1990 Greek 5 Drachmes!

This small, copper-nickel coin never would have passed as an American $5.00 coin. Why? It's too small! To be American it would've had to have been either A.) Silver or B.) Ike Dollar-sized. Silver won't be in regular, circulating currency until the world ends and re-begins and an Ike Dollar would have tampered with the U.S. citizens' "right" to convenience thus proving my point. It was fine in Greece, however, due to their non-American economy. I'm not sure what this coin would look like in Greece had they not adopted the Euro but it definitely wouldn't be worth more than the USD. This coin barely manages to be worth something at $0.30.

1976 Greek 2 Drachmai!

I got this and two others at the flea market and I didn't even pick any of them out. I usually get a few free coins when I go to the flea market meaning the guy throws in a few coins after I pick out all the coins I want. Somehow there managed to be a few of these on top and I got them. I tried to avoid these since he has 50+ of them in the box and I figured whenever I want or need one I can get it. Plus this isn't the most aesthetically pleasing coin and it's been demonetized. These factors and the wear lead it to be worth only about $0.10.

1954 Greek 2 Drachmai!

This really should be a silver coin. Instead it is a quarter-sized copper nickel coin. It is one of my most worn coins, though not my most worn. It's story is basically the same as this coin's except this one is very worn. Because of this it's worth about $0.20.

2002 Greek Euro!

What a nice idea: a coin within a coin within a coin. There are two layers of metal in this coin, thus the coin within a coin. The third "within a coin" comes from the reverse. The owl and sprig design was used on this coin from ancient Greece. Of course it didn't say 1 Euro on it, but you get the picture. Too bad it isn't that nice ancient silver Greek coin and is only worth face value or $1.30.
 

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2002-F Greek 50 Euro Cent!

This, like all of my Greek Euro coins, came from my aunt a few years ago when she went to Greece. Since I've already told that story here, I'll just say that this one with the F in the star is rarer with a mintage of 23 million fewer than it's non-F in star counterpart. There's a $1.00 difference for these coins in MS-60 with this one being worth $2.50. Mine is a lower grade and would probably go for around $1.75-$2.00.

1954 Greek 50 Lepta!

This is my favorite Greek coin. Why? Because it is small, has a good design, and could be worth around $60.00. Greece, like many other post war European countries, was poor-ish. That explains why their half dollar is dime-sized and copper-nickel. It also explains why this coin could be worth so much. Generally poorer countries wear out their coins faster, calling for higher mintages and less collectors coins. This means many were thrown into circulation because collectors thought the coin would be worthless and because they had to feed their families. While these coins were getting worn down, the ones that were intentionally or unintentionally saved sat around gaining value. Now, 58 years later, the MS-60 version of this coin goes for $60.00 while the VF-20 version goes for around $0.25. That's a big price difference which is why I asked Man at Coined For Money of it's value. Sadly, it's the XF-40 version and worth around $1.25.

2002 Greek 20 Euro Cent!

My aunt gave this to me when she got back from her trip to Greece a few years ago. She brought back quite a few souveniers for the family and since I collect coins she brought me some Euros and on the un-coin related side, a T-shirt. I was still new to collecting so a few Euros was a huge addition to my collection. Now I would consider huge 70+ regular foreign coins along with 10+ silver foreign coins, 2 Silver American dimes and an 1883 "No Cents" nickel to seal the deal. Yes I am being very specific about my newest lot of coins from the flea market. Before I give too much away I'll end this post by saying this coin is worth about $0.75.

Greek 2 Euro!

I got this in 2007 when my aunt went to Greece. It is a 2002-S Greek 2 Euro coin. It is worth $2.75 and it has some verdigris/rust damage.