To know the value, prices and worth of everyday money.
Pennies, nickels, quarters, dimes from every place and every time.
For Out-Of-Pocket collectors.
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Sure it is technically five cents but the short catchy "nickel" titles always grabs the attention. This a common date and even a common find for me, I have found several. This 54 year old coin still has most of the pillars on the reverse visible but I am reluctant to grade it anything higher than fine.
From 1938-1964 the mintmark is located on the reverse usually to the right of the building Monticello. On the silver nickels from 1942-1945 it was above the the Monticello and much bigger than normal.
Here's the stats... Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States of America Year: 1957 D Mintage: 136,828,900 Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel Value:$0.05
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Just a normal dime maybe with a slight railroad rim but that gives it no extra value. It is just the first 2011 dime I found and it was all shiny.
One good reason to pluck new dimes put of your change is all the torch lines are well defined, which adds value.
Here's the stats... Type/Country: 10 Cents / United States Year: 2011 P Mintage: 748,000,000 (estimated) Metal: 91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel Value:$0.10 in AU-50
Still have not found a 2009 nickel
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Last of trio of Canadian cents found all at once. Started with a 2011 then 1978 finally 1962 that is a 49 year span of Canadian goodness. As usual half way through the year and Canadian finds are dominating all other foreign coins.
Tell me this does not look like the photos by Moyra Davey.
Should have saved this for Canada Day on July 1 but that is still a bit far.
Here's the stats... Type/Country: 1 Cent / Canada Year: 1962 Mintage: 227,244,069 Metal: 98% Copper, 0.5% Tin, 1.5% Zinc Value:$0.03 in AG
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Another visit to the The Metropolitan Museum Of Art and I went to see the modern photography section. The first piece in the exhibit is a giant array of photos of circulated United States cents called Copperhead Grid by Moyra Davey.
I SOOOO COULD DO THIS
Really I have actually taken many pictures like this but I did not post them because I thought no one would care. Then again that is what makes Davey an artist, she puts it out there when she gets inspired. Davey's other photo are of everyday items that seemed to become transformed into uniquely beautiful artifacts.
100 10x8 in. Chromogenic prints make this giant wall of cents.
The verdigris on the coins give a very textured look adding dimension to a worn coin.
From The Met... Artist:Moyra Davey (Canadian, born 1958) : Copperhead Grid : 1990, Printed 2009 : Chromogenic prints : Approx. 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.) each : Purchase, Vital Projects Fund Inc. Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2011
It was in 1990-at the height of a worldwide economic recession that also marked the end of the 1980s art bubble-that Davey began photographing the scratched, worn-away surfaces of pennies, the most devalued and lowest form of currency. Her accumulation of one hundred micro-photographic specimens is constructed around the readymade patterns of decay that countless anonymous owners have unconsciously wrought upon their surfaces; their base materiality is incisively contrasted with the most elevated of national symbols. As with all of Davey's work, there is a melancholic sense of loss that connects subject and form: like pennies, photographs are objects of exchange imprinted by contact with the world around them..
1st thing is the Met calls them pennies which I will excuse as common language, technically they are cents.
2nd thing the most devalued and lowest form of currency is great exaggeration and very much one person's opinion.
3rd thing Davey is Canadian and if she is anything like me foreign cents even when the country is next door is fascinating.
The value of this art piece is not known, by me at least.
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Sure it is great to find a star note but this one is less than stellar.
Many harsh folds, blunted corners, a tear, red bank ink on the corner, and a foreign bank counter stamp all takes away from any real value. Add to that it is a common star note and it is debatable whether it is worth keeping.
See the counter-stamp it is a circle with an I in the center and above it a six petal flower. I suspect an Asian country but it literally can be anything.
Here's the stats for this bill... Type/Federal Bank: $20 Star Note Fort Worth / Kansas City Year: 2004 Printings: 3,200,000 Printed: February 2004 Run: 1st and only from EJ00000001* - EJ03200000* Value: $22.50 VF(this one is less) I have a choice either keep it knowing it will never gain any value over the years or go see Super 8 knowing that J.J. Abrams and Spielberg will ruin the ending.
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This was a relatively quick find. Almost halfway in to 2011 and I find a 2011 Canadian cent. It was on my short list of Canadian cents that I am missing along with 2008, 2003, 1990, and 1958.
From what I gathered all 2011 cents from Canada are copper-plated zinc unlike previous years when they also issued copper-plated steel varieties. If this changes I will update below.
Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / Canada Year: 2011 RCM Logo Mintage: Not yet known. Metal: Copper Plated Zinc Value:$0.01 in F
Update: Anonymous
said...
I just found a 2011 canadian cent that is made of the steel composite. on 6:03 PM, August 01, 2011
That is cool, since the steel ones stick to magnets it's easy to identify. I guess they are going to continue the different core metal issues.
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Back in April I found a 2008 British Ten Pence and I suggested that I may find more. This was likely because so many people went to England for the Royal wedding. I assumed tourists would get the change and then come to New York City and just pass them on in change since they are not really collectible.
There are six coins needed to finish the puzzle-shield plus a seventh coin that has the full shield.The others may be more difficult to find because of the size/shapes are not as close to their American counterparts.
Here's the stats... Type/Country: 1 Penny / Great Britain Year: 2009 Mintage: 556,412,800 (estimated) Metal: Copper-Plated Steel Value:$0.05 in XF
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As usual I get this book when I have an extra $20 to spend and since it at most $14.95 plus tax less if you get it online I think it is still a great bargain. A Guide Book of United States Coins 2012 is the 65th edition an still the best available.
What's new?
65th Anniversary Edition is highlighted
Added BM (Branch Mint) to the lexicon
Many early coins continue to lose value
Explanation of John Adams Bolen Bar Copper copies
Deleted all "Type-Coin Values" table
Liberty Cap gets there own grading standards
Shield Cent has proper images
All common silver and gold coins had a price jump
Pictures of the first 10 America the Beautiful quarters
Complete list of future America the Beautiful quarters from 2012-2021
Four Vertical Lines close-up picture added to 1798 dollar
Added 2011 dollars drawings
Deleted obverse image of 1803 small reverse stars
1996 Olympic Commemorative images changed
2011 Commemorative drawing added
5 oz. America the Beautiful Silver Bullion added
Gold Bullion Burnished Sets added
Latest bullions were added
3 complete pages of Patterns were deleted (J-204 - J-470), (J-392-J-1528), (J-1643-J-1770)
Buillion Values Charts were expanded to accommodate the large market swings also with an explanation of how buyers pay 15% less and sell for 15% more on average
1942S Small Cents page 116 has MS-60 at $17, which is wrong
Disappointments
Still no explanation of the edge lettering position for dollars although the pictures has them head-side up.
Overall
Modern coins values are going up and older coins are going down. Silver coin value is realistic at $35 any other value just use the chart in the back. The book feels lighter although the it is the length is the same.
If you have any of the Red Books from the last few years no need to upgrade just adjust for metal values.
If you do not own one get this version since the older books do not even take silver over $22.00 per ounce into account..
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is the 65th edition an still the best available. 