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Why a euro coin is never worth less than a euro
Price guides quote euro coins in dollars, and the exchange rate sometimes puts the quote under the coin's own face value. A coin you can spend is worth what it spends.
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How a valuation is built, what it can and cannot claim from a photograph, and where the honest numbers come from.
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Coin grading, in plain terms
A grade is a claim about surface, not just about wear. Here is the scale, what each step actually looks like, and why no photograph can settle it.
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Which US coins are silver?
Dimes, quarters and halves dated 1964 or earlier are 90% silver. Halves from 1965 to 1970 are 40%. Nickels are only silver for three wartime years, and the mint mark tells you which.
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Error coins and damage: how to tell them apart
A mint error happens before the coin leaves the press and is worth money. Everything that happens afterwards is damage and is worth nothing, however dramatic it looks.
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