Gold medal.
Saving the life of the Tsar during the
failled assassination attempt by Soloviev.
yracuse, Dionysius I.
Decadrachm,
signed with EU - AINE.
Septimus Severus.
Aureus after 149.
The only known specimen.
City of Wrocław/Breslau.
25 Ducats 1669.
Of the highest rarity.
Victoria.
Pattern 5 Pounds 1839,
Una and the lion.
Of the highest rarity. NGC PF63.
Albrecht von Wallenstein.
Ducat 1627.
Very rare.
Michael Apafi.
10 Ducat Klippe 1683.
Of the highest rarity.
Diocese of Chur.
Johann Anton v.Federspiel.
1/6 Reichstaler 1758.
Probably the only known specimen.
5 Francs 1886.
Of the highest rarity.
Only five specimens struck
Quintuple gold Gulden 1501.
Off-metal strike in gold of the Guldiner.
Of the highest rarity.
PNG Advisory: No, You Don’t Have A $124 Million Penny
Recent online stories about pennies allegedly worth $124 million and billion-dollar 1976 Bicentennial quarter dollars are either false or grossly misleading, advises the Professional Numismatists Guild, a nonprofit organization composed of many of the country’s top rare coin experts.
A misleading online video prompted the owner of this silver dollar to mistakenly think it was a mint-made error worth thousands of dollars. However, the damage was inflicted after it left the United States Mint and reduced its value to only its silver content, about $25. Photo courtesy of JMS Coins.
“Unfortunately, these clickbait stories and videos with absurdly inflated rare coin values often get picked up by major search engines. The misleading or inaccurate stories raise false hopes to people who may mistakenly think they have a fortune when in fact their coins may only be worth face value or have drastically less collector value than they were led to believe,” cautions John Feigenbaum, Executive Director of the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG).
“For consumer protection and education, it is important to rely only on expert sources, such as long-time hobby/trade publications and price guides as well as members of the Professional Numismatists Guild and the PNG’s trusted partner, Numismatic Guaranty Company. Depend on experts when you want coins evaluated for authenticity and market value,” emphasized PNG President James Sego.
Numismatic Guaranty Company offers a free online price guide where anyone can determine the approximate retail value of their old coins.
“Recent headlines that proclaim a rare penny might be worth more than $100 million or a 1976 Bicentennial quarter might be worth $1.5 billion are pure fantasy. The highest price ever paid for a rare coin sold at auction was $18.9 million. Also, some deceptive headlines and stories claiming you might find a certain rare coin in circulation involve genuine coins that have not been produced or in pocket change for a century or more,” stated Feigenbaum who also serves as Publisher of Greysheet, an authoritative rare coin price guide.
PNG President Sego recalled a recent encounter with a disappointed coin owner:
“The customer mistakenly believed he hit the rare coin jackpot because of a misleading video he watched online. He thought his 1926 silver dollar was incorrectly made at the United States Mint with severe gouges and now could perhaps be worth tens of thousands of dollars. However, the deep scratches on the coin occurred after it left the Mint, and because of that unsightly damage the coin is now only worth melt value, about $25 for its silver content.”
“If you don’t know rare coins, you better know your rare coin experts,” emphasized Sego.
The Professional Numismatists Guild was founded in 1955. The group’s motto is “Knowledge, Integrity, Responsibility,” and PNG members must adhere to a strict code of ethics in the buying and selling of numismatic merchandise.
