Hi,

The more valuable ones are 1964 or earlier (silver).

You want them to be as uncirculated as possible (showing as little wear as possible).

If they are naturally toned (pretty rainbow color especially), they are worth more. Some people use chemicals or put the coins in a certain environment to artifically tone them – professionals can tell when they do this. Of course, that kills the value of the coin.

The lower mumber of a certain coin that was placed in circulation also plays a role in the value of coins.

There are also key dates that are worth more.

Cleaning coins will dilute their value. Never clean a coin (such as scrubbing them with a toothbrush or an eraser). Professionals have a way to clean them up properly.

Many things are factored in when determining what a coin is worth.

Check out the cool half I have in my [URL removed]

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I have several other coins not listed yet.

If you go to the PCGS site, they have coin values listed on most coins along with other valuable [URL removed]

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The half dollars are listed near the bottom.

If you snoop around their site, they also offer historical info on coins.

Good luck!

Hi seraphinabird, so good to see you posting. I’m certain there probably is some type of reference guide, etc..I enjoy collecting the 50cent coins and at one point had TON$ until I finally went thru them and added into my coin insert-books…

If I go to a casino, I like playing the .050cent$ Slots that still payout wins by real coins instead of token or ticket vouchers. As the bag gets fuLL, I set them aside for viewing at my leisure. I have found MANY SiLvER ones and also the really old old dates. I was told by casino slot attendant that a lot of folks actually gamble with their old-coins and if “lucky” you’ll get it back in change in the aftermath.

Gee, now I wanna fly out to Las Vegas for a 2-nighter (LOL)…

oh yes, thank you raven, a free resource would be best lol

and thanks for the tips everyone…yes, I’m short on time. And I am aware it takes lots of research for each individual coin (I’ve done a little research a while ago, but not much); good point, though.

My main concern is that if I have a bunch of coins, I’d hate to spend them on gas when they might be worth something…but I gotta get gas! See what I’m saying? So I was hoping for a quick way to know if something might be worth something…then I’d set it aside and research it better before I sell. Or a quick way to know if something isn’t worth much.

So I guess only half dollars that are all silver and pre-1964 are worth anything? Is that good thing to go by?

[URL removed] I did find a site from an ehow article, but haven’t researched if it’s the best site or if there’s another better one…it seems free
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Hi there,
Being short on time is not the way to go with coins! It takes years of experience to judge good coins from the bad [counterfeited, ‘cleaned’, or—‘doctored’]. However, if you’re just into flipping these coins to make some bucks there are some old adages as well, but I don’t want to discourage you too much. The advice to get on PCGS’s site is the fastest, and possibly best route to take…there are some good books as well. I’d recommend the Redbook, for general knowledge + price info to the graysheet [I believe its called] to get the latest selling prices. However be careful when dealing with dealers! The best case scenario is to know more than your buyer when you sell coins…

Since you didn’t mention money—I just checked that PCGS site…that info will cost you $107 a year!!! [geez, I used to know of a free site—I’ll have to investigate and see if I can find it now—my pc crashed recently and my techie—erased all of my contacts!]