Can anyone identify any of these coins ???

[rockyredbaron]

Found these coins in my Dad's estate ...Need some serious help in identifying them.... Can anyone help ?


Rockyredbaron

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

I think VOC is the mark of the old Dutch East India Company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company


Second from the bottom is a nice Hard Times Token.

Crusader can tell you about the Greek coin.

 

[timekiller]

I think VOC is the mark of the old Dutch East India Company.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company


Second from the bottom is a nice Hard Times Token.

Crusader can tell you about the Greek coin.

Some info on the Greek coin
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...l=en&sa=X&rlz=1T4ATSA_enUS314US314&tbs=isch:1
another
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...N&rlz=1T4ATSA_enUS314US314&ndsp=20&tbs=isch:1
Is his real?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Pics need resized and links need tinyurl.com.

 

[Mackaydon]

The Greek coin is called an Athenian Owl; a very famous and popular coin.
The AOE is A-TH-E for Athens. The "person" is the goddess Athena.
Along with her Owl, and the "ethnic" AOE, the reverse features
an olive (her plant, a source of food and a symbol of peace) and the crescent moon.
There are three types of 'owls', each from a different time period;
so your coin could be dated within a specific year range.
http://rg.ancients.info/owls/
Don.....

 

[Mackaydon]

The bottom three coins appear to be large US cents.

 

[Mackaydon]

The Dutch VOC coin is a 'duit'; a coin of little monetary value but significant historic value today.

 

[CRUSADER]

The Greek coin took me awhile to decided on, its a popular coin & therefore a copied type. However, yours looks real enough Although as SS would say, it needs looking at in person & weighing etc.. If I were bidding on ebay, I would have a punt on the pictures but not a high bid just in case.

 

[trikikiwi]

The Greek coin is a work of Art :notworthy

Mike

 

[rockyredbaron]

Yeah the bottom 3 coins appear to maybe be older coins but they are so corroded not sure how best to clean them up enough to tell what they are or date them. the others above the bottom 3 appear to maybe be tokens of some kind. The 2nd from the top ..have no idea !!! thanks for the comments on the Athena coin. Theres a major coin show this week here in Ft Worth Tx ..maybe I can get some good info there. If anyone else has any ideas or thoughts I'd appreciate them.

Rockyredbaron

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