coins worth
What Determines the Value of a Rare Coin?
As with any investment or collectible, the value of a rare coin is established in free marketplaces by investor's and collector's activity. The size and intensity of that activity is influenced by three basic criteria: (1) Rarity; (2) Demand for coins; and (3) A coin's condition or quality.
The coin values should have a significant impact on the worth of your coin collection.
What is gold worth?
From as early as 3000 B.C., gold has been a rare and precious metal that has held reign as the world's most durable and valuable commodity. It is no different today. In fact, as the economy starts to falter, there has never been a better time to start investing in gold coins.
What is your coin worth?
UNITED STATES COINS 2009.(※ Red Book )
It is important to notice that the values given in the Red Book are dealer retail values, not what your coin is actually worth if you tried to sell it to a dealer.
It is important to notice the difference between coin values and coin prices.
The main purpose of the Red Book is "What is your coin worth?".
Despite the generous additional content, the main substance of the Red Book are the U.S. coin values. The Red Book has sections for each coin type, arranged in roughly chronological order by issue.
(1) The first section of values pertains to Colonial and pre-American circulating coin types.
(2) Next is the main section, entitled "United States Regular Issues", which is arranged by coin denomination, starting with the Half Cents.
The individual year issues are listed chronologically by date, earliest first, with a separate line entry for each major type. As many as nine prices are given in columnar format, for grades ranging from About Good (AG-3) to Choice Proof (PF-65) according to the ANS Grading System. Each coin type has values listed for whatever grades are appropriate for the market for that mint issue. Another column lists the official mintage for that issue.
