2 Dimes, 2 Halves, 1 Time

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I found these four coins when I got some change back today, I had to ask for the half dollars. There were 12 halves in the register I could only take two because I did have enough money to buy them all.
The dimes are 1943 and 2005P, I choose to show the 2005P because it was the first of this year that I found.

The halves are 1971D and 2002P.

Here's that stats for each coin pictured....
Type: Winged Liberty Head or "Mercury" Dime
Year: 1943
Mintage: 191,710,000
Metal: 90% silver 10% copper
Value: F-12 $2.66

Type: Roosevelt (Clad) Dime
Year: 2005P
Mintage: 1,412,000,000
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel(Outer Layers), 100% copper(Inner Core)
Value: MS-65 $0.75

Type: Kennedy (Clad) Half
Year: 1971D
Mintage: 302,097,424
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: MS-63 $1.25

Type: Kennedy (Clad) Half
Year: 2002P
Mintage: 3,100,000
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: MS-65 $2.00
According to the Red Book the 2002 halves were not released for circulation, yet I still found one in my change.

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True Values, Not Really pt.II

Another round of frequently asked questions about coins.

What coins are worth?

• Well there at least worth face value and also what ever you can get someone to pay for it.

How much are wheat pennies worth? I have a copper wheat penny tell me more. What is the wheat penny mintage? What is the wheat penny’s value? Value of collector’s wheat penny? Wheat back pennies value? “Wheat penny prices”?

• Wheat pennies in low grades go $0.02-$0.10 in general. Check out the years below for coins that are valued more.
• Rare dates: 1909-S, 1909-S V.D.B., 1914-D, 1922, 1931-S
• Scarce dates: 1910-S, 1911-S, 1912-S, 1913-S, 1914-S, 1915-S, 1922-D, 1922-D, 1924-D

What are some wheat penny errors?

• 1955 doubling worth hundreds to thousand depending on the grade.
  
• 1909S over S could be worth hundreds.
  
• 1944D over S also could be hundreds.
  
• 1917, 1936, 1943D, 1946S and 1956D any date can carry other errors.
  

What are old penny values? Which old penny worth money? Which pennies are worth money?

• They’re all worth face value, but from1887 to now they aren’t usually worth more than a couple of dollars.

Give me the price of:
1909 wheat pennies, I wrote about them in full details here 1909
1942 wheat penny, I wrote about them in full details here 1942
1944 penny, I wrote about them in full here 1944
1945 penny value It’s very common and worth $0.02-$0.10. Sorry.
1958 penny worth anything?—Again check here, 1958

What is the value of 1943 united states steel penny? Can I see a picture of the 1943 Silver Penny? How much is a silver penny worth?

• First they are not silver they’re Zinc coated Steel and are magnetic.
  
• They are worth $0.15-$0.35 in low circulated grade.
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• The picture is of a wheat penny, a steel penny and a 2004 penny all circulated and low grade. Notice the color difference. (Credit for photo to Dartmouth.edu)
  

What is the worth of an Indian penny that is found in your change? What is the value of a penny in 1883?

• Circulated about $1.50-$3.00 it may be worth more if it is sharp and uncleaned.
  
• An 1883 penny is about $4.00 in low grade.
  

What are the values of 2003 minted nickels, 2005 Buffalo Nickel value or give me the of mintage keelboat nickel?

• 2003 nickels are $0.25 at MS-63 which is untouched or scratched and sharply detailed.
  
• 2005 nickels are the same as above.
  
• Keelboat mintages:
• 2004P….366,720,000
• 2004D....344,800,000

What is the value of silver in a $0.50 piece?

• For silver clad halves .14792 oz. $1.04 (at $7.00 per oz.)
• For all other halves .36169oz. $2.53 (at $7.00 per oz.)
  

Price of 1935 Canadian penny? Canadian 1945 penny value?

• 1935 penny $0.20 in low grade
• 1945 penny $0.10 in low grade
  

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My Newest Coin Is Old

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I didn't find this one in my change or buy it, instead it was given to me by oreol, I'm a winner. How I got this coin is irrelevant, it is such a cool coin. It is a 1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar.

It is the first commemorative coin the United States ever made. The front has a bust of Columbus and the back has the his flagship the Santa Maria above two hemispheres.

They were originally sold for a dollar at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893. Most people thought it was stupid to buy a fifty cent coin for a dollar so many were unsold and put in circulation at face value.

The example above is about MS-60 but it may have been cleaned or "whizzed" and would be worth less then an uncleaned coin, but I don't care. I think it's great, look at it.

There were two years that this coin was minted 1892 and 1893. Along with an Isabella quarter that is rarer.

Here's the stat's for the Columbian Exposition half dollar....
Year: 1892 (Not Pictured)
Mintage: 950,000
Metal: silver
Value: AU-50 $19.00 or MS-60 $32.00

Year: 1893
Mintage: 1,550,405
Metal: silver
Value: AU-50 $17.00 or MS-60 $30.00

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I've found gold...wait, what?

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I'm sometimes asked about a gold quarter that someone has found. Even a silver dime that is from the 1980's. They want to know is it real or fake. Well most likely both. Here's some examples

The two pennies are covered in a layer of gold the dime is covered in a layer of silver but the copper dime in the holder is not.

The copper dime is genuinely a copper error, what type I don't know yet because I haven't weighed it.

The 1966 and 1968 gold pennies and the 1986P silvered dime were altered outside the mint. THE MINT DOES NOT MAKE GOLD PENNIES! They do make silver dimes and quarters but they are in proof condition and can be seen from from as a brilliant above normal coin.

These coins were made legally as a "collectors" piece or "art" piece by certain coin sellers. It is the same as bronzing your babies shoes, people still do that right. They are so often made that they end up in circulation.

If it was pure gold or silver it would weigh more than a normal penny. I found these three fakes about ten or more years ago.

Value: If it is gold and silver maybe just above face but if done badly then just face. Also altered coins can be rejected by store owners. They have no ¢ or $ value for true collectors.


QVC often sells colorized, plated and hologramed coins. They are real coins that are legally altered for fun. THE U.S. MINT DOES NOT MAKE COLORIZED MONEY, NOT YET.

How to tell if the your coin is plated, easy it doesn't have sharp details, the layer maybe peeling or it is an error that just doesn't make sense and can't be found in coin books.

So gold quarters or dimes, silver pennies and pink half dollars all exist but not from any American mint. Other countries like Hong Kong have done colorized coins and There were some Sacagawea Dollars made in gold but those are exclusive coins.

Update: The copper dime weighed the same as a normal dime. This indicates it may be a sintered coin. Sintered coins are errors of various meanings that must be confirmed by experts.

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1842 penny

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barry travnicek said...

can you tell me if there is any value to a US Penny dated 1842?

There are 2 varieties of the 1842 a small date and a large date. The value of either coin is about the same in low grades. The small date is worth slightly more in high grades. These coins are known as large cents or liberty cents this variety was is called the Braided Hair from 1839-1857.

Here's the stats for an 1842 penny...
Year: 1842 small date & large date
Mintage: 2,383,390
Metal: copper
Value: G-4 $18.00G-4 state is considerably worn but "LIBERTY" is readable at $18.00.
VG-8 state has a worn hairline with a visible ear at $22.00.
EF-40 state has detailed hair but slightly worn at $85.00.
The price differs at AU-50 only the highest points show wear and the small date is worth $220.00, the large date is worth $150.00.
At MS-63 state it has full details and only a few marks or spots and some luster $650.00 for small date and $500.00 for large dates.

Compare this to a 1942 cent which is worth $0.15 cent at G-4 and $0.75 at AU-50.

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$2.00 bill

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Anonymous said...

I have 2 $2.00 bills serial #'s are 1. Bo6769716A
2. B22146751A
Can you tell me how much each one is worth??
How can I find this info. out without bothering you in the future?
Thank youP

I assume you’re talking about a 1976 note. All 1976 notes that span serial numbers
B00 000 001A to B67 200 000A are worth about $3.50 in Crisp Uncirculated condition each.






Here is the best sight I know for currency
http://www.heritagecoins.com/currency/guide.php

But it is only an overview. Feel free to ask here anytime you want it is why I made the site I have to currency books so it's not a big deal.

Thanks for the visit.

Price Guide

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Let me clarify I've been using the Red Book which has the average price that certain sellers have priced their coins. The Blue Book has the price that a seller is willing to pay for a coin. So using both books you get a good sense for what the average prices you can value your coin at whether you plan on selling your coins or buying them.
If you bring ten 1944 wheat cents to a dealer and you saw I listed them at ten cents in VF-20 grade don't expect to get $1.00. Circulated coins are usually grade harsher and dealers will vary in prices they buy coins at.

Here's an overview of what to expect on coin prices if you plan to sell.
1 cent pieces:
Indian Head Cents:..1859-1909 $1.00
Wheat cents:...........1909-1958 $0.03
Memorial cents:......1959-2008 Unless uncirculated, face value.
Lincoln Commemorative cents: 2009 Face value.

5 cent pieces:
Liberty nickels:.......1883-1912 $1.00
Buffalo nickels:........1913-1938 $0.50 Dateless buffaloes $0.25
Jefferson nickels:....1938- all but a very few dates go for close to face value in circulated conditions.

10 cent pieces:
Barber dimes:..........1892-1916 $3.00
Mercury dimes:.......1916-1945 $2.66
Silver Roosevelt:.....1946-1964 $2.66
Clad Roosevelt:.......1964- Face value

25 cent pieces:
Barber Quarters:....1892-1916 $7.00 in low grade
Standing Liberty:...1916-1930 $7.00 in low grade dateless $6.66
Silver Washington:.1932-1964 $6.66
Clad Washington:....1965-1998 Face value
State Quarters:........1999-2008 Face value.
Territorial Quarters: 2009 Face value.

50 cent pieces:
Barber:....................1892-1915 $15.00 in low grade
Walking Liberty:......1916-1947 $13.31 in low grade
Franklin Half:..........1948-1963 $13.31 in low grade (at current silver prices)
Silver Kennedy:........1964 $13.31 in low grade (at current silver prices)
40% Silver Kennedy:.1965-1970 $5.44
Clad Kennedy:............1970- Face Value

Dollars:
Morgan dollars:......1878-1921 $30.00 in low grade
Peace dollars:............1921-1935 $30.00 in low grade
Eisenhower dollars:....1971-1978 $11.66 for silver face value for clad
SBA dollars:..............1979-1981 $1.10 1981's are a slight premium
Sacagawea dollars:....2000-2008 $1.05 for the ones that are shiny
Presidential dollars:....2007- $1.05 for the ones that are shiny
Native American dollars: 2009- Face value.

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Franklin Halves

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I've never found a Franklin half dollar in my change it is still possible. I have two only because I bought them. These 50 cent pieces were minted from 1948-1963. They are worth about $13.31 in G-4(good) condition or up to $700.00 in MS-65( near perfect condition). Most of the value comes from their silver content exactly .36169 oz. of pure silver.

One of them is the 1955 which goes for $18.00 for a VF-20(very fine) or $65.00 in MS-65. While the most others average $13.31 in VF-20. This is an easy collection to get because the prices are low and few true varieties exist.

Click on the image for a larger image.

The one above is a 1950 in about VF-20 grade.
Here's the stats for that coin...
Year: 1950
Mintage: 7,742,123
Metal: 90% silver %10 copper
Value: VF-20 $13.31

When looking for a mint mark on Franklin Halves look above the bell and below the "E" in STATES on the reverse. There would be a D for Denver or S for San Francisco or nothing for Philadelphia.

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U.S. Mint .Gov

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I got my mint coins today. Since about 2000 I've been buying coins and currency from the United State Mint Online Product Catalog. I usually keep it to less than $100 I don't buy repeats because I don't plan on selling my collection or making any type of profit. This is not always the wisest choice the 2001S silver proof set sold for $31.95 but now has a red book value of $120.00.

I bought the two newest Proof sets, a proof coin is one made especially for collectors it is characterized by a mirrorlike surface, extreme brilliance and high, sharp details. They are non-circulating but it's not impossible to find them in your change, they are sometimes confused with first minted coins because of the prooflike properties. The dies used to make them are different though.

Here are my Silver Proof and regular Proof set.....

Click on the picture for a larger image.

The red set is the silver, the blue set is the regular proof.

Here's what comes in the package. The package is a typical white box that barely fits the two sets, it fits in the mailbox with room to spare.

The price was $60.90 for the two sets and came within two weeks. There is also a flat shipping rate is $4.95 for everything sent in standard rate. I also order an uncirculated mint set, which is just an untouched example of all current coins the mint makes for America, that set is on backorder so I'll have to wait.

This is the official U.S. Mint catalog link.
This is the mint, they have good info and some good images but no prices or values http://www.usmint.gov/

Here's the stats for the sets...
Year: 2005-S Silver Proof
Mintage: 1,069,679
Metal: Silver and regular composition
Value: In original packaging $40.00 ($5.00 increase as of 2012 values)

Year: 2005-S Regular Proof
Mintage: 2,275,000
Metal: Regular composition
Value: In original packaging $12.00 ($6.00 decrease as of 2012 values)

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1944 Penny

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Anonymous said...
I have a 1944 wheat penny. Is it worth anything?

This is one of the most common dates for older wheat cents because all together about 2 billion (2,000,000,000) were minted. So far I've found 18 cents dated 1944 mostly in good to extremely fine condition. Very Fine is not worn on the back and slightly worn on the front. Extremely Fine barely any wear and sharp details. I've never found a 1944D or 1944S.

Here's the stat for 1944 cents...
Year: 1944
Mintage: 1,435,400,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10 or EF-40 $0.20

Year: 1944D
Mintage: 430,578,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10 or EF-40 $0.20

Year: 1944S
Mintage: 282,760,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.15 or EF-40 $0.20

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Updated for 2014 values.

1916 & 1958 Wheat Penny

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lea said...
hi.i am curious to find out how much my wheat pennies might be worth. i have a 1916 wheat(no lettering) and also a 1958 wheat. thanks

Here's the stats for a 1916 cent...
Year: 1916
Mintage: 131,833,677
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Value: G-4 $0.30 (G=good with the lines in the wheat missing)
------- EF-40 $8.00 (EF=extremely fine with all details sharp all wheat lines visible)

Here's the stats for a 1958 cent...
Year: 1958
Mintage: 252,525,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10 (VF=very fine no worn spot on back, slight wear on cheeks in front)


Basically for all wheat cents if it's this bright and the stalks of the wheat are sharp with full lines those are higher grades and of course worth much more. Even the littlest scratch or cleaning the coin will devalue it to only a few cents.



Sorry it took a while for a response I was out.
Thanks for your visit.

Dollar Coins

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Dollar coins are not rare to come across, vending machines are good for spitting out Susan B. Anthonys or Sacagaweas especially. I watched a C-Span report with Henrietta Holsman Fore the 37th Director of the United States Mint talking of the "failure" of the golden dollar and she defended it by pointing out that New York City was so desperate for dollar coins for subway vending machines that the mint had to send them rat feces covered coins that sat in old vaults since the 1980's.
So while not popular they do have a demand. From one of those subway machines I've found almost all circulating small dollars.

The picture above has 1979P,D,S & 1980P,D,S & 1999P & 2000P & 2001P.

I'm missing 1999D, 2000D & 2001D.

You may notice two 1979P dollars one is a narrow rim and the other wide rim. Basically wide rim has the rim nearly touching the date while narrow rim has the rim far from the date.

Here's the stats for circulating Susan B. Anthony dollars...
Year: 1979P Narrow Rim
Mintage: 360,222,000
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: MS-63 $2.00 (MS=Mint State)

Year: 1979P Wide Rim
Mintage: Unknown-included in above mintage
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: MS-63 $60.00

Year: 1979D
Mintage: 288,015,744
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: MS-63 $3.00

Year: 1979S
Mintage: 109,576,000
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: MS-63 $3.00

Year:______1980P_____1980D______1980S
Mintage: 27,610,000--41,628,708--20,422,000
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: MS-63 $3.00 (for each individual mint)

Year:______1999P_____1999D
Mintage: 29,592,000--11,776,000
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: MS-63 $3.00 (for each individual mint)


Here's the stats for circulating Sacagawea Dollars...
Year:______2000P_____2000D
Mintage: 767,140,000--518,916,000
Metal: 77% copper 12% zinc 7% manganese 4% nickel
Value: MS-63 $3.00 (for each individual mint)

Year:______2001P_____2001D
Mintage: 62,468,000--70,939,500
Metal: 77% copper 12% zinc 7% manganese 4% nickel
Value: MS-63 $5.00 (for each individual mint)

Note that the metal content for the Sacagaweas dollars are for outer layers only that are bonded to an inner layer of pure copper. This is a more accurate metal content; 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel.

Other small dollar coins were issued but not released for circulation instead they were sold as collectors items or released in limited quantities. If you suspect you have one of these not listed just leave a comment/question and I'll do my best to figure it out. A note for the "Golden" dollar they don't stay golden for long and a real ugly example is not worth anything except face value.

Not All Money Are Coins

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I blog of found coins, out-of-pocket or given by family and a few times I've bought coins from the mint or stores. I've found coins from over 50 countries and spanning 100 years also errors and proofs(not meant for circulation), luckily I live somewhere where coins are constantly being rotated and the Federal Mint sends new coins in abundance. All that said numismatics isn't limited to coins.
numismatic
nu·mis·mat·ic (nū'mĭz-măt'ĭk, -mĭs-, nyū'-) pronunciation
adj.
1. Of or relating to coins or currency.
2. Of or relating to numismatics.
[French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismat-, coin, variant of Latin nomisma, from Greek, custom, current coin, from nomizein, to have in use, from nomos, custom.]
nu'mis·mat'i·cal·ly adv.

So what does this all mean well that I've also found currency or bills that are old, rare and in error. Let's start with the most common I've found and what I get asked about the most.
It's a 1 dollar note dated 1935E, the E represents a change in the design of the 1935 bill also the year 1935 may not be when it's issued instead the year the first note was issued until a major design change. The next dollar bill year would be 1957.
Click on the bill for a huge image.
These bills from 1928-1957B are called Silver Certificates because of the the words Silver Certificate on the top and a promise written on them for an equal amount of silver upon the request of the bearer. The silver give back was discontinued in March 1964 for silver dollars and June 1968 of silver bullion.

Click on the bill for a huge image.
The date is located on the front under and left of the blue seal. These are small size notes, the same size as current notes, and are the most common old notes found in the United States.


The back is almost the same as current notes.













Here's the stats for a 1935E 1 dollar bill...
Year: Series 1935E Blue Seal
Notes Printed: 5,134,056,000
Signatures: Priest-Humphrey
Value: Very Fine=$3.00 Crisp-Uncirculated=$7.50
--(The example above is a Good example at most and may be $1.25-$2.50)

Error Quarter

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Statehood quarters are the most collectible current coins in the market. Error coins are the newest of the collectible trends. Combine them both and you got something special but is it valuable.

I found this in my change about a 2 years or more back. It is a South Carolina quarter 2000P with an off-center error.

 Obverse

Reverse

When I first found it the only reference I had was the back of the U.S. Coins Red Book which at the time listed it at $150, today's Red Book has it for $175 but this is for 20% off center. I bought a guide book on errors and it showed how to measure your off-centerness. I estimated this coin at no more then 15% without being 100% sure.

Recently I stumbled upon a site http://error-coins.com/ that I could ask better experts than me to evaluate this and a copper dime. The site admin said this...

The South Carolina quarter looks to be about 10% off-center. It's worth around $50.

I trust this judgment.

The copper dime is still an unknown error so I'll blog about it later when I can weigh it.

Back to error quarters there are 8 common types of error and depending on the state and rarity affects the value. If I chose to sell this the same time I found it I could have gotten more due to low reporting but as more are found the value went down. This always something to think about with error coins.

Here's the stats for a normal South Carolina P quarter....
Year: 2000P
Metal: 91.67% Copper 8.33% Nickel
Mintage: 742,576,000
Value: AU-50 $0.35 (AU=about uncirculated)

1889 Indian Head Cent

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Anonymous asked this question....

I found an indian head penny, the picture and year and all the letters and words in the coin are completly clear. It date is 1889. Is this coin worth anything?

Here's the stats for that penny....
Year: 1889
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 48,866,025
Value: G-4 $3.00 (check grading guide below for higher values)

The Indian Head Penny was minted from 1859-1909 only the 1908 and 1909 came with two mint marks. Generally each Indian Head is about $2.50 in low grade but the years between 1866-1878 gets low grade values of $60.00 on average.

The highest low grade + non-error coin is 1877 which at G-4 is $900.00.

Here's how to quickly determine the grade for that 1889 penny.
G-4 (Good) value $3.00

1. on the front the Indian's headband won't show the word LIBERTY
2. the wreath in the back is worn, no details
3. no rim on coin

F-12(Fine) value $5.00

1. on the front LIBERTY is full and readable
   
2. the wreath has leaves but they are worn
3. full rim

EF-40(Extremely Fine) value $18.00

1. full sharp LIBERTY
2. feather on headdress fully sharp every line visible
3. only the bow on the wreath will be slightly worn

AU-50(About Uncirculated) value $27.00

1. only the slightest worn spot on the ear or the curl of the Indian's hair

Yes, I know I keep referring to the person on the coin as "the Indian" which is not, it is actually Liberty a woman that symbolize....Liberty, of course. In this coin she is just wearing an Indian headdress.
Full red color and sharp unmarked coins are worth a lot more in auctions.

1909 and 1942 cents

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Someone else took me up on that offer and asked another good question:

Anonymous said...

i have a wheat penny from 1909 not in the greatest shape it is still readable. i also have a 1942 wheat coin in better shape but nowhere near new.

Well there are five different types of circulating 1909 wheat cents so knowing which type is half the solution. On a certain amount of 1909 wheat pennies there is a V.D.B. on the reverse, also only two mint marks exist blank=Philadelphia or S= San Francisco located underneath the date on the front. The least it can be worth is $3.50 for a 1909 at G-4( G= good everything worn but the date). The most it can be worth is $825.00 for a 1909S V.D.B. also at G-4. A Mint state(MS-60) 1909S V.D.B. can be worth $1,700 or more if it has a good luster.

Here's the stat for all 1909 wheat cents....
Year: 1909 V.D.B.
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 27,995,000
Value: G-4 $11.00

Year: 1909S V.D.B.
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 484,000
Value: G-4 $825.00

Year: 1909
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 72,702,618
Value: G-4 $3.50

Year: 1909S
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 1,825,000
Value: G-4 $100.00

Year: 1909S S over horizontal S (an error coin)
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: Amount unknown.
Value: G-4 $110.00

As for the 1942 penny it's worth significantly less and comes in three mint marks blank, S, and D = Denver. In EF-40( extremely fine condition slight wear and sharp details) it's about $0.50 for P and D example and $1.25 for S.

Here's the stat for 1942 pennies....
Year: 1942
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 657,796,000
Value: G-4 $0.15

Year: 1942D
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 206,698,000
Value: G-4 $0.15

Year: 1942S
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 85,590,000
Value: G-4 $0.20

Thank for your visit.

Updated to the 2012 values.

Roman Nero?

I appreciate when people ask about coins but I'm clueless on ancients. I couldn't tell a Greek from a Roman even less over the phone by description alone. I referred him to Hobby Blog he will definitely find there or through one of his many established links on old coins. I did a Google search on HobbyBlog for Roman Nero and found in the top of his list what my friend may have been describing but without the coin in front of me I can't be sure.

Well I say good luck to him he just wants to know if it is a real one and I can't even answer that. I should be fed lions, the shame.

I did see on Hobby Blog a 1963D U.S. dime here.
Here's the stats for that dime....
Year: 1963D
Metal: 90% silver 10% copper
Mintage: 421,476,530
Value: EF-40 $2.00 (EF=extra fine, detail on hair and torch plain to see)

Do you have a coin new or old and want to know its value? Leave a comment/question and I will do my best to find out the price and history for you.Comments are always accepted on this blog as well as phone calls from Eddie while he's working and complaining it's the humidity that make's NY uncomfortable, duh. Keep cool.

eBay Shopping Experience

One of things I wanted to share was my coin shopping experience. I've bought from at least six companies over the web and through the mail.
The first of these stores is the world famous eBay their motto "New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices. The link is http://www.ebay.com/.
The Google ads on the side often have an eBay coin auction. I've never bought a coin from eBay but I did buy a book. This book was over $50 everywhere else but one guy on eBay sold it for $7.00 I bought and within a week I received it. I gave him a positive comment and he gave me one for my quick PayPal payment.
From the people I know who have bought coins from eBay they all had positive experiences with both private sellers and eBay stores. Problems on other forums complain that some higher-end coins are overpriced and it is possible to buy coins that are damaged by cleaning. Those problems are fewer then I thought.
I hope to buy some coins through eBay but I'm looking for low-end coins or bulk world coins. I will use PayPal again since it is easy to use and set up and the unverified account limits will keep me from spending too much.

0=Avoid at all cost, 5=Best Choice
Overall Ratings: 4 out of 5
Pros: Many choices, their ratings are a guide to good sellers, older coin books for cheap.
Cons: Dealing with with strangers(although slightly exciting), shipping charges are erratic.

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East Carribean State Cent

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Found this lightweight little coin in my change yesterday. It was mistakenly given as a dime in my change.

It's a penny from the East Caribbean States.

The East Carribean States only decided to start printing their own money in 1950. They have very few high valued coins. They mint money under the British currency and consist of at least twelve Caribbean countries including Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana. British Virgin Islands and others.

Here's the stat for this particular coin...
Type: 1 cent East Caribbean States
Year: 2002
Metal: Aluminum
Mintage: Not currently available.
Value: Unc $0.20

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