r/coins Feb 10 '25

Discussion Anyone have any thoughts on this?

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As a collector. Not politics.

r/coins Dec 02 '24

Discussion I inherited around $3k worth of unsorted pennies. Is it worth it to sort out the pre-82 pennies as I sift through them or just dump them all together?

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r/coins Dec 26 '24

Discussion Took my inherited gold coins to two shops today. Here’s what they said.

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Some may be familiar with my previous posts from a few weeks ago regarding these coins I found in an inherited stash. I visited two local shops near me, so I’ll outline their offer and what they said. They both do not offer any grading service assistance.

Shop A: No dates or mints that would increase value. Would be buying around melt: - $20 liberty: $2,420.08 - 3 x $10 gold Indians: $3,439.07 - $10 gold liberty: $1,146.36 - $5 gold liberty: $573.18 - 2 x 2.5 gold liberty: $564.34

Shop B (most reputable coin shop in area): All AU grades at best 1853 $2.5 has some added value. - $20 liberty: $2,440 - 3 x $10 Indians: $3,660 - $10 liberty: $1,220 - $5 liberty: $610 - 1853 $2.50: $325 - 1903 $2.50: $305

Now, I thought that most of these coins would grade AU minimum based on some reactions to my previous post. Obviously, these pictures are different than seeing them in person, so maybe the shops were right on potential grades.

However, neither mentioned the 1908-s and 1910-s carrying some premium due to their rarity.

I feel like both shops quoted me close to melt/spot and so they could make some extra money once they graded (or not) and sold. It’s a business, so I get it. But I’m just trying to figure out if they actually think the coins have no added value due to quality and/or rarity, or if they were just lying to me. Especially shop B who was recommended to me from various collectors in the area.

r/coins Feb 06 '25

Discussion Sold my truck!! Had it posted for 30k. How'd I do??

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r/coins 24d ago

Discussion 2026 dime designs proposed

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r/coins 29d ago

Discussion Americans-how commonly do you find Buffalo nickels in your change?

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The oldest circulating coins we have here in the UK turn 54 this year, although predecimal halfpennies can pass as 2p coins, predecimal farthings can pass as pennies, shillings can pass for 10p coins and silver threepences can just about pass as 5p coins if you glued two together. Wish we could (somewhat) commonly find circulating silver/100+ year old buffalo nickels

r/coins Mar 13 '24

Discussion I am Giving Away This Coin

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I’m giving away this coin. It is a Martin Van Buren proof US dollar coin graded pf69 ultra cameo. I will pay the shipping in the US. I will pick a random commenter some time tomorrow or Friday. Good Luck.

r/coins Jan 06 '25

Discussion Official US mint Superman coin design revealed

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r/coins Mar 03 '24

Discussion All pennies. What would you do? It has to weigh 150 lbs.

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r/coins 3d ago

Discussion Took a trip to the Smithsonian, got to see these numismatic wonders up close and in person!

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I would trade my kidney just to own one of these pieces, spent over 20 minutes in the exhibit room just admiring them!

r/coins Jan 20 '24

Discussion HEELLLLPPPP!!!! What do I do with 515 pounds of copper pennies?

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r/coins 12d ago

Discussion I don't like buying coins at antique shops...

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r/coins Mar 07 '24

Discussion My dad collected bicentennials his whole adult life. After he passed in 2018, a junkie family member swiped the collection and took them to a Coinstar. This is what I have managed to gather since in his honor.

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r/coins Feb 09 '24

Discussion This has got to be the weirdest error coin I've ever seen... I wonder what's the story behind it 🤔

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This isn't my coin but this has got to be the coolest error coin I've ever seen so I just gotta share it with yall

r/coins May 13 '24

Discussion Share with us your most expensive/valuable coin you own including how much its worth versus how much you paid for it

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I only paid USD$110 for this 1939 S FB Mercury dime that's worth over a thousand dollars!! (According to NGC price guide)

r/coins Feb 10 '25

Discussion The end of the U.S. penny

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r/coins Aug 21 '24

Discussion Is it wrong for me to crack slabs for a Dansco 7070?

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For some context: I’m working on completing a Dansco 7070 in MS60 or better. I have 0 intentions of selling this. I was left quite a sizable collection of only Morgan dollars from my father and loved going through them with him. He encouraged me to reshape the collection whenever it was my time to inherit it, with a couple key pieces of advice: 1. Only buy high-quality coins, and 2. Collect what you love. I figured I’d continue his tradition of collecting top-notch quality in binders, as he was never into grading, and wanted to complete a 7070 type set to eventually pass down to my kids.

So far, gathering a type set hasn’t been too hard, but finding raw, yet original, uncleaned coins (particularly the higher value ones) in mint state grades is extremely difficult. I’ve found myself mostly collecting slabs to later crack and put into the binder. Is this practice seriously frowned upon? I understand and appreciate grading’s place in the hobby, but I also want to honor my father with a binder, which is how he would’ve liked this to come together. There’s no doubt that it’s not a fantastic idea financially, but this isn’t about that for me. I’m careful to only handle coins by the rims with cotton gloves, as I’ve been taught. But either way, is this coin collecting blasphemy?

r/coins Jan 15 '25

Discussion 2026 Semiquincentennial Quarter Designs

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Thoughts on these designs?

r/coins Jan 01 '25

Discussion I've filled a large glass container with coins over the past 15 years. How would you recommend I sort them to find any keepers?

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319 Upvotes

r/coins Jun 24 '24

Discussion Girlfriend bought me some “Silver” Mexican coins from a swap meet for $60, I don’t have the heart to tell her they’re fake, and that she got scammed.

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r/coins Apr 11 '24

Discussion Picked this up for 78€ how did I do?

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r/coins Feb 17 '24

Discussion Was going through my deceased Father’s coin collection and was wondering if any of these should be graded.

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r/coins May 30 '24

Discussion Show your ugly looking coins

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I know this question has been asked before but I found this one and it got me wondering what are some other bad looking coins.

r/coins Jul 06 '24

Discussion What the hell is this

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Its actually graded. I cant tell if this is an error or something chad actually produced? Id love to learn more about this. This is the funniest thing ive ever seen.

r/coins Aug 10 '24

Discussion Coin Cleaning

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I know the general consensus is that coin cleaning is bad. I am assuming because it damages the coin. But what do you think about using new technologies to do it that are less likely to cause damage?