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Please let me know if I could get extra value from these coins! And how much. Thank you!

What is it and is it real

New Orleans Planter’s Bank used these emergency qtrs during war of 1812 . Later recalled, melted for seated qtrs less than ten -R-8 on counterfeit- less than 100 total- only other piece like it sold for $9,200

Used Chat GPT and it said this might be what it is. I did a magnet test, measured its circumference and weight.

Not looking to sell, just trying to figure out if it’s real. Any insight is appreciated. Ty

Henri IV (1589–1610)
Douzain de Béarn, 1st type
Morlaàs mint
1590–1593
Billon, ~24% silver
Your coin: ~23 mm / roughly 2 g
Catalog: Duplessy 1262

i just found this coin at my grandmother's stash in the house and found some of these coins there are a couple of them actually in the stash

I have around 15 of these and don't know anything about them how old or what is the value. This is a similar image i took from google. Once a guy offered me 1000inr for 1 coin but i refused

One month before my dad passed away, he showed me a coin collection he inherited from his grandfather. I had never seen or heard about it before that moment.

Today I took the time with my mum to go through the collection. It consists of gold coins: 20 & 10 US Dollars, 20 Deutsche Marks, 10 Dutch Gulden, British Pounds and 10 French Francs.

We used AI to introduce us to the basics of coin collecting: looking for certain errors, special years, limited geographical editions,…

It was very exciting to look for these tiny details of where they were produced or if they had certain rare properties.

I thought it would be nice to share the shortlist that Claude gave us of interesting coins in terms of rarity:

**Most Notable Coins in the Collection**

**1. Germany — 20 Mark 1888, Friedrich III**
This coin is the standout find of the collection. 1888 is known as the “Year of the Three Emperors” (Dreikaiserjahr): Wilhelm I died in March, his son Friedrich III reigned for only 99 days before succumbing to cancer, and Wilhelm II then took the throne. Coins bearing Friedrich III’s portrait exist only with the 1888 date, making them the rarest and most sought-after issue in the entire Prussian 20 Mark series.

**2. Netherlands — 10 Gulden 1824-B, Willem I**
An early “young head” gold 10 gulden struck in Brussels while Belgium was still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (pre-1830 secession). Gold 10 gulden coins from before 1875 (Willem I, Willem II, and the earliest Willem III years) were struck in far smaller quantities than the later, massively-produced series, making them genuine collector’s pieces rather than simple bullion.

**3. United States — $20 Double Eagle, 1873-S**
Potentially the “Open 3” variety of this San Francisco-minted double eagle — a date/mintmark combination with two distinct varieties (Open 3 and Closed 3), where Open 3 is considerably scarcer, especially in higher grades. The exact variety attribution is subtle and would benefit from professional certification to confirm.

**4. France — 20 Francs “Cérès,” 1851**
Struck during the short-lived Second French Republic (1849–1852), before Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte restored the Empire and ended this design. The 1851 date is considered one of the scarcest years within this already brief Cérès series.

**Honorable Mentions**

\*\*• 20 Francs “Cérès,” 1850 (France)\*\* — Same short-lived republican design as the 1851; not as scarce a date, but shares the historical appeal of the series.
\*\*• 5 Francs Louis-Philippe I, 1833-W, Lille (France)\*\* — Struck at a smaller provincial mint (Lille) rather than the high-volume Paris mint, giving it a modest premium over silver value.
\*\*• $10 Liberty Eagle, 1893, Philadelphia (US)\*\* — A common-date issue, but worth noting since the Carson City version of this same year (1893-CC) was the final gold coinage ever struck at that mint and is exceptionally rare — a useful point of comparison.

We are looking to maybe get these graded, although it seems less straight-forward in Europe vs the US.

It also makes us wonder how my great-grandparents were as people. It seems less straight-forward to collect coins in those days, so they either must have had special intrest in these things, or maybe it was out of economical reasons?

We are already looking to plan a visit to a few fairs in Europe, just to get a better sense of this hobby and the stories these coins bring.

Hope to learn more about these coins from you all!

Greetings!

Hi guys, I don’t collect coins. I need some advice.

My pops happen to be going through an old truck and we found these!

Can someone tell me what’s worth what? Or even what to do with these?

Thanks in advance

Hey guys, found this 1894 twenty dollar gold piece and was wondering if anyone here knows how to tell if it ks legit or a fake? any tips or thoughts would be awesome!

Mom passed a while back and we found her coins. We don’t know anything about potential value. Any advice appreciated! We will NOT sell them to anyone online for any reason so ya know, pls don’t asks. Thank you in advance.

My wife was just given this coin. Her mother said it has been in their family since 1759, but nobody really knows much about it. Does anyone know why it might be worth?

I have had an old change purse that was given to me by my grandmother. It’s contained a few silver coins and this one “coin” I have no clue about. It has a year date of 1923. It have something on the back that is a language that I’m not sure of. Is this even a coin? I would guess it’s the size of a silver dollar. I’m assuming it’s made of bronze. I could be wrong about this though. Any help would be appreciated, even if it’s pointing me to the correct subreddit I should post in. Thanks!

Found this in a pouch of old coins I had laying around in my room, looked interesting and foreign.