# How Much Is This Coin Worth?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-this-coin-worth/340591>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 19, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-this-coin-worth/340591 "2006-01-19T02:07:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-this-coin-worth/340591/1 "2006-01-19T02:07:12Z")

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I recently came into posession of a coin, encased in plastic and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

It’s one of [these](http://www.luckylukeonline.com/2swast.html), minted in 1937. I don’t see any mint marks on it.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-this-coin-worth/340591/2 "2006-01-19T03:27:23Z")

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Well, I’d say $40 based on silver content alone.  
Probably more for the collectible value, assuming there is one.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-this-coin-worth/340591/3 "2006-01-19T03:29:10Z")

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Whoops. That coin is 8 grams.  
I quoted the silver price for 5 OUNCES.  
Forget me.

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**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-this-coin-worth/340591/4 "2006-01-19T03:36:41Z")

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Based on [this site](http://www.joelscoins.com/germany.htm) and ebay searches, I’d say $5 or less. But, it may be that some variants are worth more than others…

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-this-coin-worth/340591/5 "2006-01-19T05:05:55Z")

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**Samclem** should be able to approximate a price on it, as a licensed coin dealer. However, you can look it up online; Google for something like “Germany +coin +value”

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-this-coin-worth/340591/6 "2006-01-19T06:14:37Z")

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Pretty common coin in the coin business. I probably have about 100 of them right now. I sell average condition ones for $5 or so. Uncirculated can be worth about $20.