Free Old Coin Identifier

About This Tool

Found an old coin and have no idea where to start? Our Old Coin Identifier is designed specifically for coins of uncertain origin and age. Whether you found a coin metal detecting, in an old house, in an inherited collection, or at a flea market, our AI will work through the design, lettering, shape, and metal to identify the country, period, and type. The database covers every coin-producing civilisation from ancient Lydia through to the early 20th century.

📸 Tips for Best Results

• ✓Even if you can't read the lettering, photograph it clearly — the script style tells us the language
• ✓Note the metal colour: gold, silver, copper/bronze, or billon (dark, debased silver)
• ✓Is the coin round and machine-struck, or irregular and hammered? This narrows the period
• ✓Any visible date dramatically narrows the identification — photograph it closely even if partially worn
• ✓A ruler in the photo tells us the diameter — coin size is a consistent identifier for most types

🏛️ Fascinating Facts

• •Metal detectorists in the UK alone report over 80,000 coin finds per year
• •Old coins are found in house walls, gardens, under floorboards, and in fields around the world every day
• •A coin found in good condition, even of a common type, can be worth significantly more than a worn example of a rare type
• •Many apparently unremarkable old coins turn out to be historically significant once properly identified
• •The hobby of studying old coins (numismatics) dates back to the Italian Renaissance — Petrarch is sometimes called the first numismatist

Frequently Asked Questions