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COIN VALUES ??
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Larry (IL)
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There are quite a few, this is one I like: http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml
dewcon4414
Well-known member
Coin World also has a monthly mag with articles and updated COIN VALUES. However, dont get confused about what dirt dug coins are worth. To get a coin graded has a price.... they WONT grade some coins. You may FEEL its worth a certain value.... but the reality is unless its rare most collectors are investors now days and unless its slabbed by a known grader they wont give you much. Dont get me wrong there is always someone wanting a coin to complete their set.... even a bad coin. Most want it at a GOOD price. Now silver coins.... especially silver dollars still get people bidding at auctions.
Dew
Dew
MNCoinhunter
Active member
Some pictures would be nice. Whaddaya got?
cladkiller
New member
Red book 2012 65th edition, bought one on e-bay brand new for $ 9.50, might give you an idea of its value, condition is everything,
Dosen't give you any prices for dug coins, if its rare though it might not make that much of a difference if its a dug coin or not ?
just an idea!!!
David
Dosen't give you any prices for dug coins, if its rare though it might not make that much of a difference if its a dug coin or not ?
just an idea!!!
David
These prices are technically only for coins they've graded and slabbed, to be verified to be at such & such grade. However, I find it to be pretty dependable on what you'd actually get, when you float them on ebay, for instance. Ie.: very similar to the the various coin books you can buy.
When you go to this link, a temporary page will pop up. Just click to make it go away, and then you'll be on the right page:
http://www.pcgs.com/prices/
When you go to this link, a temporary page will pop up. Just click to make it go away, and then you'll be on the right page:
http://www.pcgs.com/prices/
dewcon4414
Well-known member
Do NOT clean any you may think is worth money. Graders now have coin sniffers to detect this and will NOT grade your coins.
TokenDigger
New member
Like what others have said, the Red Book by Yeoman is a great start. Also a dug coin will not be treated the same as a non dug coin in the same condition (especially copper and nickel ones). Like Dewcon stated - DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COINS (a little soap or water is fine with a very light wipe with a towel). Just clean the modern stuff that you expect to spend or coins that aren't worth much (like most wheaties). HH
scubadetector
New member
That is for sure NEVER clean them. Don't even field clean silver. I took 50.00 of not just one but TWO 1926S dimes. I got 100.00 each for them cause I wiped the dirt and SCRATCHED them. I was told to always cary a small bottle of olive oil and put the silver in it. Take them home and run them under hot water and that was it. I then carried a small testers bottle that used to have jam in it with olive oil. That saved me from scratching a 1894o dime and a 1914D penny.
sgoss66
Well-known member
Hi all...PLEASE don't take any of this as being argumentative or challenging ANYTHING you all have said here, but, a question...WHY can a coin be carried in a pocket with other coins until it reaches a worn/circulated state, and then dropped, AND THEN a rub of the finger to remove some dirt severely degrades the value of the coin??? I don't understand how I can dig a very, very worn 1916-D Merc, worth, say, several hundred bucks in that state, and then one wipe of the dirt from the coin and I can knock possibly HUNDREDS off the value? I just don't get it!
So -- if I understand correctly, ANY silver I dig in the field should be left with the dirt stuck to it, and taken home WITHOUT me knowing the date of the coin, until I run it under warm water?
Steve
So -- if I understand correctly, ANY silver I dig in the field should be left with the dirt stuck to it, and taken home WITHOUT me knowing the date of the coin, until I run it under warm water?
Steve
scubadetector
New member
Some coins are dropped FAST. I have found barber coins with a full liberty. I didn't have a digital camera in 1997 - 1999 BUT I was hunting an old amusement park and found well over 100 barber and over 200 merc dimes. I also found 3 beautiful standing lib quarters and 6 Barber halves. I also found a lot of coins that were worn down.
It depends on the soil, When they were dropped and how long they were carried. You can look at a lot of pictures on here and see FLAT no detail coins and almost perfect coins and a lot of inbetween. In fact a thread on this forum shows a wonderful merc that was found. I believe a 1937. Probably dropped right after it was found.
You can rub the dirt off if you want, I was just trying to help anybody that wants or needs to sell their coins for the most money.
ANYBODY can call ALL ABOUT COINS in SLC Utah and ask for the owner Bob Campbell. He will probably remember me from the late 1990's. I sold him 2 1926S dimes and got 100.00 each. He told me if I would not have rubbed them I would have gotten 50.00 more EACH. I also sold him the 1894 O dime but that one I didn't scratch, my 1893CC 10.00 gold piece (was able to buy it back) a 1920S and a 1924S standing liberty (great condition on both) and a few wonderful Barber halves, one I got 85.00 for. I also got 176.00 for a 1914D penny but not from him.
BUT your absolutely right MOST the coins you find are bullion value only. I just stated my opinion IN CASE you dig a perfect 1916D dime and rubbed it. You would find out FAST how much you killed it. And that might make you sick.
In looking back, I had NO idea that the coins I was finding was not the normal ones. But where I was finding them only a few know about and most know the reason they were their and why the wonderful condition they were in.
It depends on the soil, When they were dropped and how long they were carried. You can look at a lot of pictures on here and see FLAT no detail coins and almost perfect coins and a lot of inbetween. In fact a thread on this forum shows a wonderful merc that was found. I believe a 1937. Probably dropped right after it was found.
You can rub the dirt off if you want, I was just trying to help anybody that wants or needs to sell their coins for the most money.
ANYBODY can call ALL ABOUT COINS in SLC Utah and ask for the owner Bob Campbell. He will probably remember me from the late 1990's. I sold him 2 1926S dimes and got 100.00 each. He told me if I would not have rubbed them I would have gotten 50.00 more EACH. I also sold him the 1894 O dime but that one I didn't scratch, my 1893CC 10.00 gold piece (was able to buy it back) a 1920S and a 1924S standing liberty (great condition on both) and a few wonderful Barber halves, one I got 85.00 for. I also got 176.00 for a 1914D penny but not from him.
BUT your absolutely right MOST the coins you find are bullion value only. I just stated my opinion IN CASE you dig a perfect 1916D dime and rubbed it. You would find out FAST how much you killed it. And that might make you sick.
In looking back, I had NO idea that the coins I was finding was not the normal ones. But where I was finding them only a few know about and most know the reason they were their and why the wonderful condition they were in.
TokenDigger
New member
sgoss66-you're right, up to a point. If you look at the coins you've dug, especially the silver, there are usually hundreds of fine scratches on the surfaces and this degrades the coins value. Most of the silver we find is generally only worth it's bullion value so any scratches put on them after they are unearthed probably won't hurt it since the bullion value is more than any numismatic value. The problem with rubbing a coin before the dirt is washed off is that you might impart a scratch on the coin. These new scratches are usually shiny and detract from the coin. This would only hurt coins that have a numismatic value above the bullion value. I'm not sure how much it would hurt the value- I guess it depends on the severity and location of the scratch. Don't get me wrong - after I dig a silver coin I am very eager to find the type of coin it is as well as the date and I rub them before rinsing them off first. My big pet peeve is when people clean the heck out of a dug coin so that the surfaces look unnaturally shiny. Granted, it may not hurt the bullion value but it just doesn't look right. HH
MNCoinhunter
Active member
Steve .. I know it's hard to resist the urge to see the date right away. I am guilty many times over. This year I am going try Scuba's olive oil in a jar idea.
Graded (slabbed) coins by a reputable grading company are worth more money. When they grade coins they are also checking the fields, which are the areas that are void of any design. And they grade in such a way that even minute scratches are taken into consideration. Sometimes knocking hundreds of dollars off of it's original worth. And they can certainly tell a fresh swipe from something much older. So when you are talking dollars and sense
... it just pays to leave it covered until you can remove it properly. Anyways . .It's going to test my patience for sure. ..not being able to see the date right away.
Graded (slabbed) coins by a reputable grading company are worth more money. When they grade coins they are also checking the fields, which are the areas that are void of any design. And they grade in such a way that even minute scratches are taken into consideration. Sometimes knocking hundreds of dollars off of it's original worth. And they can certainly tell a fresh swipe from something much older. So when you are talking dollars and sense
... it just pays to leave it covered until you can remove it properly. Anyways . .It's going to test my patience for sure. ..not being able to see the date right away.
MNCoinhunter
Active member
stylesjay said:
I dug up a 1914-D wheat penny this year, and was offered almost exactly half of what it would have been worth un-dug.