Rare Coin Savings Tip of the day...they are almost ALWAYS a little cheaper on ebay.
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50p RARE coin Girl Guiding UK 2010 50 pence US $1.60
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1965 nice coin Great Britain Winston Churchill rare US $.99
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RARE 50p Fifty pence 2006 coin Victory Cross Heroic Acts 50 pence coin US $1.56
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GB KING GEORGE VI 1937 RARE SILVER SIX PENCE 6P COIN US $1.56
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GB KING GEORGE VI 1938 RARE SILVER SIX PENCE 6P COIN US $6.31
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GB KING GEORGE VI 1939 RARE SILVER SIX PENCE 6P COIN US $3.15
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GB KING GEORGE VI 1940 RARE SILVER SIX PENCE 6P COIN US $3.15
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GB KING GEORGE VI 1941 RARE SILVER SIX PENCE 6P COIN US $1.56
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GB KING GEORGE VI 1942 RARE SILVER SIX PENCE 6P COIN US $1.56
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GB KING GEORGE VI 1943 RARE SILVER SIXPENCE 6P COIN US $3.15
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GB KING GEORGE VI RARE 1937 FARTHING 1 4 PENNY COIN US $1.56
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GB KING GEORGE VI 1945 RARE SILVER SIXPENCE 6P COIN US $3.15
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18 GB BUN HEAD VICTORIA FARITHING VERY RARE COIN US $1.99
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1898 Victoria British Silver Sixpence Jubilee 3rd issue VERY RARE COIN US $6.99
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1915 George V British Silver Sixpence VERY RARE COIN US $6.99
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VICTORIA 1849 MAUNDY FOUR PENCE NICE RARE COIN US $12.63
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VICTORIA 1871 GOTHIC FLORIN TONED]VERY NICE RARE COIN US $22.94
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RARE COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2002 N IRELAND FLAG £2 COIN US $9.50
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Possible Rare coin, What do I do with it?
I have been looking through the coins I have collected over the years, and I just found a Penny from 1947, and the websites I have been checking say that it is rare, how do I know for sure, and once I do know, what do I do with it?
I see that you're Canadian, so I'm assuming you're talking about a Canadian cent.
I'm not aware of any "rare" 1947 Canadian cent (or American cent, or British penny for that matter). There is a variety of the Australia penny from that year that can get a little expensive, but that's only for higher grade coins.
What website were you looking at that described it as "rare"?
And whatever you do if you decide to sell it, a pawn shop or antique store is absolutely the _worst_ place to take it. Not because they're dishonest, but because you'll get less money.
Pawn shops and antique shops almost always "flip" any coins they get to a nearby coin dealer. The dealer isn't going to pay them any more than someone who walks into the shop, and since the pawn shop wants to make a profit, they'll offer you less than they're likely to get from the dealer. Also, since they're not coin experts, they don't know (or don't know how) to check a coin for possible varieties. If they know you might have a $10 coin, or a $100 coin, but they don't know how to tell the difference, which do you think they're going to base their offer on?

US $1.60