您的家中是否掛著一袋或一盒零錢？看看這些硬幣是否有價值或稀有可能值得一看

這正是盧茲·金特羅 (Luz Quintero) 和她的妹妹安吉拉·馬拉吉爾 (Angela Malagiere) 對他們的收藏感到好奇的問題。在新澤西州穆納奇的家中，金特羅展示了一些可能有價值的硬幣：一些水牛頭鎳幣、一枚艾森豪威爾銀元，以及至少一枚 1887 年的硬幣。

If you have a bag or container of loose change lying around your home, whether it's a childhood collection or a family heirloom, it might be worth checking to see if any of the coins are valuable or rare. You could be sitting on a gold mine, and who knows, you might be able to use the extra cash to pay off some bills or go on a dream vacation.

如果您家周圍有一袋或一容器的零錢，無論是童年收藏還是家庭傳家寶，可能值得檢查一下，看看其中是否有硬幣有價值或稀有。您可能坐在一座金礦上，誰知道呢，您也許可以用多餘的現金來償還一些賬單或去一次夢想的假期。

That's what Luz Quintero and her sister, Angela Malagiere, were wondering about their collection. At her home in Moonachie, New Jersey, Quintero showed some of the coins that could have value: a few buffalo head nickels, an Eisenhower silver dollar, and at least one coin that dates back to 1887.

這正是盧茲·金特羅 (Luz Quintero) 和她的妹妹安吉拉·馬拉吉爾 (Angela Malagiere) 對他們的收藏感到好奇的問題。在新澤西州穆納奇的家中，金特羅展示了一些可能有價值的硬幣：一些水牛頭鎳幣、一枚艾森豪威爾銀元，以及至少一枚可追溯到 1887 年的硬幣。

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While the coins may seem to be rare, Quintero said she didn't know where to turn for a reliable review of the coins’ value.

雖然這些硬幣看起來很罕見，但金特羅表示，她不知道到哪裡可以對這些硬幣的價值進行可靠的評估。

One group to consider is the American Numismatic Association, a non-profit organization that's been around since 1891. Although the group doesn't endorse any dealers, they do have a dealer directory on their website.

值得考慮的一個組織是美國錢幣協會，這是一個自 1891 年以來一直存在的非營利組織。

Among those listed was Neil S. Berman, in Mount Kisco, New York. He shared what he looks for in determining the value of a coin.

紐約州芒特基斯科的尼爾‧伯曼（Neil S. Berman）就是其中之一。他分享了他在確定硬幣價值時所尋找的東西。

"What is it made out of? Is it rare? What’s its condition? And what’s it’s desirability?" Berman said. "The most common thing that you’ll find is silver coins. They stopped making silver coins for the most part in 1964."

“它是由什麼製成的？它很稀有嗎？它的狀況如何？它的吸引力是什麼？”伯曼說。 「你會發現的最常見的東西是銀幣。他們在 1964 年大部分時間停止了製造銀幣。”

Berman looked at photos of Quintero's collection, which includes quarters dating from 1908 to 1964 in coin collector books, a popular trend in the 1950s and 60s.

伯曼查看了金特羅收藏的照片，其中包括硬幣收藏書籍中 1908 年至 1964 年的 25 美分硬幣，這是 20 世紀 50 年代和 1960 年代的流行趨勢。

"They’d buy a book for a buck or two bucks and they’d try to get one coin for each date that was in the slot," Berman said. "There’s only a couple dates that are worth money...People have a hard time believing that a piece of currency made in 1899 is worth $5 or $10."

「他們會花一兩美元買一本書，並且會嘗試為每個日期獲得一枚硬幣，」伯曼說。 “只有少數棗子值錢……人們很難相信一張 1899 年製造的貨幣價值 5 美元或 10 美元。”

For their book of pennies, as well as the buffalo Indian head nickels, half-dollar and dollar coins, Berman estimated the value of the collection at just under $300.

對於他們的便士冊以及水牛印第安人頭鎳幣、半美元和一美元硬幣，伯曼估計這些藏品的價值略低於 300 美元。