Need to have really old coins appraised.?
I’m searching for someone who could give me an idea of the worth of some coins. An 88 year old friend of mine asked me to investigate the value of some coins that are dated from the early 1800′s to the early 1900′s. Most are in good condition, all of them having been circulated, and some (a two cent American coin) I have never seen nor heard of before (I’m considerably younger than she is). I’ll list some of the coins below, of which she has several, and would appreciate it if someone could contact me in regards to same, as I don’t know any other source to check with at this time. Thanks.
AMERICAN
1) 1842 Dime
2) Two Cent Coin (one side is worn and can’t make out the date)
3) 1899 Dime
CANADIAN
1) 1917 "One Penny" (very large. A woman warrior on one side holding a shield and trident, and the other side shows the head of a man and says "Briton", among other things. I THINK it’s Canadian.)
2) 1899 "Once Cent", "VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA"
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The 1842 silver dime has a retail of about $20 in grade Good-Very Good. Coin in between these grades still has the date and legend, but other details on the Seated Liberty worn nearly flat. A common date 2 cent coin is valued at $10-$12 in worn condition, but without a date I’d say about a couple of dollars depending on the overall condition; less if corroded. The 1899 Barber silver dime sells for about $8-$10 in grade Good with an O under the wreath on coin reverse, $6-$8 in Good with small S, and $2-$3 in grade Good without anything under the wreath.
The 1917 penny is not Canadian but British. The "woman warrior" is Britannia, the personification of Britain and the man on the other side was King George the fifth. The penny is a common date and has a collector value of $0.25 in average circulated. It has a mintage figure of 107,905,000. The 1899 Canadian cent of Queen Victoria is worth $2-$3 in average circulated. Mintage was 2.4 million pieces.
Well, I can only provide value estimates. To get a more accurate valuation of your coins, you need to show them to a numismatist and/or dealer(s).
go to http://www.appraisers.org to find someone in your area. Unfortunately the detail of what kind of coins they are is not enought to determine a value. You need to know the condition and physically examine the authenticity of such coins. Often coin shops / and pawn shops work as well.
You can look them up for free here:www.pcgs.com/prices/
From your descriptions I would appraise them at about half the values listed by silverpet