2009 British 5 Pence

The British coins are still the third most common in my change just behind United States and Canada respectively. For most the exchange rate is higher than the collectors value and there are few varieties to search for in common change.

This is one of the newer British coins with the puzzle shield design. I think I have most of the pieces found commonly. Having all the pieces does not add value but it would make a cool display item.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Pence / Great Britain
Year: 2009
Mintage: 132,960,300
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.10 in VF

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1986 Canadian Cent

As I recall 1986 was a horrible year with the Challenger and Chernobyl disasters among other things made it a fairly bad time, except for the Mets. This Canadian cent is from that time but has little historical impact.

The Canadian cent maybe out of circulation in Canada but in the U.S. they seem to be going strong. I have found quite a few and it is only February. I wonder how it is like in Canada since the end of the cents. The few Canadians I heard talk about cents just say it is no big deal since they have been slowly banning pennies from stores for years. I think the poor people in certain areas would have a different view.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / Canada
Year: 1986
Mintage: 788,285,000
Metal: 98% Copper, 1.5% Zinc, and 0.5% Tin
Value: $0.02 in F-12

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1952 Wheat Cent

For every wheat cent I post I have been finding at least two more that I already showcased. Wheat cents have not been made for 67 years yet they are still circulating in fairly large amounts. Unfortunately that means the average wheat cent in circulation is worth only a few cents.

I lost count of the individual years that I have found but the 1950's seem to be the most common followed by 1944 and 1945. I rarely find anything from the 1910's and 1920-1943 seem to be scarce.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1952
Mintage: 186,775,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.05 in F-12

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1974 $1 Bill, A-A

First 1974 dollar find for me. It is possibly 40 years old, exact printing date is not known, and looks good for a circulating dollar bill.

 
Like most dollar bills over the last 50 years it has no extra value if circulated. Since I never found one until now I still think it is great. I have seen 2013 bills and notes in circulation but I have not received any. More often the average dollar bills I get as change is from 2001-2006. A bunch of 1988 notes are also floating out there but none are the Web-Fed notes. 

Here's the stats for this bill...
Type/Federal Bank: $1 Note - D.C.  / Boston
Year: 1974
Printings: 269,760,000
Printed: August 1974 - February 1978
Run: 120th of 1-157 run from A76160001A  - A76800000A 
Value:  $1.00 in VF

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2014-P Great Smoky Mountains Quarter

Released January 27, 2014 the Great Smoky Mountains National Park quarter has only been circulating for three weeks before I found one. It is a good sign to see so a new coin like this circulating and I have been finding some interesting coins lately.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is in Tennessee and is a very popular park, that is all I recall about park. Apparently it was one the last national parks created and the residents there cut down most of forest before they were stopped and got paid to leave the land.

On the reverse is the Great Smoky Mountains, a forest, a log cabin and fence, and a hawk.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 25 Cents - Great Smoky Mountains / United States
Year: 2014-P
Mintage: 79,400,000
Metal: 91.67% Copper 8.33% Nickel
Value: $0.25 in F-12

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2011-P Andrew Johnson Dollar

This is the least common or lowest minted circulating Presidential Dollar. Granted at 35+ million it is still common for coin standards.

The 2012-present presidential dollars coins are not issued for circulation, although I will still check for them, and have a much lower mintage. As for our 17th president I know little about President Andrew Johnson or his term 1865-1869. It should be important since he succeeded President Lincoln.

While doing the typical 10-second research on the internet it seemed President Johnson was charged with reconstruction of a recently torn America and did not do a great job of it. Looks like there was an impeachment trial and bullying type behavior. I take it all with a grain of salt seeing how everyone back them was on the edge and just trying to save face.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Andrew Johnson / United States
Year: 2011 P (Edge upside-down)
Mintage: 35,560,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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