Old Coins
You have come to the right place if you need accurate and up to date value information about coins. Our coin value guide has pictures and prices for thousands of rare U.S. coins. Not only can you get history and auction data about your coin, you can also work directly with any of our coin experts to get straight answers on what your coins are really worth, if they should be graded, and if an auction is the right place to sell them for as much money as possible.
If the old coin doesn't have a country name that you can read, you can try visiting Don's World Coin Gallery to look it up. Don's Web site has over 25,000 photos of coins from more than 400 countries, past and present, and his Instant Identifiers page has images of dozens of coins. Old coins and rare currency hold a special place in history, and they are a highly valued collectible item, ideal for any coin collector. ESTATE LOT SALE-OLD COINS GOLD BULLION.999 SILVER TREASURE COLLECTION HOARD.
We are here to answer any and all questions. While we do buy a single rare coin or an entire collection, we may not always be the best person to sell to. In a situation where we feel like there might be a better or more logical buyer, we can refer that person to you free of charge. We are in the business of buying and selling coins because we have a passion for coins and the history they represent. Please give us a chance to share our knowledge with you.
And while you are visiting our coin website, please view the video below to learn a little bit more about Stacks Bowers Coin Auctions. They are the oldest coin and currency auction firm in The United States. Many of the coin images on our website are from Stack’s extensive archive of tens of thousands of rare coins they have sold in past auctions.
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The year was 1986. Halley's Comet was making its approach near Earth on its heralded 75-year interval and the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor turned 100 years old. Meanwhile, in California, a novel business venture just began innovating a way for the numismatic community to grade and protect coins. A die marker is a gouge or crack that identifies a particular die that a coin was made from. How to detect: A clear doubling of all obverse elements; look for a tiny gouge near the edge above the D in UNITED as a die marker. You will need at least a 6X magnifier to authenticate this variety.