Hello,
I am a new member to Numista. I came across these coins in my collection. I found the information
on this site to identify the coins and grade them visually. What I need is what the value is in USD.
I would like to sell them or auction them, but would need a price point.Here is my list.
1921, small copper coin . Obverse : Head , Vittorio Emanvele III RE. D. Italia on rim. Reverse: Bee in flower with date below, and off to bottom right C 10. Denomination Centisimi, VF rated.
1860 medium copper coin. obverse: Head visible, has an odd star shaped punch mark at base of head,at the neck. smaller punch mark.next to it. Vittorio Emanvele II, Reverse: wreath on rim, In center Denomination , 3? CENTISIMI below is the date. These are distorted from the punch Mark causing a convex on this side and a concave(dish) on the obverse side. Rated VG.
1862 large copper coin. Obverse: Head is clear with some high marks wear. Rim , Vittorio Emanvele II RE D Italia and edging clearly seen. Reverse: Wreathing and edging clear. Center: 12 o'clock star, six o'clock, M, below star, 10, below, CENTISIMI, and above M and wreath bow the date 1862. rated at VF-EF.
Ancient coins Sicilian Small copper and silver, as follows:
small copper, Ferdinand IV .REX .Sicil can be seen. head features can be seen,outline can be seen wear is evident. Reverse: Castle in center with visible features, C is left of castle and 9 is on right edging can be seen in some spots. Denomination Tari, 9 Tari rated VG-F.
Silver small coin. Obverse: head outline and some features visible with wear. Rim Carolvs.II.DG.REX.III with magnification. rated G. Reverse: rim, HEIRVS.G.X. .VTRIVS.SICI . Center is a coat or arms with crown on top and features within, can be seen. outline of image worn. below image is the date 1689. Between left side and rim HEIRVS appears A G and below A ie fraction image A G/G. under magnification. rated VG-F. Denomination TARI ? unknown.
The catalog has the pictures of all the coins. The last two coins from Sicily, are rare and the silver one rates a 94 on Numista scale. the copper on might be a 90, of which I am not sure of.
Valuation and help is needed to provide a price point to sell these coins. TNX
Don't you have a camera, every cellphone made after 2002 has one?
At least put spaces between those globs of text. The modern centesimi coins are worthless.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Moneytane,
Tnx, for input. However I would think coins dated from 1921, 1862, 1860 CENTISIMI Italian coins
are worth something. I would have loved to put spaces between the descriptions, but I when I did this I didn't know the text box parameters automatically expanded. And I do have pictures of these coins. I did check your profile; no where does it say Italian coins. This is not a challenge to your
expertise, but a reaction to your comment.
My sincere condolences to the people of New Zealnd for those who gunned down in ChristChurch.
Photos are needed to determine the grade and value of the coins, a description is not enough. Please post photos.
I collect and deal in ancient Roman coin. In case you're looking for affordable ancient coins or need any help with the coins you already have send me a message.
Moneytane,
Tnx, for input. However I would think coins dated from 1921, 1862, 1860 CENTISIMI Italian coins
are worth something. I would have loved to put spaces between the descriptions, but I when I did this I didn't know the text box parameters automatically expanded. And I do have pictures of these coins. I did check your profile; no where does it say Italian coins. This is not a challenge to your
expertise, but a reaction to your comment.
My sincere condolences to the people of New Zealnd for those who gunned down in ChristChurch.
The images are very low quality. The point of asking for images is so we can clearly see the coin and determine it's grade which is almost impossible with these. In the future please use clearer images. Also, none of these are ancient coins. Ancient times ended around the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD, more than 1000 years before these coins were minted.
The second can't be identified off the picture, it's too blurry but depending on it's diameter it's either 1 (15mm), 2 (20mm), 5 (25mm) or 10 centesimi (30mm). Doesn't really matter which one it is since it's badly damaged so it has a very low value if any.
The fourth coin is 9 Cavalli 1790. from the Kingdom of Naples. I can't find it's catalogue value but judging by ebay sold listings it should be between 10 and 20$. You can find it in the Numista catalogue here: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces23136.html
Please keep in mind that the values I listed (except for the fourth coin) are just catalogue values, real sell values are usually lower.
I collect and deal in ancient Roman coin. In case you're looking for affordable ancient coins or need any help with the coins you already have send me a message.
cro321,
Thank you for the information. The pictures are taken with IPad 2, To get them any clearer would require 35dslr with macro lense. You gave me good start pricing for my coins.. I have a 1885
silver dollar (Morgan) and a copper Liberty large cent coin c 1838. silver dollar is XF-AUNC. and the other, EF.
Try putting the coins on a white surface like a blank white A4 paper and then focus the camera by tapping the screen where the coin is on it before taking a photo. Also keep the Ipad 2 still while the photo is taken. That should result in clearer images.
As PetrusAscanus said these coins are forged a lot and there's no way to tell if it's real or not from your image. Try some o the tests he recommended to make sure.
I collect and deal in ancient Roman coin. In case you're looking for affordable ancient coins or need any help with the coins you already have send me a message.
The catalog has the pictures of all the coins. The last two coins from Sicily, are rare and the silver one rates a 94 on Numista scale. the copper on might be a 90, of which I am not sure of.
Valuation and help is needed to provide a price point to sell these coins. TNX
Hello and welcome,
I'd just like to point out that the NRI value means nothing- it's just a measurement of how many members claim to own the coin. Even if it did indicate rarity, rare doesn't necessarily translate into valuable- I can only agree with all the opinions already listed above.
Also, it's perfectly possible to take photos on an IPad without any addons; tap the screen while taking the picture to focus on the coin and zoom in on it.
