Hungary 2 Filler 1892 to 1918

Sure enough, Jan. You have a 2 filler coin from Hungary. The coin in the picture is in beautiful shape, almost uncirculated, with a pretty patina that coin collectors call red-brown. If your coin is in average circulated condition, it looks more like a garden-variety US penny with a normal brown color. Coin collectors will eagerly pay premiums for copper coins with red-brown color. That said:

NEVER CLEAN YOUR COINS. CLEANING RUINS VALUE.

When someone cleans a copper coin, the surfaces turn a bright orange. Coin collectors will not buy orange coins.

Some of these coins were minted in iron, as well as the more common bronze.

Now, down to business ...

The catalog values of these 2 filler coins from Hungary vary widely. There are *common date* coins, *better date* coins, and then there are some high-priced *special dates*. We will run though each of these, specifying catalog value for average circulated and fully uncirculated examples.

Be sure you understand what 'catalog value' means. Use our Important Terminology link for this purpose.

COMMON DATES

1894
1895
1896
1897
1901 (your coin, Jan)
1905
1906
1908
1909
1914
1915

Common date coins above are worth $1 US dollar in average circulated condition and about $5 in fully uncirculated.

BETTER DATES

1893
1898
1899
1902
1904
1907
1910

Better date coins above carry catalog values that run around $5 in average circulated condition, rising to $25 in fully uncirculated. The 1907 date is worth about twice as much.

SPECIAL DATES

1892: $60 in average circulated, $150 in fully uncirculated
1900: $150 in average circulated, $300 in fully uncirculated
1903: $20 in average circulated, $130 in fully uncirculated
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