# Coinflation Scraper - Coin Melt Values & Metal Content (`lulzasaur/coinflation-scraper`) Actor Scrape precious-metal melt values of US and world coins from Coinflation using live silver, gold and copper prices. Get coin name, denomination, year range, metal composition, weight, metal content, face value and melt value. Browse silver or gold categories or search by coin. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/coinflation-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 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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For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Coinflation Scraper — Coin Melt Values & Metal Content Scrape **precious-metal melt values** of US and world coins from [Coinflation.com](https://www.coinflation.com), computed from **live silver, gold and copper prices**. Perfect for coin dealers, "junk silver" stackers, resellers, and anyone tracking the intrinsic metal value of circulated coinage. ### What it does - Browses Coinflation's **silver** and **gold** coin melt-value tables. - For each coin, extracts: **coin name, denomination / face value, year range, melt value** (and numeric value in USD). - Optionally visits each coin's **detail page** for **metal composition, total weight, rounded metal value, and total melt value**. - Filter to specific coins with search queries, or grab the whole category. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `category` | select | `silver`, `gold`, or `all`. Default `silver`. | | `searchQueries` | array | Optional. Match coins by name (e.g. `morgan`, `washington quarter`, `silver eagle`). Empty = all coins in the category. | | `scrapeDetails` | boolean | When ON, visit each coin's detail page to add composition, weight, and full melt value. Slower but richer. Default OFF. | | `maxResults` | integer | Max records. `0` = unlimited. Default `200`. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Coinflation is behind a Cloudflare challenge — **RESIDENTIAL Apify Proxy is strongly recommended** (applied automatically if you enable proxy without a group). | #### Example input ```json { "category": "silver", "searchQueries": ["morgan", "washington quarter"], "scrapeDetails": true, "maxResults": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` ### Output Each record (fast table mode): ```json { "name": "1932-1964 Washington Quarter", "category": "silver", "country": "United States", "yearStart": 1932, "yearEnd": 1964, "faceValue": "$0.25", "faceValueNumeric": 0.25, "meltValue": "$11.2614", "meltValueNumeric": 11.2614, "metal": "silver", "valueType": "Silver Value", "detailUrl": "https://www.coinflation.com/coins/1932-1964-Silver-Washington-Quarter-Value.html", "url": "https://www.coinflation.com/silver_coin_values.html", "source": "coinflation.com", "scrapedAt": "2026-07-02T20:00:00.000Z" } ``` With `scrapeDetails: true` you also get `composition`, `totalWeight`, `totalWeightGrams`, `denomination`, `roundedMetalValue`, and `totalMeltValue`. ### Notes - Melt values reflect **spot metal value only** — not numismatic / rarity value. - Values change constantly with metal prices; each record includes `scrapedAt`. - This Actor uses a real browser (Playwright + Chromium) to pass Coinflation's Cloudflare protection. Use RESIDENTIAL proxies for reliability. ### Pricing Pay-per-result: a small fixed fee per Actor start plus a per-item charge for each coin record in the dataset. *Not affiliated with Coinflation.com. Data is for informational purposes only.* # Actor input Schema ## `category` (type: `string`): Which Coinflation melt-value category to scrape: 'silver' (US & world circulated silver coins), 'gold' (US gold coins), or 'all' (both). ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): Optional filter. Each query matches a coin by name, e.g. 'morgan', 'washington quarter', 'mercury dime', 'silver eagle'. Leave empty to scrape ALL coins in the chosen category. ## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`): When ON, visits each coin's detail page to add metal composition, total weight, denomination, rounded metal value, and total melt value. Slower but richer. When OFF, uses the fast category melt-value table (name, face value, melt value). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of coin records to scrape. Set to 0 for unlimited (all available). Default is 200. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Coinflation is protected by a Cloudflare challenge, so RESIDENTIAL Apify Proxy is strongly recommended. If you enable Apify Proxy without a group, RESIDENTIAL is applied automatically. ## Actor input object example ```json { "category": "silver", "searchQueries": [], "scrapeDetails": false, "maxResults": 200, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `dataset` (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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQueries": [] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/coinflation-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQueries": [] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/coinflation-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 '{ "searchQueries": [] }' | apify call lulzasaur/coinflation-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/coinflation-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Coinflation Scraper - Coin Melt Values & Metal Content", "description": "Scrape precious-metal melt values of US and world coins from Coinflation using live silver, gold and copper prices. Get coin name, denomination, year range, metal composition, weight, metal content, face value and melt value. Browse silver or gold categories or search by coin.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "OaPAJy0hXzGNsUKpd" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~coinflation-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-coinflation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~coinflation-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-coinflation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~coinflation-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-coinflation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "category": { "title": "Coin Category", "enum": [ "silver", "gold", "all" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which Coinflation melt-value category to scrape: 'silver' (US & world circulated silver coins), 'gold' (US gold coins), or 'all' (both).", "default": "silver" }, "searchQueries": { "title": "Search Queries (optional)", "type": "array", "description": "Optional filter. Each query matches a coin by name, e.g. 'morgan', 'washington quarter', 'mercury dime', 'silver eagle'. Leave empty to scrape ALL coins in the chosen category.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "scrapeDetails": { "title": "Scrape Coin Detail Pages", "type": "boolean", "description": "When ON, visits each coin's detail page to add metal composition, total weight, denomination, rounded metal value, and total melt value. Slower but richer. When OFF, uses the fast category melt-value table (name, face value, melt value).", "default": false }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of coin records to scrape. Set to 0 for unlimited (all available). Default is 200.", "default": 200 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Coinflation is protected by a Cloudflare challenge, so RESIDENTIAL Apify Proxy is strongly recommended. If you enable Apify Proxy without a group, RESIDENTIAL is applied automatically.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```