Understanding coin and bullion pricing at a shop
Spot, premium, melt, numismatic value, wholesale vs retail — plain English for people who want to know why the number…
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The Red Book is not a dealer buy-price guide
Why A Guide Book of United States Coins feels authoritative, what it is actually for, and why raw ungraded coins…
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How to read coin shop reviews (and spot the uneducated ones)
Why one-star reviews often mean “my YouTube price was wrong,” how to tell a real customer complaint from an engagement-bait…
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Visiting a coin shop for the first time: what to expect
A plain-English walkthrough of walking into a real coin and bullion shop — layout, counter etiquette, and how the buy/sell…
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How to sell online
Updated August 2026. How to sell online is where dealers usually discover that generic carts fight coin inventory. ExtraCoins (included…
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Presidential golden dollars: lettered edge, brass, not gold
Presidential dollars (2007–2016) are the same manganese-brass $1 as Sacagawea. About 8.1 g. Lettered edge. Not a Gold Buffalo. Not…
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Mexico 20 pesos gold (Veinte Pesos): Azteca, not a 20-centavos
The modern Mexico 20 pesos gold (VEINTE PESOS) is 0.4823 oz of gold, .900 fine. Calendar stone reverse. Do not…
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Golden dollars: Sacagawea, Presidential, Innovation — brass, not gold
US “golden dollars” since 2000 are manganese brass over a copper core. About 8.1 g. They look gold. They are…
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American Gold Buffalo $50 vs a golden dollar
The Gold Buffalo $50 is 1 oz of .9999 gold, about 31.1 g, 2006 to date. A Presidential or Sacagawea…
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American Gold Eagle $50: one ounce, 22k, not a golden dollar
The $50 American Gold Eagle is 1 oz of gold in a 22k alloy, first struck in 1986. Face $50.…
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Roosevelt dimes: 1964 silver vs 1965 clad
Same Roosevelt, different metal. 1964 and earlier dimes are 90% silver. 1965-on circulating dimes are clad. The portrait did not…
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Peace dollars: the last circulating US silver dollar
Peace dollars are 90% silver, same melt as a Morgan. Struck 1921–1928 and 1934–1935 — not every year in between.…
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Melt value before you visit a shop
Melt is the metal in the coin at today’s spot — not a shop bid. How to sort by year,…
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AI coin lookup in SpotPro — photo it, get your shop prices, then stock it
SpotPro Use AI identifies a raw coin or a slab from photos, matches Greysheet, and shows your shop buy/sell —…
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