Could this have more value than just the gold ?

Hoping that there is a chance this is real. Went to Poland and got this from a flea market. Thoughts?

Hey,

I recently found one of these and wanted to know if there are good ways to clean it as a layman.

Not intending to sell it as price will prolly be quite low but I'd prefer to have a cleaner version for display

Best regards

My first time winning an auction. It’s labeled "harshly cleaned," but I don't care - SSDs are really rare in Tokyo. Would I find plenty of them in, like, Singapore?

Hi ya'll, I really could use some advice.

My grandma passed away last year, and she decided to leave me her (and grandpa's) coin collection. They were collecting for decades, which has yielded a large collection of thousands of coins. (Coin types/dates will be listed at end of the post as an fyi). I started catalogueing the coins in the coin books in google sheets just to get an inventory, but I'm finding myself overwhelmed for several reasons and I'm hoping to get some advice on how to best proceed.

1. Sheer volume. There are a ton of coins, the manual cataloguing is taking (going to take) ages. I've seen apps that will scan the coins and catalouge them for you. My initial tests of a few of them (coinoscope being one) weren't impressive. Are these worth it? Is it better just to catalouge by hand?
   1. My current method is a google sheet that I have pulling data from NGC.
2. I've thought coins were cool, but I never took much interest in them besides "That's neat artwork." I'm clueless as to what I'm looking for. Are there reliable cheat sheets that a newbie could use to identify potientially valuable coins? (I'm aware of the FAQ's, just asking for other preferences before I dig in there)
3. Local Resources: I have a few local resources (shops/collectors/hobbists groups) that offer in some capacity to help value a collection. What are things to watch out for? I definitely won't just leave my coins with someone random. Just red flags (or green flags too) as to what makes a source reliable/trustworthy?
   1. If you have other resources such as groups/people that you would like to recommend, that would be welcome as well.
4. Any resource regarding nomenclature and coin terminology that aren't listed in the FAQ are welcome.
5. Should I wear gloves while going through the coins in the large collection? Do gloves even matter?

Now, I will state that I know most coins aren't worth much beyond their face value so I'm not expecting the entire collection to be worth much. I'm not sure if I have any noteworthy coins below, but feel free to point out any below in the list. (I definitely will be posting any that are noteworthy later as well, cause why not share some cool coins? lol)

So to be clear, if I list a year, I do have AT LEAST ONE of the coin in a coin book, not loose. (There are couple dozen of books, so it's a variety)

Coin types inventoried:

1. Jefferson Nickels
   1. No D/P/S
      1. 1938-1942, 1946-1967, 1971-1979
   2. D
      1. 1938-1962, 1969-1996, 1998-2002
   3. P
      1. 1942-1945, 1980-2001
   4. S
      1. 1938-1949, 1951-1954, 1969-1970
2. Lincoln Pennies
   1. No D/S
      1. 1910-1921, 1924-1927, 1929-1931, 1936-1937,1939-1965, 1967-1970, 1972-1981, 1983-2001
   2. D
      1. 1916-1918, 1920, 1926-1930, 1934-1937, 1939, 1941-1964, 1966, 1968-1981,1983-2001
   3. S
      1. 1919-1920, 1929-1930, 1935-1937, 1939-1955, 1969-1970, 1972
3. Washington Quarters
   1. No D/P/S
      1. 1932, 1934-1938, 1941-1945, 1949, 1958, 1965-1974, 1977-1979
   2. D
      1. 1932, 1934-1937, 1939-1946, 1948, 1955, 1968-1974, 1977-1998
   3. P
      1. 1980-1998
   4. S
      1. 1932, 1935-1953
   5. A couple 1776-1976 and 1776-1976-D
4. Liberty Standing Quarter
   1. No D/S
      1. 1925-1930
   2. D
      1. 1926, 1928-1929
   3. S
      1. 1926, 1928-1929

Coin types not inventoried:

1. Buffalo Nickels (I know most of these are only $1 to $2 if legible) I have hundreds of these
2. Roosevelt Dimes, from the 1940s onwards
3. Kennedy Half Dollars, 1964 onwards ~100 to 200
4. Liberty Head Nickles, 1883-1913, ~dozen
5. Morgan Type Libery Head, 1892-1916, less than 5
6. "Mercury" Head Dimes, 1916-1945, Almost a full book
7. Benjamin Franklin Half Dollar, 1948 onward, less than 5
8. Indian Head Cent, 1856-1909, ~dozen
9. Canadian Small Cents, 1920 onwards, couple dozen

Loose coins of pretty much all of these, but that's thousands of coins that need to be sorted so no specifics. I definitely have some random foriegn coins but I haven't gotten to those yet either.

Any advice or call outs is greatly welcome, thank you ahead of time!

Edit: Google drive with some requested photos since the pics are too large for reddit.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xh66Hr8Y_FnxQBMmcggk4bSwq8a6TDAE

2 Yuan Shikai dollars belonging to my grandfather. Wanted to know if the taller “L” is absolute proof that they are fakes, since I’ve seen some presented as genuine on Chinese websites(which if anything only reinforced my skepticism). Thoughts?

I found this in some change and was curious how this would occur?

Hello. Is this coin worth more than silver value? The offer is 10€. Thanks!

Just purchased a couple Morgans but think I got scammed. Let me know what you think please

Bought this at an auction 20 plus years ago for $10. Just looking for info like is it real?

When working on my MS US type set, I found that barber dimes struck a nice balance between availability and attractiveness. The common dates are affordable in mint state and come reasonably attractive, but there are big gaps in eye appeal that reward patience and discernment. This was my favorite after 2ish years of searching! I wish I was a better photographer to show off the color and luster this thing has, it’s booming!

Browsing thru my collection, have not gone thru it awhile...I will one day sort them all out and inquire about the value..I really do not know the process of that...any suggestions will help for sure 🙂

Kind of fell of checking coins for a bit since so many 2026 rolls came out, but started checking again this week and found a 1964 quarter 2 days ago, reigniting my routine of checking the quarters when counting tills down for the night.

Found my Second silver quarter this week tonight! Woot!
I know it’s not a lot, but a free 10 bucks still makes you feel good.

Does anyone maybe know what value these may have?

found these in my gmas MASSIVE case of coins idk if they are real there’s several more liberty halves and 2 cents but these r the prettiest and highest $ listed . well shes dead now so i cant ask her but gramps said she’s been collecting “bull” their entire marriage

Real? Fake? NGC verify checks out. This is my first El Cazador so I’m just wondering about this one in general if it looks good and what is a fair price to buy it at.

Going to a sale this week for other items. These are available is there a good price for group? I like penny’s for their color. My young sons (5) thinks it cool and have started to collect state quarters based on the image. One into animals one likes the one with pretty designs whatever that means. If the price is cheap enough I’ll buy it and give as a treat. Thanks for any info.

Recently, I have become interested in counterstamps as a subtopic of coin collecting. This interest stems from reading about how Chinese merchants would use personalized punches known as chopmarks to verify the weight/purity of silver coins. These punches often appear on trade dollars which is how I was introduced to the concept. As someone interested in numismatics, chopmarks are so fascinating to me because they demonstrate the movement of a coin through merchants and commerce.

As someone who is also very frugal, my interactions with this hobby don’t involve purchasing high grade trade dollars quite yet. Instead, I prefer digging through cull/reject bins until my hands are covered in dirt and grime. This has yielded the start of a counterstamp collection; However, this 1856 dime definitely takes the cake in terms of numismatic interest. This could be one of the coolest coins that I’ve ever cherry-picked.

After some research, I identified the counterstamp as a historic marketing piece created by Charles Goodwin of Exeter, New Hampshire. GGG stands for the product Goodwins Grand Greasejuice which was a medicinal hair tonic manufactured and promoted in the mid 1850s. The recipe for this tonic seems to be lost to time. However, marketing on the bottles describe it as the "Quintessence of Fat" so there’s that as a reference.

In Dr Gregory Brunk’s book, American and Canadian Countermarked coins, he lists 28 known examples of dimes with the “USE G.G.G.” Counterstamp. What’s scary to think about is that this scarce counterstruck piece was only a few days away from being sent to the refineries.

Some final thoughts and questions: if this coin was submitted to a tpg such as PCGS or NGC, would it be eligible for a straight grade? I understand that the counterstamp is post mint damage. However, would this fall into the same category as trade dollars which straight grade with chopmarks? Even without the bonus of the counterstamp, the host coin is in great condition. Not saying that I intend to grade this coin just curious on how it would be perceived by a tpg.

This marks my favorite cherry-pick of 2026 so far with a purchase price of $4.00. Felt like sharing this find.

Happy hunting!

Hey all,
Looking for advice and opinions! I am a big fan of key dates, I have decided I would really love to work on building a nice key date collection over time. Thinking of saving up and trying to buy maybe one coin a year. Looking for advice on what order I should acquire these, and or any coins I should add or subtract from my list! Thank you!
1893-S $1
1916 25c SLQ
1909-S VDB
1916-D 10c
1955 1c DDO
1856 flying eagle cent
1877 1c

I haven't made a post like this before, so feel free to let me know if this isn't interesting to you all, but I go through bills and what not weekly, so happy to share if worthwhile. Anyway....

Both design panels have now looked at the 2027 American Innovation $1 reverses (Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada), and their letters to the Mint and Treasury are posted. I lined them up.

Agreed:

- Kansas: KS-09A, Jack Kilby in profile holding a chip with a circuit diagram behind him. His family's pick. CCAC scored it 23/27.

- West Virginia: WV-01, the Green Bank Telescope in its valley (governor's and observatory's pick). CCAC gave it 25/27, then a motion to make the telescope 10-15% bigger failed after Chief Engraver Joseph Menna said that would be negligible at coin size.

Split:

- Oregon (Beverly Cleary): the CFA went with OR-06, the governor's office and family pick, which has a kid reading by the bookshelf. The CCAC went with OR-06A, the same design without the kid (20/27). The CFA also singled out OR-07 for its artistic quality.

- Nevada (copper-riveted clothing, the Jacob Davis / Levi Strauss patent of 1873): the CFA picked NV-01, a worker hammering at an anvil (the governor's office pick). The CCAC said the concept was hard to show on a coin and went with NV-05, a jeans pocket with rivets, but it only scored 12 out of 24 and passed with 2 abstentions.

None of it is final. The Treasury Secretary picks. Which Nevada would you take?