Coolest coins under $10

Just curious to see what you guys think are some cool coins I could purchase on eBay for under 10 or 20 dollars. I'm looking to grow my collection but don't exactly have a lot of money since I'm a highschooler    . Any criteria works - coolest design, oldest, historic value, etc.

I have many cool 100+ year old silver and copper coins that are worth under 10 usd even romans if you want we can do a swap, I can also sell

Jrseck4,

As a high school student myself, I began building my collection with a bulk lot purchase on eBay.  There are some cool and interesting coins you can discover through this method.  However, there are also plenty of interesting coins you can swap or buy from members on Numista.  

I sometimes just scroll through the Numista catalogue to find interesting coins.  

I like Mexico 20 Centavos. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces959.html. Even though it is worthless, it looks really good.

Quote: nthnI like Mexico 20 Centavos. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces959.html. Even though it is worthless, it looks really good.

That is a nice looking coin. Adding that to my wishlist!

And that is what I like about coins and collecting. I currently have 1046 different types of coins from 111 countries (plus about 20 or so I'm yet to catalogue), and I reckon I've spent over $10 on a single coin only 4 or 5 times.
A great many "cool" coins can be found in bulk lots, which also helps with building a collection.

Oh, also this one. I have both. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5824.html

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic20397.html#p160857

 There was that topic on low value coins two years ago.
Welcome to the site also.  

Southern Rhodesian coins are pretty cool

halfpenny - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/elf-Southern-Rhodesia-1-2-Penny-1951-George-VI-/371316342140?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56742dbd7c

penny - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/U-K-Southern-Rhodesia-1-Penny-1939-/251923070768?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa7c8ff30

threepence - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1932-3-Pence-Southern-Rhodesia-Coin-92-5-Sterling-Silver-Bullion-/321739819597?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item4ae9300a4d

sixpence - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/lp-SOUTHERN-RHODESIA-1948-6-Pence-George-VI-/271853286631?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f4bb7f4e7

shilling - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Southern-Rhodesia-One-Shilling-1949-/121632115922?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c51d6ccd2

2 shillings - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SOUTHERN-RHODESIA-GEORGE-VI-1947-2-SHILLINGS-SABLE-ANTELOPE-/261837948541?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf6c2067d

$10 to $20 can buy you some interesting large silver coins from around the world. If I spend that amount on a coin, I find that I'm happiest if it's a really hefty one.

My recommendations go out to the British Commonwealth - you could try hunting down some South African 5-shilling coins (although it will take a bit of work), or some Canadian silver dollars. (The Canadian dollars are going for very, very cheap - our dollar is plunging so we have barely experienced a drop in silver prices. If you have US dollars you will be able to find some nice deals.) Alternatively, find some slightly smaller British silver, like the New Zealand half crowns or Australian florins.

Then there are European large silver coins - most countries issued at least one medium-to-large silver coin for circulation after WWII. Because they are not so expensive but often display the best work of their respective mints, I consider some of these "must-haves" in any collection. (That doesn't mean I actually have them... I'm still looking for that reasonably priced Italian 500L and some of the French ones are only common in France.)

- Germany (West) - 5 mark

- Austria - Any 50-schilling coin

- Spain - 100 pesetas

- France - 5 francs, 10 francs, 50 francs, or even 100 francs

- Italy - 500 lire

And so on. There are also some cheaper silver commemoratives from countries behind the Iron Curtain.

An example of a cheap silver 10 Francs:
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Francia-France-10-francs-1968-Silver-Dupre-/321740383598?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_146&hash=item4ae938a56e

Quote: Lotus07An example of a cheap silver 10 Francs:
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Francia-France-10-francs-1968-Silver-Dupre-/321740383598?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_146&hash=item4ae938a56e

lol, I bought at an auction the 10 franc 1932 for 2.63

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces687.html

Fiji firs Dollar coin,
and also  New Guinea colonial  holed  coin (  dont remember denomination ) ...

isn' t it a shilling ? that has normal mintage, not so low :D

Quote: superman43isn' t it a shilling ? that has normal mintage, not so low :D

yes, I guess

pretty nice coin.  well, high mintage and   cheap coin, but still beautiful, and  much more  worthy than   all that  SOmali  guitar coins, which price is  twice or triple

Quote: nthnI like Mexico 20 Centavos. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces959.html. Even though it is worthless, it looks really good.

I got this one in XF in one bulk I bought at the Tokyo Coin Show yesterday :)

The new guinea shillings are very nice, their pennies are nice too, but the shillings have the added bonus of being silver.  Some other nice ones are the Japanese silver 100 yen from the 50s and 60s

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-Yr-33-Japan-100-Yen-600-silver-/201327520206?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ee00e29ce

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-Yr-35-Japan-100-Yen-600-silver-/201327522483?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ee00e32b3

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-Yr-39-Japan-100-Yen-600-silver-/171749291457?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27fd0e35c1

I like to go to local auctions that have large amounts of coins. I recently got the 1981 type 2 US Proof Set for $4 dollars. I was quite pleased seeing that it's worth a bit more than that.  

You can find some really good deals on coins. Alot of the auction houses in my area let you view what they have the day before. So you only need to do a little research on what you see.

Don't buy from EBay, buy from a trusted member of numista. Someone with about 10 five star ratings.