Coins &amp; Currency

How to sell coins and currency on Metzee

Do not clean anything. Show the strike, the edge and both faces under a moving light.

The Metzee team2 min read

buying

Buying coins and currency in a live auction

Ask for the edge, ask for moving light, and ask whether it has ever been cleaned.

Pricing coins and currency for a live auction

Rarity within the series, not age. And a reserve on anything with a melt floor.

delivery

Packing and posting coins and currency

Small, valuable, and the one category where a lost parcel is a serious claim.

How coin and note condition is described

The 1-to-70 scale, what uncirculated actually means, and why "cleaned" is the word that costs most.

What are your coins or notes worth?

Rarity within a series, not age. An old coin everyone has is worth less than a recent one nobody kept.

Photographing coins and notes

Straight down, diffuse light, and never a flash. A coin lit badly looks cleaned.

delivery

Delivering coins and notes: courier, local or collection

Heavy for their size, valuable for their weight, and best sent quietly.

buying

Questions to ask before bidding on coins or notes

Which issue, has it been cleaned, and can you tilt it. In that order.

The Metzee team2 min read

How coins are graded

A seventy-point scale, and one word that has to mean exactly what it says.

Storing and caring for coins and notes

The holder can be the problem. PVC softens, off-gasses, and leaves a green film on the coin.

Starting a coin collection

Pick one series and try to complete it. Age is not the thing you are collecting.

Common mistakes selling coins and notes

Cleaning one. There is no second place.