I have three coins that no matter how hard I tried I just couldn't identify what they are. Judging from the other coins in the box I got them from they shouldn't be much older than the 20th century but I may be wrong. I can't read anything off them. Any help anyone came give me about them would be really appreciated
1. It is about 17 mm in diameter and has a man with glasses on one side with a worn down crest on the other. It may be made out of silver because it is non-magnetic. The edge is smooth. My best guess is a Russian or Ukrainian but I have no proof of that.
2.This coin has a mans head facing right and symbols on then other. Judging by the green oxidization it is probably made out of copper. It is 19mm in diameter and just from looking at the style I'm thinking it came from the middle east.
3. This one is the only coin that I think might be a little older then the 20th century. It looks to be a Chinese coin of some sort by the symbols and shape. It is 21mm in diameter and also has some green oxidization which also leads me to believe that is made out of copper .
Цитата: "Seeker55"Welcome to Numista!
ArnoV and Sjoelund have the right countries.
1. Thailand 50 satang 1950 Y#77
2. Iraq 1 Fils 1953 KM#109
3. China cash of Kao Tsung (1736-1795), Shan Lung series, board of revenue mint
http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/china/china8.htm#chien%20lung
You might want to try the free apps Coinoscope and Maktun for easy identification of modern coins.
Hi Seeker55,
let the guy have his own chance to find the answers to his questions, please. If he comes back to ask again because he's stuck, then is the time to help again. Did you see his cropped images? I didn't.
Please note that I was typing and posting my message while the first two messages were being posted, so I did not see them before posting. Added the comment about having the right countries in an edit later. While I agree members should learn attribution skills, I also think newcomers should be welcomed and because this is a coin identification site if someone asks for an attribution it's OK to give it, perhaps with advice on how to do it. If it is the policy on this site to sometimes only give hints rather than attributions, I believe that should be discussed, agreed upon, and made clear to the membership first.
Welcome to Numista. Here is a handy resource for generally identifying coins related to many countries. It is certainly not comprehensive but will help you get started with types of world coins.
Thank you to the people who help me identify the coins, although apparently I posted too many. I tried to follow every rule that was posted and if that is a rule please let everyone new know by stating it. Thanks.
1 is Thailand, that's King Rama. It may be made of Tin. Not scarce
2 is Iraq, look up your arabic numerals and you can read the year and denomination. Nice coin, not scarce
3 Chinese 1 cash about 1795 or so, not scarce at all.