Vintage Lot Is there a website or specific books I can use to identify and price vintage world paper currency and coins?
I have a nice sized collection of vintage coins and paper money from all over the world, left to me by my grandfather. A lot of it is from the WWII era or older. I don't want to take it to a coin dealer not knowing much about any of it, as I think I'd be offered a lot less than what it's all worth. What are good resources to help me research what it is that I have?
For paper money:
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (General Issues),
George Cuhaj, editor, published by Krause Publications
For coins:
Standard Catalog of World Coins (Colin R. Bruce, editor, also published by Krause Publications)
Both of these are probably available at your local public library.
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