Coins & Banknotes Valuation Sticky

Del.Monte · 09-05-2016 8:36pm

Hi - Two notes that a friend asked me to check value (if any) on.

I know nothing about them but they are in poor enough condition. Thanks in advance for any info.

CollectorsShop · 10-05-2016 1:21am

Ten grands sounds a bit excessive for these - even at Celtic Tiger prices !!!

Expect to get about €1,200 to €1,300 each at auction.
Their catalogue value is approx. Stg £1,000 each

I'd recommend you either go to Ian Whyte (in Dublin) or Dix Noonan & Webb (in London) with these lovely old Irish banknotes.

The condition is above average for notes of this type. Kilkenny is well collected, so there should be healthy competition amongst the bidders ... and you might get even more if 2 bidders really want them.

Check out Ian's email address at Whytes.ie
and attach the images.

James O'Brien
The Old Currency Exchange

Del.Monte · 10-05-2016 11:10am

CollectorsShop wrote: »

Ten grands sounds a bit excessive for these - even at Celtic Tiger prices !!!

Expect to get about €1,200 to €1,300 each at auction.
Their catalogue value is approx. Stg £1,000 each

I'd recommend you either go to Ian Whyte (in Dublin) or Dix Noonan & Webb (in London) with these lovely old Irish banknotes.

The condition is above average for notes of this type. Kilkenny is well collected, so there should be healthy competition amongst the bidders ... and you might get even more if 2 bidders really want them.

Check out Ian's email address at Whytes.ie
and attach the images.

James O'Brien
The Old Currency Exchange

Thanks for your reply, but which is it €200-300 or €1,200-1,300?

gaelicyoda · 08-08-2016 2:30am

Can I make a suggestion guys to anyone/everyone with the knowledge to compile it?

What I think would be super useful - and maybe even a candidate to be a new sticky - would be a valuation matrix by quality grading for the various types of irish notes so people don't have to trawl through 40+ pages to get the useful info they need, e.g.

Series A (1928-1977)

-----+----------+-----+-----+--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
NOTE |  YEAR(S) | UNC | AU  | EF/GVF | VF  |  F  | VG  |  G  |  P  |
-----+----------+-----+-----+--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
10/- |1928-1960 | ... | ... | ...    | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
10/- |> 1961    | ... | ... | ...    | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
...

Series B (1976-1993)

-----+----------+-----+-----+--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
NOTE |  YEAR(S) | UNC | AU  | EF/GVF | VF  |  F  | VG  |  G  |  P  |
-----+----------+-----+-----+--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 1   |1976      |... | ... | ...    | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
 1   |1977-1992 | ... | ... | ...    | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
 1   |1993      | ... | ... | ...    | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |  
...

Series C (1992-2001)

-----+----------+-----+-----+--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
NOTE |  YEAR(S) | UNC | AU  | EF/GVF | VF  |  F  | VG  |  G  |  P  |
-----+----------+-----+-----+--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 5   |1992      | ... | ... | ...    | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
 5   |1993-2000 | ... | ... | ...    | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
 5   |2001      | ... | ... | ...    | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |  
...

(as an example here for series B & C, I've shown how the first and last years of issue may have different values to the years in between, though I'm not sure that new notes were even printed in the final year of circulation...)

-GY.

gaelicyoda · 08-08-2016 2:53am

CollectorsShop · 08-08-2016 7:19am

Hi,

Yes, I agree with you.

There is a need for individual pages for Irish banknotes.

As I am sure you know, there is quite a bit of work needed to produce these pages.

Also, they need to be updated every year.

AND ... no matter what value one puts on each note / grade / date,
there will be howls of protest at what is too cheap and what is too expensive.

So, try https:// oldcurrencyexchange.com/central-bank-of-ireland-banknotes/

A-Series
This section is complicated, so I am dividing it into x sections
1. Currency Commission of the Irish Free State
2. Currency Commission of Ireland
3. Central Bank of Ireland (sterling issues)
4. Central Bank of Ireland (punt issues)
All of the above are a "work in progress"

B=Series
oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/07/12/obrien-banknote-guide-one-pound-irish-banknote-b-series/
oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/07/13/obrien-banknote-guide-five-pounds-irish-banknote-b-series/
oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/07/02/obrien-banknote-guide-ten-pounds-irish-banknote-b-series/
£20 and £50 guides on the way !

C-Series
oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/06/29/obrien-banknote-guide-five-pounds-irish-banknote-c-series/
oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/06/29/obrien-banknote-guide-ten-pounds-irish-banknote-c-series/
oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/06/29/obrien-banknote-guide-twenty-pounds-irish-banknote-c-series/
£50 and £100 guides on the way !

I hope this is helpful.

J

1moreyr · 14-10-2016 4:17pm

Know of anyone in Limerick who buys coins?

fjon · 03-01-2017 6:10pm

Apologies if this isn't the right place to put this, most of the other coins and notes on here are old ones.
I was looking through some old boxes and found some coins sets that I bought a few years ago. I was wondering are any of these worth anything, or will they ever be? I stopped buying/ collecting these coins a while ago.

Irish UNC Coin sets - 2003-2009, 2003 Special Olympics set, 2007 Treaty of Rome set, San Marino 2006 set

All US State quarters, US $1 Presidential coins 2007 and 2008 (presume these are all just worth face value)

Irish coins:
Special Olympics €5
Special Olympics €10
Skellig Michal €10
Swan €10
2007 €10 Ireland's Celtic culture
€10 Rowan Hamilton
Antarctic Explorers €5

I've had a look on eBay and Done Deal but not sure how reliable that is. Also, if any are worth selling Im not sure what the right place to do this would be.

Blade · 03-01-2017 8:05pm

fjon wrote: »

Apologies if this isn't the right place to put this, most of the other coins and notes on here are old ones.
I was looking through some old boxes and found some coins sets that I bought a few years ago. I was wondering are any of these worth anything, or will they ever be? I stopped buying/ collecting these coins a while ago.

Irish UNC Coin sets - 2003-2009, 2003 Special Olympics set, 2007 Treaty of Rome set, San Marino 2006 set

All US State quarters, US $1 Presidential coins 2007 and 2008 (presume these are all just worth face value)

Irish coins:
Special Olympics €5
Special Olympics €10
Skellig Michal €10
Swan €10
2007 €10 Ireland's Celtic culture
€10 Rowan Hamilton
Antarctic Explorers €5

I've had a look on eBay and Done Deal but not sure how reliable that is. Also, if any are worth selling Im not sure what the right place to do this would be.

As regards the Irish stuff you've listed, there's nothing there that has increased in value except the Antarctic Explorers €5 coin. With the rest you'll be lucky to get your money back.

fjon · 03-01-2017 9:00pm

Thanks, that's helpful, and a bit disappointing. However, i never bought any of it with the intention of making a profit.
What would be the best way to get rid of them if I want to try to at least make my money back?

Blade · 03-01-2017 9:04pm

fjon wrote: »

Thanks, that's helpful, and a bit disappointing. However, i never bought any of it with the intention of making a profit.
What would be the best way to get rid of them if I want to try to at least make my money back?

Well Adverts or ebay or somewhere like that as a dealer will give you very little for them. You could ask a bit more for the Antarctic Explorers €5, maybe 80 Euro.

aonb · 02-02-2017 10:30pm

Hi,
Im looking for a bit of help.
I represent a registered charity. I recently was given a donation of a collection of old coins, by an elderly friend of the family. The proceeds if any, raised from selling these coins, will go to our charity.
The collections consists of a lot (dozens) of British coins - mid 1880's to early 1900's. Some Danish, Norwegian, Indian, Canadian, American, German (some with Nazi symbols), similar dates. How would I go about selling these? I have no idea about coins, and there may be nothing of value in the collection, but any suggestions for how to get some cash for this donation?

mec1 · 11-02-2017 11:35pm

There is a dealer from England called Pam West who co-wrote or edited a book with Jonathan Callaway called Paper Money of Ireland’. If you send scans to her she would let you know. She has a website and is very approachable. Ian Whyte is good also. To list in his auction can be expensive and you can also be charged fees to have a photo in his catalogue, insurance and even a fee if your item does not sell. DNW are also good but you get paid in Sterling along with the auction fees so to convert back into euro is going to cost more.

mec1 · 11-02-2017 11:40pm

to Aonb about your coins. There is a Coin fair in RDS on Feb 18-19 so you could try there to get a dealer to look at them? There is also an ad on adverts.ie from one of the dealers looking to buy silver coins at the moment in the wanted section.

Here's a link: http://www.adverts.ie/12206756

upandover · 12-02-2017 6:31pm

Hi, Was wondering if anyone could take a look at this coin? I was going to put it on ebay but the prices are all over the place

Del.Monte · 12-02-2017 10:08pm

upandover wrote: »

Hi, Was wondering if anyone could take a look at this coin? I was going to put it on ebay but the prices are all over the place

Is it a Sovereign or Half Sovereign?

Go by weight - a Half Sovereign should weigh 3.99 grams and a Sovereign should weigh 7.98 grams.

Then you're talking bullion prices which vary day by day.

According to this site: http://www.scrapgolduk.co.uk a Half Sovereign will get you £111.32 - scrap value and a Sovereign will get you £222.63. That said I sold some I had a while back on eBay and did better than that. I'm sure that someone with more knowledge will be along with a better answer before too long.

upandover · 12-02-2017 11:03pm

Appreciate it Del Monte. It's 7 grams on the kitchen scales so I guess it is a sovereign. Some of the prices online are over a 1000 which I assume is down to condition. Not sure how good the condition is of this one. If it is only worth 200 as scrap I would probably hang onto it

Finbarr Murphy · 07-06-2017 7:09am

upandover wrote: »

Appreciate it Del Monte. It's 7 grams on the kitchen scales so I guess it is a sovereign. Some of the prices online are over a 1000 which I assume is down to condition. Not sure how good the condition is of this one. If it is only worth 200 as scrap I would probably hang onto it

Prices could also be higher for rare dates and/or mintmarks as well as condition like you say.

sdp · 12-06-2017 8:30am

Hi, wonder if anyone can help, Ma has a great British hammered coin (Elizabeth 1) 1582, with POSVI DEVAD IVTORE M:M on it and a flower at back of her head, weighs 3 grams, is it worth anything?
Many thanks

Finbarr Murphy · 12-06-2017 1:40pm

sdp wrote: »

Hi, wonder if anyone can help, Ma has a great British hammered coin (Elizabeth 1) 1582, with POSVI DEVAD IVTORE M:M on it and a flower at back of her head, weighs 3 grams, is it worth anything?
Many thanks

You'll like this

sdp · 13-06-2017 5:04am

Thank you Finbarr,
had I look , its only in fair condition , would you know anywhere in the south east that would be interested in it?
Many thanks

Del.Monte · 13-06-2017 11:47am

Check-out eBay for ideas regarding prices even you don't sell there. You won't get a decent price from an Irish dealer.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311.R3.TR11.TRC1.A0.H0.Xelizabeth+1.TRS0&_nkw=elizabeth+1st+coin&_sacat=0

sdp · 13-06-2017 1:01pm

Thank you, I will

sdp · 15-06-2017 6:53pm

May i say, A Thank you to Finbarr, who has been a great help in sharing information,
thanks a million

L1011 · 28-06-2017 6:04pm

I've absent-mindedly collected about 40 various €2 commemeratives over the years. Before I just spend the damn things are there any that have appreciated even vaguely in value? Presume not. Good circulated condition the lot of them

jlav1 · 29-06-2017 10:33am

Hi guys. I too have some notes and a lot of coins. One of the notes is a £5 ploughmans '31 with serial no. 03nk000443. Some red 10 shillings, '68 £1 note and the likes. Somes of the coins I have are '21, '22, '29 florin and two soverings dated 1873 and 1894. Thats only a few of the coins. I have lots of old irish coins. Don't know where to start about valuations etc. Looking for some pointers!Thanks in advance.

iainBB · 25-07-2017 8:24am

Found this in my collection the other day anyone have ideas what type of air mint error it is and would it be worth anything

Blade · 25-07-2017 6:57pm

iainBB wrote: »

Found this in my collection the other day anyone have ideas what type of air mint error it is and would it be worth anything

Looks like a wire rim error alright, but not a major error so not worth a whole lot.

What's that below the exergue line? Looks like a cud? Hard to see from the pic.

iainBB · 25-07-2017 8:17pm

Blade wrote: »

Looks like a wire rim error alright, but not a major error so not worth a whole lot.

What's that below the exergue line? Looks like a cud? Hard to see from the pic.

Cheers
I think that is a bit of dirt lol that I did not clean off before picture lol

Thankyou

Sam2005 · 03-09-2017 5:16pm

Hi, I found a 1975 £10 note in an old birthday card, just wondering if anyone knows whether it is worth anything over its face value.

Thanks for reading & for any replies.

Sam2005 · 19-09-2017 10:37am

Bump...any opinions?

Thank you

FACECUTTR · 01-11-2017 12:30am

Hi guys.
My dad found some old series b and series c Irish bank notes while renovating his grandmother's house. Could somebody please point me in the direction on where to get them valued or where they can be sold in the Dublin area. There are 10s 20s and 50s.
Thanks for the help.

sceach16 · 01-11-2017 11:31am

FACECUTTR wrote: »

Hi guys.
My dad found some old series b and series c Irish bank notes while renovating his grandmother's house. Could somebody please point me in the direction on where to get them valued or where they can be sold in the Dublin area. There are 10s 20s and 50s.
Thanks for the help.

First thing is that they can be redeemed at the Central Bank .... www.centralbank.ie for details. So irrespective of condition, they are worth face. They may be worth more to a dealer. There are not many with shops/ premises so antique/collectors/coin fairs are helpful. If they are are in very good condition ( crisp,no folds etc),they might be worth a good premium. Try www.whytes.ie for advice.

L1011 · 02-11-2017 8:26pm

Sam2005 wrote: »

Hi, I found a 1975 £10 note in an old birthday card, just wondering if anyone knows whether it is worth anything over its face value.

Thanks for reading & for any replies.

Less than the inflationary value of what it would have been worth to you in 1975 anyway. Its not in fantastic nick so it might get €20 or so.

filbert the fox · 07-11-2017 1:14pm

Sam2005 wrote: »

Hi, I found a 1975 £10 note in an old birthday card, just wondering if anyone knows whether it is worth anything over its face value.

Thanks for reading & for any replies.

Find someone born on 10-Feb-1975 and you could ask for €50?

Anthony O Brien · 27-11-2017 11:29pm

Sam2005 wrote: »

Hi, I found a 1975 £10 note in an old birthday card, just wondering if anyone knows whether it is worth anything over its face value.

Thanks for reading & for any replies.

Without seeing the back of the note and assuming it's the same as the front it's worth €35-€40

ODriscoll · 28-11-2017 8:56pm

Found a few old pennies, any value in coins like this.

Anthony O Brien · 29-11-2017 2:03am

ODriscoll wrote: »

Found a few old pennies, any value in coins like this.

They are photos from an extremely rare error sold on ebay recently that had no info in the title which is why it only made £823

http://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&auc=144&searchlot=1837&searchtype=2

The link above is for one that made £2000 in 2014

ODriscoll · 29-11-2017 12:58pm

Good spot, well done sir at least checking with ebay.
Was not intended to embarrass anyone, as I do not have a clue about error coins. but I do notice people on here as elsewhere routinely dismissing old beat up coppers as worth only a few euros tops.

I purposely asked about error coins first, and left the photos as were so these were easy enough to check if you put the effort in and think a little. but what if I had the ability to change the photos remove the obvious background and shrink to a usual size posted here?? Would any of you genuinely have spotted such a valuable coin? I would not have so not asking as a boaster.

sceach16 · 29-11-2017 1:54pm

ODriscoll wrote: »

Was not intended to embarrass anyone, as I do not have a clue about error coins. but I do notice people on here as elsewhere routinely dismissing old beat up coppers as worth only a few euros tops.

I purposely asked about error coins first, and left the photos as were so these were easy enough to check if you put the effort in and think a little. but what if I had the ability to change the photos remove the obvious background and shrink to a usual size posted here?? Would any of you genuinely have spotted such a valuable coin? I would not have so not asking as a boaster.

I do not see many people dismissing old beat up coppers as worth only a few euros. Most old beat up coppers are not even worth a few cent.

filbert the fox · 29-11-2017 2:36pm

Anthony O Brien wrote: »

Without seeing the back of the note and assuming it's the same as the front it's worth €35-€40

I know what you intended to say but if the back was the same as the front I would say it's worth a lot more !

filbert the fox · 29-11-2017 2:38pm

sceach16 wrote: »

I do not see many people dismissing old beat up coppers as worth only a few euros. Most old beat up coppers are not even worth a few cent.

Everything is worth what someone is prepared to pay. 16 years' ago a 40"Sony flat TV was £2500

ODriscoll · 29-11-2017 2:51pm

sceach16 wrote: »

I do not see many people dismissing old beat up coppers as worth only a few euros. Most old beat up coppers are not even worth a few cent.

Perhaps you hurry your reading or do not read enough or read too much without reading, either way you make a point of literally zilch relevance or learning.
The coin was very worn and had clear damage a typical beat up old copper!
The gent above who unlike the quick to assume and dismiss, took at least the time out to assess, makes that gent at the very least someone to be taken seriously!
The point was - That coin was worth serious money, but would have been dismissed by most all here and probably every other such forum, in the same way almost any investment or antique is so eagerly dismissed, until proven money in it.

sceach16 · 29-11-2017 3:57pm

ODriscoll wrote: »

Perhaps you hurry your reading or do not read enough or read too much without reading, either way you make a point of literally zilch relevance or learning.
The coin was very worn and had clear damage a typical beat up old copper!
The gent above who unlike the quick to assume and dismiss, took at least the time out to assess, makes that gent at the very least someone to be taken seriously!
The point was - That coin was worth serious money, but would have been dismissed by most all here and probably every other such forum, in the same way almost any investment or antique is so eagerly dismissed, until proven money in it.

Congratulations ! U found an example of a typical beat up old copper that wasn't worth just a few euros. So what. The vast bulk (99.9999%) are not worth anything. In any event, the coin U talk about was not dismissed by anyone on this forum. It was rapidly identified for what it was.

This forum provided an excellent and expert response.

You seem to be irritated that your theory was not supported by the response.
Your statement "That coin was worth serious money, but would have been dismissed by most all here and probably every other such forum, in the same way almost any investment or antique is so eagerly dismissed" is very interesting. In general, answers on this and other threads do not support your theory.

Maybe U should start a thread and people could send U questions about any old coin or investment and antique and U could give erudite answers!

Anthony O Brien · 03-12-2017 9:36pm

ODriscoll wrote: »

Good spot, well done sir at least checking with ebay.
Was not intended to embarrass anyone, as I do not have a clue about error coins. but I do notice people on here as elsewhere routinely dismissing old beat up coppers as worth only a few euros tops.

I purposely asked about error coins first, and left the photos as were so these were easy enough to check if you put the effort in and think a little. but what if I had the ability to change the photos remove the obvious background and shrink to a usual size posted here?? Would any of you genuinely have spotted such a valuable coin? I would not have so not asking as a boaster.

I had seen the coin on ebay before you posted the photos here and knew about the error before that but I know what you mean about some posters here quick to say things are rubbish, junk, give it to a charity shop, I haven't posted here in a good while and that's one of the reasons.

okedoke · 13-12-2017 10:56pm

I have a booklet of decimal Irish coins from AIB issued at the time of the euro changeover. Never thought it was worth much until I googled it and saw this thread
https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057171579

Where the same thing was sold at auction for €140 in 2014.

I know nothing about coins, what would the best way of selling this be?

Blade · 16-12-2017 12:02am

okedoke wrote: »

I have a booklet of decimal Irish coins from AIB issued at the time of the euro changeover. Never thought it was worth much until I googled it and saw this thread
https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057171579

Where the same thing was sold at auction for €140 in 2014.

I know nothing about coins, what would the best way of selling this be?

It's true it sold at auction back then for 140 Euro, but at the time it was a little known set and I suspect that two bidders might have got a bit carried away. I have that set myself as I said in that thread but I really don't think you'll get anything like that for it now. You could try putting it on Adverts with evidence of it having fetched 140 Euro and see will anyone bite.

okedoke · 16-12-2017 10:42pm

Thanks Blade - good idea.

I was also amazed it sold for that much - never thought it was worth anything

Blade · 16-12-2017 11:19pm

okedoke wrote: »

Thanks Blade - good idea.

I was also amazed it sold for that much - never thought it was worth anything

It's a pity they didn't have the cop on to NOT glue the damn coins in. Clearly whoever was in charge wasn't a coin collector. I think they were just given out to bank staff for the changeover.

Demosthenese · 08-02-2018 12:18pm

Hi folks,

wondering if anyone can give me a rough price for this coin?

https://imageshack.com/a/img924/7777/1Eydo1.jpg
https://imageshack.com/a/img923/1038/MiCBpY.jpg

Thanks in advance.

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