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hello, my son bought some foreign coins for his collection and there is one coin he cannot identify. could you please help. i have attached a picture for you to look at
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Hi Stephen, it is a copper 25 cents from Ethiopia featuring Emperor Haile Selassie (1930-74). There were 30 million issued in 1952-53. It is worth about .25 with that amount of wear.
World coin pictures and some values may be found here: http://worldcoingallery.com/index.htm ,
http://www.coinarchives.com/ , and http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis.jsp .
He might also try a library for a copy of the Standard Catalog of World Coins for pictures, values and lots more interesting info.
Brad
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Brad Swain
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I have been a World Coin and Paper Money collector since about 1965. 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
45 years collecting coins and paper money.
Education/Credentials
BA History, BA Geography - Virginia Tech
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