Do you collect coins? How do you determine the value of it? Any tips?

Hello zweeb82! I used to collect coins especially when one of my boardmate's sister gave me a coin and it's a hongkong dollar. But I really don't know the value of it. Now I stopped doing it and most of the coins that I collected got lost.

Ummm....never collected coins my entire life or to say even until today. I think the main reason is the color of coins are so boring though I know the will bring a lot of money when one intends to sell them. They are just smelly and make your hands dirty and the color grey grey so boring. At least stamps would be more interesting as there are colors on them. Nope never collected coins and don't intend to but would be benefiting from the $ you make when you sell them........LOL !!!!

I don't collect coins. But my grandfather does. He has some very interesting ones too. You might try this site www.monex.com/best_value_gold_coins if you haven't already.

i actually have a coin that i was almost sure it to be a real coin and was dated to be made in the 1640s which got me excited for the fact that it may be worht money but i got it evaluated and found out that it was to be a fake. i tried many sites none where insightful goodluck finding one that is credible

Hi Zweeb82, I am also into coin collecting. I am more into Philippine Coins during the American Period. I also collect current American Coins like the US Presidents Dollar Coin and US Statehood Quarter Coins. Aside from that I also have quite a number of International Coins from almost all continents except Antartica. I also plan to collect all Euro coins from all Nation. For the question on how to grade, they have a set of standard for different types of coins, though not all coins have a standard to follow, only those that are popular and high value. For the price, basically the older the better and the rarer the better plus the state of the coin and finally the metal contents of the coin. How bout you, what coins are you into?

Hello Yes i am having that hobby of collecting coins, not only of my country but from different countries on the globe.. i have friends in almost all countries, so i am able to collect by exchange against my coins.. as they become old they become more precious lol Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor

My family started a coin collection when I was little, and I've kept doing over the years. I found a handy pricing guide online that gives me the current value of what people are paying for what type of coin. I continue our coin collection now with my grandson. It's a great hobby, and hey, you never know what's going to pop up in your pocket full of change lol. This first link has all the latest coin values, from Silver dollars, to Buffalo nickels and such. It's updated daily so it's always current. http://www.bestcoin.com/ This next one is a must for coin collecting 'newbies', and it has some really good advice and external links. It's a hobby site, and it also has listings of books for checking prices and all that. (I get the books from the Library because every year the prices change so much.) http://www.discoverahobby.com/collectcoinsnumismatics.htm