Face value of your coin collection

Oops, I missed the "face value" part of the question. Oh well, I still don't know.

 

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Which part counts as part of my collection?

E.g., I have a whole stash of DC, PR, and Guam quarters, and Tyler dollars, 20 extra Walking Liberty Halves, lots of extra Franklin Halves, etc., but just to have around to trade to other folks.

 

At current exchange rates a Japanese ¥10 coin has a face value of US10.1592¢, but a 1910 gold one can be worth more than $45,000 (~443,000:1)!

I believe there's a US nickel (5¢) worth millions of dollars (>20,000,000:1).

Ordinary US junk silver is worth >10 times face.

Old Turkish silver 7.5-million lira have an ASW <1 oz., value ~$12 (~1:650,000).

Why go on? With zero degrees of correlation between face value and numismatic value it makes no earthly difference what a collections's "face value" is.

 

That would be a tough one, perhaps an even harder task than it would be for hontonai. Items in my collection, aside from monetary values, are good for many other things - drinks, food, sticks of dynamite, a tune, a smile, free games, chickens, discounts on purchases, bus rides, train rides, permission to cross a bridge, parcels of land, good luck, a pair of shoes, cigars, cigarettes, ice, ton of coal, cord of wood, car wash, parking, admittance, loaf of bread, one dam, a bet, a telephone call, and mints are ones that come to mind quickly.

 

$225.53 Coins
+ $176.00 Paper Money

Total = $398.53

 

face value, no idea, I've never thought about calculating it.

 

I'll let you know if I sell it all and get down to zero but right now well over a dollar.
Added 60 cents just today. A Barber quarter and seven Buffalo Nickels.

If only it was at face value.

 

It would be interesting - I can think of $41 right off the top - not including cents, nickels, half dimes, dimes and quarters. Nor does it include all the proof sets - hmmm also does not include the ASE's. Ooops - also forgot the star notes.

 

My personal collection fits into 2 doublerow boxes, one is 2x2's, the other is 2.5" x 2.5" in airtites. A few of the blue PCGS boxes as well.

With so many Canadians and a handful of foreigns, it's hard to calculate. I'd guess $20-$30 or so. Add some paper and we are near $100.

 

Whatever you think is your collection. As for myself I just added up what I had in my sets (23 peace dollars, 35 Franklin Halves etc). I left out my duplicates and silver bullion bag.

 

(if lost or stolen)

Your insurance company may only insure your collection for face value.

Very best regards,
collect89

 

This is a hard question. I never really added up the face value of my collection before, and wish I had even a fraction of the free time to do so. I just have to guess a few thousand dollars is all. Nearly 2/3 of my collection consists of dollar and half dollar coins, and they do add up quickly.
Guy~

 

Awesome question. Just did a quick count, $148.57 in the dansco books and $225 in cent bank boxes. Total of $373.57.

 

Hey coleguy,
Just had a quick question, how many of your halves would you consider to be standard non-nuismatically significant coins? I ask b/c I have recently begun collecting halves and set aside nice specimen examples when I come across them. I have about $230 now and was curious how this compared to others. I do want to limit myself at some point.

 

Well, mrak, I'm assuming you mean how many are modern versus non modern halves. I'd say 80% are numismatically significant, the rest are Kennedy's and Franklins. A good amount of them are capped bust, as they are my favorite half dollar variety.
Guy~

 

yeah, with my hyperinflation notes I will have a seriously high number if you do not take into consideration how much they were worth at the time. Cool Question...I think for me, because I am going from so many eras that it would be very difficult to come up with any concrete number.

 

Interesting question. I used my coin program and came up with the number in about 2 minutes. For what I would call my "true collection" face value stands at $172.33. Got a good laugh out of that.

 

Really? Wow...
That would suck, lets say you only owned 5 $20 Double Eagles, in your whole collection! That is $100 of insurance! OUCH

 

Good point. I think it was just thrown out there as an interesting, sobering idea to ponder. I had never considered it before I saw this thread. It is pretty worthless info though.

 

Well, sestertii originally circulated at four to the denarius. Assuming the denarius was able to continue circulating into the Middle Ages, it would be valued at roughly one English penny, therefor the sestertius would be worth a farthing. With the post-decimalization conversion rate, the farthing would be worth a face value of 5/48 newpence, roughly 5/24 of a US cent.