US Coins - Help With Fair Market Value

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o-train Pillar of the Community Canada 519 Posts	Posted 07/19/2013 9:00 pm Hello to all my southern neighbours! I am hoping I can get some help with establishing a value for my small collection of US coins. This is mainly for future trading purposes. The coins were in my father's collection and I think some possibly his father also and I don't know a lot about them. I am not very good at taking pictures but if someone could give me a range of the value I should be able to grade the coins reasonably well on my own. Or, if someone could point me to an accurate/free online source for valuing the coins. One Cent: 1848, 1859, 1862, 1875, 1890, 1893, 1900, 1902, 1906, 1907 Three Cent Silver: 1852 Three Cent Nickel: 1865 Seated half dime: 1871 Five Cent: 1898, 1911, 1929, 1938 Ten Cent: 1857, 1891, 1946, 1952 One Dollar: 1879 I also have 2 1972 one dollar coins and 3 half dollars (1965, 1973, 1976). I'm assuming these are all face value minus the 1965 which has some silver content. I really like the design of the eagle landing on the moon! Report this Post to the Staff

zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 07/19/2013 9:15 pm Hi o-train. The coins you have posted are intriguing and a good start to a collection. However without a grade (aG-3 to MS-70) it is virtually impossible to provide an accurate valuation. There are numerous websites on the internet that provide a "grading guide" for US and world coins. Once you have established a fair grade (I am sure our CCF members can help with that, just provide high resolution pictures or scans) it is time to move towar FMV meaning "fair market value". ebay is a good start but here are some other good websites: Numismedia.com Coinstudy.com Good luck! Don't be shy to ask for any more help. Report this Post to the Staff
1916 D Merc Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 07/19/2013 9:16 pm Here is a good site for pricing: http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml (Notice when selling you may get below the FMV) Also, for grading this may be helpful: http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/ Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 07/19/2013 9:22 pm I second numismedia. ebay completed listings are good too, but like mentioned above grade is everything for determining the actual value range Report this Post to the Staff
o-train Pillar of the Community Canada 519 Posts	Posted 07/19/2013 9:25 pm Thanks for the help. I like the numismedia site so far. I also have a Shield nickel but it is so worn that almost all details including the date are gone. Report this Post to the Staff
o-train Pillar of the Community Canada 519 Posts	Posted 07/19/2013 10:34 pm One of the two 1859 Indian Head cents I have has VF-20 to VF-30 details on the obverse but the reverse has been obliterated and a small hole drilled through the headdress. It makes me wonder who once may have worn it as a necklace or something similar and the stories it could tell. It's numismatic value has been basically destroyed but it's one of my favourite coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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