can answer questions relating to identification, grading, selling, preservation and evaluation of such items. In addition to catalog value, I can give you the practical market value and trends for specific types of coins. I will also take questions regarding counterfeits (both modern and antique) and on how to identify them. I am NOT knowledgeable in paper money/banknotes, ancient or "shipwreck" coins. Thank you.

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Collector of world coins since early childhood. Access to a variety of auction records and reference material. You can also find me on Facebook.

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A.S. in Psychology (2006), B.A. in Forensic Psychology (2008), M.A. in Forensic Psychology (2011).

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