Multi-scan
The whole handful, one shot
Tip the change out on the table and point once. Every coin in the frame gets named and priced, then counted into a single total.
Coin and banknote identifier for iPhone
Money youforgot you had
The jar on the shelf, the tin in the drawer, the handful in the car. Point Buck at it and every coin gets named, dated and priced in the same shot.
iPhone, iOS 17 or later. 117,850 coins and banknotes in the index, from 358 countries and territories.
Reading
Morgan Dollar
United States · 1878–1921 · Silver
Estimated value
$69to$101
Added to your collection
How it works
Three seconds, start to number.
No lightbox, no scale, no reference book. The phone you already have, the coin already in your hand, and enough light to read it by.
Step 1: Point
Hold the coin flat under whatever light you have. One side is enough; flip it and Buck reads both and still counts it as one coin.
Step 2: Snap
Buck reads the country, the denomination, the year and the mint mark off the metal, then matches them against the index.
Step 3: Value
You get a range in your own currency, the record it matched, and the reason it is worth that. Then the coin lands in your collection.
The index
Your index starts grey.
Every coin and banknote Buck knows is already in there, sitting in greyscale. Scan one and it turns colour, permanently, with its year, its metal and what it is worth. Nobody fills the whole page.
- 117,850
- records in the index
- 65,475
- coins
- 52,375
- banknotes
- 358
- countries and territories
The numbers
Values you can repeat out loud.
It is easy to make an app that tells everyone their change is treasure. Buck would rather be the one you believe the day it says two dollars.
A morning in the drawer3 coins
Buffalo Nickel1913 · Copper-nickel$8.00 to $41.00
Mercury Dime1916–1945 · Silver$6.01 to $9.97
Walking Liberty Half1916–1947 · Silver$29.25 to $43.53
Collection value$43.26to$94.50
A range, never a single number
A coin's worth depends on its grade, and Buck is looking at a photo. So it prints the band the coin trades in, with the low end honest.
Spendable money is worth what it spends
A circulating euro coin is legal tender at its face, so Buck will never price it below that, no matter what a price guide says.
Mint state says mint state
When the only figure available is for an uncirculated example, the card says so instead of quietly pretending your pocket change is flawless.
An unsure answer is an unsure answer
If the photo and the record disagree, wrong metal colour or wrong era, Buck drops the match rather than showing you a number it does not believe.
In the app
Everything a coin will tell you.
Composition, weight, diameter, mintage, the design on both faces and the reason it was struck. Buck shows the facts the price is built on, not just the price.
Banknotes
Paper counts too
Old guilders, pesetas, a Turner twenty. Buck reads notes with the same eye it reads metal, and files them in the same collection.
The story
What it shows, and why it was struck
Every record carries two lines on what is actually on the coin and the reason it exists. Written once from the reference, never guessed at.
Your currency
Priced where you live
Values arrive converted to your home currency, so nobody has to do sums to find out whether the thing in their hand is worth a coffee.
Rarity
Mintage, metal, millimetres
Composition, weight, diameter, edge, how many were struck and how many varieties exist. The facts that make the price make sense.
Collection
A shelf that adds itself up
Every find lands in your collection, sorted by country, with a running total underneath. The pile in the drawer finally has a number.
Guides
What is it, and what is it worth?
The questions people arrive with, answered properly: which coins are silver, where the mint mark hides, what a grade really claims, and which dates are worth stopping for.
Values3 min read
Which US coins are silver?
Dimes, quarters and halves dated 1964 or earlier are 90% silver. Halves from 1965 to 1970 are 40%. Nickels are only silver for three wartime years, and the mint mark tells you which.
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Coins2 min read
What is a wheat penny worth?
Most wheat pennies are worth about five cents. A few dates are worth hundreds, and one of them is the only US cent ever struck in steel.
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How to3 min read
How to tell if a coin is silver
Five tests you can do at a kitchen table, from the one that takes a second to the one that settles an argument. None of them damage the coin.
Read it
Buck reads the country, denomination, year and mint mark, then matches that against 117,850 records. When the photo and the record disagree it declines the match instead of guessing, so a blank answer means "take another shot", not "worthless".
Money youforgot you had
It has been in the drawer this whole time. Take one photo and find out what it is.