john asked:


3 questions….

i have a huge collection from my great grandfather that i recently received. .
he has a lot of pre 1900 coins in a pcgs plastic thing? looks like random coins

NUMBER ONE what is pcgs?
NUMBER 2 if there is a 1878 doll what other coins should i get for that yr should i try for every coin of every yr or do some coins mean nothing?
NUMBER 3 if i want to continue the collection and add coins from the mid to late 1900 and 2000’s do i buy proof sets with the mirror finish or do i buy mint coins that never made it to circulation i would think a proof is something i would by my kid @ birth and not so much for investing am i wrong?

KENNY

don asked:


First off does a metal detector get triggered with useless regular coins like quarters or will i be able to get a response from more precious metals?

I work at a bank an instead of taking all the rolled coin apart to see if there is silver id rather have something quiet and hand held that i could check quickly. Is there such a device?

WALTER

Kaushalya Damitha asked:


Ok i have been collecting coins for past 8 or 9 years. my grand father ( who is very old ) decided to give me his collection. i start to make a log of them. and finished about half now i have a prob
their are some coins form middle east and i can’t understand a dam thing on them ( some of them don’t even have a single English letter on them )

could some one help me translate them ?

i have come thing like 50 coins

BRUCE

amanda h asked:


i have a 1822 one cent coin that my grandpa found years ago while digging can anyone tell me if its worth anything or how do i find out if it is ???????

MURRAY

dodohunsor asked:


My mom doesn’t want me to spend too much money on this new hobbie. What kinds of coins can I collect that are cheap but could be worth alot later. I’m thinking of collecting buffalo coins or morgan dollars.

EMMANUEL

holbrook asked:


can someone please tell me what this is worth?
Indian head nickel
“e” Series
1936 gold encrusted (i think)

CLAUDE

curious 94 asked:


Several years ago my uncle died. He left quite a coin collection–not in any order-just gobs of coins. My aunt knows nothing about coin collecting or what to do with the coins–and neither do I. Does anyone know who she could contact (trustworthy and honest) to see about the coins or what her first step might be in organizing them and then selling them off?

PHIL

haloalittlerusty asked:


I have some very old coins that were my grandmother’s from one of her husbands who served in WWII. they are dated but are in French and Italian…how can I found out more about these coins?
Taiping, here are each coin and what they say on them:

Back side: two flags and a crown on top of the flags…one flag has a “plus sign” on it the other has a bird of some sort. the verbage on this side says “POMA INTANGIBLE 1896″
front side has a man and a woman on it, no denomination amount, and the verbage on top “Elena Vittorio Emanuele”
second coin: front: VITT * EMAN * VII * RE * E * IMP with a man’s head/neck.
back side has ITALIA with a bird and large wing, 1939, C 50
third coin: 2 Franc coin, front side says CHAMBRES DE COMMERCE DE FRANCE BON POUR 2 FRANCS back side has a statue and says COMMERCE INDUSTRIES 1923

Thanks for any additional information.

HUBERT

sk_quest asked:


I want to start collecting Ancient Roman and Greek coins. Are there any helpful website or (better yet) books? Any advice or information you can share?

SCOTT

Lovex ALLi asked:


i have a penny from 1924 and one from 1951, i found a way to make it look pretty shiny and stuff, but if i was to sell them, would collectors want them shiny and in good condition, or the way i found them?

CRAIG