Resources

These are the same websites we use behind the counter and recommend to our customers every day. Use them to learn about your coins before you come in.

A word about price guides

Most published price guides, including PCGS CoinFacts and the PCGS Price Guide, show retail values for coins that have been professionally graded and certified. They are a great place to learn, but take those numbers with a grain of salt.

A retail price is what a collector might pay a dealer for a certified coin. A coin that has not been graded, or that grades lower than you expect, is worth less, and like any business, a dealer has to buy below retail. The most reliable measure of value is what identical coins in the same condition have actually sold for. You will find those results through the auction archives below.

A quick test before you make the trip: if the PCGS CoinFacts app does not list your variety, there is a good chance we do not buy it either.

Spot prices

Gold and silver

Kitco

Live gold, silver, platinum and palladium prices. This is the source we use in the shop for the spot price.

kitco.com/price/precious-metals

Coin information and values

Website and phone app

PCGS CoinFacts

The encyclopedia of U.S. coins: dates, mint marks, mintages, recognized varieties, photos and retail values. When customers ask us which app to use, this is the one.

pcgs.com/coinfacts Retail values

PCGS Price Guide

Retail values for certified coins by grade. A helpful starting point, as long as you keep the note above in mind.

pcgs.com/prices Coin information

NGC Coin Explorer

Coin details, mintages and price guide values from NGC, the other major grading service.

ngccoin.com

Check a certified coin

PCGS holders

PCGS Cert Verification

Enter the certification number from the label to confirm the coin, the grade and the holder are genuine.

pcgs.com/cert NGC holders

NGC Certification Lookup

The same check for coins graded by NGC. Counterfeit holders exist, so this is worth doing on any certified coin.

ngccoin.com/certlookup

What coins actually sell for

Past sale prices

Heritage Auctions Archives

Millions of coins that have actually sold at the largest coin auction house. Type your coin into the search box, for example “1909-S VDB cent.” An asking price is not a sale price; these are real prices that real coins brought.

Heritage asks for a free account to show the sold prices.

coins.ha.com past sale prices

Doubled dies and errors

For information only. Wexler's listings and CONECA are excellent for learning about varieties, but a listing there does not mean we buy that coin. We do not buy modern varieties, except mainstream doubled dies that are listed by PCGS. See the doubled dies we buy.
Doubled dies

Wexler's Doubled Die Listings

The standard reference for doubled die varieties, with photos showing exactly where to look.

doubleddie.com Errors and varieties

CONECA

The national club for error and variety collectors, with educational articles and attribution services.

conecaonline.org

To learn how to tell a real doubled die from machine doubling, see Doubled Dies Explained.

Coin news

News and articles

Coin World

The hobby's leading news source, with articles on new releases, market trends, discoveries and collecting.

coinworld.com

New releases

Official

U.S. Mint Product Schedule

This year's release dates for new coins, proof sets, uncirculated sets and other U.S. Mint products, straight from the Mint.

usmint.gov/product-schedule

Ace Coins is not affiliated with any of these websites. They are listed for reference only, and their prices and information are their own.