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Hi Brad,
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My Husband and I just got married and moving into our first house. Today while I was unpacking I noticed a small metal box hidden in the pantry. It was full of coins. Since I can only send one picture... (Plus don't want to overload you with questions)... I'll start with the oldest one. It is a mexican 1916 5 centavos (cent). It is a dull brown but it still has a lot of detail. I would love to know more about it and what it might be worth.
I'm so excited I found all these coins I wished I could just send them all to you. there is about $2 worth of wheat back pennies and other old coins from like Australia, Argentina and Japan (I think). So I'll keep in touch with you. :) thanks for any info you can give. Have a wonderful day, Angela
Hi Angela, There were 2.86 million of the Mexican 5 centavos minted in Mexico City (Mo) that year. It may be worth about $1 to $5 with that amount of wear depending on amount of wear and collector demand.
You might also try a library for a copy of the Guidebook of United States Coins and Standard Catalog of World Coins for pictures, values and lots more interesting info.
World coin pictures and some values may be found here: http://worldcoingallery.com/index.htm ,
http://www.coinarchives.com/ , http://omnicoin.com/search/ , http://allnumis.com/ , and http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis.jsp .
U.S. coin prices for professionally graded coins: http://www.pcgs.com/prices/
and ungraded coins: http://www.bestcoin.com/united-states-coin-pricing-guide.htm .
Ungraded coins (raw) are worth less depending on amount of wear and collector demand.
You might also try a library for a copy of the Guidebook of United States Coins for pictures, values and lots more interesting info.
Brad
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Coin and Paper Money Collecting
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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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