I have often wondered when rolling my spare change in coin wrappers whether I was giving away coins that are worth more than their face value in collector’s markets. Additionally, I’ve recently been researching metal-detecting & treasure hunting on beaches and other areas. When I find coins, which ones are worth more than their face-value and which are not? With this in mind, I’ve created a checklist for myself to help flag coins that might be valuable in some way. Of course, the value of coins varies according to what is in demand in collector’s markets. So the checklist is already out of date. That said, if you don’t know much about the coin collector’s market and how to spot a valuable coin when you see one, this checklist is a good start. The checklist should be helpful to those who manually deal with coins on a regular basis, such as coin-operated machine owners, metal-detectorists, and coin-shooters. Keep in mind that this checklist is not a replacement for a good coin guide (recommendations?) and a good knowledge of coins.
I hope you find the checklist useful. Please share in the comments below if it has brought you any success in identifying valuable coins.
Hi,
I have a jar of old pennies(Canadian and American) saved by my grandfather. Most are dated in the 1940s and 50s. Is there any value in this or should I just roll them up?
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i`ll buy them off you.. roll`em up face value +25% .. hows that ? even though you have no idea they may have a Canadian 1936 penny with a dot under the date only 4 years back lol …..hey start looking I get half for telling you good luck send a email to me if you find one happymantom@hotmail.com say its from jackie lol
I have two silver canadain dollars dated 1983 and 1984 is there any vaule to them or what are they worth
I have 3 nickels dated 1946 1949 and 1959 I have no clue if these coins are worth anything at all. I have been trying to search collector coin sites to check out other coins that could be of value but cant seem to find any that give me the value of each coins anyone have any ideas where I could go to find this information out?
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I have a $5 Canadian coin dated 1912 in excellent condition….I assume it is worth more than the face value. Am I correct
John Parnell
John your coin contains .24oz gold, and has a collector value in the $400-900 range, depending on condition.
hey i have a 1911 canadian penny with King GEORGIVS the V on it and it’s in amazing condition!!
i have a 1940 one cent coin (canadian) also a 1937 wheat coin (american) just wondering if they are worth anything