2006-12-30 02:28:39 · 11 answers · asked by gbajrred2 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Try buying something with them.
2006-12-30 02:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by Esse Est Percipi 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The prices of coins on PCGS web site, is for professionally graded coins and is actually useless to most people trying to find a value of their coins. Most of you do not know how to grade coins, if you did, you would not be asking the question. Take the coin to a local coin dealer, if he has a store and has been around for a while, it is a bet he is an honest person. Most coin and currency dealers are. I do not recommend antique dealers for various reasons. Most price guides you can get at the magazine racks have retails but at least they give you an idea of price range. I have found no free price guides on line that can help anyone that can't grade the coin. Grade determines value!! I can only help the most, if the person asking the question, on one or a few coins, send me a scan of both sides. With all the different grades it takes to much time and room to write down the grades by hand. As you have noticed from others that have answered your question, the question is far from simple to answer.
2006-12-30 08:45:30 · answer #2 · answered by Taiping 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Go to: www.pcgs.com
This is one of the best and most prestigious on-line grading services available and has a list of each coin ever minted in the US along with a very accurate pricing guide that's updated frequently. It's a good reference point to start.
The links on their site will give you all the resource material you need to make a judgment call about a particular coins worth.
You could try a local coin shop but I'd educate myself before walking into one of those. Reputations vary.
One additional good source of education and information is ebay. You'll find a variety of good "actual" real world information about what coins just like yours are selling for to the general public. Ebay has a very active coin community and educated sellers always post pictures.
Ebay offers history of previous sales as well so you can look to trends for coins that are the approximate grade of the ones you have.
Good luck!
2006-12-30 02:33:03 · answer #3 · answered by JC 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
some solid guesses and not so solid guesses above. while maximum individuals sparkling a coin they use harsh chemical compounds and or bodily abusive concepts. interior the approach they take off layers of metallic or reason different injury to the exterior of the coin. loss of metallic and injury are actually not any-no's interior the pastime. A century in the past marvelous and modern grow to be in yet at present's hobbyist desire a coin in unique condition. Patina would not have lots to do with unique condition. It has tons to do with eye allure. that's yet another factor once you're grading funds, particularly mint state funds. Patina is a clearly happening technique that usually would not detract from a funds grade.
2016-10-28 17:34:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you had so many answers I almost didn't. However, no one mentioned going to a coin shop with them and asking what the worth is.
2006-12-30 03:49:56 · answer #5 · answered by Mudder/ Gi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would check out coin guides for assistance.
2006-12-30 02:33:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
look up a book in the liabray and you shold be able to findthe value of old coins
2006-12-30 02:38:20 · answer #7 · answered by user 12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look up the specific coin on ebay and see what comes up for you
2006-12-30 04:05:25 · answer #8 · answered by Angie L 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to the library and take out the resent coin book ... that's what my mom and i did
2006-12-30 02:31:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this link, it will help you.
2006-12-30 07:26:53 · answer #10 · answered by cascadecoins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋