Guides
Coin guides
THE BASICS, IN PLAIN WORDS
How to Tell if a Coin Is Silver
Check the date, the edge, the weight and the sound. Five checks that take a minute, and what each one can and cannot prove.
Junk Silver Explained
What junk silver is, which coins count, how much silver is in a dollar of face value, and how to price a bag.
Melt Value vs Collector Value
The two ways a coin has value, how to work out each one, and how to tell which one applies to your coin.
Where to Sell Gold and Silver
Local coin shop, pawn shop, mail-in refiner or online dealer buyback: how each one pays, the typical share of melt value, and the real pros and cons.