Odd Nickels

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These are the front and backs of some special nickels, two 1943P and 1 1950D. The 1943 nickels were found in my change they contain silver from the war years of 1942-1945 they contain the mintmark on the back on top of the building.

The other coin is a 1950D nickel which is semi-key because of the low mintage. I had to buy this one and it was blast white but soon sitting in the crappy holder it started to brown, I've had to break out the coin and may one day get some pure acetone to clean it up.

Here's the stats for these nickels...
Year: 1943-P
Mintage: 271,165,000
Metal: 56% copper 35% silver 9% manganese
Value: P-01 $2.08(badly scratched)(2012 values)

Year: 1943-P
Mintage: 271,165,000
Metal: 56% copper 35% silver 9% manganese
Value: G-4 $1.20 or $2.08(for silver content)(2012 values)

Year: 1950-D
Mintage: 2,630,030
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: MS-60 $14.00

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1913-S Question

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Anonymous said...
I have a 1913-S wheat penny and trying to find out a
value of it

Here's the stat for a 1913-S penny....
Year: 1913-S
Mintage: 6,101,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Value: G-4 $14.00
------VG-8 $17.00
------F-12 $20.00
------VF-20 $31.00
------EF-40 $60.00
------AU-50 $100.00
------MS-60 $175.00

------MS-63 $275.00

G-4 is worn with lines in the wheat head missing.
VG-8 has half of lines visible in upper wheat heads.
F-12 has wheat lines worn but visible.
VF-20 no worn spots on wheat heads.
EF-40 has slight overall wear, all details sharp.
AU-50 slight wear on cheek and jaw and wheat stalk.
MS-60 is no trace of wear, light spots, full details.
MS-63 no trace of wear, slight blemishes, red-brown color.

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Error Questions

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Anonymous said...
Hi,My name is Tina Wilson.I have been holding on to this penny for a long time.It is a silver penny dated 1959.It is really shiny,but what is making me wonder about it -is that it has a rim around it.It is not like any other penny I have ever seen.The rim is making the edges of it rounded instead of flat.Could you please help me?Also,since I was a little girl my parents held a coin for me.They said that when I grow up I could have it.It is still at their house.It is about as big as a dollar coin and it has the pope on it.It is dated 1976 I think.What is that?

Question #1:
Your silver penny may be a real error this is done when a blank dime was pressed with penny dies. It is a rare example and the average Red Book value is $1,000⁰⁰. A 1960 silver penny was recently sold on eBay for $901⁰⁰.

Image is from the Fred Weinberg site and all rights are reserved for his company.

Here is an example from http://www.fredweinberg.com/ being sold for $2,150⁰⁰. They have other examples for you to compare with here and there.

Question #2:
While many countries make Pope coins the only example of 1976 Pope Paul VI are medals which tend to be dollar size. The Pope medals ranges from $40-$90 in silver and ten times that price for gold.

To be sure I would have to see the coin/medal you can always take a picture or scan it and use a free site like flickr or imageshack or photobucket and leave a link in my comments section.

I hope this was helpful. One small problem is that fakes of both types exist as for the silver penny if it weighs 3.11 grams it maybe fake, if it weighs 2.50 grams you have the real thing.

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Anonymous said...
I HAVE A 1944 WHEAT PENNY THATS MISSING THE 1

It a very common error that occurs when grease clogs up the die here is an example from Coin World, the image links back to a more detailed state quarter error.

Most common on filled die errors are missing digits or letters such as the L in LIBERTY, or in your case the 1 in 1944.

These coins are rarely worth anything more then a few cents above the collector's value of a regular coin. So your 10¢ coin is at most now 20¢ probably 15¢.


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Hello My Foreign Friends

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I've found hundreds of foreign coins in my change from over 50 countries and dating as far back as the 1940s'. I've also occasionally bought foreign coins, low grade of course. From Eastern Numismatics Inc. I've bought world coins by the pound when they are on sale, I've also bought from eBay.

Here's my most recent eBay lot.

If you click on the image you'll see them in a larger image.
Here is the rear of the same coins.

Here's the stats for the coins pictured....
1962 Bulgaria 1 Stotinka (F) ....................................$0.10
1964 Czechoslovakia 50 Haleru (VG)...........................$0.10
1967 Belgium 1 Franc (G) (French Version)................$0.10
1970 Belgium 1 Franc (VG) (Dutch Version)...............$0.10
1970 Canada 1 Cent (VG)...........................................$0.05
1973 Egypt 10 Milliemes (VG) (Light Corrosion).......$0.10
1973 Belgium 1 Franc (VG) (French Version)..........$0.10
1973 Great Britain Half Penny (F)............................$0.15
1974 Spain 5 Pesetas (VG)..........................................$0.10
1976 Somalia 5 Senti (VF) (FAO).............................$0.10
1977 Portugal 2.50 Escudos (VG)..............................$0.10
1978 Spain 5 Pesetas (VF)..........................................$0.10
1978 Spain 5 Pesetas (F).............................................$0.10
1979 Spain 5 Pesetas (VF)..........................................$0.10
1980 Spain 1 Peseta (VF) (Soccer Back)...................$0.10
1980 Spain 1 Peseta (F) (Normal Back)....................$0.10
1980 Spain 1 Peseta (VF) (Normal Back).................$0.10
1983 Canada 5 Cents (F).............................................$0.10
1985 Mexico 1 Peso (VF)............................................$0.10
1986 Yugoslavia 10 Dinara (XF)................................$0.10
1986 Spain 1 Peseta (VF)............................................$0.10
1987 Cayman Islands 5 Cents (F)..............................$0.10
1996 Cayman Islands 1 Cent (XF).............................$0.15
2002 Cayman Islands 1 Cent (UNC).............................$0.50
2002 Canada 1 Cent (AU).........................................$0.25

I bought the lot for $3.00 without shipping and I estimate the value at, the lowest grade, $3.10. There are 25 coins in total and only a few were repeats of what I had found before.

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