What would be a good reference book?

[cpm9ball]

I stopped at a garage sale last weekend and the homeowner had several thousand coins from more than sixty countries. They are all raw and separated by country; some of them are in plastic medicine bottles while others are in envelopes. They are all circulated coins. I paid him $50 for everything. To me, it was worth it just for the fun of sorting through them. So far, the oldest date I have found is 1866.

 

I'm in the process of mounting them and I need a good reference book that, literally, "spans the globe". Any suggestions?

 

Chris

[MTHead-migration]

Borrow a Krause Standard Catalog Of World Coins from your local library. You'll be able to ID your haul and get a general idea of the values. For coins dated before 1901 you'll have to get the 19th Century version. Enjoy!

[satootoko]

That's too much work for a litesider. Just send them to me - double your money and save the effort.

[cpm9ball]

That's too much work for a litesider. Just send them to me - double your money and save the effort.

 

Roy, that's awfully considerate but I'm enjoying my

 

R E T I R E M E N T too!

 

Since I'm already here and I haven't gotten the Krause book yet, can anyone tell me anything about........

 

1886 Canadian one cent? It's copper and larger than a U.S. quarter.

 

1917 British 3 (I assume Pence)? It's either silver or another white metal and is about three-fourths the size of a U.S. dime.

 

Roy, I need to get in touch with Kunihiko Takahashi. He's a professional pool player in Japan. Any connections?

 

Chris

 

PS. There are about a dozen Japanese coins, but half of them are no good. They have holes in the middle of them.

[satootoko]

Roy, I need to get in touch with Kunihiko Takahashi. He's a professional pool player in Japan. Any connections?

The only Takahshi I know is an attorney with offices in Tokyo and Los Angeles. I don't know any pool sharks there.

There are about a dozen Japanese coins, but half of them are no good. They have holes in the middle of them.

I assume you're joking, and already know that aside from the pre-Meiji coins with square holes (about which I am the world's #3 non-expert, there are 5 and 10 sen, and 5 and 10 yen coins worth more than $50 Unc.

[MTHead-migration]

"Since I'm already here and I haven't gotten the Krause book yet, can anyone tell me anything about........

 

1886 Canadian one cent? It's copper and larger than a U.S. quarter."

 

1886 One Cent - KM 7

1,500,000 minted in bronze ( 0.95 copper, 0.04 tin, 0.01 zinc ).

Weight is 5.67 grams.

Diameter is 25.4 mm (1inch).

Edge is plain.

Medal alighnment.

 

Retail value ranges from $3.75US in VG to $350US in MS63.

[cpm9ball]

There are about a dozen Japanese coins, but half of them are no good. They have holes in the middle of them.

I assume you're joking, and already know that aside from the pre-Meiji coins with square holes (about which I am the world's #3 non-expert, there are 5 and 10 sen, and 5 and 10 yen coins worth more than $50 Unc.

 

Yes, I was joking. What you have just told me, here, is now the sum total of my knowledge of Japanese coins. The problems I have with them is that 1) I can't read Japanese and 2) there are no dates on the coins. If they can put a "5 Sen" or "10 Yen" on a coin, why can't they put a date on it that everyone can read?

 

Chris

[satootoko]

there are no dates on the coins.

Actually, with two exceptions every Japanese coin minted from 1870 on has been dated - in Japanese.

 

If they can put a "5 Sen" or "10 Yen" on a coin, why can't they put a date on it that everyone can read?

Just about every Japanese person over the age of 6 (who isn't blind) can read the dates.