An antique coin, carefully stored for many years, can turn into a solid state. If the coin is rare enough and, moreover, well preserved, before deciding to sell it, study the demand for this type of coin and find out their current value.
Instructions
Step 1
Ask a renowned antique shop in your city for information. Show the coin to the seller. Perhaps he knows in what period this copy was released. If the seller could not help you, just in case, inspect the counters with the coins on sale. Similar coins can be found on them. If the seller has pinpointed the origin of your coin, ask them for the value. Take note of the price information provided by the seller, but do not consider it final.
Step 2
If a trip to an antique shop did not work, try to find out the origin of the coin yourself. Examine the coin carefully. Determine the year it was released. If the coin is foreign, try to find out in which language the inscriptions are made on its surface. Arm yourself with a magnifying glass. You may be able to make out the mint on which the coin is made. The collected information will come in handy while searching for analogs of this coin on the Internet. It should be noted that the price of one and the same type of coins can vary greatly depending on their safety. If the coin is dirty or has any deposits, do not try to clean it yourself. You can damage important details by unskillful actions.
Step 3
After learning the origin of the coin, visit the numismatic sites. On some of them you can find tables showing the approximate value of old coins. One such site is www.coins.ru. It contains information on the approximate value of Russian coins from the era of Peter I to the October Revolution. By clicking on the item "Coins" of the main menu of the site and following the link "Catalog-Price-list", you will see the lists of coins divided by years. After selecting the desired year, you can see the prices. As a rule, the price is formed based on the following criteria: the rarity and safety of the coin, as well as the cost of the metal from which it is made
Step 4
If the information found on the sites did not suit you, you can visit online auctions and see at what price such coins are being redeemed. After examining the data of past auctions, you can put your coin up for auction. To do this, you must bring the coin to the auction office for an expert opinion or send high-quality photographs of it to the company's mail. After that, you can create a lot.
