Expert: Brad Swain - 6/1/2007

Question
Today my father pulled out his old coins and gave them to me, i was shocked to see some of thes coins, can you pleas help, Brad i did some reshetching on the nett but i could not understand what some of the coins have on them in wrightings.  

Vittorio Emanuele III Regno D' Italia L . 5 *R* 1901

Gioacchino Napoleone 1813 Regno delle Due Sicilie 5 . Lire

Vittorio Emanuele II 1859 dio protegge L' Italia bolocna L. 5

UMBERTO I R.E D' ITALIA . 1891 Colonia Eritrea L 5 Tallero

VITTORIO EMANUELE II 1873 REGNO D' ITALIA R L.5

VITTORIO EMANVELE III RE D' ITALIA 1914 L.5 this coin has other small wrightings that i dont know on the back side of it.

on the frant side of this coin says FRANC .IOS. L. D. G . AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR and the back side says LOD. ILL . REX A .A. 1878 HVNGAR . BOHEM . GAL . 1FL

VITT. EM . III . RE. D'ITALIA. 1927 L.10 this coin allso has other small wrightings on the back side with an R on the right side of it and on the left small wrightings.

On the front side of this coin it says ITALIA and at the botem of it the year 1924 on the back side of it has something like an armour or something like it with the name BVONO DA L.1

I have 3 years of this coin a 1924 1925 1926 with the name BVONO DA LIRE 2 on the back side, and on the front side of thes coins

the name VITTORIO . EMANVELE.III.RE.D'ITALIA.



STATO DELLA CITTA DEL VATICANO LIRE1 and on the back side at the botem of the coin there is two dates 1933 and 1934 with the wrightings PIVS .XI . PONT MAX . AN .IVB.

on the front side of this coin says

GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX

and on the back side says FID : DEF : IND:IMP 1947 ONE .SHILLING


on the front side of this coin

ELIZABETH.II DG.REG FD 1977 and on the back side of this coin there is a crown and a dove with flower vains all over it



on the front side of this coin has the wrightings SILVER 1952 1977 JUBILEE

H.M.QUEEN ELIZABETH II and on the back side of this coin says CELEBEATING THE SILVER JUBILEE OF H.M.QUEEN ELIZABETH II  

Answer
Hi Dug,
Collector value of a coin depends on date, mint mark (if any), number minted and condition of a coin, including amount of wear, any dents, scratches or cleaning as well as collector demand for it.
You might also try a library for a copy of the Standard Catalog of World Coins for pictures, values and lots more interesting info.

King Vittorio Emanuele III (1900-46), Italy, 5 Lire, Rome mint, 1901, should weigh 25 grams if genuine and would contain .7234 of an ounce of silver, only 114 minted and worth $10000+ so this is likely a counterfeit or copy.

Gioacchino Napoleone (1808-15), 1813, Naples & Sicily, 5 Lire, should also weigh 25 grams if genuine and would contain .7234 of an ounce of silver, worth $50+, possibly a counterfeit.

Vittorio Emanuele II (1849-78), 1859, Sardinia, Italy bologna L. 5, should also weigh 25 grams if genuine and would contain .7234 of an ounce of silver, worth $25+, possibly a counterfeit.

UMBERTO I ITALIA 1891 Eritrea 5 Lire=1 Tallero, should weigh 28.125 grams if genuine and would contain .8139 of an ounce of silver, worth $25-$1000, possibly a counterfeit.

VITTORIO EMANUELE II 1873 ITALIA Rome 5 Lire, should also weigh 25 grams if genuine and would contain .7234 of an ounce of silver, worth $200+, possibly a counterfeit.

VITTORIO EMANUELE III ITALIA 1914 5 Lire, should also weigh 25 grams if genuine and would contain .7234 of an ounce of silver, worth $250+, possibly a counterfeit.

Emperor FRANZ JOSEPH (1848-1916) AUSTRIA 1878 1 FLORIN, should weigh 12.34 grams if genuine and would contain .3571 of an ounce of silver, worth about $4-$25.

VITTORIO EMANUELE III ITALY 1927 10 Lire Rome, should weigh 10 grams if genuine and would contain .2684 of an ounce of silver, worth about $5-$80

ITALY 1924 1 Lira, made of nickel, worth .50-$15.

1924 1925 1926 2 LIRE, made of nickel, worth .50-$25 (1924-25) and $2-$150 (1926).

VATICAN CITY 1 LIRE 1933-1934 POPE PIVS XI (1922-39), made of nickel, worth $1-$20.

Great Britain, King George VI (1936-52), 1947, ONE SHILLING, copper-nickel, worth .10-$5.

Great Britain, 25 Pence, copper-nickel, 1952-1977 SILVER JUBILEE OF H.M.QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1952-), worth $1 or less.

Brad