I recently came across an article in the newspaper in relation to a 2005 Irish euro coin being identified as being rare, with some sellers advertising such for sale up to €900 each (e.g. here).
This got me thinking about my own euro coins ( 1 & 2 euros) that I used to save in a large jar. Going through this stash of coins yesterday, I realised a few things - I need to get reading glasses as I found the dates hard to read, my youngest child enjoyed checking & researching the coins and I guess most importantly, I have a number of these "rare 2005 1 euro coins".
I have about €600 worth in 1 and 2 euro coins, from across different european countries, so I'm wondering if anyone on here could recommend a good site for cross referencing these coins for their rariety. I checked a few yesterday, but nothing that was conistently good. I also tried a few apps to picture / grade the coin, but these were hit and miss really.
This (coin value) is all new to me - not sure whether to try to sell or hold onto these coins for my kids in years to come. I do have one VERY large regret in relation to rare coins - I was given a 1985 20p coin (back in 1985) - which as a kid didn't survive, which is now fetching up to €8000.
This got me thinking about my own euro coins ( 1 & 2 euros) that I used to save in a large jar. Going through this stash of coins yesterday, I realised a few things - I need to get reading glasses as I found the dates hard to read, my youngest child enjoyed checking & researching the coins and I guess most importantly, I have a number of these "rare 2005 1 euro coins".
I have about €600 worth in 1 and 2 euro coins, from across different european countries, so I'm wondering if anyone on here could recommend a good site for cross referencing these coins for their rariety. I checked a few yesterday, but nothing that was conistently good. I also tried a few apps to picture / grade the coin, but these were hit and miss really.
This (coin value) is all new to me - not sure whether to try to sell or hold onto these coins for my kids in years to come. I do have one VERY large regret in relation to rare coins - I was given a 1985 20p coin (back in 1985) - which as a kid didn't survive, which is now fetching up to €8000.