Coins

[poliphilo]

Khan's boy again. He plans to sell the coins I gave him and wants to know what they are- so I tell him.

One thing I can't tell him is what they're worth.

Comments

[wolfshift.livejournal.com]

No, but there are plenty of numismatic guides available that suggest values for coins by denomination, date, and condition. I used to collect coins in my teen years and had one of those guides (specific to Canadian coins).

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Sure, but he can do that research himself... :)

[wolfshift.livejournal.com]

Darn right!

My favourite part of numismatics was trying to find ever older coins. I got back as far as 1604.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

My oldest coin was from 1797.

[daisytells.livejournal.com]

It's a bit sad that the only value he sees in them is their sale value. Kids!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I was a little disappointed