1945-D Wheat Cent

Christmas shopping is bringing in a bunch of nice repeats. This wheat cent is common but still nice to find.

As I say every holiday season this is the best time to look through your change because so many shoppers are using a getting money. I found more odd change in December than most other months.

Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1945 D
Mintage: 266,268,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Zinc
Value: $0.10 in VF-20

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1957-D Wheat Cent

Featured this coin before but the last time it had die breaks and other odd issues. This one seems very normal and more common.

A decent wheat cent but being post World War II it has little value above metal composition. It is that metal content and age that I notice first when sifting through my change. There is a certain brown that screams this is a wheat cent.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1957 D
Mintage: 1,051,342,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.05 in F-12

Also found a 2007 Straight Leg 7 Canadian Dime and a 1953 Wheat Cent but both were common repeats so I skipped taking pictures.

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2009 $1 Star Note, D-*

Got a star note in my change yesterday although I saw two more but could not get them because the cashier was not that friendly. I do understand that not every time I see "funny" money that I can get it. For some cashiers changing notes and coins may get them in trouble so I never push them.

This star note is common and although it is only two years old it is in rough shape. I will be pressing it in a book until it is flat. It will not raise the value but at least it will look better.

Here's the stats for this bill...
Type/Federal Bank: $1 Star Note - Washington D.C. / Cleveland
Year: 2009
Printings: 3,200,000
Printed: April 2011
Run: 1st and only from D00000001* - D03200000*
Value: $2.50 VF(this one is less)

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2006-D South Dakota Quarter

Still looking to get all 50 Denver state quarters today I am one step closer after finding this one. This South Dakota quarter from Denver came in my change after buying lunch. Still I am missing 13 Denver state quarters even though I found all 50 Philadelphia state quarters years ago.
 

Yes I have all the state quarters from uncirculated and mint sets but my collecting passion is change finds. Finding Denver version of coins has always been difficult in the East Coast. The most glaring one I am missing is the Denver minted 1999 New Jersey quarter. I have found hundreds of New Jersey quarters but that Denver mint has eluded me for almost 15 years.

South Dakota quarters features Mount Rushmore, a ring-necked pheasant, and wheat stalks. These are all official symbols of South Dakota and show off the most common things we know about this state. There are some very beautiful parts of South Dakota like the Badlands and Black Hills but are rarely promoted as tourist attractions.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 25 Cents - South Dakota / United States
Year: 2006 D
Metal: 91.67% Copper 8.33% Nickel
Mintage: 265,800,000
Value: $0.25 in F-12

Also found a 1971 Canadian cent but that has been featured here in the past.

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1982 British 20 Pence with Doubling

The first and most common 20 Pence from Great Britain is this one. 1982 was the first year of issue because of a growing need for a coin smaller than a 50 Pence but larger than a 10 Pence. The more common 25 or quarter coin was suggested but the British thought 20 was an easier round number to use.

The coin has seven sides and is about the size of a U.S. nickel. It also has a higher copper composition than most Copper-Nickel coins. This was done for both the visually impaired and vending machine industry. The reverse has the crown, date, denomination, and a double rose.

The entire right side of the reverse is doubled. While I cannot be a hundred percent certain I think this is machine doubling. Machine doubling is the less valuable version of double that occurs when the die slips or bounces when striking the coin. Since almost one billion were made it is not a surprise that doubling does exist although I could not find more online.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 20 Pence / Great Britain
Year: 1982
Mintage: 740,815,000
Metal: 84% Copper, 16% Nickel
Value: $0.40 in VF

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2013-P Great Basin Quarter

Great Basin National Park is in Nevada and the coin debuted back in June. The park is known for being an oasis in the desert and contains several large peaks. It also has some very old trees that grew on rocks.

The reverse features a Bristlecone Pine tree and the rocky glacial moraine on which it grows. These trees can grow to be 4,000 years old because of the short growing season and lack of competition for resources.

You also may also notice some radial streaks on both sides. This was done during minting and has several causes like overpressure or grease or slight misalignment. Either way it does not add extra value. It also causes some doubling visible on the front especially around IN GOD WE TRUST. On the reverse it leaves some odd marks on the inner ring. Again none of these are true errors and will likely not bring any extra interest or value.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 25 Cents - Great Basin / United States
Year: 2013-P
Mintage: 122,400,000
Metal: 91.67% Copper 8.33% Nickel
Value: $0.25 in F-12

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