Coin Collectors: Website for Price / Conditon Guide?

[Jack Flash]

There are no doubt some folks here who collect other things than firearms, so I will ask some guidance on old coins.

I have several old pennies, quarters, half dollars, etc., that range from well worn to uncirculated. I need to put a dollar value on them so they can be divided fairly or someone can buy out someone else's share equitably. So I would like to visit a numismatic website, preferably one that is "newbie friendly" and doesn't expect me to mail them to the shop.

Thanks...

 

[the ringo kid]

There are no doubt some folks here who collect other things than firearms, so I will ask some guidance on old coins.

I have several old pennies, quarters, half dollars, etc., that range from well worn to uncirculated. I need to put a dollar value on them so they can be divided fairly or someone can buy out someone else's share equitably. So I would like to visit a numismatic website, preferably one that is "newbie friendly" and doesn't expect me to mail them to the shop.

Thanks...

I havent active looked for lackof time but,I was told at the gun show by two dealers-that for instance--uncirculated indianheads-mint from 1900-1901-1902-1903-1904--are a sound $20 each IF not cleaned? I have one of each I bought some20-odd years agofor $5 each. I alsofound out Confederate bills in $1-$5-$10-20-$50-$100-in Fine--are not astronimical in price--even for me. The ones that are high--the .25 and.25 cent notes--both Confed and Union-those can be around $200 a note. The Confeds can be in Fine-anywhere from $20-$60-$80. Good thing I shop around because-a 3rd dealer in Confederate--has his wellabove these others dealers. Also--Republic of Texas currency aint so untouchable either-everaging in Fine at about $200--signed in Houston's name by his secretary. The pre Rep of Tex curency--a bit more.

 

[Jack Flash]

Interesting information, especially about the Indian Head Pennies. I have a few.

My stuff is coins not notes. The oldest one is an 1847 big penny. Everything else is much newer. A Walking Liberty 50 Cent Piece, Franklin 50 Cent Pieces, etc.

If someone knows a good forum (as good as this one!) that focuses on American Coins, post a link, please!

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Try this one.
There are several online, this one seems to be fairly easy to use.

NGC Coin Price Guide and Values | NGC

 

[CATI1835]

The problem with evaluating coin values is the owner, usually holding on to Grandma's old accumulation, GROSSLY overestimates their value and condition. That's because Grandma told him/her they were valuable and he/she knows Grandma always told the truth.

The first step is evaluating the grade. A site like this one can help:

PCGS Photograde Online - Estimating Coin Grades Has Never Been Easier

A coin that is in MS65 condition can be worth 100 times more than one in VG10. The pictures can help you judge condition. Then date and mint mark need to be considered. After that other factors like physical damage (holes, rim dings, scratches, etc.) and environmental damage (corrosion, metal interaction with storage container, etc.) have to be considered. Once you have a general condition a site like this can help:

U.S. Coin & Paper Money Values - Coin World

After all that, other factors come into play, generally on higher value coins - strength of strike, various subtleties of variety, certified or not, etc. Coin grading/valuation is a very subjective process.

Good luck.

 

[Dashriprock]

Stick with the aforementioned NGC guide, or try my favorite from PCGS:

Home Page - PCGS CoinFact

These are the two major third-party grading firms and will have accurate pricing and population reports, along with many years of auction prices realized at all the major houses such as Heritage and Stack's.

It's all about condition and grade of the coins as previous posts have stated. Depending on your part of Michigan, there may be a local source for appraisal, such as a shop or an independent dealer. You can check their reputation beforehand through the Professional Numismatists Guild:

Professional Numismatists Guild | Knowledge - Integrity - Responsibility

 

[jrm53]

I check the coinflation.com web site every day it will not price individual old coins but as you go down the page it gives you the melt value for pre-65 date coins. Note nobody will sell them to you for that price but its nice to know. Jeff

 

[soFlaNative]

Now where's my steel pennies get to?

 

[Jack Flash]

Now where's my steel pennies get to?

I guess someone thought they were steal pennies.

 

[the ringo kid]

Ive ony one steel penny--a mint uncirculated one from1943. I paid 300% its face value for it a year or so ago. Hope I didnt get pinched too badly.....