Coin collecting is a hobby that a lot of people are into. The good thing about collecting coins is each of these pieces has its own value. Of course, the law of supply and demand also plays a big role in the prices of each collectible coin. When there is a lot of supply in the market, the value of the coin decreases. On the other hand, when there is scarcity of supply and the demand cant be met, the value increases. So how do you know if your coins are valuable?

Determining the value of a coin can be a difficult task. The best way would be to bring you coin to various coin dealers to be appraised. This is usually free especially if you tell them you want to sell the coin.

There are also agencies that offer professional grading services for coins. Having your coins graded and appraised by these people usually accompanies a small charge but this could worth the value since you could know how much your coins market value really are.

There are certain publications that a coin enthusiast can use to know how much coins generally are in the market. A good reference that both the dealer and collector can use is the US Coin Redbook.

In most guides coins are grouped into two price categories: retail and wholesale prices. Naturally, dealers tend to use wholesale prices when dealing in bulk or with one another. Retail, as you probably know is a higher price dealers charge collectors.

Coin collections, like many collections, can be quite valuable. As a result, savvy collectors know at all times the prices of coins in their collection as well as coins they are considering adding to their collection.