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ESTIMATES AND PURCHASING INFORMATION
COINS PAPER COINS COLLECTABLE MEDALS
FAMOUS COLLECTIONS STAMPS COLLECTIBLES
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The 100 Drachma coins (featuring Alexander the Great on the obverse and the Star of Vergina on the reverse) of all dates have no collector value, with very few exceptions such as if they have a minter error or if they are in the full 1993 series which was issued by the Bank of Greece in a special collector’s case.
The 500 Drachma coins (6 types) that were issued in 2000 on the occasion of the Olympic Games in our country, have no collector’s interest unless they are in Bank of Greece reels (UNCIRCULATED) where, however, their commercial value is close to their nominal .
Second-hand coins from 1912 onwards that were probably kept for sentimental reasons are not a collection, but an accumulation of worthless trade change. In order for the above coins to be considered collectible, they must either be unhandled (UNCIRCULATED), or be special collector’s editions of the Bank, the so-called “Souvenirs”, most of which are in boxes with certificates.
Exceptions to this coinage period are the 20 Drachma coins of 1960 and the 30 Drachma coins of 1963 and 1964. The particular ones, due to the fact that they contain silver, have a value which is calculated as follows:
Weight x purity x price per gram of silver
* The purity of the above is 835 degrees. (0,835)
The so-called “common” coins of this period are sold by the kilo and are used as raw material by artisans for handicrafts, tourist shops, etc.
Coins from other countries are countless and there is no direction to price them yourself. And in them, as in Greek, there are “common” as well as collective ones. So it would be right for you to visit us so we can evaluate them.
In this case you should visit us to make an estimate. In case you are not a resident of Athens, you can send us some photos, through which we cannot do an exact pricing, but we will let you know if it is worth going further or not.
First of all, you should be sure of the reliability of the page you visited (if it is a serious site, if it is a valid currency price list and not private ads, etc.). Besides, the prices of a coin are determined by many factors such as condition, rarity, type, variety, special editions, etc. For example a 1959 2 Drach coin if used is worth a few cents, while if it is uncirculated (UNC) its price can reach 300 euros.
WHAT REALLY APPLIES TO THE 2002 RARE DIVERSA WITH AN “S”
Recently, there has been an upsurge in the search for a rare 2 Euro 2002 Greek coin.
Misinterpretations, fictions and anecdotal pseudo-news flood the internet and beyond.
You are posting the 2002 euro on various auction sites at prices that are not just higher but ridiculous.
But what is the truth about the 2002 two-doors with the S engraved on a star?
In 2002 Greece ordered Finland to “cut” 70,000,000 two euros coins.
The mint of Finland, like most mints, has a characteristic symbol, or letter, that they engrave on the coins, the so-called “mintmark” or internationally “mintmark”.
Finland has the S (from Suomi) which is on one of the stars on all the two euro coins it makes.
Given that 70 million Euros were minted in our country, it stands to reason that there is no scarcity when it comes to the “S” coin.
But why does this frenzy exist?
Finland, due to the backlog of orders it had, somewhat hastily built many biships which had some manufacturing errors.
There are various manufacturing errors, from very small, e.g. “the earring” as the fellow collectors call it (which is a bump on the cheek of the bull), the “tattoo”, the “bikini” and other small errors that cost around 50 euros, up to very obvious errors like “spill metal’, ‘wrong disc’, ‘duplicated’ and more.
One such glaring error on a truly rare bienno (in which the mintage is unknown since you include the 70 million) was sold at an auction in Germany for around €1,000.
Then a similar one appeared on Ebay, or the same one, with a suggested selling price of 80,000 euros!
Here we should make it clear that Ebay or other buying and selling sites are not price lists, nor, of course, do they have any substance in terms of prices that anyone can propose without any restrictions on anything.
It is therefore very easy for someone to upload to Ebay for sale e.g. a simple transaction coin of two Euros and “asking” for a million!
Of course this makes no sense.
After the specific posting on Ebay, the specific incident spread quickly and thus in combination with the justified ignorance but also the hope of some for an extra income from one and “click fishing” (to achieve a lot of traffic) some low-level websites from the other, done “viral” a “mistake” !
The most important thing here is the reliability and specialized knowledge that the appraiser has both in grading (assessing the condition and rarity of the coin) but also his commercial experience in the field for the correct pricing.
To be considered collectible, drachma banknotes that were in circulation before the use of the euro must be uncirculated (collared from bundles or entire bundles).
The right thing to do is to visit us and let us evaluate them, because many parameters must be checked that will characterize them as collectibles or not.
In general, Greek banknotes from 1926 to 1944 are of low value, without this being a rule, because even here there are exceptions such as various special editions (specimen, errors, extraordinary editions and other peculiarities).
The Greek banknotes that are definitely of interest are from 1923 and before, but also the banknotes from the period 1945 to 1956.
And in banknotes, as in coins, the value is determined by many components, the main ones of which are their condition and rarity.
First of all, you should be sure of the reliability of the page you visited (if it is a serious site, if it is a valid price list of banknotes and not private ads, etc.). Besides, the prices of a banknote are determined by many factors such as condition, rarity, type, variety, special editions, etc.
As with Greek banknotes, so also with the banknotes of other countries there are collectors and non-collectors. There is no way to properly price them yourself if you have no knowledge of the item. You should visit us to make an assessment.
The most important thing here is the reliability and specialized knowledge of the appraiser both in grading (assessing the condition and rarity of the banknote) but also his commercial experience in the field for the correct pricing.
Stamps that are variously detached from mail envelopes are usually worthless. They are the so-called “common” stamps and are sold at a unit price of a few cents of the Euro. Of course, there are also the collections of stamped stamps that have commercial value, but the series should be complete by issue, in good condition and as far as the Greek ones from 1933 and before are concerned.
All stamps have collector value, in the broadest sense of the term, because all collections, regardless of whether they cost a little or a lot, have great value for all that they offer (knowledge, relaxation, emotional value, souvenir, etc.).
In general, Greek unsealed stamps and first day envelopes are of interest from 1960 and before, with few exceptions. From 1960 onwards, there are large quantities “stored” either by collectors or dealers, with the result that their prices are quite low. Unsealed pre-1960 stamps are priced on the basis of stamp price lists which exist in various editions and are easily obtainable.
Worthy of discussion, but also unclear, is the fact that the prices mentioned in the stamp catalogs are many times the commercial prices and in fact the commercial prices differ in percentage depending on the years! For example a 1970s series that has a list price of e.g. 10 euros, is sold at about 10%-15% i.e. 1-2 euros, while a series from the 1950s that has the same price of 10 euros, is sold at 30-50% i.e. 3-5 euros (!). In any case if you have a collection of unsealed series it would be advisable to visit us.
And on the stamps of other countries there are collectibles and non-collectibles. The unsealed ones are basically collectible, in complete series per edition. There are no general pricing guidelines. It would be nice if you visit us.
The most important thing here is the reliability and specialized knowledge of the appraiser as well as his commercial experience in the field for the correct pricing.
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