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Coins & Banknotes Valuation Sticky

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  • Registered Users Posts: 288 ✭✭Thefirestarter


    Always check out eBay to for ideas on valuation...

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=isle+of+man+derby+crown+coin&_sacat=0&_odkw=isle+of+man+crown+coin&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

    Several on here and a few pounds is maximum that you can expect. :)

    Thanks, had a look at the prices. Had the manager from the Bank of Monaco on hold until I got an evaluation:p


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭miss choc


    Hi just wondering if anyone would have a "rough" idea of the value of these coins basing the wear and tear on Sheldon scale

    UK

    11 One Penny/Britannia reverse coins Copper

    6 Queen Victoria one pennies (tainted but can make out writing)
    1863 young Victoria on coin fair
    1896 x2 about good
    1897 x2 about good
    1899 x2 about good

    1 Queen Elizabeth
    1962 very good

    George III
    1799 smooth and tainted

    2 George V
    1912 with Heaton's hallmark about good
    1919 about

    2 dodecagonal shaped /3 stemmed plant on reverse George VI 3p copper
    1942 x2 fine

    USA

    JFK 1964 half dollar very fine 90% Silver

    NORWAY

    1876 25 ore silver crowned design/reverse crowned arms divide date very good


  • Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Minatauro


    Hi,

    I have a 2011 €20 Celtic Cross Gold proof Coin and a 2008 €5 Silver Proof Antarctic Explorer Coin that I was wondering what value they would be now. The Celtic cross is still in demand I believ and there was only 5000 of the explorers so I am curious to know their value.

    Any info would be appreciated thank you.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Minatauro wrote: »
    I have a 2011 €20 Celtic Cross Gold proof Coin and a 2008 €5 Silver Proof Antarctic Explorer Coin

    About 100 Euro and 70 Euro respectively


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    miss choc wrote: »
    Hi just wondering if anyone would have a "rough" idea of the value of these coins basing the wear and tear on Sheldon scale

    UK

    I don't see anything of value in your UK coins. There's little or no value in worn pennies.


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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    sugarman wrote: »
    Irish '66 Pearse 50th anniversary 10 shillings. In display box.

    Depends the type, proof or normal circulation issue, condition and which display box. Best you look up ebay and find similar ones and get your prices that way if you can't post photos.


  • Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭Minatauro


    Blade wrote: »
    About 100 Euro and 70 Euro respectively


    Thanks for the reply. I just saw on adverts a celtic cross selling for €135 and also people looking for about 1,500 for the antarctic double set. I know the gold coin is the main part but I thought the €5 would be more even though it is on its own.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Minatauro wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply. I just saw on adverts a celtic cross selling for €135 and also people looking for about 1,500 for the antarctic double set. I know the gold coin is the main part but I thought the €5 would be more even though it is on its own.

    What people are asking for on Adverts and what they get are two different things. But if you can get 135 Euro for your celtic cross gold coin, I'd sell it there quickly if I was you. Realistically the valuation for the Antarctic double set is closer to 800-900 Euro. I was a moderator on Adverts but I'm not afraid to say that there's some right chancers on there and enough fools who are easily parted with their money and I certainly wouldn't base my valuations from that site.

    In light of what you're saying, why don't you put them up on Adverts and ask for 140 and 100 Euro respectively and let them haggle you down to what you're willing to accept.


  • Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Anthony O Brien


    miss choc wrote: »
    Hi just wondering if anyone would have a "rough" idea of the value of these coins basing the wear and tear on Sheldon scale

    USA

    JFK 1964 half dollar very fine 90% Silver

    NORWAY

    1876 25 ore silver crowned design/reverse crowned arms divide date very good


    the 1964 half dollar would be worth around €8-10
    the 25 ore would really depend on the condition and without seeing could be anywhere from €3-€15

    the english coins are worth very little, mabye €5 for the lot


  • Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭celticcrash


    Hi I am just wondering does anyone know the value of the old irish coin books
    Irish Numismatics. My dad has around 18 different issues of these.
    Is it best to sell them on ebay one at a time or all togeather.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭celticcrash


    heres a pic


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Hi I am just wondering does anyone know the value of the old irish coin books
    Irish Numismatics. My dad has around 18 different issues of these.
    Is it best to sell them on ebay one at a time or all togeather.

    Personally I'd sell them as one lot. Sure, you might get more selling them individually but it's a hell of a lot more time consuming and not worth it for the money you're talking about. The likes of these sell for around 2 to 4 euro each. In fact the easiest thing might be to bring them to any coin dealer and try and get as much as possible for them, try to aim for 2 to 3 Euro each.


  • Registered Users Posts: 19 mickc10


    HI all, Just wanted to ask some advice off posters.

    Basically, I was given some vintage Irish notes as a gift for my 21st some years and wondered were they worth anything? I have about 15 - 20 different notes dated from the 50s & 60s made up of varying amounts of 10 Pound / 5 Pound / 1 Pound / 10 Shilling & 3 English £5 Notes (which are not dated).

    Heading to the Euros which is costing a bomb so wondered if someone might firstly have some guess on how much they might be worth and secondly, have some advice on the best way to go about selling them. Cheers in advance.


  • Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭whiteley91


    Hey i was doing some cleaning and i came across this? I have no idea where it came from or what it is! Any help with it would be nice!
    Thanks
    7215497850_b1c7b1297a.jpg
    Picture 001 by b_whiteley91, on Flickr

    7215500100_f7fe99cb33.jpg
    Picture 002 by b_whiteley91, on Flickr


  • Registered Users Posts: 35 Szarik102


    This is a Pis Bolong, from Bali. They are used in burial and cremation rites.
    The Dublin Coin Stall in Stephen's Green Centre used to sell them around 15 years ago.


  • Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭whiteley91


    Oh right that's cool! Think it be worth anything or just one of those things that i should just hang onto?


  • Registered Users Posts: 35 Szarik102


    I doubt if it is worth anything significant. A couple of Euro maybe. Hundreds of them were around at the time.
    Probably better to just hang onto it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 23 Decka


    I have had this in a drawer in my house for i don't know how long, i know nothing about it but have always wanted to get it looked at.. any opinions? is it real? is it worth anything?

    COIN1.jpg

    COIN2.jpg

    COIN3.jpg


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Decka wrote: »
    I have had this in a drawer in my house for i don't know how long, i know nothing about it but have always wanted to get it looked at.. any opinions? is it real? is it worth anything?

    It's a Roman coin turned into some sort of decorative object which is unclear to determine as whatever was on the back appears to be broken off. It was probably some sort of brooch done in Victorian times. They did use real coins at the time so it's probably a real coin but I would need a much closer look at that bust side to determine if it is or not.

    The fact that the ornament as a whole is incomplete and the coin itself from a numismatic stand point is effectively destroyed, the entire object wouldn't have much value and you're unlikely to get much from a dealer for it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 23 Decka


    Blade wrote: »
    Decka wrote: »
    I have had this in a drawer in my house for i don't know how long, i know nothing about it but have always wanted to get it looked at.. any opinions? is it real? is it worth anything?

    It's a Roman coin turned into some sort of decorative object which is unclear to determine as whatever was on the back appears to be broken off. It was probably some sort of brooch done in Victorian times. They did use real coins at the time so it's probably a real coin but I would need a much closer look at that bust side to determine if it is or not.

    The fact that the ornament as a whole is incomplete and the coin itself from a numismatic stand point is effectively destroyed, the entire object wouldn't have much value and you're unlikely to get much from a dealer for it.


    Thanks, I appreciate the reply. Can you recommend somewhere for me to bring it so as to have it valued/authenticated?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2 Dyson14


    Hi

    I have a coin that I dug up out of the garden.

    It is from 1935, has a picture of a man wearing a fedora on one side & a big curved sword on the other, the writing is all in Hebrew or Arabic....

    I have typed the description of it into google but came back with nothing. Anyone any ideas?

    I'd post a picture if I knew how


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭WIZE


    can anyone value old American bonds here?


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Decka wrote: »
    Thanks, I appreciate the reply. Can you recommend somewhere for me to bring it so as to have it valued/authenticated?

    Not off the top of my head, no. I don't know anyone here who specialises in Roman coins and on top of that, it's not really just a coin anymore for the reasons I gave in my last post, it would be hard to value it. If the addition to the coin was made during Roman times it would be much more valuable than if it was added during say Victorian times. I would recommend you discuss it with an expert on Roman antiquities from the UK.

    I could certainly give you an educated assessment as to whether I think the coin itself is real if you supply sharp high res photos of both sides.


  • Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Anthony O Brien


    Blade wrote: »
    Not off the top of my head, no. I don't know anyone here who specialises in Roman coins and on top of that, it's not really just a coin anymore for the reasons I gave in my last post, it would be hard to value it. If the addition to the coin was made during Roman times it would be much more valuable than if it was added during say Victorian times. I would recommend you discuss it with an expert on Roman antiquities from the UK.

    I could certainly give you an educated assessment as to whether I think the coin itself is real if you supply sharp high res photos of both sides.

    looking at the photos there the it looks in far too good condition to be genuine, it looks to be EF which is extremely rare in roman coins, if it was the real deal it would have been underground for around 1500 years, it should show more wear than what it does, on top of that if it was used as a brooch`or whatever, possibly a button? it would have wear and tear from being used
    to me it looks like a 1950's made to look old piece, i could be wrong tho


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    looking at the photos there the it looks in far too good condition to be genuine, it looks to be EF which is extremely rare in roman coins, if it was the real deal it would have been underground for around 1500 years, it should show more wear than what it does, on top of that if it was used as a brooch`or whatever, possibly a button? it would have wear and tear from being used
    to me it looks like a 1950's made to look old piece, i could be wrong tho

    Agreed for the most part, though I do have some pretty sharp EF Roman coins here. If the coin itself is fake I would tend to agree that it's probably from the 50's onwards. AFAIK the Victorians used real coins to make objects like this. It's hard to tell from the photos provided, ideally you'd want the coin in your hand, you'd want to see the colour too which is hard to tell from the pics. The fact that the edges of the coin are no longer visible doesn't help either, but there are other tell tale signs available if we had a closer look, beeding, pitting, flow lines from striking etc.


  • Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Anthony O Brien


    from the photos it looks like a brass piece trying to be gold, and gold wears very quickly
    the colour just doesnt look right for a bronze coin, if polished should look like this
    http://www.johnbmcnamara.com/cpr056.htm
    and if unpolished for 100 or so years should be much darker

    the bust just really looks too sharp


  • Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Anthony O Brien


    WIZE wrote: »
    can anyone value old American bonds here?

    put up some photos here
    or even some details
    date, value and company is all that would really be needed
    there can be massive differences in values

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1888-East-Pennsylvania-Railroad-Bond-Stock-Certificate-/250881293946?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a69b0be7a

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beech-Creek-Railroad-Company-Bond-Stock-Certificate-Pennsylvania-/250909403463?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6b5da947


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    the colour just doesnt look right for a bronze coin,

    You're right, the colour doesn't look right for any Roman coin, that's why I mentioned colour, but I have to give the benefit of the doubt that it might be their camera or my screen. For colour/tone you really need the item in your hand, but the other signs should be easily spotted from some close up pics. I'm quite familiar with Imperial Roman coins and should there be any doubt here the OP is welcome to drop it up to me in Dublin for a closer look. You're probably right in it being a late forgery but I don't want to jump to conclusions without a closer look. Either way I wouldn't hold much hope in it having any significant value.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 barbara123456


    Hi can anybody tell me if there are any collectors in Co. Galway ?

    Thanks


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1 aidso79


    Hi would anyone be able to tell me the value of these notes.

    The Central Bank of Ireland £20 dated 24-3-76
    The Central Bank of Ireland £10 dated 02-12-76
    The Central Bank of Ireland £10 dated 10-02-75

    Thanks
    Adrian


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