Coin is fairly common even at 57 years old. So let me note one thing the pictures were taken seconds apart. The problem was a cloud was passing by and since the camera was set on auto you get odd colors. The first image is true color. The second image of the reverse picked up on some rust and pinked it out.
This was found amongst a big group of coins that I been featuring the last few days. None are special or rare but they are were not properly featured. Since I got them together last Wednesday I thought it would be nice to show that you can get a bunch of unique coins at one time just from your change.
Type / Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1955-D
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Mintage: 74,464,100
Value: G-4 $0.05
Do you have a five cent coin 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.
17 dollars worth, for Comments/Questions click here.:
Hey There,
I visit your blog quite often and leave an anonymous comment here or there, usually pertaining to US/Canadian numismatics. I'm the guy that periodically dumps Canadian change into US circulation... ring a bell?
Anyways, not sure if you knew this or not, but I tend to find an occasional foreign coin (or silver for that matter) in the coin return bin at the coinstar machines. Seems to me that some people either don't care, are rushed or simply, ignorant.
Another place that I usually find great free foreign coins are at toll machines here at the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel. They have terrible discriminators and lots of people that cross try using foreign coins to try to trick the machines. Fearing that they will get caught (which would never happen because no one seems to care)they throw acceptable currency into the chute and drive off, leaving nerdy numismatic gold lying at the bottom of the return tray for my pleasure! For instance today I received $1.15 in Canadian nickels (because the discriminators are terrible) AND, a Cayman Islands 10c piece from 2004 in XF condition and a 2010 Great Britain 5p piece in near AU. I would say that 1 out of every 3 times I cross the border, I receive something in the return slot.
Now that my secret is out there... enjoy!
Oh, forgot to mention that today was one of my luckiest coin find days this year, also found a US 1964-D quarter in AU condition...
Keep up the blogging! I really enjoy it!
...Another place that I usually find great free foreign coins are at toll machines here at the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel...
--Yes, I remember you and return trays of all kind are good for this because people just think a rejected coin is a bad coin.
...found a US 1964-D quarter in AU...
--Nice a good chunk of silver at any grade.
I love these older coins, even if they don't have any *special* value. They look and feel different...even unique compared to most of the new stuff that I get in my change these days.
They look and feel different...even unique compared to most of the new stuff that I get in my change these days.
So true, they were pressed better back in the day. I get some 1980s or newer coins and they look weak.
I've got a question about an error coin that I found recently. It's a 2002-D Tennessee Statehood Quarter, the ob and rev look completely normal, but the rim is completely solid all around in silver color, no clad showing what so ever.
My guess is that the sheet that it was pressed from either didn't have enough clad on it, or if it did have clad, when it was pressed, the nickel rolled over the clad on the rim. It is definitely not dipped/coated in anything (I have found a coated coin and they look completely different) nor is there any evidence that chemicals were applied to it. Any ideas? Value? It's in near AU condition.
Its probably hard to guess without a picture, but I'm just looking for a probable answer.
Also have a 1965-D quarter with the copper clad showing about 30% on the ob and about 98% on the rev. It's in XF condition. Any ideas as to value?
Thanks! Much Appreciated!
2002-D Tennessee Statehood Quarter, the ob and rev look completely normal, but the rim is completely solid all around in silver color, no clad showing what so ever.
My guess is that the sheet that it was pressed from either didn't have enough clad on it, or if it did have clad, when it was pressed, the nickel rolled over the clad on the rim. It is definitely not dipped/coated in anything (I have found a coated coin and they look completely different) nor is there any evidence that chemicals were applied to it. Any ideas? Value? It's in near AU condition.
--Clad sheets are never missing the copper center so what you theorize is not possible.
Without any weight from a 0.01 gram scale I can only assume plated. Despite what many badly plated coins look like a finely plated coin can easily pass as an error, without the weight.
1965-D quarter with the copper clad showing about 30% on the ob and about 98% on the rev. It's in XF condition. Any ideas as to value?
--Clad Layer Missing error is about $150.00 that said the way you describe it I would guess this spent some time in acid and is not a true error.
Someone should see this in hand.
hello sir,
i have been on your website many times and i truly do like it :)
and anyways i found a one dollar bill in fine or xf condition it was made in 2009, and its serial number is e42428787b so is it worth anything
one dollar bill in fine or xf condition it was made in 2009, and its serial number is e42428787b
Thanks, unfortunately it is not fancy enough were it all 87 or all 42 maybe it would count as a "binary" note but not this plus the grade is too low.
would the dollar bill talked about earlier be worth more if it was AU because i may have underestimated its condition.
Also is a dollar bill that is a star note with the serial number j00955798* be worth anything? it is in fine or very fine condition it is also 2006.
AU because i may have underestimated its condition.
--No change it would need to be perfect and still the note is not fancy enough.
Also is a dollar bill that is a star note with the serial number j00955798* be worth anything? it is in fine or very fine condition it is also 2006
--About $3.00
hello man,
i have an 1899 one dollar black eagle bill, it is probably in fine condition, but is laminated, so what would the value be and would the value drop because of lamination?
1899 one dollar black eagle bill, it is probably in fine condition, but is laminated
About $100.00 in fine.
About $1.00 if the lamination is permanent.
If you can safely un-laminate it then back to $100 but every tear or adhesive left behind lowers the value.
how can you get the lamination off safley is there anyway?
how do you tell if something is cold or hot laminated, and wold you take the risk?
how do you tell if something is cold or hot laminated, and wold you take the risk?
That is the issue.
If hot then cut the small air filled edge where the note meets the plastic and the note should easily slide out.
If cold then it is glued and maybe more difficult. Some people use a steam iron. They place the piece under paper towel at gently steam iron until the glue gets gooey and they can peel it apart.
Either way go slow and gentle no need to rush. If stuffs start to break stop and give up.
thanks you very much man, also the dollar is hot laminated! so i will try to get it out, also are there any sites you recommend for 1899 dollar bill holders? i will cut the bill out when i get a holder so if you know any links please share them with me :) also your the best thank you man !
are there any sites you recommend for 1899 dollar bill holders?
Brooklyn Gallery is a good cheap place, but I'm a New Yorker so I may be biased.
Use there list and maybe double check eBay but Brooklyn is on one of the cheapest with high quality stuff.
Brooklyn Gallery Link
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