How much are my U.S. coins worth?
Most people ask this question because they have a few old coins around and are curious of their value. It's impossible for us to respond to thousands of requests for coin prices and no one can estimate your coin's value over the phone– especially if it's rare. However, we can recommend you take a look at the 2008 Redbook of Coin Values. Click here for U.S. Coin Prices.  

Do you have foreign coin prices?
We have no idea what most foreign coins are worth. We specialize primarily in U.S. coins. You'll find an excellent source of foreign coin books is Krause Publications:  Click below for their coin catalog books. 

http://www.krause.com/static/coins.htm

What about "Mint Error" coins?
There's been lots of news lately about coins that were minted improperly by the U.S. Mint. Claims are that they're worth $100,000 and more. Don't believe all the hype. The leading expert on coins that have die flaws or mint errors is Fred Weinberg. If you have a coin that's unusual, you can contact Fred by clicking here - http://fredweinberg.com/

Two-Headed Quarters
We're often asked about "Two Headed Quarters" etc. You'll find that most of these are not valuable coins and are worthless to serious collectors. The ones we often see were made as "magician's" coins for kids and are sold toy stores. The seller of these coins have taken regular quarters and cut them in half and glued two head sides together or two tale sides together. Kids use in in their "Heads I win, tales you lose games."

Can you tell me about the rare 1943 penny?
During World War II copper was scarce and all pennies in 1943 were minted in steel. Almost a billion were minted that year so they are not considered rare. However, a few were minted in copper and those are the expensive ones you hear about. If you take a magnet and it picks up your 1943 penny, then it's not rare. If you take it to a local coin shop they might give you up to $1.50 for one in mint condition MS63. Sorry, but we don't deal in common small change like this at Austin Rare Coins.    

I'm interested in buying gold right now, who can I call?
Austin Rare Coins has Gold Specialists on call seven days a week. You can call for price quotes or questions at 1-800-928-6468. But, do NOT call to ask how much your coins are worth. It's impossible for us to evaluate a coin's condition over the phone.

What's the price of gold today?
The best page we've found is http:/goldinfo.net/gold1.html on the Gold Information Network. They have gold news, prices, graphs and historic gold prices as well as platinum prices and silver prices live online.

Is there a coin collector site with gold research online?
One site we like has all the specifications of modern issues. They don't sell coins and there's no hype. http://goldcoins.org

Where can I buy rare coins online right now?
There are three sites that we highly recommend. They're all in a safe, secure shopping environment and take credit cards. Several have been recent winners of the Yahoo Top Service Award, have excellent credentials and feature immediate shipping. Click here