# NGC Coin Price Guide - Numismatic Valuations (`lulzasaur/ngc-coin-scraper`) Actor

Scrape NGC coin prices, census data, and valuations. Search coins, get prices across all grades (G through MS70), population reports, and price history. 500K+ coins.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/ngc-coin-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Stats:** 6 total users, 0 monthly users, 96.8% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## NGC Coin Price Guide - Numismatic Valuations

Apify Actor for scraping coin prices, population data, and valuations from NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company). Access 500,000+ graded coin prices across all grades from PrAG to MS70.

### Features

- Search coins by name (Morgan Dollar, Walking Liberty, etc.)
- Prices across all grades (G, VG, F, VF, XF, MS60-MS70)
- Census/population data (total graded, median grade)
- Coin specifications (composition, diameter, weight, designer)
- Melt values and mintage data
- Optional price history time series
- Browse full category taxonomy

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `mode` | string | `"search"` | `search`, `prices`, or `categories` |
| `searchTerm` | string | `"morgan dollar"` | Coin search term (search mode) |
| `coinId` | integer | `0` | NGC coin ID (prices mode) |
| `includeHistory` | boolean | `false` | Include price history |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Max results (0=unlimited) |

### Output

```json
{
    "coinId": 12423,
    "description": "1909 VDB 1C",
    "category": "Cents",
    "composition": "95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc",
    "diameter": "19mm",
    "weight": "3.11g",
    "meltValue": "$0.03",
    "lowestPrice": 4.0,
    "highestUncirculatedPrice": 375.0,
    "priceGood": 8,
    "priceVeryFine": 13,
    "priceMS65": 100,
    "priceMS67": 375,
    "totalGraded": 15847,
    "medianGrade": "MS64"
}
```

### Modes

- **search**: Find coins by name and get prices + census for each
- **prices**: Get detailed grade-by-grade prices for a specific coin ID
- **categories**: Browse the full NGC category/subcategory taxonomy

### Quick Start

```bash
apify run --purge
```

### Related Scrapers

More data tools by [lulzasaur](https://apify.com/lulzasaur):

- [PSA Pop Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/psa-pop-scraper) — PSA card grading population
- [TCGPlayer Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/tcgplayer-scraper) — Trading card prices
- [Reverb Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/reverb-scraper) — Music gear marketplace

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Scraping mode: 'search' to find coins by name, 'prices' to get prices for a specific coin ID, 'categories' to list all categories.

## `searchTerm` (type: `string`):

Coin search term (e.g., 'morgan dollar', '1909 VDB', 'walking liberty'). Used in 'search' mode.

## `coinId` (type: `integer`):

NGC coin ID for 'prices' mode. Find coin IDs using 'search' mode first.

## `includeHistory` (type: `boolean`):

Include historical price data (slower, adds one extra request per coin).

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum coins to return. Set to 0 for unlimited.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Not required for NGC.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerm": "morgan dollar",
  "coinId": 0,
  "includeHistory": false,
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/ngc-coin-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/ngc-coin-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call lulzasaur/ngc-coin-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/ngc-coin-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mY5O2JXN5oOpwMDE5/builds/zd11RZCBwgBih73bp/openapi.json