Do coin values and past trends predict where the price of your coin is headed?

It didn’t take much to get me hooked on studying U.S. coin values as a youngster. When I was an 8-year old, I naturally idolized my older brother. He and his buddies spent countless hours with their Lincoln Cent coin albums. That was all it took to ignite my passion for U.S. coins. As I grew older, I also became fascinated with their place in history.

This early love of coins led to my singular mission: to record and analyze price trends to determine if coin values from the past foretell future performance…

…which eventually led me to develop this website.

Now I can share with you the information I’ve gathered over the past 40-plus years that has made coin collecting a thrilling and fulfilling pursuit for me.

I’m pretty much just like many of you – I've always wanted to know what a coin is worth and, more importantly, why. At the same time, I've maintained a natural curiosity in how strongly it might rise in value in the years ahead.

I've discovered that long term price trends of a coin ARE INDEED a fairly reliable indicator of where its value could be headed in the future.

For a very long time, I've been gathering lots of data supporting this observation. I created a series of Coin Value Tables (see a sample table below) to report my findings.

The tables have been painstakingly researched and compiled by me. They make it easy for you to find out the past and current values of your coins AND…

…yield clues as to which coins are most likely heading a lot higher in price

AND

…you won’t find these tables anywhere else.

If selecting coins with a good chance of increasing nicely in price is your goal, you'll find the tables to be an indispensable tool. You may access the tables by selecting the U.S. Coin Values (past) link in the Nav Bar to the left. You can also get there by clicking HERE.

Coins are so steeped in U.S. history that I’ve included for you some historical context for each coin. This helps explain the origin and differences between coins. Because of my love affair with U.S. coins and history, I've done my best throughout this site to interject historical connotations while analyzing coin values and other subjects related to numismatics.

What's more, I include a brief snippet of information at the beginning of some pages called:

The idea of the MINT HINT is give you a chance to quickly absorb a factoid about the featured coin or whatever the numismatic topic might be for that page. You can quickly decide if you want to continue reading for more in depth information or keep moving on.

I guess I have never lost the respect and adulation of certain coins I developed as a kid trying to be like my older brother. I have spent many years preparing the tables, charts, data and recommendations you will find on this site because I believe you should have access to the best and most complete coin value information possible all in one place.

Are you looking for a life-long hobby you can master? Have you inherited a coin collection and need to know what it is worth? Are you a collector pursuing an elusive coin? If so, you're bound to unearth useful information somewhere on this site.

A coin that has long enthralled me is the 1796 Draped Bust Quarter. A beautiful example of this incredible rarity is pictured to the right. You see, I have a keen interest in very early United States coinage. I get goose bumps owning coins that once upon a time might have been held by one of our Founding Fathers.

Although I may never be able to afford a 1796 Draped Bust Quarter (the one in the picture is now worth over $100,000 -- but it's a real screamer!), I have found the pursuit of that coin (or at least its not-quite-as-valuable cousin) a thrilling chase. Maybe someday my dream will come true.

Coin values are constantly changing. With this site, I pledge:

Thank you for your readership and enjoy!


A Coin Value Table Sample:

1879-CC		Morgan Silver Dollars	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	756,000	Historical Value Trends

Year	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-63 DMPL	MS-64	MS-64 DMPL	MS-65	MS-65 DMPL	MS-67
1950	2.00	2.50	5.00	10.00	17.50	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1955	2.00	2.50	5.00	8.00	12.50	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1960	4.50	5.00	8.50	20.00	40.00	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1965	10.00	15.00	25.00	100	175	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1970	17.50	30.00	55.00	100	200	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1975	25.00	37.50	75.00	150	600	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1980	55.00	85.00	200	425	1000	2150	---	---	---	4500	5500	---
1985	35.00	65.00	175	375	1100	2000	3600	4000	---	8500	12500	---
1990	37.50	70.00	175	450	1000	3500	4500	5000	---	15000	35000	---
1995	40.00	100	300	625	1400	2250	3250	5750	6000	12500	27500	30000
2000	70.00	125	350	750	1500	3250	4250	5000	6500	17500	52500	55000
2002	80.00	150	400	925	1750	3500	4250	5250	11000	17500	70000	55000
2005	100	200	625	1250	2750	7500	8000	10500	15000	25000	70000	57500
2007	175	250	750	2500	5000	9000	15000	12500	27500	30000	60000	57500
2009	275	350	850	2500	5000	9000	15000	12500	27500	35000	60000	57500
2011	275	350	850	2000	4000	6500	14000	11500	26500	30000	50000	70000
2013	150	300	675	2100	4200	6750	13000	10500	24500	30000	44500	77500
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2013
Year	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-63 DMPL	MS-64	MS-64 DMPL	MS-65	MS-65 DMPL	MS-67
1950	7.09	7.90	8.10	8.86	9.09	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
1980	3.09	3.90	3.75	4.96	4.44	3.53	---	---	---	5.92	6.54	---
1995	7.62	6.29	4.61	6.96	6.29	6.29	8.01	3.40	8.13	4.98	2.71	5.41
2009	-14.06	-3.78	-5.60	-4.27	-4.27	-6.94	-3.51	-4.27	-2.85	-3.78	-7.20	7.75

As we can see from the sample table, the 1879-CC Morgan silver dollar has displayed solid, if not spectacular, value growth over a very long period of time. In certain grades, the coin has been especially hot since the year 2000 (although things of not gone so well since 2009). Any coin collector fortunate enough to own one of these Carson City rarities need not worry about selling at a loss down the road. The table demonstrates that the 1879-CC dollar is a good choice for continued appreciation in the future.

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US Coin Values (past trends) Online Reports
Coin values for collectible US coins are presented online in tabular format. The tables show historic retail pricing trends from the long ago past to present times. Online reports can be viewed at no charge. These estimated retail prices were largely unearthed from the vast holdings of the American Numismatic Association library. Past performance is a good indicator of what can be expected in the future. Never buy another coin again before consulting the Coin Value Tables!

US Coin Values (current) Online Reports
This section focuses exclusively on current day coin values. Our website obtained this information from Numismaster. Estimated retail prices for coin dates across a variety of conditions are reported in the form of a range, with lower and upper boundaries. The goal of the Numismaster coin price guide is to give you an idea of what your coin is worth in today’s marketplace

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You may download in PDF format some of the same historic retail pricing trend tables you see online. Save it to your computer for printing later. Carry reports to coin shows or keep it on your desk for quick reference. A bonus feature called the Collector Index is available exclusively to those receiving the PDF reports. This index estimates future value growth potential for every coin in the report.

Bullish US Rare Coins
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Rare American Coins
A list of the most highly valued, prestigious US coins. Mostly based on results of widely publicized coin auctions, these rare coins are worth hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars. Informative to the coin researcher, but entertaining to the casual observer. Here's proof of the vitality of the coin collecting phenom.

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