CHAT: Hey anybody know of an app that allows you to take a picture of a coin to identify it and give a $ value?

[mowowie]

My grandmother who passed away in 1996 had this thing where she was buying coins. I got a few ziplocks full of them stashed away in a draw that i'm thinking of checking out.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: coins; coinsapp

[mowowie]

Some are packaged in those small square white cardboard display packages and many others not. Many coins are American others not. I'd love to find a app where i can just take a picture rather than research every single coin individually. Any Freeper know of such app?

Thanks for your advice in advance.. :)

[Airwinger]

Coinsnap for iphone works pretty good,,

[The Free Engineer]

Search your app store/google play. They exist. I have no idea if they are legit or scammy.

[clashfan]

https://www.recime.app/blog/best-coin-identifier-app/

also:
Coin Identifier
Coin Checker

[fluffy]

Keep in mind that the values those apps give for coins are always wildly incorrect. They will identify them, but so far no app will reliably grade them.

[Reddy]

Bfl

[dware]

values those apps give for coins are always wildly incorrect. They will identify them, but so far no app will reliably grade them.

Came here to say this. I used one of the leading apps to identify and value some stamps I have. The app said my stamp was worth over $100. In reality, it's worth about 5 cents.

[Red Badger]

Ebay?................

[VastRWCon]

Ask ChatGPT

[lee martell]

Seeing that as a result was no doubt, rather anti-climatic.
Good thing you didn’t make any new purchases based on all your likely ‘winnings’.

[algore]

I would take them to a coin shop that has a good reputation cause then you can turn them into cash immediately and be done. (no pawn shops ever)

I am lucky to have a bunch near me

[Fido969]

Easiest thing to do is take them to a coin shop and ask the proprietor if any are valuable.

[bert]

My suggestion. Take a picture of both sides of one of the coins and ask Grok.

[bantam]

This
How do you know that app isn’t recording coins you have, and paring it with an ip address that’s cross-referenced with your home address???
Paranoid? Maybe—who knows these days.

Stay safe my friends!

[Macho MAGA Man]

(Coinsnap for iphone works pretty good)

I agree! CoinSnap is what I use on my phone. I know an antique dealer who uses it.

[LauraJean]

Go to your public library and ask if they have coin I’d books. It should give a ball park figure on what the coin collection is worth.

[mowowie]

Thank you everybody for the advice!

[SaxxonWoods]

Thanks for the thread, wife inherited a coin collection and we know nothing about it!

[LittleBillyInfidel]

You might actually enjoy taking an hour to just dive in to a few. I inherited a bunch about 20 years ago and discovered about ten really valuable pieces. You’ll learn what to look for in no time, but invest in a magnifier.

[alexander_busek]

Seeing that as a result was no doubt, rather anti-climatic.

What's this got to do with "Global Warming?"

Or do you mean "anti-climactic?"

Regards,