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Best way to get foreign currency appraised?

Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:34 pm
Posted by Pisco
Mayfield, Kentucky
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:34 pm
So I went through my grandfather’s WW2 stuff. Looked at his medals and foreign currency. Wondering what’s the best way to get some of it looked at?







Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:36 pm to
No idea on the appraisal but your GF saw action in the European and Pacific theaters? Wow, bad arse.
Posted by bakersman
Grant parish
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Posted by mofungoo
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:39 pm to

Look them up on the internet - GIYF.
Posted by whit
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:40 pm to
My grandfather had a collection of coins from his time in WWII. I grabbed one of the biggest coins when I was little and asked how much it was worth. He said that right there is a leaveitright. I said a leaveitright? He said yeah, leave it right there cuz it ain’t worth shite
Posted by 318TigerFan
Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:40 pm to
I’m not an expert in foreign currency, let me go call my buddy.
Posted by oleyeller
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:42 pm to
Looks about like tree fiddy
Posted by wiltznucs
Apollo Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:43 pm to
Did this with my Grandfathers WWII stuff a decade ago. The bad news is that most are virtually worthless in terms of dollars. Inflation and unemployment was so high in the war zones that they just printed money. The only ones of any real value are in pristine uncirculated condition and are graded. The cost of grading costs more than the bills are worth in most cases.
This post was edited on 5/10/20 at 8:44 pm
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:43 pm to
Witchcraft, or your basic everyday ancient chanting rituals
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 8:52 pm to
<——Coin Collector since the ‘70s

The numismatic value of the pictured coins & notes is very small.

The sentimental value for any of his descendants is much higher.

Thanks for his service and put those items away in a safe place, there are very few items that can better bring historical context to his offspring of his place & time than items like that.

Thanks for posting them here.

Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:00 pm to
No offense, but don’t expect a big payday. Honestly, I’d just hang on to them for the sentimental value.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
55969 posts
Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:01 pm to
I wouldn’t expect them to be worth much. I never thought I’d say this, but these items aren’t that old
Posted by crazycubes
Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:04 pm to
The Nazi money looks really neat
Posted by Shaun176
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:14 pm to
Google.

Not what it is lists for on Ebay, but what auctions are closing at.

Paper money is not worth as much as silver.

Right now, silver might not be worth much more than spot price.

Total value of pictured currency is less than $5.
This post was edited on 5/10/20 at 9:17 pm
Posted by Pisco
Mayfield, Kentucky
Member since Dec 2019
3726 posts
Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:15 pm to
I’m not gonna sell them. I just thought it be cool to see if there was any value and what’s the easiest way to go about it.

He was my hero. Wasn’t afraid of anything.



Posted by Tbonepatron
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:20 pm to
I’ve got shoeboxes full of foreign currency meticulously catalogued from my wife’s grandfather and I can tell you, it’s fun to look at, but it’s not worth shite.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:35 pm to
That's the kind of stuff along with his service records and discharge papers that would look great in an office framed and properly matted.

I have a friend whose stepmom had all of his father's stuff from Vietnam framed and hung in his office. It's striking when you walk in and "HOLY shite, that's a bronze star with a "V" and a DFC!" and the citation is sitting there below the actual decoration. It's way better than stuff like that just sitting in a box somewhere, forgotten.
This post was edited on 5/10/20 at 9:54 pm
Posted by armsdealer
Member since Feb 2016
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:35 pm to
It is fricking priceless. Keep it in your family forever. Document as much about it as you can.
Posted by TT
Member since Nov 2007
980 posts
Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:35 pm to
It says how much it’s worth right on the currency. What are you talking about appraised. If someone brought a dollar in to get appraised, they’d tell them it’s worth a dollar but would give them .80 for it.
Posted by Kingpenm3
Xanadu
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:48 pm to
quote:

Best way to get foreign currency appraised?


Put it on eBay, no reserve.
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