![]() These coins trade actively in today's market. Well preserved Morgan dollars are leaders in demand. Some of the major qualities are preservation, scarcity, and denomination. Step 4: Special Qualities | Recognizing a Collectible CoinĬoins with special qualities add to collector appeal, market acceptance, and value. □Value charts above link to each series and how to grade the specific coin. A conservative approach helps narrow value range. Details are imaged and described on each series page. Important: Grading condition is unique to each series. Major design elements are in outline form. Date and lettering are visible and bold however, an overall flatness describes the condition. Good Grade: The 1888 Indian penny is very worn. Defining the grade is moderate wear overall, small details faded and missing. Once small strands of hair above her forehead, have worn smooth and blended. Each series have points to judge when determining the difference between grades.įine Grade: Looking at the Morgan dollar, notice Liberty's hair detail. Next: Extremely Fine Grade: With a light amount of wear visible, a coin is no longer Mint State, the Grade is now defined as Extremely Fine. A coin remaining in the condition it left the mint. Images are used to compare your coin to grade examples helping judge condition and assign a grade.įirst coin, a 1937 Buffalo nickel, is in Mint State grade. Meeting certain metrics measuring the amount of wear puts coins in different classifications - grades. Grades define the condition of your coins. □Value charts above link to each series identifying mintmarks and locations on coins. mint did not use mintmarks until 1980, now placing a "P" mintmark on coinage. "S" for San Francisco, "CC" used by the Carson City mint, and an "O" indicates the New Orleans mint struck the coin. Denver uses a "D" mintmark, and on the Mercury dime, is placed on the reverse along the rim. Each branch mint is identified by their mintmark found within the design. Mintmarks indicate the mint striking the coin. A "D" mintmark on a 1921 dime is even higher value. ![]() Low mintages indicates an elusive year of dime production. The 1921 Mercury dime is a scarce and desirable coin in any grade. Differences reflected on value charts indicates availability. 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.Not all years of Mercury dimes saw ample mintages, elusive years are 19. They are the oldest coin and currency auction firm in The United States. Please give us a chance to share our knowledge with you.Īnd while you are visiting our coin website, please view the video below to learn a little bit more about Stacks Bowers Coin Auctions. We are in the business of buying and selling coins because we have a passion for coins and the history they represent. 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. While we do buy a single rare coin or an entire collection, we may not always be the best person to sell to. We are here to answer any and all questions. 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. Our coin value guide has pictures and prices for thousands of rare U.S. You have come to the right place if you need accurate and up to date value information about coins.
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