2013-D Fort McHenry Quarter

On this Thanksgiving we give thanks for food, family, and everything American. In that spirit I found a very patriotic America the Beautiful quarter. The Fort McHenry quarter shows the Maryland fort that the Star Spangled Banner was written.

Officially known as the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine it was the place that Francis Scott Key saw the British bombard the fort for days. He was so inspired to the American flag still waving high above the fort that he wrote The Star-Spangled Banner.

The coin features the annual ceremony of "Defenders Day" which partially recreates the events of the original attack of 1814. The national park is small at a little over 40 acres but it may be one of the most important. Released in August if this year it is the fourth f five quarters in the 2013 series.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 25 Cents - Fort McHenry / United States
Year: 2013-D
Mintage: 151,400,000
Metal: 91.67% Copper 8.33% Nickel
Value: $0.25 in F-12

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1946 Wheat Cent

Although this is a very common wheat cent it has not been featured here at Coined For Money. Possibly I overlooked some or dismissed others but I think I just have not found many of them despite being common.

With almost a billion made it should still be fairly easy to find. Copper cents tend to last longer and better than their copper plated modern versions. I saw this one in my change because of the dark brown color and bold design. The modern copper coin do not get as brown and the design are much more flat.

Also found a 2008 Canadian dime but that one was featured here before so no need to repeat.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1946
Mintage: 991,655,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.10 in VF-20 (this one may be less)

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1984 Canadian Nickel

Found a couple of Canadian coins in my change as the season of tourist shopping is going on stronger than ever. Certain stores are going to open on Thanksgiving and in the weeks before they have been extending hours. All that selling is dropping lots of odd change into circulation in NYC.

These Canadian nickels are still common and talk about removing them from circulation has not gone further. Despite being almost 30 years old it looks great and stood out from all my American change. I also found a 1993 Canadian cent but I featured that a year or so ago so I will not repeat.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / Canada
Year: 1984
Mintage: 84,088,000
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Value: $0.06 in F(Fine)

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Fake Liberty Dime

Got this dime in my change the other and it felt a bit heavy. I looked at it and saw the back had the old style bundle and thought I struck silver. Unfortunately I flipped it over and saw a smooth back and glue. If that was not a big clue it also had scratches revealing a copper core.

It is likely a button or some other kind of jewelry piece. If you are not convinced it is a fake I also weighed it and it is 3.21 grams unlike a normal 2.50 gram silver dime.

Also there is no reeded edge and his thicker than a normal dime. There are subtle differences in the font that most collectors will quickly notice. Do  not forget that it is virtually impossible to print a U.S. coin with a smooth flat blank side.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: Fake reverse side only liberty dime / Unknown
Year: (No date)
Mintage: Unknown
Metal: Nickel plated copper??
Value: Less than $0.02

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2006 $20 Star Note, IF-*

Another ATM find that has been circulated. Even in higher grades this is a common star note.

While I have not kept track of my ATM star note finds I would estimate that every 150 notes gets me 1 star note. That is not bad but nearly all have been well circulated.

Here's the stats for this bill...
Type/Federal Bank: $20 Star Note - D.C. / Atlanta
Year: 2006
Printings: 3,200,000
Printed: September 2007 
Run: 2nd and 3 from IF03200001* - IF06400000*
Value: VF(very fine) $22.00

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1910 Wheat Cent

Got this very worn cent in my change. Being 103 years old I am not surprised it is almost flat.

Despite the coin being over a century old it has little extra value in such low grades. 1910 and 1911 cents were minted in such large numbers that even after all this time they are common. From 1912-1916 they reduced the number of cents minted and those have better values than the older 1910 cents.

Without a strong light source today it was tough getting a good picture. the coin is so worn that the camera does not auto focus well and I had little patience to switch to manual focus.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1910
Mintage: 146,801,218
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.45 in G-4 (this one may be less)

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2009 Slovakia 1 Euro Cent

This only the second Slovakian coin that I have and I found this one on the floor of a department store. The last coin from Slovakia I found was at the time the most common. It is not a coincident that this coin featured today is the new most common.

While 90 or 89 million may seem low for most countries but with a population of about 5.5 million that is a lot of cents that hardly get used. Like most industrial modern nations the use of small change like 1 and 2 cent coins is low. As a result these coins are dismissed and are regarded as a nuisance. 

On the front is all those typical Euro coin features like denomination, the globe, and Euro-zone map. On the reverse is Slovensko (Slovakia), the Krivan Peak in the Tatras, the coat of arms, and mint mark with initials.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Euro Cent / Slovakia
Year: 2009
Mintage: 90,744,900
Metal: Copper Plated Steel: 94.35% Steel 5.65% Copper
Value: $0.05 in Very-Fine

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2009 $2 Bill, L-A

Just a week after I announce that I had no new currency I suddenly receive a new one in my change, actually it was a new two. Yes they are still making new two dollar bills as recently as August of 2012.

The most recent $2 bills have the series year 2009. As with most $2 bills there are no major design changes and only the signatures were updated. Minimal security features are present. The entire 2009 series were printed between February and August of 2012.

Good to see these notes are still circulating and being produced. I can only hope that the other notes that are series 2009 or later are as easy to find.

Here's the stats...
Type/Federal Bank: $2 Note- Washington D.C. / Cleveland
Year: 2009
Date Printed: July 2012
Printings: 38,400,000
Run: 3rd of 6 from L12000001A - L18400000A
Value: $2.00 in Almost Uncirculated

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2007-P James Madison Dollar

If you are obsessed with edge lettering on presidential dollars then like me you want the normal edge and upside-down edge. Finally I got a normal edge James Madison dollar. Got the upside-down edge James Madison back in June of 2009.

 

There is no way to tell if any edge letter variety is more dominant. I mean you could get thousands of dollars and check each but that is too much for a change collector. As far as I can tell normal edge is more common than upside down edge at a rate of 3:2.

Neither edge type has any extra value and most people are not collecting them.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-James Madison / United States
Year: 2007 P (Edge Normal)
Mintage: 87,780,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in G-4

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