I recently stumbled across my coin collection, and discovered that I have a pretty rare coin in it. It is a 1776 continental currency dollar. On the front is a picture of the sun, and a sundial stating Mind your Business. On the back is a list of the first 13 colonies all linked by a chain type picture. That is the best description I can give by righting it out. I found a site that had it and said it could be worth some money, but I need to see if someone will look at mine and tell me what it's worth. I have been searching online and I keep running into dead ends. Please help!
2007-01-04 04:59:51 · 4 answers · asked by ♥Amanda♥ 4 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Go to local coin dealer to get it certified. If it is the real thing and depending on the type of metal and condition of the coin you are looking at a nice windfall.
Go to Heritage Coins web site, register for free, and search their huge data base for your coin to get an idea of what they have been selling for recently.
I admit to a little jealousy as I would love to get one of these coins for my collection if I had the money.
2007-01-04 11:15:29 · answer #1 · answered by BD in NM 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First off, i am not a collector, but i did find some info. the coin you have you must first determine what metal it was made of, they pressed that coin in mainly tin (easily confused with pewter), smaller amounts in brass, and some very rare ones in silver. I would recommend having a high end coin coin collector/shop appraise the coin. I found varying values from 7,000 dollars to amounts in the hundred thousand dollar range, hope this helps!
2007-01-04 05:26:55 · answer #2 · answered by smokeycrew37 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your chances of having a real one is small to none. No new ones have showed up for years. They made copy dies in 1876 and made copies of them. Then during the early 1960's a guy named Bashlow made copy dies, of the copy dies. If your coin doesn't have some where the word copy on it, then it is most likely a Bashlow copy. That being the case it is worth $50-$80.00. I saw one for sale In Coin World for $77.00 for a pewter one. I have a couple of the Bashlow copies myself. If there is a coin dealer in your area that is actually a professional numismatist and just doesn't claim to be one, he can help you. As a last resort you can email JKernCoins@aol.com. I say as a last resort for, he can't really help much, without seeing the coin. He is a professional numismatist and knows his coins.
2007-01-04 13:18:26 · answer #3 · answered by Taiping 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
here are some links,hope u could find an answer here
http://coins.about.com/od/?once=true&
http://coins.about.com/od/coinbuyingadvice/Coin_Buying_Advice_Information_Tips_on_Where_How_to_Buy_Coins.htm
http://www.pratt.lib.md.us/slrc/ssh/old_coins_ewg.html
2007-01-04 06:34:34 · answer #4 · answered by XiaHoliC NiX 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋