What is my coin (note) worth?
This is one question that nobody can fully answer. It is impossible to evaluate a note or coin without seeing it as the exact amount of wear – called the grade – determines the value. Numismatists use a 70-point scale for grading coins, and a single point’s difference can mean a difference of hundreds or even thousands of dollars, so you can readily see why we can’t put a value on a description. In most cases even a photo or scan won’t help. Besides grading the coin, it’s necessary to determine if the coin is genuine or not, again something that can’t be done from a description or a photo. The ANA Library can give you a retail value range from an annually-published price guide, but this is nothing more than a general guideline.
