Coin Values

Remember that the prices are just a guide, a starting point for asserting value. Some PCGS coins sell for less than the prices listed and some PCGS coins sell for more than the prices listed. COINS UNDER $10. For coins valued at under $10, even when graded by PCGS, the price listed is the value of non-graded (i.e., 'raw') coins. Coin Value Guide: Steps to Value: Step 1: Recognize the Different Series of Coins - Images highlight the different designs and series found in the various denominations of US coinage. Step 2: Date and Mintmark Variety - Within series, dates become important to value.

These are really medals or tokens, not legal tender coins, issued by the European Economic Community. They were issued in precious metals and in base metals, and you must determine what your medal is made of to compute its value. The official ECU medals have various patterns on the front, but the backs all look the same, with small circular country emblems around the outside. In addition to official issues, small look-alike tokens have been manufactured by gift and novelty companies.
ECU: Bronze
ECU: Gold-plated bronze (medals dated 1980 only)
ECU: Aluminum-bronze
ECU: Copper-nickel-zinc
ECU: Silver, 40 grams weight, 1.19 troy ounces silver
ECU: Silver, 10 grams weight, 0.305 ounces silver
ECU: Gold, 50 grams weight, 1.479 ounces gold
ECU: Gold, 12.5 grams weight, 0.369 ounces gold
ECU: Platinum, 13.75 grams weight, 0.4416 ounces platinum
5 ECU: Bronze
5 ECU: Silver, 26 grams weight, 0.773 ounces silver
Commercial tokens: Base metal, e.g., copper, bronze, aluminum
To find the value for the precious metal pieces, first compute the base value (BV), or the intrinsic value of the precious metal. For instance, if you have a 50 gram gold ECU and gold is trading at $1300 US dollars per troy ounce (look it up, it changes every day, at kitco.com), then BV = 1.479 x 1300 = $1923 US dollars. Do similar calculations for silver and platinum pieces.
There are small premiums added to these medals if they are in tip-top condition and are accompanied by official packaging. If they are circulated, then they are worth BV alone. Here is a breakdown:
ECU & 5 ECU IN BASE METAL
circulated: $5 US dollar approximate catalog value
fully uncirculated: $12
ECU & 5 ECU IN PRECIOUS METAL
circulated: BV
fully uncirculated: multiply BV by 1.15
ECU COMMERCIAL TOKENS
circulated: less than $1 US dollar
fully uncirculated: $3

America has Miss Liberty. France has Marianne. In the UK it is Britannia who personifies integrity, honor, and beauty. She always wears a helmet and bears a shield and trident. These bullion coins are called 'Silver Britannias' and they pair up with 'Gold Britannias' as described on this CoinQuest page [Press Here].
There is an excellent summary of these coins over at Chards, specifically on this page [Press Here].
Since these are modern bullion coins, they trade at the current value of silver. You can look up this value at web sites such as kitco.com [Press Here]. At the moment, silver is trading at $15 US dollars per troy ounce, but tomorrow it will be different. Be sure to look it up. When you buy these coins they sell for more than silver value. When you sell them, they are bought for less than silver value. The margins depend on the size of the transaction. For a single coin, the margins can reach 50 percent or more, but for a single transaction of many coins, the margins can go down to 10 percent or less.

These copper-nickel coins commemorate World Food Day and have a fairly low mintage of only 15000 coins. When we checked our catalogs on these coins, they showed low values, but, based on 2017 auction results, the value of these coins is quite high for modern issues in non-precious metal.
Values run like this:
worn: $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $4
well preserved: $15
fully uncirculated: $30

These coins come from the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The primary date is 1293AH on the Muslim (Hijri) calendar, or 1876AD on the Western (Gregorian) calendar. The coins are made of billon, a very low grade silver alloy, mostly copper (90%) with very little silver (10%).
The date and denomination are shown in eastern Arabic numerals. Both the date and denomination are important to value. Dates are shown as 1293AH, the year Abdul Hamid II started his reign, and a numeric year of his reign. See our secondary image for details.
Here are approximate catalog values for all dates. Only one coin, the 5 para year 30 coin, is substantially more valuable than all others.
5 AND 10 PARA - ALL DATES EXCEPT THOSE BELOW
worn: $3 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $7
well preserved: $10
fully uncirculated: $25
5 PARA DATED 1293AH YEAR 28
worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $12
well preserved: $20
fully uncirculated: $35
5 PARA DATED 1293AH YEAR 30
worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $20
well preserved: $50
fully uncirculated: $80

After Diocletian made Maximian his co-emperor, granting him military control of the eastern part of the empire, his full name became Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius Augustus. He is commonly referred to as Maximian Herculius, or simply Maximian, to distinguish him from the deputy emperor Galerius Maximianus.
These medium-sized coins are known as folles (singular: follis) and come either in a coppery or silvery color. They are made mostly of bronze, but coated in a thin layer of silvering. Well preserved coins still show this layer of silvering, and are seen as very desirable by collectors.
worn: $20 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $35
well preserved: $125
With these ancient coins, each one stands on its own merits. A coin with strong inscriptions, a beautiful portrait, a legible mint mark, and a nice coating of silver would be worth much more than a coin with worn-down letters, a humanoid blob for a portrait, and an ugly orange color of harshly cleaned copper.
The example in our picture comes from Numismatica Ars Classica in London where it sold in a 2014 auction for 160 Swiss francs, about $168 US dollars.
Requester Keady: We have identified your coin based on your report of the legend as containing an A right before 'MAXIMIAN...'. This would indicate a full obverse legend of 'IMP C MA MAXIMIANVS PF AVG'. If we have incorrectly identified your coin, you are welcome to use the Contact link found on the Main page of CoinQuest to initiate email contact with us, so that we can nail it down more accurately.

A florin is 2 shillings. For reasons unknown, South Africa changed the annotation on their florins to '2 shillings' in 1930.
There are 0.291 troy ounces of silver in each coin.
For all the other dates, except 1925, here is how catalog values run:
FLORIN (all dates except 1925):
worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $18
well preserved: $100
fully uncirculated: $300
florins dated 1923 are a tad more common; multiply these figures by 0.7
FLORIN DATED 1925:
worn: $100 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $300
well preserved: $1000
fully uncirculated: $2500
Refer to our Important Terminology page to understand what 'catalog value' means.

Silver Coin Values

Remember that the prices are just a guide, a starting point for asserting value. Some PCGS coins sell for less than the prices listed and some PCGS coins sell for more than the prices listed. COINS UNDER $10. For coins valued at under $10, even when graded by PCGS, the price listed is the value of non-graded (i.e., 'raw') coins. Coin Value Guide: Steps to Value: Step 1: Recognize the Different Series of Coins - Images highlight the different designs and series found in the various denominations of US coinage. Step 2: Date and Mintmark Variety - Within series, dates become important to value.

These are really medals or tokens, not legal tender coins, issued by the European Economic Community. They were issued in precious metals and in base metals, and you must determine what your medal is made of to compute its value. The official ECU medals have various patterns on the front, but the backs all look the same, with small circular country emblems around the outside. In addition to official issues, small look-alike tokens have been manufactured by gift and novelty companies.
ECU: Bronze
ECU: Gold-plated bronze (medals dated 1980 only)
ECU: Aluminum-bronze
ECU: Copper-nickel-zinc
ECU: Silver, 40 grams weight, 1.19 troy ounces silver
ECU: Silver, 10 grams weight, 0.305 ounces silver
ECU: Gold, 50 grams weight, 1.479 ounces gold
ECU: Gold, 12.5 grams weight, 0.369 ounces gold
ECU: Platinum, 13.75 grams weight, 0.4416 ounces platinum
5 ECU: Bronze
5 ECU: Silver, 26 grams weight, 0.773 ounces silver
Commercial tokens: Base metal, e.g., copper, bronze, aluminum
To find the value for the precious metal pieces, first compute the base value (BV), or the intrinsic value of the precious metal. For instance, if you have a 50 gram gold ECU and gold is trading at $1300 US dollars per troy ounce (look it up, it changes every day, at kitco.com), then BV = 1.479 x 1300 = $1923 US dollars. Do similar calculations for silver and platinum pieces.
There are small premiums added to these medals if they are in tip-top condition and are accompanied by official packaging. If they are circulated, then they are worth BV alone. Here is a breakdown:
ECU & 5 ECU IN BASE METAL
circulated: $5 US dollar approximate catalog value
fully uncirculated: $12
ECU & 5 ECU IN PRECIOUS METAL
circulated: BV
fully uncirculated: multiply BV by 1.15
ECU COMMERCIAL TOKENS
circulated: less than $1 US dollar
fully uncirculated: $3

America has Miss Liberty. France has Marianne. In the UK it is Britannia who personifies integrity, honor, and beauty. She always wears a helmet and bears a shield and trident. These bullion coins are called 'Silver Britannias' and they pair up with 'Gold Britannias' as described on this CoinQuest page [Press Here].
There is an excellent summary of these coins over at Chards, specifically on this page [Press Here].
Since these are modern bullion coins, they trade at the current value of silver. You can look up this value at web sites such as kitco.com [Press Here]. At the moment, silver is trading at $15 US dollars per troy ounce, but tomorrow it will be different. Be sure to look it up. When you buy these coins they sell for more than silver value. When you sell them, they are bought for less than silver value. The margins depend on the size of the transaction. For a single coin, the margins can reach 50 percent or more, but for a single transaction of many coins, the margins can go down to 10 percent or less.

These copper-nickel coins commemorate World Food Day and have a fairly low mintage of only 15000 coins. When we checked our catalogs on these coins, they showed low values, but, based on 2017 auction results, the value of these coins is quite high for modern issues in non-precious metal.
Values run like this:
worn: $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $4
well preserved: $15
fully uncirculated: $30

These coins come from the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The primary date is 1293AH on the Muslim (Hijri) calendar, or 1876AD on the Western (Gregorian) calendar. The coins are made of billon, a very low grade silver alloy, mostly copper (90%) with very little silver (10%).
The date and denomination are shown in eastern Arabic numerals. Both the date and denomination are important to value. Dates are shown as 1293AH, the year Abdul Hamid II started his reign, and a numeric year of his reign. See our secondary image for details.
Here are approximate catalog values for all dates. Only one coin, the 5 para year 30 coin, is substantially more valuable than all others.
5 AND 10 PARA - ALL DATES EXCEPT THOSE BELOW
worn: $3 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $7
well preserved: $10
fully uncirculated: $25
5 PARA DATED 1293AH YEAR 28
worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $12
well preserved: $20
fully uncirculated: $35
5 PARA DATED 1293AH YEAR 30
worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $20
well preserved: $50
fully uncirculated: $80

After Diocletian made Maximian his co-emperor, granting him military control of the eastern part of the empire, his full name became Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius Augustus. He is commonly referred to as Maximian Herculius, or simply Maximian, to distinguish him from the deputy emperor Galerius Maximianus.
These medium-sized coins are known as folles (singular: follis) and come either in a coppery or silvery color. They are made mostly of bronze, but coated in a thin layer of silvering. Well preserved coins still show this layer of silvering, and are seen as very desirable by collectors.
worn: $20 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $35
well preserved: $125
With these ancient coins, each one stands on its own merits. A coin with strong inscriptions, a beautiful portrait, a legible mint mark, and a nice coating of silver would be worth much more than a coin with worn-down letters, a humanoid blob for a portrait, and an ugly orange color of harshly cleaned copper.
The example in our picture comes from Numismatica Ars Classica in London where it sold in a 2014 auction for 160 Swiss francs, about $168 US dollars.
Requester Keady: We have identified your coin based on your report of the legend as containing an A right before 'MAXIMIAN...'. This would indicate a full obverse legend of 'IMP C MA MAXIMIANVS PF AVG'. If we have incorrectly identified your coin, you are welcome to use the Contact link found on the Main page of CoinQuest to initiate email contact with us, so that we can nail it down more accurately.

A florin is 2 shillings. For reasons unknown, South Africa changed the annotation on their florins to '2 shillings' in 1930.
There are 0.291 troy ounces of silver in each coin.
For all the other dates, except 1925, here is how catalog values run:
FLORIN (all dates except 1925):
worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $18
well preserved: $100
fully uncirculated: $300
florins dated 1923 are a tad more common; multiply these figures by 0.7
FLORIN DATED 1925:
worn: $100 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $300
well preserved: $1000
fully uncirculated: $2500
Refer to our Important Terminology page to understand what 'catalog value' means.

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