2013 British 10 Pence

Now with die breaks! I found three of these and this one is the only one with many die breaks. One so big it surrounds the entire profile of the queen.

It looks like doubling on the front around the queen's head but it is a massive die break. The edges of the design is where coin dies tend to break. When it does it causes the coin to shift when the coin is pressed. On the back you see the rim has the odd doubling and some die cracks appear on the bottom lion.

None of this adds value but it does look cool compared to normal ten pence coins.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 10 Pence / Great Britain
Year: 2013
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.10 in F

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2001 Canadian 5 Cents

Finally of the two varieties that exist for this year I found the least common in my change. This is the copper-nickel version with no mint mark and there is a nickel plated version with a P mint mark.

They made just over 30 million of these while they made over 130 million of the steel versions. That means both are common but the copper-nickel version has about twice the value in every grade.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / Canada
Year: 2001
Mintage: 30,035,000
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Value: $0.10 in Fine

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1776 - 1976 Half Dollar

The Bicentennial Kennedy Half Dollar was made in 1975 and 1976 in honor of America's birthday. No 1975 half dollars were made and the design for the half dollar coin was changed. Independence Hall of Philadelphia was used and the motto 200 YEARS OF FREEDOM was added.

Despite being popular during the late 1970s they were bulky and soon were seldom seen in circulation in later years. A myth about bicentennial coins is that they were all silver which is not true. A small portion of these coins were made of 40% silver but they have an S mint mark under Kennedy. Ass to that a bunch were melted in 1982 at the mint.

These are common and will likely always have a low value. That said a lot of people, especially young people, have never seen one. They were hoarded at the time and I can only hope that older folks pass them down to the grandchildren to spark a new generation of collectors.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 50 Cents / United States
Year: 1976
Mintage: 234,308,000
Metal: 91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel
Value: $0.50 in EF-40

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2004 Canada Cent

There is no letter P under the queen so that means this is the more common zinc core cent. With a limited supply of Canadian cents left out there looking for varieties is key before the value increases.

This one is not magnetic which is the other way to tell it has a zinc core. Because it is zinc it is easily accepted by most coin counting machines in the U.S. while the steel core ones get rejected and do not circulate well.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / Canada
Year: 2004
Mintage: 653,317,000
Metal: 98.4% Zinc, 1.6% Copper
Value: $0.01 in AU

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1964 Canadian Nickel

Just the normal nickel not the one with the extra water line. Look under the K.G. initials next to the beaver. Found it, okay if there are two lines then a curved line it is normal. If there are three lines then a curved line it is special.

The extra line variety is rare and I do not expect to find one in my change anytime soon. 1964 nickels from Canada are still common so it is worth a closer look if you are change hunting. These coins are 100% nickel so at least they have that premium metal value.

Here's the stats for the coin pictured...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / Canada
Year: 1964
Mintage: 78,075,068
Metal: 100% Nickel
Value: $0.10 in Extra-Fine

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2008 Ireland 1 Euro Cent

Irish euro cents are the smallest change I find lately. Smaller than the average cent it is also copper plated steel so it will have a low value for years.

Coins from Ireland have always been tough to find in my American change. Irish tourist do come around but they tend to use cards or travelers checks. Since this coin was made in 2008 they have reduced production. The cost of things and the use of electronic transaction is making Irish coins less important for daily life.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Euro Cent / Ireland
Year: 2008
Mintage: 59,002,134
Metal: Copper Plated Steel
Value: $0.10 in VF

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