THE NEW COIN CLUB
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| 7401 | Welcome to the Coin Club. We are an assortment of newbies and oldbies, amateurs and experts with questions and answers for oldbies and newbies, amateurs and experts in coin collecting, also known as numismatics. Whether you are just getting started, have been collecting for years or have simply found some old coins about the place that you’d like to sell, this is the place to ask your questions. No one has all the answers, and you may get five differing answers to the same question, yet each may be right in a manner of speaking, especially if opinions are involved. Opinions often vary. If you receive no answer to your query within 48 hours, please ask again. translateltd - 2016-03-17 18:14:00 |
| 7402 | This message was deleted. jantar - 2016-03-17 20:18:00 |
| 7403 | Hi all. Have a collection of coins - you know the ones, in a shoe box from my father. Various countries and dates late 1800-1950. What is the best way to identify those that don't have country on them? I wish to start listing them - should I clean them? How do I find out if they are even worth listing? Thanks for you help. doodle50 - 2016-03-18 13:46:00 |
| 7404 | don't clean them, leave that to the experts!! dtpapa - 2016-03-18 14:08:00 |
| 7405 | An uncirc [insert relevant year here] florin is indeed very rare. However, the coin you have pictured is to uncirc as a turd is to a pavlova cake with plenty of cream on top! dtpapa - 2016-03-18 14:10:00 |
| 7406 | doodle50 wrote:
They should pretty much all have a country name on them (except the UK) - it just depends on what language it's in :-) Big catalogues like Krause ("Standard Catalog of World Coins") have a picture guide to help with some of the unfamiliar ones. If you're really stuck, post some pics here and I'm sure someone will help pin them down for you. translateltd - 2016-03-18 18:03:00 |
| 7407 | Hi there. I have inherited a 2litre container full of old coins. Mostly shillings with a few others in there. It feels to daunting to even try and sort as I have no idea what they are or value. Who would I go to without getting taken for a ride? I'm in Christchurch huminbird - 2016-03-18 18:21:00 |
| 7408 | Thanks. doodle50 - 2016-03-18 20:16:00 |
| 7409 | Post photos by uploading them under My Photos under My TradeMe. Get the full-sized photo on your screen, then cut and paste the address into a post here. Caution: Opinions here may vary. Here are some handy websites: For UK coins: Here's a nice all-rounder: Bear in mind the prices on these sites are often better thought of as insurance replacement values. On TradeMe, plan to get maybe half as much if interest is moderate and people show up on the day. Taking good photos is IMPORTANT, so hone your skills if you're not already good at taking close-ups of small things. More could be said on the topic if you want additional advice on photography. If you are having trouble identifying a particular coin, type text from it into a search engine with quotes around the text and the word coin after that something like this: Should make some headway doing that. echoriath - 2016-03-19 23:31:00 |
| 7410 | Thankyou doodle50 - 2016-03-20 16:21:00 |
| 7411 | Taking good photos isn't really so important here on trademe. It is much more so on ebay, where your typical coin buyer is very educated. However, in here most buyers are thick as p!gsh!t, and couldn't tell the difference between a nice AU or UNC coin and a piece of crap if it bit them on the arse. Just make frequent use of words such as stunning, absolutely stunning, rare, very rare, etc and you're more than likely to hook a few dimwits. dtpapa - 2016-03-20 18:02:00 |
| 7412 | huminbird wrote:
Do you want to sell them or are you trying to value them for insurance purposes? Those are two significantly different situations. echoriath - 2016-03-20 22:10:00 |
| 7413 | Maybe someone can answer this. Amongst a large number of buffalo nickels, I have got one that a) extremely shiny, almost mirror like. b) buffalo "normal" and c) the indian has absolutely no hair, plats/feathers. Only his face, year 1937 and word liberty, superopa - 2016-03-21 18:34:00 |
| 7414 | https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/462925100.jpg Hope this works superopa - 2016-03-21 18:55:00 |
| 7415 | Gonna need to see a photo. If it's just really worn and then been cleaned, odds are it's worth only its weight in copper & nickel. If it's an error, that's something we can only say by looking at it. In the absence of a photo, take a look at this and scroll to the images to the left until you find a number from 1-70 that looks a bit like your one: http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Buffalo/Grades echoriath - 2016-03-21 18:56:00 |
| 7416 | Oh, just saw the photo. So I would grade the reverse VF (20), though it has a lot of surface scratching. It's hard to tell what's going on on the front. Any chance of taking another photo of the front? Make sure you're pressing the button half-way before taking the picture to ensure that the camera can focus first. Also be certain that it's on Macro (the reverse looks like it is), and make sure the flash is off. Edited by echoriath at 7:07 pm, Mon 21 Mar echoriath - 2016-03-21 19:02:00 |
| 7417 | Thanks Echoriath, I have just tried to upload a picture as per your previous instructions, I hope It works, from my end, it appears to be working. Please have a look. superopa - 2016-03-21 19:03:00 |
| 7418 | Will try again superopa - 2016-03-21 19:04:00 |
| 7419 | https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/462928505.jpg How's that, Can't get it any better than this. Thanks superopa - 2016-03-21 19:13:00 |
| 7420 | If this remains a mystery coin than I will probably include this one in my current listing, too many coins to go through. This one just sat at the back of one of the books. superopa - 2016-03-21 19:18:00 |
| 7421 | Hmmm, very hard to tell what happened here, but my best guess based on the photo is oil in the die. Either that, or some sort of seriously broken die. Compared to a similar one that looks normal, is this coin noticeably thinner or thicker than those? It is possible that the damage happened post-production, and if this is the case, normally there's counter-wear on the other side, or the coin may be bent. echoriath - 2016-03-21 19:18:00 |
| 7422 | some sort of hobo nickel? dtpapa - 2016-03-21 19:23:00 |
| 7423 | Echoriath: I have put another nickel next to it asnd they appear to be equally thickness at the edges/rim. superopa - 2016-03-21 19:28:00 |
| 7424 | My observation is that hobo nickels tend to be done to create a fairly specific visual effect. If that's more clear looking at it in your hand, that may be what it is. From the photo, it looks quite muddled, which leads me to think damage. The internet can tell you more about hobo nickels than I can. It would be important to authenticate it before advertising it as such. ETA: Sorry, I initially read the hobo nickel suggestion as yours, superopa, rather than dtpapa's, but the gist remains the same. Edited by echoriath at 7:37 pm, Mon 21 Mar echoriath - 2016-03-21 19:32:00 |
| 7425 | I will say this in support of it being some kind of intentional thing: the way the line follows the hair suggests it was done for some kind of intentional effect. It almost looks like he's wearing some kind of helmet. FWIW, I've looked at a fair few Buffs, and I've not seen anything like it. I've seen a fair few die cracks and a lot more lamination flaws, as well as poorly mixed copper and nickel, showing streaks of copper. I have something similarish to yours with a Walking Lib Half that I suspect was caused by oil, but the damage is not nearly as pronounced. Edited by echoriath at 7:59 pm, Mon 21 Mar echoriath - 2016-03-21 19:57:00 |
| 7426 | Hard to say without seeing the actual coin but from the pics it could be a hobo nickel, with the design cut away to create the impression of a bonnet or similar headgear. If it's really shiny it's possible some sort of high-speed polishing/cutting tool was used. translateltd - 2016-03-21 21:27:00 |
| 7427 | Does anyone know what the worth of this would be? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/463365998.jpg Thanks cashintheattic - 2016-03-23 12:13:00 |
| 7428 | cashintheattic wrote:
Have sent you a direct reply. The John Bertrand Price Guide & Checklist might be handy to have on the shelf :-) translateltd - 2016-03-23 13:48:00 |
| 7429 | Yes I need to invest in some of the books... cashintheattic - 2016-03-23 13:51:00 |
| 7430 | how do you get coins to T.M. purchasers when NZPO dont allow postage celtic15 - 2016-03-23 16:54:00 |
| 7431 | celtic15 wrote:
You don't tell NZP and just hide the coins as carefully as you can. Put them between cardboard so they can't be felt through the envelope, and make sure they don't rattle or move about (as long as you don't actually put tape on the coins themselves). translateltd - 2016-03-23 17:19:00 |
| 7432 | https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/463531519.jpg doodle50 - 2016-03-23 20:00:00 |
| 7433 | celtic15 wrote:
"You Can" post anything you want really providing it is not hazardous, toxic, illegal etc however if it is lost / stolen or they decided to check your letter/parcel they can choose to dispose of it with no compensation and could charge for the great service they have provided. If you look at the restricted items section of NZPost they can claim that anything sold in the Antiques / collectibles section of trademe is prohibited. The odd thing is they have limits of under and over certain values but both sections are still listed a prohibited. But do not forget "You Can" still post a letter it is just not economical to do so especially with the minimum price increasing in a few months Edited by mudeki at 8:04 pm, Wed 23 Mar mudeki - 2016-03-23 20:02:00 |
| 7434 | doodle50 wrote:
First on the left is Japanese 10 yen coin However I could be wrong as I do not collect this stuff mudeki - 2016-03-23 20:24:00 |
| 7435 | Middle is Chinese. Have a look on this link for your coin but take your time as there can be very minor differences on some. http://www.sportstune.com/chinese/coins/shunchih.html wasgonna - 2016-03-23 20:48:00 |
| 7436 | nz post don't care if you post coins, they just wont compensate you if they are lost. dtpapa - 2016-03-23 20:56:00 |
| 7437 | celtic15 wrote:
I have not been selling coins for most of a couple of years now, but what I found worked really well was to use breakfast cereal or cracker boxes and cut them into a shape similar to an envelope, but considerably smaller (50 x 100 mm folded up, depending on the number of coins). Use a small ziploc bag (like 50 x 50 mm) which can be gotten cheaply from a packaging store, or for free from things like hardware packaging (e.g., door lock assemblies, etc.). Put the coin in the bag, tape the bag inside the cardboard, then fold it into the envelope shape and tape it shut. I would do it with the unprinted side out and include the address of the recipient. I also printed the packing slip if they gave me their address through TM and trifold it with the address on the outside. The cardboard envelope goes into the packing slip with the ends taped shut. Then that goes into the main envelope. May seem like overkill, but I would sit and cut out the cardboard bits whilst watching TV or something. FWIW, never lost a single coin that I sent, though a few that were sent to me had trouble, even from some pretty practised traders. echoriath - 2016-03-23 21:02:00 |
| 7438 | doodle50 wrote:
As the others have said. The Chinese one in the middle is upside down in both pics, btw, so turning it round will help with ID against pictures on-line or in catalogues. Period of 1661-1722, Emperor K'ang-Hsi (Kangxi in modern spelling). translateltd - 2016-03-23 23:22:00 |
| 7439 | it's off to the US of A!!! 1052684161 tee-hee!! dtpapa - 2016-03-24 13:32:00 |
| 7440 | Best of luck to him. He went on by "Do not buy from list" a few years ago. echoriath - 2016-03-24 16:15:00 |
| 7441 | Pity about the fingerprints on the coin kiwialan - 2016-03-24 20:01:00 |
| 7442 | Very true, kiwialan. I mentioned that to him years ago. He stopped for a while. I'm less fussed about lower grade coins, though a print is a print. Having seen this on the phone first, I've taken a proper look on the home computer. He's in for a bitter shock when he finds out it's only CAU-55 or thereabouts. That wear on the chain mail will keep it off the UNC list. The eagle's chest feathers would also tell more if they weren't washed out and if focus did not weaken at the lower left of the image, but c'est la vie. echoriath - 2016-03-24 22:15:00 |
| 7443 | one should always avoid putting their sticky fingers on a CHOICE BU FULL HEAD STANDING LIBERTY QUARTER!!! Edited by dtpapa at 7:28 am, Fri 25 Mar dtpapa - 2016-03-25 07:27:00 |
| 7444 | translateltd wrote:
Thanks . doodle50 - 2016-03-25 07:34:00 |
| 7445 | doodle50 wrote:
Unlikely. They were made in their millions and I think yours is a common mint (one of the Peking ones? I'd need to double-check). They're often found around NZ in goldfields etc, too. I saw some K'ang-hsi cash on TM a couple of days ago for $5 or so, which sounds about the maximum for common reigns and mints to me. translateltd - 2016-03-25 08:11:00 |
| 7446 | wasgonna wrote:
Or indeed this link :-) There are many more mints than the three illustrated here, but the one being asked about here appears to be the Board of Revenue (Peking) one at the top. translateltd - 2016-03-25 10:00:00 |
| 7447 | many thanks - I guess they can go back in the shoe box doodle50 - 2016-03-25 16:20:00 |
| 7448 | Hope everyone had a safe weekend! echoriath - 2016-03-28 21:07:00 |
| 7449 | echoriath wrote:
I'm still here in one piece :-) Stayed home, which helps ... last weekend I made it to the northern inter-club get-together in Tauranga - good to catch up with some of the TM regulars. Just a pity I had to duck away early to try and get home before it got too late. Must book an extra night next time. translateltd - 2016-03-29 08:14:00 |
| 7450 | What happens if you stay out too late? wasgonna - 2016-03-29 11:22:00 |
