Date on coin: 1937

Mint mark: j

Country: germany

Size: tiny

Composition: not precious

Description: reichspfenning with number 1 with leaves on the bottom and the letter j in between them the other side has an eagle with holding a swastika deuitches reich 1937

Wear: average circulated

Holder: no coin holder

[coin 3310 entered Tue, 09-Mar-2010 19:18:21 GMT, visitor 214201]

Date on coin: 1900

Country: norway

Denomination: 25 ore

Size: small

Composition: silver

Description: 25 ore coin, broderfolkenes vel marked on it

Wear: average circulated

Toning: dull

[coin 3309 entered Tue, 09-Mar-2010 17:31:54 GMT, visitor 214083]

Date on coin: 1916

Country: cuba

Size: medium

Composition: silver

Description: republica de cuba veinte centavos 1916 5g 900m patria libertad

Wear: average circulated

[coin 3308 entered Tue, 09-Mar-2010 15:45:23 GMT, visitor 213990]

Date on coin: 1890

Country: US

Denomination: $1

Size: large

Composition: silver

Description: morgan dollar

Wear: average circulated

[coin 3306 entered Tue, 09-Mar-2010 10:56:54 GMT, visitor 213697]

[coin 3301 entered Mon, 08-Mar-2010 18:06:56 GMT, visitor 212249] [Show Singly]

Please view our revised appraisal page at this link.

[coin 3300 entered Mon, 08-Mar-2010 18:04:53 GMT, visitor 212246] [Show Singly]

Please view this link.

[coin 3297 entered Mon, 08-Mar-2010 13:44:33 GMT, visitor 211870] [Show Singly]

Hi GJM -- Please view our appraisal page for Morgan silver dollars at this link. Do not clean your coin. Cleaning ruins value.

[coin 3296 entered Mon, 08-Mar-2010 13:18:24 GMT, visitor 211804] [Show Singly]

Please view this CoinQuest link.

[coin 3294 entered Mon, 08-Mar-2010 11:19:20 GMT, visitor 211564] [Show Singly]

Hi Amayla -- With the "squiggles," moon, and star you probably have an Arabic coin of some type. To properly identify and evaluate it, we will need a picture. It is a coin which is difficult to describe. Please use the Contact Us link and start an e-mail exchange with CoinQuest.

[coin 3292 entered Mon, 08-Mar-2010 07:41:31 GMT, visitor 211080] [Show Singly]

Our appraisal page for US Indian Head or Buffalo nickels appears at this link.

[coin 3291 entered Mon, 08-Mar-2010 06:29:02 GMT, visitor 210874] [Show Singly]

Hi Corey -- This must be some type of trade token from Uruachic, a village in the old Mexican State of Chihuahua. Since it is not a coin, it does not command a large collector following, so prices are not high. I have no expertise on tokens, but my pure guess if the piece looks like the one in our picture, is $10 US dollars. I could be off by a factor of 10 either way: $1 or $100.

[coin 3287 entered Sat, 06-Mar-2010 21:11:23 GMT, visitor 205596] [Show Singly]

Hello Blind -- Check the date. Morgan dollars were not minted in 1989. The only large US silver coin minted on that date is the American Silver Eagle. Check these CoinQuest pages:

Morgan silver dollar

American silver eagle

[coin 3286 entered Sat, 06-Mar-2010 18:36:43 GMT, visitor 205181] [Show Singly]

Hi Samone -- Your coins is worth one peso in Mexico. The oM mark has been used to indicated "Mexico" on coins dating back to the 1700s. You can use xe.com to convert Mexican pesos to any other currency.

[coin 3283 entered Sat, 06-Mar-2010 13:26:50 GMT, visitor 204425] [Show Singly]

Your modern coin is worth face value.

[coin 3276 entered Sat, 06-Mar-2010 01:01:44 GMT, visitor 202349] [Show Singly]

It sounds like you have a 5 drachmai piece from Greece. These were produced with the bird pattern only in 1930. They are not very valuable, cataloging for only a few US dollars. If your coin were fully, absolutely uncirculated, the value might go up towards $10 or $20.

[coin 3274 entered Fri, 05-Mar-2010 23:17:18 GMT, visitor 202024] [Show Singly]

Coins with the reclining woman pattern were issued only in 1869 and 1870 in 1, 2, and 5 pesetas denomination. Here are catalog values for these coins in average circulated condition:

1 (una) peseta: $25 US dollars
2 pesetas: $15
5 pesetas: $35

If worn, coins will be worth less. If in better shape than our average circulated picture, the value goes up rapidly, at least doubled.

These are catalog values. Use our Important Terminology page for a definition.

As with all valuable collector coins, you must be aware than fakes abound. Counterfeiters, especially in China, are currently flooding the market with fake coins. Buyers beware!

[coin 3273 entered Fri, 05-Mar-2010 21:55:17 GMT, visitor 201860] [Show Singly]

That horseman looks like he means business, Barbleman!

These old coins were issued by Holland, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the mid to late 1700s. Virtually the same pattern and inscriptions were used on several different coins in several different denominations. Find yours in this list:

7 gulden: gold, 21 mm diameter
14 gulden: gold, 26 mm diameter
1/2 ducaton: silver: 26 mm diameter
1 ducaton (silver rider): silver, 42 mm diamter

If genuine, and if in good shape like the coin in our picture, all these coins are valuable. Worn, dark, or damaged coins will be worth far less.

NEVER CLEAN A COIN. CLEANING RUINS VALUE.

Here are the catalog values of the various coins in average circulated condition. The specific data of these coins does not matter very much. What makes a coin more valuable is the condition it is is. The coin in our picture is better than average circulated, so it would be worth about 1.5 times the values below.

7 gulden: catalog value $350 in average circulated
14 gulden: $450
1/2 ducaton: $120
1 ducaton: $120

These are catalog values. Use our Important Terminolog page to understand what this means.

[coin 3272 entered Fri, 05-Mar-2010 21:05:20 GMT, visitor 201698] [Show Singly]

If it were dated 1964 or earlier, your Roosie would be worth $1.30 due to silver content. After 1964 it is worth face value.

[coin 3268 entered Fri, 05-Mar-2010 07:43:57 GMT, visitor 200565] [Show Singly]

Hello again, Bette -- You have an old 20 reis coin from Portugal which catalogs around $5 US dollars in average circulated condition. Even though these are nice old coins, there are plenty still around and that lowers the price. Even in fully uncirculated condition you can still find these coins priced at about $30.

In our picture the front of the coin is average circulated. But the back has a little pitting and that will lower value.

Check our Important Terminology page to understand catalog values.

[coin 3267 entered Fri, 05-Mar-2010 06:57:01 GMT, visitor 200565] [Show Singly]

Hi Bette -- Please review our revised appraisal page about your coin at this link.

[coin 3266 entered Fri, 05-Mar-2010 05:45:23 GMT, visitor 200499] [Show Singly]

Sir or Madam -- 1939 is a *better date* for Canadian quarters. In average circulated condition they catalog around $8 US dollars and reach over $100 in fully, absolutely uncirculated condition.

DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COIN. CLEANING RUINS VALUE.

To achieve the lofty state of uncirculated, a coin must be in a collection for its entire life. Is this the case with your coin? If so, the $100 value applies. If not, you have an 'Almost Uncirculated (AU)' coin where the catalog value goes down to $25 or so.

Remember these are catalog values. Use our Important Terminology page for an interpretation of what this means.

If you would like to send us a picture of your coin, we can probably give you a better idea of value.

[coin 3264 entered Fri, 05-Mar-2010 02:07:05 GMT, visitor 200251] [Show Singly]

Yo, BC ...

Look at the *gorgeous* coin in our picture. It comes from Goldberg Auctioneers and sold for a whopping $1700 US dollars in the auction at this link. CoinQuest thanks Goldberg Auctions for use of their coin photo. It's a beauty. If your coin looks like the Goldberg's, the $1700 figure applies directly.

Norway issued three different denominations all with roughly the same design during this period:

24 Skilling: 22 mm diameter, $150 catalog value for average circulated condition
1/2 Specie Daler: 30 mm diameter, $150 catalog value average circulated
1 Specie Daler: 39 mm, $200 catalog value average circulated

To properly interpret catalog value, see our Important Terminology page.

Condition plays an important role in the value of coins like yours. The coin in the picture is in much better condition than an average circulated coin, and this, coupled with the fact that there are no stains, darkenings, or cleanings, make it worth much more than the average circulated price quoted above.

NEVER CLEAN A COIN. CLEANING RUINS VALUE.

You claim your coin is in excellent condition, and that is good. HOWEVER, it also raises a flag that your coin may be a counterfeit. There are plenty of fake rare coins out there today. If you would like to send us a picture of your coin, we may be able to tell if it is genuine or not. Click to our fake's page for a look at counterfeit examples.

Finally, you should be aware that there are some *special date* coins in these series that are worth substantially more than the *common date* coins quoted above, even in worn condition, as follows:

1829 and 1833 1/2 specie daler: $1000 average circulated
1819 and 1823 specie daler: $1000 average circulated
1833 specie daler: $2000 average circulated

[coin 3257 entered Thu, 04-Mar-2010 16:06:24 GMT, visitor 199482] [Show Singly]

Yours does not sound like a major minting error, so value would be low. Please see our pages on minting errors, starting at this CoinQuest link.

[coin 3251 entered Thu, 04-Mar-2010 05:05:54 GMT, visitor 198811] [Show Singly]

Hello, Carol -- Wow. Thanks for an interesting inquiry. But you know more about your token than we do. Our appraisal page for such items is found at this CoinQuest link. You have done a wonderful piece of research about your token and you sound like a prime candidate for a terrific token collector. But there are not too many token collectors, and that keeps their value down. It is simple supply and demand. If demand is low, price is low.

Please go to eBay and do a search on 'trade token.' You will find (currently) 1100 tokens listed at auction. Most are selling for a few US dollars.

I notice a Google search (not an eBay search) for Strahle Token produces a hit for Bowers and Merena galleries. B&M is a large worldwide coin auction house and, if they list your token, it is probably worth much more than most tokens. You can contact B&M directly and ask.

CoinQuest has a business relationship with B&M. If you are thinking of selling your token at auction, you can send them a picture and get an estimate. Also, you can send us a picture, let us put it up on CoinQuest, and we will get an estimate from them for you.

All that said, my 'best guess' at value would be less than $100 US dollars, but I could easily be wrong. Check this link to Bowers and Merena for a listing of tokens selling for much more than $100.

[coin 3249 entered Mon, 01-Mar-2010 01:04:56 GMT, visitor 193361] [Show Singly]

Your modern coin is worth face value, Tim. Use xe.com to convert currency values.

[coin 3244 entered Sun, 28-Feb-2010 23:58:26 GMT, visitor 193280] [Show Singly]

This happens quite often here at CoinQuest. People write in with an old Mexican coin and ask what it is worth. But check the date. It is really 1987, not 1887. The strike and character formation on many modern Mexican coins are not good. It is easy to mis-read the date.

Your 1987 coin is worth less than one US dollar.

[coin 3241 entered Sun, 28-Feb-2010 21:15:52 GMT, visitor 193061] [Show Singly]

Please view our appraisal page at this link.

[coin 3235 entered Sun, 28-Feb-2010 17:25:01 GMT, visitor 192696] [Show Singly]

Your coin is worth 1 Mexican peso. Use xe.com to convert currencies.

[coin 3234 entered Sun, 28-Feb-2010 17:20:06 GMT, visitor 192690] [Show Singly]

please refer here.

[coin 3233 entered Sun, 28-Feb-2010 17:08:38 GMT, visitor 192669] [Show Singly]

Sounds like you have a replica of a California gold piece made by the mysterious Cincinnati Mining and Trading Company. These coins were privately minted during the famous gold rush that was getting started in 1849. Genuine pieces today soar into the 100s of 1000s of US dollars. But, since oodles of replicas have been made, and there are only 8 known pieces, yours is most surely a reproduction and worth a few dollars.

You can see more about similar coins at this CoinQuest link.

Mike Locke is a recognized expert on coins like yours. You can visit his neat web site at calgoldcoin.com. Here is what Mike has to say about your Cincinnati coin:

'The Cincinnati Mining and Trading Co. never succeeded in making gold coins in California. They did make a couple of pattern pieces before they headed out west. These pieces are extremely rare and valuable today. Most of them are gold and weigh about 33grams. HOWEVER, a company called Martguild makes brass or gold plated cast zinc replicas of popular coins. There may have been other companies making such replicas. These reproductions are extremely common and have very little value. Other large pioneer gold coins have been similarly reproduced, but this one seems to be one of the most common. The most common of these has TRADING misspelled as TRACING. Blake and Co $20 gold tokens are even more common.'